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“We were all heading for each other on a collision course, no matter what. Maybe some people are just meant to be in the same story.”
~ Jandy Nelson // I’ll Give You The Sun

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You know what’s funny about spending the majority of your time with couples?? You sometimes forget that they weren’t always a couple. You forget that they each have individual histories. You forget that they didn’t always know each other. You forget that their stories weren’t always one. Or were they? I often catch myself wondering […]

KATIE & RYAN: ENGAGEMENT

July 13, 2019

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Anyone who has ever had children knows the agony of trying to choose a name!  Growing up with a name like mine, I got asked almost on a weekly basis if I was from Europe.  Or from a royal family!!  Each conversation ended with the story of how my parents finally came to a consensus […]

EMMA & AIDAN: ENGAGEMENT

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February 19, 2014

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Have you ever heard the children’s song The Bear Went Over the Mountain? We used to sing it at summer camp when we would walk with all of the little kids to the park.  The bear climbed over the mountain…the bear climbed over the mountain…the bear climbed over the mountain…to see what he could see.  […]

THE BEAR & THE MOUNTAIN

November 21, 2011

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I have this friend of mine in Texas that I’ve been writing with for years.  The two of us met in an online forum for a book that we were both reading and sparked up a conversation about running, which happened to be a mutual interest.  Since then, we’ve been sharing emails…sometimes weekly, most times […]

KATHI & LEE: ENGAGEMENT

July 13, 2011

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Why hello there 2011!  How lovely to see you!  I’m told that you and I are going to be seeing quite a bit of each other over the next little while, which quite frankly, makes me pretty excited!  Before we do though, I think that I should let you know that I’ve just recently come […]

CHEERS TO YOU

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January 3, 2011