"Orchids"

This wedding?  It will seriously take your breath away.  No, I am not being hyperbolic... for a brief moment, you will not be able to breathe.  Why you ask?  Well, because this is the kind of wedding that infuses breathtaking cultural traditions with rich, colorful details and sooo many heartwarming moments, you'll just feel HAPPY.  And in my humble opinion?  Well, that's the best kind of wedding.  See every ounce of pretty captured by ...

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Lovelies, you might want to sit down for this next one. It's a love story 20 years in the making, and from the looks of the gorgeous images from the lovely  Caroline Tran, you would think it was a wedding 20 years in the making too. Because the details dreamed up by Every Elegant Detail and ...

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Erik Ekroth can do no wrong in my eyes. His eye for photography always makes me swoon, and when he is shooting a wedding like this one at The New York Botanical Garden filled to the brim with some of the most stunning florals I've ever laid eyes on from Surroundings Flowers - I drop everything. Because a wedding this...

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I happened to grow up next door to a couple that took a week-long vacation to Maui every year.  A week-long vacation that included everything from sunning on the pristine beaches to snorkeling in the crystal blue waters.  They loved it... and still do.  So, to say I've had Maui on my mind since I was a young pre-teen would NOT be an exaggeration.  In fact, since my days here at SMP, my love of this enchanted wonderland has only gotten stronger.  I mean, take a look at this gorgeous affair...

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If ever there was a photographer that had a way of capturing all the beautiful moments of a wedding, both big and small, it would surely be Elizabeth Messina. And she does so with such beauty; the kind that transforms a wedding photograph into pure, unabashed art. This seaside affair is a celebration of all those moments between a gorgeous couple and their precious baby girl that resulted in a day designed by ...

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I felt like the luckiest duck to have met the KT Merry in person last week. And guess what? The lady behind the lens is every bit as wonderful as you'd think. With the kind of work that makes us squeal, sigh, and wish we could do our wedding days all over again, there's no doubt she's officially one of our faves. But just when I thought my girl crush couldn't get any bigger she sent us, dare I say, some of her best work yet. It's an...

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Before we launched Living we had a little blog called Backstage. It's still there if you want to check it out, we just don't always update it. But in a nutshell, it was about the business behind SMP, the little nuggets of lessons learned that helped us take stock and helped other small businesses learn from what worked and didn't work. And for many insiders, backstage was their go-to. So today, we're hearkening the days on...

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South Beach is probably the most perfect spot on the planet for a chic, warm-weather fête and this one boasts a whole cocktail hour full of fresh mojitos to boot. Sign us up! With a group of talented wedding warriors including Ines Naftali Floral and Event Design behind the florals + decor and JCG Events working their magic on the planning and coordination side, this wedding...

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I am totally obsessed with our Travel features on SMP Living. My travel bucket list grows every week, and today it's growing even more. We've got a wedding in Puerto Rico that is seriously a piece of art. Dziekonski Photography captured the Old San Juan wedding in a way that has left me...

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One thing is for certain, Sunstone Winery Villa needs a little visit from yours truly as soon as humanly possible. Because after soaking up every last gorgeous detail of this sunlit shoot dreamt up by Davia Lee Events and captured by Danielle Capito Photography - I do declare it's one of...

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