One thing we really enjoy doing on the LBB blog is showing off our own LBB members’ weddings! And that’s just what we’re going to do today! As a prominent wedding planner and designer in Ohio, Valarie Kirkbride, had all the contacts, all the tools to create her dream wedding! She is sharing a bunch of information that went into planning her own recent wedding...

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We know that MANY of you don’t have the luxury of outdoor weddings … or backyard garden receptions … and so today’s featured wedding might be … ummm … also hard to accomplish. But it’s SO cool! And Laura’s photographs are SO beautiful!

Title IHG - Beth & Markus

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Today’s featured Little Black Book members are Jeffery and Julia Woods. The wedding photos of Kathleen and Tyson are simply magnificent!

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Today we are featuring perhaps the most intimate wedding we’ve ever shown on SMP…with a grand total of 15 people, Liz and Ken tied the knot at the Ritz Carlton among those they loved the most.  And yet even though most of you can’t pull such a small affair, it’s the grace and elegance of the style that I knew you would fall in love with.

Jessica Johnston sent us the images that I have literally...

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Today is all about being a bride. A drop dead gorgeous bride. I wanted to let you guys know what my picks were from this past week’s Fall runway shows. The gowns were, in a word, stunning. One part wispy and romantic, one part edgy and sophisticated…most of the looks were well designed and created for a bride that wants to be both beautiful and perhaps a bit sexy.

So first, I wanted to start with the super wearable pieces that I fell in love with, designed by some of the...

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The Runways, 2007

Trendy. Perhaps the last word on earth you should think about when choosing your wedding dress. Well, sort of. Wedding dresses, in my opinion, should fit the following description…

Something timeless. Something flattering. Something that makes you feel jaw-droppingly beautiful.

And sometimes, that perfect dress just happens to be an “of the moment, oh-so-now” creation. So, let’s take a moment to review the season’s biggest wedding dress...

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Thank you all so much for your great feedback with the site design! It looks like design A is the clear winner so far! Next week, I am going to put A against a new design to see what you guys think. This round however, will end on Sunday, so don’t be shy about commenting.

One of my readers asked if I would do a little round-up of some of my favorite gowns for 2007….Um, of course!!! I still honestly believe that my wedding gown is the most beautiful gown ever in the history...

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