Whenever I see the name *Jose Villa* in my inbox, my heart does a little pitter patter. He could be the best photographer I know. He also happens to be the luckiest. Scoring wedding after wedding that has THE coolest style, the greatest details. And he always manages to capture them in a way that is as understated and timeless as it is simply gorgeous. And this wedding…well, it’s the perfect example of just how good he is....

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Today we’re finishing up our featured wedding from Dave Robbins Photography with a bit of Abby and Matt’s story! But before we get to that, we wanted to elaborate just a bit more on the favors. Abby told us that in the 1800’s, sugar was always sold in blue paper-wrapped cones. For their wedding, Abby and Matt were able to find these sugar cones from a historical reenactment...

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Today’s wedding is all about timeless, traditional beauty. The bride, the gown, her bouquet, the pearls, her cathedral length veil, the venue, their family and friends …

Abby and Matt married last fall at Stratford Hall, the birthplace and home of Robert E. Lee in Richmond Virginia.

I literally spent hours looking at the images Dave Robbins sent us and cannot tell you...

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Monday mornings after holiday weekends … not typically my best time! Before the day gets any further along, I just want to say that Boston on the Fourth of July is pretty amazing! Being with my beautiful Abby and her family made it over the top amazing!

But now, it’s back to business with some stunning pre-wedding shots from Little Black Book photographer, Dave Robbins … and yet another beautiful Abby on her extraordinary fall wedding day!

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Granted, few people can actually afford an Oscar but let’s face it…his dresses are enough to make me want to save every penny I own just so that I can buy one and dance around my house in it. Sad, but true. Here are my very favorite 2009 Oscar de la Renta Picks…

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A lot of people ask me why I named my little girl Audrey…well, aside from my love affair with the obvious (Audrey Hepburn, of course), one of the reasons is Audrey Wray. I met Audrey in the 9th grade when we made the same cheerleading squad. Hey, I’m from Texas…I couldn’t help myself. I was always a little jealous of Audrey. Aside from being crazy beautiful, she was also such a free spirit. She sang at the top of her lungs for no good reason, she laughed with...

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We get a lot of requests on SMP for fashion related posts…and to be honest, we don’t write nearly enough about this topic! The dress that you choose on your wedding day is possibly the most exciting decision you’ll ever make so it should be something that is a constant here on SMP.

To get the ball rolling, I’ve enlisted the help of the girls at Hitched Salon in DC…they own one of the most chic,...

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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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I was perusing the Grace Ormonde Wedding Style site today and completely fell in love with some of the gowns that they feature for 2007. The magazine’s focus is style and high end design and it shows… the gowns on the 2007 runways that are highlighted really are drool worthy. As is everything else on this site. The flowers are GORGEOUS, the event designers are over-the-top beautiful…I could go on and on and on....

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