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And here we go, on to Part III of the amazing wedding that gave our first Style Me Pretty Weddings book life and took it from an idea to an oh-my-gosh, I'm holding it in my hands today moment. The perfect real wedding that Jose Villa and Joy Thigpen sent our way many moons ago, that literally helped turn our book into something real. Because it was so beautiful, we had to find...

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You know, we are lucky. Like really lucky. Because our job is to write about beautiful moments. The kind of moments that people remember forever and ever. And if we're being really honest, it feels a little unfair. As dozens of moms and dads are lost in grief right now and as parents, we find it incredibly hard to continue with the prettiness, when some people are dealing with such ugliness. While this isn't at all enough, we wanted to let you know that we're donating all proceeds from today's...

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It's here! The day our pretty little book hits stands. The day that we've been nervous/happy/excited about for more than an entire year! The day has come and we are literally bursting on the insides with pure and total glee. So today we wanted to do something really special. We got permission from our publisher to give SMP readers an exclusive first look at the wedding that started it all. The picture...

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A few months ago, we all ooh'ed and aah'ed over the gorgeous images Jose Villa shot, to announce his fantastic workshop in Mexico. Well today, we've got another official announcement - and we're sure this one will go over just as well. Joy Thigpen, the talent behind the styling of the Jose Villa shoot, is launching...

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Jose Villa is a name synonymous with absolutely gorgeous photography so when he sent us this dreamy photo shoot we couldn't wait to share. He teamed up with Joy Thigpen, the goddess of beautiful styling, and together they created this New Orleans inspired Honeymoon shoot. Anything these two touch turns to gold and this little gem is no exception. What could be more romantic than a...

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Thank you so very much to the fabulous Jeremy Harwell for sending us today's first bit of inspiration. It has been a total treat and will definitely go down in our favorite SMP features!

And to the genius that is Joy Thigpen...I hope that I get to work with you one day! I am forever floored by your styling adventures!

And by the way...I really think that SMP brides need to bring back the going-away...

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You are going to absolutely go nuts over today's first feature. The incredibly awesome Jeremy Harwell sent me the pics from a recent fashion shoot that he recently did and it has officially blown me away.

Together with Joy Thigpen (stylist extraordinaire), flowers by Amy Osaba (beyond talented), ridiculously...

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You've probably already seen this amazing "wedding," as it's been ALL OVER THE BLOGS, but it's so ridiculously good, I couldn't resist. Shockingly good. Tec Pataja shot the incredible photographs for Nashville Lifestyles magazine, bringing together the creme de la creme of artists and vendors to design a day that is right out of heaven.

I know that this isn't exactly news, but holy cow. Every time I look at the...

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