Brian & Laura
Brian ... Laura were married Saturday at The Royal Palms in Scottsdale. They got married 8 years to the day since they were engaged. I am so blessed to have gotten to know these two. We bonded over our intense love for our dogs. And along the way I found that they take in every moment of life fully and are two of the most grateful, kind people I've had the pleasure of working with. Laura must have exc

3 weddings featured as most beautiful of 2009!
I'm blown away and thrilled to share that three of my weddings were selected by The Wedding Chronicle for feature in their November/December "Most Beautiful Weddings of the Year" issue!! Yay! As always, it's so fun to see my work in print and to remember each of these amazing weddings. Jason ... Allyson were married last October at Silverleaf Club in Scottsdal

101 in 1001 wrap-up
I started this endeavor back on February 7, 2007. The idea was to try to complete 101 goals in 1001 days. Well, the 1001 days was up on November 4th. I looked back at my original blog post in February of 07 and this is what I wrote: "I like to make lists. But this is overwhelming. I was told that if you write down your goals, they seep into your subconscious. So I'm just going to see what happens. I'm not going to be primarily motivated by my list. I like to live life, listen to God, and see what happens - be open to opportunities that present themselves." I've stuck with that approach to my list since then and feel like it has been a huge success. Here's my list (c

#54....check!
54. Take a story-telling class - I'm horrible at this I'm envious of people who tell a good story. My friend Kindra for instance. She wrote the story of my sister's family that I posted a few weeks ago. Unbelievable talent. Me on the other hand....I'm more of a summarizer. I get straight to the point without a lot of frills. But sometimes frills add to the power and effect. Inf

#20....check!
20. Write down the systems of my business - create a manual of what I do Time is actually up on my 101 in 1001 goals list. The 1001 days finished on November 4th while I was in New Orleans. I'm going to do a wrap-up post on it soon but wanted to squeeze in blog posts on two more goals that I did finish before the deadline but haven't had the chance to blog on. This one is a doozy and one that I'm so proud to check off t