Mary Claire and Ari light up the people around them. YES, they light up each other, but you absolutely can’t help looking at them and not thinking loudly inside “gosh I am SO so happy for them!” Mike and I said it so many times that day and we’ll say it again…they’re the real deal.…
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Stephanie. Chris. Where could I ever begin!? Chris, you cried when this woman walked down the aisle and you had already had a first look with her prior to the ceremony, and it’s because that woman is everything to you, I love how clear that is to all of the people who get the joy…
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When I first met these two – they had JUST gotten engaged days before here on the Outer Banks while vacationing with their family I ADORE!! 🙂 Matt is the brother of my dear friend, Kat Schmoyer and let me tell you about this wonderful woman he is engaged to…Hannah, you are this gem that…
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If you know me, you know I love to read. Amanda five years ago, not so much. Amanda now needs a budget set so I don’t go and over do it on BOOKS. I’d rather have a new book than a new shirt or jewelry or pretty much anything. Reading has poured new life into…
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Alyssa and Kyle were staying on Hatteras Island during what turned out to be a little of a hectic beginning of a weather week…including the fact that they didn’t know if they were going to be flooded in and potentially stuck. WELCOME to the Outer Banks where so much is unpredictable but sometimes it can magically…
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Twice a year for about five or six years, I did the burn out dance. And it was tragic. I would really work myself into a frenzy, physically and emotionally depleted and EVERY single time I wondered… How did I get here? Then I wised up. I know how I got there. I put myself there by…
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I can’t even deal. I laughed so hard making this quiz (wait until you see where I wrote “get your slap hand ready” LOLOL) mostly because it’s true, Ellie has an array of personality traits that keep this family cracking up, charmed or scared most of the time hahaha! Ellie is such a gem to…
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