She was a new hire at 3M, fresh from Iowa State with her engineering degree. He was already on staff. It would be hard not to spot her, her beautiful skin and soft smile, her sense of humor and her laugh. Multiple drives on work-related trips to their manufacturing facility in Nevada, Missouri brought them […]

I was so nervous this morning when I put all of the contestants names from the veil giveaway into the random contest winner picker. To make all matters more intense, as it was going skimming the names, it played some kind of circus countdown music and my heart was actually racing. The winner?

I can’t remember the first moment we met or how we hit it off. I know it was back in the days of junior high church summer camp. She was from Nebraska. I was from Iowa. It was when kids didn’t have cell phones and before Facebook was invented. Gosh, it may have even been […]

I truly feel like one of the moments when you really feel like a bride is after you’ve slipped on your dress, your shoes are strapped, and–finally–your veil is tucked into your hair. Nothing feels more bridal than a veil. That’s why I was so excited to be contacted by Simply Bridal about doing a […]

They’ve been through a lot together. They’ve already lived through sickness and health. They’ve already lived through good times and bad. And to see these two together, you just know…their love is something that is so much a part of them, nothing could come between them. When I first met with Brittany & Aaron, I […]

It’s been a while since I’ve updated you on our new house. And much has happened!! Here’s a rundown: Our basement was gutted (because of the flooding; not just for the heck of it), then new insulation and drywall was put up. My mom—bless her heart—came over on a Friday night to help Kevin & […]