I now know that Classically Grace readers really enjoy travel content, because so many people visited my site after I posted the first honeymoon recap, my blog crashed! Preston (my husband and tech guy) usually gets a notification when the blog is overloaded, and he can optimize it, but so many people got on this time it just quit! So I apologize if you were trying to read the blog yesterday morning and afternoon, but it should be up and running again. In the next few months, he may try moving it to a different host, but in the mean time, here we are! Read more
London Honeymoon Part 1: Tips, Food and Sites
Now that the wedding and honeymoon are officially over and married life is just starting, I feel like I can finally sit down and recap it all. The wedding was the best day of my entire life, and I don’t think I will ever forget one moment of it. Following our wedding, our London honeymoon was literally incredible.
Our couples shower
Our third and final wedding shower was this past Sunday, and it was the perfect ending to these pre-wedding events! The first shower was a personal shower, the second a bridal shower (with Preston there to open gifts) and our final was a couples shower. It was so much fun to have all three really tailored to include all our friends and family from both sides, and we couldn’t feel more blessed with the outpouring of love and support. Read more
My bridal shower
This past weekend, the most loving and supportive women in mine and Preston’s lives gathered together to throw a beautiful bridal brunch complete with all my favorite things. I am a huge fan of surprises, and the women kept everything a complete secret to me! Showing up to the church where the shower was held was so exciting and gave me a tiny glimpse into how I will feel walking into the venue on my wedding day. I wanted to do a complete recap of the event for the blog, partly for any showerRead more
My bridal denim jacket
In the process of planning the wedding, one of the most enjoyable tasks has been window shopping for those “extra” pieces that are making the year and the entire journey more enjoyable. This has spanned from obsessing over which color “Mrs. Box” to purchase to a fun pair of sneakers I am going to wear for wedding errands. I try to not let myself get carried away, but the wedding market is overloaded with the Read more
The best gifts for your bestie bride
It didn’t hit me until recently that I might be a trusted source for what to gift your friend who just got engaged until a friend asked me what she could do for her friend who was about to be proposed to. As a girl with a strong skew toward the “gift” love language, tangible goods are one of the quickest ways to show me you spent time and energy thinking about me. Read more
Wedding Update No. 3
The wedding is in less than 110 days. It gets more exciting and nerve wrecking with every passing moment, but I can honestly say I have never looked forward to an event more in my life. Since my last update, we have done a few things! Read more
My Winter Wedding Save the Dates + Save the Date Tips
The selection of winter wedding inspiration on Pinterest is much smaller than one might think. I have always known I wanted to get married in the winter, and I just assumed a ton of other people did too. However, I discovered that there aren’t nearly as many winter brides as there are spring, summer and fall, which has made finding inspiration online difficult to say the least. I like this in a way because I can choose the aspects I want the most at the wedding and not worry about the latest trends or what is “Pinterest worthy.” Sometimes, though, it would be nice to have just a little bit to go on.
Luckily, I did think it would be nice to share the details of my winter save the dates to provide inspiration for any struggling winter bride out there! Here are my winter wedding save the dates and my top three tips to make your invitation process easier. For a more in-depth guide, make sure to visit my post about our invitations!
Bachelorette Details
What do you think of when you hear the words, “bachelorette party?” I’m sure it varies from person to person, but when I think of the ideal bachelorette party, mine comes to mind as the perfect one for me! If you know me, I love all things girly, relaxing, cozy and fun, and it’s safe to say my bachelorette was all that and more. Read more
All about our registry
One of the wedding tasks I looked forward to the most in those first few days of engaged bliss was registering. I have always looked forward to walking into a store with my husband-to-be and saying “we’re looking to start a registry here!” and getting that funny scanner and picking out all the pieces we will hopefully fill our home with. Today’s post is all about where we registered, what we included on our registry and some fun tips and tricks we discovered along the way. Read more