Love Story: Ashly & Jake

The First Time He Said "I Love You"

"Jake and I had only been dating for a few weeks but I already knew I was head over heels in love with him. Despite how badly I wanted to express my feelings, I kept telling myself that it was way too soon to tell Jake. I convinced myself to say nothing and wait. About two and a half months into the relationship, Jake and I went to Florence for the weekend. That Saturday, as we walked around Florence antique shopping, we were teasing each other about something...and I remember saying, "that's why you like me." Much to my surprise Jake responded, "no, that's why I love you." The funny part was I responded, "good" and forgot the whole I love you part...If such a thing as time standing still really exists, it did for me that moment. From there our relationship took off I never looked back."

Photo by Sally of Pink Caterpillar Photography

Welcome to the Jungle Baby Shower

Jon and Julie are expecting a little girl, named June, and their families and friends gathered last month to shower the little princess that is going to arrive any day! One of the grandmothers-to-be picked a jungle theme for the shower to coordinate with the theme of June's nursery. The giraffe was just adorable! The invitations, thank you cards, and coordinating tableware came from Big Dot of Happiness. Kalie of Kalie's Piece of Cake, made the very tasty two tiered cake! She makes a wonderful butter cream frosting that's not too sweet and she adds amazing fondant details! The diaper cake was made by Nicole of Stacks of Love, which I love for any occasion! She is out of California, but can ship anywhere you need it! She has recently started also offering pampered stacks (spa products) for birthdays or that special lady needing to be pampered! For favors for the guests we had little giraffe soaps with custom tags, which really tied the whole giraffe theme together! The custom tags and soaps also came from Big Dot of Happiness, and the guests loved them! Thanks for asking me to help, it was a pleasure!

Bride's Choice Awards 2010 Winner

WeddingWire, the nation's leading wedding technology company, has recently announced the winners of its prestigious annual award, the 2010 Bride's Choice Awards ^TM and Stargazer Weddings has been selected to receive the 2010 award for Wedding Planning! This year's recipients represent the top five percent of all vendors in the WeddingWire community, which includes over 100,000 wedding professionals across the US and Canada.

The annual Bride's Choice Awards ^TM recognizes and celebrates excellence in quality and service within the wedding industry, as determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 500,000 newlyweds. Awards are distributed to winners across 19 different service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and are based on the overall achievements over the past year.

"We are excited to honor the success of the top wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community," said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire's Chief Executive Officer. "The annual Bride's Choice Awards ^TM program has given us the unique opportunity to recognize the best wedding professionals across the country and help engaged couples plan their weddings. WeddingWire would like to commend this year's recipients for their hard work and dedication to the wedding industry."