Over the weekend our extended families came into town to celebrate our marriage and elopement over Thanksgiving, a cocktail party on Friday, and a dinner on Saturday. Though I…

As requested, I have more photos from the trip. To capture a bit of our experience I thought I'd create a photo collage of the things we saw and did…

I cannot being to tell you how much joy it has brought me to share our rather unconventional wedding with you. And as many have requested, I have a few…

When we eloped in Paris, we decided to craft our own wedding ceremony. Mr. Lively is not partial to any religion and though I adore teachings from many religions, I…

  To try to explain this trip will not be easy. It was delightful, relaxing, and will be forever sentimental for Mr. Lively and I. As I get back into…

  Now for the fun part, my outfit! Though our wedding isn't traditional in many ways, I still wanted a white dress. However, since we are most likely holding the…

Now that I've shared why we decided to elope, I'll share what traditions we decided to keep, what we edited, and what we invented. As I've mentioned before, our decision…

When Mr. Lively proposed on May 30th, I was planning on a traditional wedding next fall. The following day his parents came into town and we talked about possible venues and…