There is something so special about seeing photos from throughout a person's lifetime, especially ones from your own story. Memories of the time and place the photo was taken flood your mind and the emotions take you back to that frozen moment captured in a still frame. Nazari and I will forever love reminiscing our wedding day by perusing through our photos and videos, because we are immediately brought back to how in love we were on our wedding day, and why we chose to get

On a random day years ago, I was brainstorming surprises for Nazari and I thought it would be fun to surprise him with a hot air balloon ride for our anniversary or his birthday. Because it's such a splurge, I threw the idea by him to gauge his interest and he shut me down real fast, declaring he had no interest in said activity. Fast forward to this past fall months prior to my 30th birthday. He informed me that he was planning something that he wanted to be a surprise, howe

The amount of wedding days (particularly in the greater Pittsburgh area) that we get brilliant golden light like we had for Matt and Kara's wedding day are few and far between. Not to mention, their epic venue is already drone heaven! Plus - these two are always up for an adventure - so running through the fields and twirling at dusk was just par for the course for this couple. Matt and Kara grew up going to the same school in a small town east of Pittsburgh. Matt was a year

A few years out of college, Sari's job relocated her to San Francisco. Fortunately, one of her best friend's from college had a cousin - Jeff - who was living in San Francisco at the time. Sari's friend reached out to Jeff letting him know that her best friend was moving out there and that he should reach out to her. Sari and Jeff connected soon after she arrived in this new city and Sari was instantly immersed into Jeff's group of friends. It wasn't just Jeff's friend group

When Ellen first met Grant in person on New Years Eve, her first impression of him was "Wow, he is TALL!" When Grant first met Ellen, he was stunned at how beautiful she is. This wasn't one's typical first impression however, as these two had been communicating for months after Ellen's cousin turned matchmaker set them up. Said cousin was a good friend and fellow airman of Grant's at Moody Air Force Base who - out of the blew - sent Ellen a text inquiring if she was still sin

Dylan and Cassidy both attended Slippery Rock University where they met via mutual friends at a get together. After that initial meeting, they continually passed one another on campus and would always say, "hello" as they crossed paths - but it never went any further than that. Months later, they reconnected at the same friends' place and made plans to hang out before parting ways. From then on, they never just said hello and walked past one another - they started hanging out

Years ago, Meghan and Nick were both out and about separately in the Southside of Pittsburgh with their respective friend groups. As the evening progressed, they both found themselves in Mario's Southside Saloon as strangers. At this point, Meghan was on the hunt to find the friends she had lost track of. She saw a cute guy standing nearby and initiated conversation. Her opening line went something like, "Hi, I'm Meghan. I lost my friends. Can you help me find them?" That cut

Bowling is bowling is bowling. Or is it? We never really want to go bowling until we go bowling, and then we have so much fun! It's not an activity we do often, and we tend to think of it as a kind of rainy day, or winter activity. But even though we don't frequent the lanes often, Nazari somehow still manages to be frustratingly good. We’d heard about Arsenal bowl years ago, and even tried to go once, but couldn’t get a lane. Then a couple of months ago we were in Lawrencevi

In the past few years, Nazari as gotten really into playing golf. The 18-holes-takes-forever-expensive-golf. Me... not so much. So the miniature kind of golf tends to be our middle ground and something we always enjoy playing together. As we've gotten older, mini golf has become a less frequent occurence. The reasons for this could be many - such as the weather in Pittsburgh... Not knowing where to play... Alas, the weather is FINALLY getting better. So that is no longer and

Before we got married, we went through a few weeks of pre-marital counseling and were asked, “What expectations do you each have going into this?” We both genuinely replied that we had NO expectations for our marriage. None at all. We smiled at each other, giddy in love, and actually believed what we had just said. Fast forward a few months and we quickly found out JUST how mistaken we had been. We had both brought a TON of expectations for the other person into our marriage.

The Candle Lab is one of the most fun dates we have gone on yet! This memorable spot is located in the heart of Lawrenceville. We arrived on a Friday afternoon and were greeted by the friendly staff and felt all of the good energy right away. The place is super cute, very well laid out, aesthetically pleasing and impressively welcoming. Although it is very open concept, it still feels very intimate, and the staff's early greeting keeps you from every feeling awkward and unsur

Our time in Jamaica was the much anticipated grand finale of our February getaway. It's safe to say: It exceeded every one of our ridiculously high expectations - the kind of expectations that come with the territory of paying an extravagantly hefty price tag. When we were first discussing where the destination(s) for our trip would be, Jamaica wasn't even on our radar. That is until Nazari had a video shoot in Equador last spring where he met one of the head pastry chefs at

Can you believe that we are already over a quarter of the way through the year?! This reality just reminds us of how quickly time seems to fly by and how if we are not intentional about something, it does not happen. Whether it is exercise, our business, our friendships, or our relationship, we find that each passing year demands more and more intentionality so that life isn’t just passing us by. Because if you aren’t growing closer to something, or someone, you are growing f

Over the past few years, Nazari has developed a love for and honed his skill in the game of golf. As you can quickly determine from this video, golf is not my sport. So if it has to do with golf, and isn’t the miniature kind, I am less than enthralled. When I first heard about TopGolf, that stance remained. I had no interest in going. Nazari assured me that even if you’re not an amazing golfer, you can still have a good time at TopGolf. Albeit skeptical, I reluctantly agreed

In December of 2009, Matt & Alyssa both found themselves in the Finish Line at Monroeville Mall at the same time, on the same day. Alyssa made the assumption that Matt worked there, and asked him for help with buying shoes for her boyfriend at the time. While he did not actually work there, and had a girlfriend himself, he willingly obliged to assist her. That first encounter left a lasting impression on them both. They ended up becoming Facebook friends and following one ano

We have recently seen a number of friends posting pictures of an outing that we had never heard of before. You too may have seen these posts. The event? Axe Throwing. As I began seeing more and more people I knew having participated in this unknown experience, I thought to myself, "If I never go axe throwing, I would be totally okay with that." Ironically, Nazari had just blocked off a Sunday evening in our schedule for a surprise date. We were meeting up after separate activ

Scott and Alex tied the knot on the dreamiest July evening in downtown Pittsburgh. The day was literally flawless from start to finish. Much credit has to go to the most extraordinary vendor team we have ever been blessed to be a part of. Scott and Alex have great taste and high standards. This was evident in everything about their day, but in nothing more so than their choice of life partner. They may have drastically opposite personalities, but there is no question that God

Dan and Sarah met back in college at Robert Morris University. At the time, Sarah not only didn't even like Dan, but she was also dating another guy. However, Dan knew right away that there was something special about Sarah, so he fought hard and he won her heart. After dating for awhile, he whisked her away to a romantic lodge where he had arranged a candlelit dinner for two. There he had hidden an ornament on a Christmas tree in the cabin. When Sarah found the ornament, she

RJ + Lauren are right around the corner to celebrating THREE years of marriage! These two were both born and raised in the beautiful state of Colorado. Their paths crossed back in college where they were both involved in the campus ministry, The Navigators. Within the ministry, Lauren notes that she always knew who RJ was, and thought highly of him, but did not have any kind of relationship with him herself. Aside from the fact that any time a new guy would attend the ministr

Brandon and Aimee are celebrating their first year of marriage! You may recall that just prior to getting married, Aimee finished her masters degree while simultaneously planning a wedding ON TOP OF preparing to move to another country. Then, she and Brandon jetted off to celebrate their "I do's" in Hawaii! Life has far from slowed down in their first 365 days as husband and wife. It has been a whirlwind of a year, filled with new jobs, more travels, milestone birthdays, and