Happy Thanksgiving!

 We are so thankful for our brides, support of industry professionals and each of our artists that make our team so wonderful! Enjoy reading a few of the "things" we are thankful for.  

Happy Thanksgiving to our readers! Gobble! Gobble!

1. My awesome family 

2. My happy babies

3. Good health

4. Goldwell flat marvel products

5. Friends

1. A fiance that loves and supports me in all I do.
2. The sweetest dog in the whole wide world.
3. Parents, friends, and future in-laws who amaze me with their kindness.
4. Sephora.
5. A great boss, who I can also call a friend.

1. My husband
2. My parents
3. Both careers
4. My cute dog, Poe!
5. The Ravens ;)

1. My family
2. My wonderful husband
3. My Beautiful little boy
4. Awesome friends
5.  In good health

1. My Son

2. Amazing family and friends

3. A great career

4. Ability to appreciate the simple things in life

5. My Health

1. My family
2. My house
3. My friends and boyfriend
4. A job
5.A job that I absolutely love!

1. Celebrating our first holiday season as Mr. & Mrs.

2.  Indulgent carb and fat laden casseroles and desserts

3.  International Delight holiday edition coffee creamers

4. "Ugly" holiday sweaters for our pup, Madeline

5.  My incredibly wonderful support system of family and friends!

1. God and his blessings in my life

2. My family

3. A wonderful man, Rob, that goes above and beyond to make me happy. I am so blessed and thankful to have him in my life.

4. A job that I love, love, love @ Up Dos!

5. I am thankful for my friends, they keep me in line and offer me a whole lot of entertainment!!

1. I am thankful for becoming a part of an amazing team at Updos for I Do's <3
2. Great friends and family who support one another when times get rough, especially my mom.
3. My new apartment and being able to live in it with my mom and sister.
4. Celebrating the third year of sharing my life with my boyfriend Tim. It has been nothing less than amazing.
5. Overall, I am thankful for this life God has blessed me with :)

1. My husband, without him I couldn't get through each day.
2. God, He's given me so much and I couldn't count my blessings enough or be thankful enough.
3. Being pregnant, I already know this baby has changed me for the better and can't wait to meet her.
4. Living in America, you may not agree with me, but this country gives us the right to disagree.
5. My family, I love my family, dysfunctional...yes but aren't they all??

 

1. Health
2. Love
3. Family
4. Ravens
5. Brides

 

1. Healthy friends and family.
2. My health
3. Great new job that I love! ;)
4. Living in a Country that allows me to be free.
5. My pets.

 1.  Christina Aguilera. Requested her song, met the cute DJ and married the man of my dreams. All in that order.
2. The sweet angels who have entered my life and I can call my daughters. 
3. Parents who have always been cool even when I was in high school. Also, thrilled they gave a super cool sister.
4. A sister who taught me to share, let me boss her around and still to this day, lets me do her hair and makeup :)
5. The entire team of Up-Do's artists to have as co-workers. I am surrounded by the best of the best.
 

Headshots by Balance Photography

June 12 ~ Debbie

Every once in awhile we come across a bride who has something special about her. Debbie is one of those brides. Her efforts for a green wedding and her calming presence keeps her memorable. We love these shots that Balance Photography captured. Danielle, Heather and Erica spent the very warm and humid June day at the Cloisters Castle. Enjoy these memories :) 

Even more excited to see her wedding featured on the Green Bride Guide. 

Love Debbie's fresh hair flowers!

June 11 ~ Kelly

Really? Really? We still can't believe our eyes and how GORGEOUS this wedding was. On June 11th, Kelly invited us to be a part of her wedding. We were able to see so many of her wonderful details as Paper Heart Vintage Photography snapped away. Starting off, a creative bouquet from Intrigue!

Kelly should be plastered all over bridal magazines!

Love the textures in this next photo:

There are no words to describe how much I LOVE this photos. It simply displays Mindy's attention to details and her perfectionist side.

To see more photos, check out Paper Heart Vintage's facebook album :) Congrats Kelly!

June 18 ~ Kim

Love these emails :)

Up Do's for I Do's not only did a great job with my hair and makeup for my June 18, 2011 wedding, but also made my mom, my aunt, and my four bridesmaids' hair and makeup look beautiful. We all felt like the "belle of the ball." Shanna was a true pro with our hair. She listened so carefully to what everyone wanted and was willing and able to make any last minute changes necessary. Steffani and Beth did beautiful makeup for us all (and were sensitive to my Aunt's skin allergies too!) I would recommend Up Do's for I Do's for hair and makeup to anyone getting married. They are true pros!

~ Kim

Check out some of her photos of Hamilton Photography's blog! We loves those guys!

Aug 27- Katy's Annapolis wedding with Hurricane Irene

When we showed up to help Katy and her bridesmaids, we were shocked to see everyone so calm and not even worried about the extreme weather conditions outside. These girls were so much fun and we were thrilled to be a part of their big day! Thanks Wendy for snapping gorgeous photos of our work! Congrats Katy and thanks again for inviting us!

From the bride:

We really enjoyed working with you as well, and everyone looked so beautiful! I got SO many compliments on my hair and makeup - I love, love, loved it! AND it held up the entire day - through hurricane conditions ha. We actually ended up having no electricity at our reception site (outside behind the Paca House) - we ended up being evacuated due to to the weather conditions...luckily we have amazing friends and family and they called the hotel and we were able to relocate the entire reception back to the hotel! We basically moved everything (cake, center pieces, etc.) - it was crazy, but so much fun and everyone has told us it was the most fun they have ever had! SO, it all worked out - just a little differently than we had planned lol. Definitely a story for our grandkids, ha.

I would love to share photos with you as soon as we get them! And I would be more than happy to write a review and testimonial :) I'm still getting organized with thank you notes, etc. but I promise I will add that to my list. If you're interested, here it the link to our "sneak peek:"

...and here is our 5 min wedding video montage, if you want to take a look. It even won an online wedding video contest!! :)

Thank you again for everything! You and your team were fantastic!!!

Best Wishes,

Katy