Meet Revelry Alliance, a trendy, new “matching site” that connects Chicago brides with the very best wedding vendors based on their personalized profiles. Brides simply input their preferences (budget, color, taste, etc.) and they are paired with reliable and highly rated vendors – everything from caterers, to DJs, to floral companies and more. And the best part? This service is FREE, which is ideal for brides who want to be involved with wedding planning, but don’t have time to do all of the research involved.
Married Monday: Helping a Spouse with PTSD
As many of my regular readers know, my husband (The Boy) has Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (or PTSD). He’s had it for several decades now. His PTSD is from his time in the military and the trauma surrounding a devastating training accident plus many stressful/dangerous deployments. Like many in the military, he struggled for many, many years without being diagnosed.
Me at 23 Weeks
At 23 weeks in this pregnancy and starting to feel Baby Voldemort move on a regular basis (it’s a weird wave sensation – almost like mild indigestion) – enjoy another one of my weekly photo/FYI sessions (ala Little Baby Garvin). How far along? 23 Weeks Total weight…
What Does a Professional Wedding Blogger Do Round-up
Earlier this week, I shared with y’all my version of “A Day in the Life of a Professional Wedding Blogger” – ugly photos, boring ass details, and all. Well, I’m not the only one who did something like this. Here’s a round-up of several of my buds from The Love Collective who also created posts this week on what it’s like to be a professional wedding blogger. Enjoy!
A Day in the Life of a Wedding Blogger
One question I always get when I tell people that I’m a professional blogger is – “WHAT do you DO all day?” Apparently, this is not an unusual question – many of my fellow professional wedding bloggers get the same query (and strange looks or snorts of derision). So I thought, why not show y’all my average day as a wedding blogger – yoga pants, dirty dishes, hours of computer time, and all.
Pregnancy: We’re Having A…
The Boy refuses to guess and I’m convinced we’re having a boy. I’ve based this solely on the highly scientific thoery that, over the years, people have given me little girl baby stuff (my mom, the family I nannied for)….



