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This past December and January, Andrew, his mom, and I took a road trip out to Utah to explore 3 of the state’s best National Parks: Arches, Bryce Canyon, and Zion. I’ve already written blog posts about our adventures at Arches (read HERE) and Bryce Canyon (read HERE), so this post is going to be dedicated […]

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June 2, 2017

Utah Trip ’16 to ’17 Part 3 – Zion National Park

My favorite thing in the world is serving my couples so well that they feel like we’ve been life long friends. My heart is to capture love stories in a way that when my couples look back on their photographs they can feel the emotions they were feeling at the time the photos were taken. I’d […]

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May 26, 2017

The Review That Made Me Cry

I remember a year ago like it was yesterday. I was getting ready with my bridesmaids, putting on a fancy white dress, and trying to calm the butterflies swirling around in my stomach. It was pouring outside, which didn’t help the nerves at all. I remember walking down the aisle towards him. I remember taking […]

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May 24, 2017

1 Year of Marriage: The Thing No One Tells You

A lot of people ask me how Andrew, my husband, and I travel so much. I think people ask this question, because as a society, traveling is associated in our minds with vacations, and multiple vacations seem to equal lots of time and money. It’s really easy to write off travel as something you can’t […]

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May 12, 2017

5 Ways We Make Travel a Priority

Wait say what?! You probably read that title, and thought to yourself, “No way.” Because if you are anything like me, you’re thinking your wedding day has to be perfect. Every last detail from the flowers to tablecloths, I thought everything had to be immaculate. So even though we were getting married at the end […]

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May 5, 2017

It Rained On My Wedding Day and It Was The Best Thing Ever

My friend and I were in standstill traffic. We didn’t understand what was happening, or why the traffic wasn’t moving. Then all of the sudden we saw it. A bull. Running down the side of the highway. Towards us. We screamed. Then we started laughing hysterically. There were cop cars and cattle trailers trying to […]

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April 30, 2017

We’re Moving To Hawaii!

This past month, I had the opportunity to temporarily “live” in Northern California while my hubby was in training school. While here, we did some incredible things, and ate at some fantastic places. So I wanted to share my favourite sights and eateries with you all! This is a list of my favourite places and […]

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April 28, 2017

San Francisco & Northern California Travel Must Sees & Eats

KU grad and young entrepreneur says 9-5 not for everyone. “It was unreal. The sun was behind the mountains, so it was still that twilight glow. It’s freezing. She’s in a dress. We’re on a glacier.” Lindsey Roman steadies herself on a frozen lake, in the middle of a cold morning in Colorado. One eye […]

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April 24, 2017

Glaciers & Sand Dunes – Interview with Lindsey Roman by Sammie Schurig