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My favorite post of the year is here! The list is shorter than usual because a lot of it was actually wedding-related and I can make that a whole separate post (stay tuned).  ALWAYS check your makeup/skincare items at TJ Maxx/Marshalls before buying it to make sure it's unopened. In order for businesses to take you seriously after wronging you, blast them on social media and leave them a review on Google. Change your license plate as soon as you move to a new state. Life is so much more enjoyable when you aren't stressed. TV shows based in NYC are the best. Proactivity > Reactivity When you go to court to fight a ticket/fine, you have to do it in front of everyone(!!!) So embarrassing. Do not wear leather pants if you decide to go on a walk outside in the summer. You will die. You can have "no cell phones or photography during the ceremony" posted on your wedding website, wedding program, and have someone make an announcement at the ceremony, and people will still ...

I'm delayed to posting as always, but I had my bachelorette trip back in April and thought would be informative to you guys to share what we did! Also to reminisce on the memories. It was a fun weekend and it was one of the only things in the wedding/bridal world that I wanted to have and I'm so glad I did! Why did you choose Dahlonega instead of a popular bachelorette city like Nashville or Las Vegas? Originally, I had dreamed of going to Las Vegas or Miami for a bachelorette trip. But with our destination wedding and all the travel I had planned this year, I decided to keep the bachelorette celebration more low-key to avoid adding extra stress. I also didn’t want to ask my friends to spend even more money flying to an expensive city, especially with Italy already on the calendar. Dahlonega, less than 2 hours north of Atlanta, was the best choice since most of my friends could drive there, with only two girls having to fly in. And it's the mountains and ya girl loves the m...

As you might have read in a previous blog post, I'm getting married! I've been getting questions about our plans, so I thought it might be interesting to share my thoughts on the wedding industry as a whole and what we are doing in regards to planning our own wedding. When I was younger and basically until after I graduated from college, I wanted a big fat Indian wedding. Or at least the Malayalee Christian version of what that would be, lol. Inviting 500+ people, hosting multiple parties, wearing the fanciest clothes, the whole thing. Then I'm not exactly sure what happened. I think with the rise of TikTok, the COVID-19 pandemic, the influx of weddings, I realized how naturally anxious of person I am and how anxious and stressed weddings made me, especially when it came to the money and planning side of things. And the pandemic did not help with the anxiety at all. I've been a bridesmaid 4 times (2 times pre-covid, 2 times post-covid), I've attended 6 bachelorette ...

Happy 2024!! If you're new here, I usually compile a list of things I've learned throughout the year and share it at the end of the year (or beginning of the year like this post lol oops). I've been making these posts for the past 7 years and it's always a fun post for me to make! Everything I've learned is all kind of random and I legit just jot down things that happen in my notes app. I did have a list of things I learned in 2022, but it was short and I never actually made the post, so it's getting mixed in with 2023. Hope you guys enjoy and I'll link previous years below as well to see the *growth* hehe Cheating once is a mistake. Cheating multiple times is a choice. Check the expiration date of food while you’re in the store before buying it. The people you travel will make the difference!!! Location is important, but if you're not with the right group of people, it can make or break the trip. Atlanta truly has the worst drivers in the country.   Atl...

So my fiancé and I went to NYC during the weekend of the 1989 (Taylor's Version) release, so I thought it was only appropriate to plan a Taylor Swift-themed tour especially since 1989 has been referred to as the New York City album. Am I crazy? Yes. But was it fun? YES!!! I thought I could share our tour with you guys, if any Swifties ever want to do the same. And if you're going with a significant other who doesn't like Taylor Swift related activities, just lie and say you're going to some cool new spots to check out. I may or may not have done that. He may or may not have found out during the tour but it was too late to back out. Hehe 🙈 This is a walking guide and I made sure all the places were easy to navigate. I have two brain cells when it comes to directions, so if I can do it, you guys can do it too! 55 Franklin Street, New York, NY 10013 Significance: TS lived in the top floor condo. We started our tour in Tribeca. Super empty street, which makes sense why she...

Not clickbait! It's funny because I have a post from 2020 discussing being alone and my feelings about that and here I am, 3 years later, engaged. Who would have thought?? Because I definitely didn't. God is SO good. I'm posting this in October, but this actually happened on June 30th and as y'all know, I've been horrible at posting on my blog. I'm mostly sharing our story because I have awful memory (My fiancé thought I was being dramatic when I first told him this), and if I ever lose my memory, I want to be able to read our story. And I love reading proposal stories so maybe you might want to read ours? The Ring. I knew even before we started dating that I wanted to pick out my ring. I am the one who has to stare at it on my finger for the rest of my life, so I wanted to make sure that I loved it! Pinterest is great for inspiration, but going to an actual jeweler and trying on rings is better which is exactly what we did and I'm glad because what I saw o...