He doesn’t take out the trash. Again. You sigh quite loudly, roll your eyes, and do it yourself. “He’s just so lazy sometimes. I don’t even ask him to do that much.” He comes home late from work and dropped on the couch in front of the TV after dinner, leaving you to clean the […]

We’re talking about a complicated little subject for today’s J&A Tidbit! Going back to my own days of wedding planning, I remember how hard it was to deal with everyone’s opinions. My mom liked the candelabras, my grandma wanted to adjust the decor, and I was somewhere between alstroemeria and begonias. All that to say, […]

I once received this valuable piece of marriage advice: “Remember that you and Joel come from completely different families. You’re coming from different habits and traditions. You will both need to find a routine that’s uniquely yours.” Joel and I are both blessed to come from really incredible families. I love his family and he […]

When Lacie and I started talking about engagement session locations, we quickly found a mutual love: the beautiful southern city of Savannah, Georgia. Not only is Savannah home to hundreds of Spanish moss covered live oak trees, it’s also home to Forsyth Park and Jones Street. (Named one of the “most beautiful streets in America). Not […]

There are so many hilarious relationship memes floating around social media sporting the hashtag #relationshipgoals I still get a kick out of that classic nerf fight. It’s been around forever and I still love it. You know, the one where the husband comes home from work to a note from his wife challenging him to […]

When you step out of your car and hear mutual squealing between the girls because we’re both wearing white and black polka dots (I seriously need to find a pair of Kayla’s cute shoes!), you know the engagement session is going to super, super fun! (We were right) Kayla and Andrew chose a historic downtown […]

A gorgeous stone church, the joyful purple color palatte, and some pretty spectacular family and friends made Luisa + Drew’s Lookout Mountain wedding a dreamy occasion! We had been dreaming about this sweet couple’s wedding day for months! And the fact that their reception was held at a place called “Fairyland Club” was just the […]

I believe in fairytales, and Maryn & Tyler’s private garden estate wedding is all the proof I need! Even if I tried, I couldn’t have dreamed up a better fairytale day for these two sweet souls. From the gorgeous bouquet and the sugar cookie wedding favors to the Pemberly-worthy house, this day was what fairytale […]

A super sweet bride who also happens to be gor-geous + a Pemberly-worthy private estate with rose gardens and a gazebo on the lake + lots of dress twirling = one very, very happy Amber. And when Amber is happy, Joel is happy. ;) We’re sharing Maryn + Tyler’s private estate wedding on the blog […]

So many of you have been asking for this, and here it is! Our official “Destination: Alaska” J&A Wanderlust feature! Joel’s job sometimes means a trip to Alaska, and this time I went with him! We both worked when we needed to and went exploring every minute we had free! And guys. It. Was. Amazing. Alaska […]

The Friday morning sun shone brightly on Hampton Cove Wedding Plantation – and after two weeks of southern spring rain, there were big smiles on many faces that morning! The happiest smiles of all belonged to Emily and Ben. After months of planning and dreaming (and dozens of happy emoticon-filled emails between Emily and me), their […]

When it comes to engagement sessions, there are some things that get us really excited. Hayley and Nick’s engagement session checked off a lot of our favorites! For starters, we headed over to Providence Village on a gorgeous summer evening. It’s one of our favorite weekend places, and it’s a special place for Hayley and […]