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Shira Savada

Name: Shira Savada
Title: Real Weddings Editor
Hometown: Bethesda, Maryland
Favorite wedding flower: Ranunculus
Best planning tip: Give your photographer a “must shoot” list to make sure he or she captures every single person and detail that will make your day special.

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Special Series: Cornflower and Melon, Desserts

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Courtney Whitmore is a Nashville-based food and party stylist as well as cookbook author and the editor of Pizzazzerie. She’s also a newlywed (you can see her wedding …

Special Series: Cornflower and Melon, Setting the Table

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Event designers Kristin Newman of Kristin Newman Designs and Heather Barrie of Gathering Floral + Event Design craft unforgettable weddings and celebrations throughout the United States and beyond. Kristin …

Special Series: Cornflower and Melon, Custom Backdrop

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Maddy Hague and Shauna Younge are the founders and editors of Confetti Pop, a celebration-centric DIY site that marries design and do-ability. For this special cornflower blue and …

Well-Dressed Moms

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We love a good mother-of-the-bride fashion moment. And it just so happened that we had a double hitter in two of our recently featured fetes. At Annie and …

Real Weddings Round-Up: Bridal Party Gifts

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You’ve assembled a motley crew of your nearest and dearest to fill your bridal party. You’ve sorted out attire, responsibilities, and maybe even the order in which everyone …

Special Series: Cornflower and Melon, Inspiration

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We love Sarah Tolzmann’s color inspirations and mood boards on her blog, Note To Self, and thought she’d be a great addition to our cornflower blue and melon …

Special Series: Cornflower and Melon

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Are you loving our latest color palette combo of cornflower blue and melon? We showcased the hues with a bit of a French feeling in our spring issue …

Real Weddings Behind the Scenes: Justine and Eamonn

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 Justine and Eamonn’s New York City wedding was a vibrant, unique, and truly personal affair. We were there to document it and I was there with my own …