Some tend to let life pass them by. Day in and day out, they go to work, just to turn around and come back home in an endless cycle of mundane days and weeks. But others break the mold. Others look at a boring life and immediately turn around and run as far and as […]

As Ian stood up from the head table, Ally and Ian both glanced out over the grand hall of Black River Barn, filled with the people who had characterized their lives. Friends and family looked back at the newlyweds, wondering what the couple was going to say as the evening festivities were about to begin. […]

Sometimes in life, your tank can run dangerously close to empty. As this world heaps problems and worries onto our lives, we easily run the risk of being completely burned out. But then, someone can come along and in just a few hours, completely replenish your spirits and your soul. Finding people like that in […]

We are often defined by the company we keep. Whether good or bad, most of us are not only known by who we are as an individual, but also by those we spend our time and our lives with. This “community” we have around us plays a huge role in our lives, so it is […]

“Coincidences” seem to happen all around us. You may receive a text or a phone call from someone you were thinking about, or you may find out that something you wished for has actually already happened. But sometimes, the term “coincidence” simply can’t explain how perfectly arranged a moment can be. We recently experienced one […]

Breaking the normal routine is one of the healthiest things one can do in this current day. So many of us live lives that are so repetitive that we become unaware of how our days become weeks and our weeks become years, only to suddenly wake up one day to realize the rut we find […]

The joyful sound rang out over the bustling town of Holland. Church bells, weathered but yet still beautiful, began to swing back and forth, resounding in the cheerful tones that could only mean one thing: someone was having a wedding that day. As if perfectly on cue, the doors of the church swung open and […]

There are some things in this world that stand the test of time. While most people think of art that has hung on walls of museums throughout the world when they hear the word “timeless,” our minds tend to drift to the love we see between our couples on their wedding day. When our groom […]

Why settle for just one day to celebrate your marriage when you can celebrate over the entire weekend? Julie and Frank’s Chicago rehearsal dinner was the best possible way to begin the festivities as friends and family came together to celebrate these two in a more intimate setting. Francesca’s on Chestnut’s private “cellar room” contained […]

Strolling through the courtyard made us almost forget that snow was forecasted just a few days later. Trees that stood dormant all winter had just begun to bud, and a few early bloomers were already showing off their colors for the Ford House visitors to enjoy. Flowery trails riddling the ground with a feeling of […]