11 Tips for Finding the Perfect Wedding Dress
Some girls dream of the perfect wedding dress since infancy, and they even go on TV shows to chronicle the intensity of this decision. I am not one of those girls. Finding the right wedding dress is...
View ArticleDestination Wedding Photos Done Right
Today marks six whole months of marriage and I can’t stop thinking about how much faster these six months have gone by than the languishing ones leading up to the wedding. Funny how time has the power...
View ArticleBahama Beach Club | When a Bad Hotel Review Turns to Threats
No matter how hard I’ve tried over the past seven months to put the disappointment of our disastrous destination wedding behind me, I haven’t been able to. You’ll soon understand why. I was sitting at...
View Article14 Lessons & Observations from Our Destination Wedding
Folks often ask what I would have done differently to make our destination wedding story one with a happier outcome. There’s no way I could’ve known that the hotel was planning construction or that...
View ArticleWhere to Propose in Jacksonville
You found the One. You found the ring. Now, where should you pop the question? When searching for the perfect place to propose in Jacksonville, there are so many factors to consider. Should you ask...
View ArticleHow to Make Fake Flower Wedding Bouquets
If you saw my post about the lessons learned from planning a destination wedding, you already know my thoughts on being both a DIY bride and a destination bride. (It was kinda dumb!) It might’ve been...
View ArticleReflections from the Road | Vol. 28
Nothing makes me chuckle like reading the last edition of Reflections from the Road right before I sit down to write the new one. You’d think I would learn that filling up every minute of my life with...
View ArticleOur Crazy Wedding Day: Getting Ready to Walk Down the Aisle
Our one year anniversary is sneaking up on us – can you believe it?! With all the drama and fallout this year from our flubbed nuptial trip to The Bahamas, the TripAdvisor scandal, the threats of...
View ArticleWe do, Again. Our Wedding Do-Over in Kauai
If you know Rick and me at all, you know we don’t spend a lot of time worrying about doing things the way everyone expects us to. Our big day wasn’t about bells and whistles at all, and that’s why we...
View ArticleRomantic Saint Lucia: We Made it to Ladera!
Greetings from Ladera Resort in Saint Lucia! In case you hadn’t noticed, blog posts have become fewer and farther between in the past few months. I’m feeling a bit like a chew toy in Leia’s mouth – a...
View ArticleJade Mountain: Peek Inside St. Lucia’s Most Famous Hotel
I’ve spent thousands of nights in hotels around the world, so hear me loud and clear when I say that Jade Mountain is one-of-a-kind. I first saw the property on The Bachelor years ago, and it’s been...
View ArticleSo You Made it to Jade Mountain… Now What?
For peace and privacy and lots of one-on-one time with your favorite person, Jade Mountain is ideal. No wonder it’s consistently voted as one of the most romantic hotels in the world. The only time we...
View ArticleOur Bahamas Destination Wedding Photos
Greetings from Ireland! Rick and I are driving between Dublin & Belfast today celebrating our two year anniversary with another fabulous vow renewal. This time, in costume. (Wanna guess what we’re...
View ArticleHow to Help The Bahamas Recover from Hurricane Dorian
“We are in the midst of a historic tragedy.” -Prime Minister Minnis Friends, you know The Bahamas has a special place in my heart. I worked on the PR team for the Ministry of Tourism from 2006-2010...
View ArticleWe’re Engaged! My Surprise Proposal in Paris
Rachel here with an enormous life update – it’s been a little while, hasn’t it? If you’ve been following along on Instagram or our monthly email, you already know – Ben and I are engaged! And yes, it...
View ArticleThe Perfect Winter Wedding in Apopka, Fl.
The youngest member of The Jet Sisters is married and we have a whole new Jet Pack filled with brothers to travel with! Can y’all believe our little RaeRae is married? It seems like yesterday she was...
View ArticleOur Disastrous Destination Wedding at Bahama Beach Club
Our Dream Beach Wedding in The Bahamas Everyone has been asking us about our destination wedding in Abaco, and I’ve been avoiding the topic. Truth is, it’s been weighing on me so heavily. As I continue...
View ArticleUnderwater Wedding Photos: Why We’ll Never Be Models
Have you ever watched America’s Next Top Model and snorted smugly to yourself about how easy it must be to be a professional model? Aside from the food deprivation, admit it: you’re reasonably certain...
View Article2015 Recap | 40 Planes, 5 Countries and One Husband
You’ll be happy to know that at the ripe age of 34, I’ve finally accepted that my best plans and intentions for the new year often go out the window around mid-February. I had a vision of how 2015...
View ArticleThe Curious Case of the Disappearing TripAdvisor Reviews
By now, you’ve probably read all about our plum awful destination wedding week at Bahama Beach Club in Treasure Cay. If this is your first time landing here and you have no idea what I’m on about,...
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