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✨ 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘴 ✨⁣
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While it might seem encouraging to say “Well don’t worry about it! It’s just a bad dream!”— 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗲. Because more likely than not, there’s a *𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯* your subconscious is bringing it to light. ⁣
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I’mma tell ya, this recently happened to me. Y’all know my baby brother’s wedding is just on the horizon. The other night I woke up in a cold sweat from a nightmare— glass cylinders chasing me around @pavilioneventspace saying “𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗲, 𝗦𝗲𝘆𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗿!” while the venue went up in flames behind me, all to the soundtrack of AC/DC’s Back in Black 🔥 (𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸...𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘙𝘢𝘤𝘩?!) ⁣
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Normally I’d just say, “𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘥!” and get on with my snoozing. But I’m glad I put a little more thought in to the 𝘄𝗵𝘆 of this dream, because —yup, you guessed it— we hadn’t confirmed candles for one of the centerpieces 😱 ⁣
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This particular tablescape’s items are being sourced from multiple vendors, and in the shuffle we’d forgotten to assign responsibility for these needed candles. What a small yet incredibly important detail to miss! ⁣
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We promise y’all, we’re here for your raving, your ranting, and your up-all-nighter wedding nightmares. There are real life emotions and tasks behind these, and these lovelies are here to help you handle them all. 😘 Don’t have a lovely on your dream vendor team yet? 𝘚𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘋𝘔’𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘦! We got you! ⁣
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Okay, but tell me I’m not the only one who has had crazy wedding nightmares! Share some of your own zingers and crazy stories below 👇🏽⁣

✨ 𝘓𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 + 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘉𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘵 ✨ ⁣
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This is a tough topic, that’s for sure. Floral budgets can seem like such a mystery! Who even knows what a “normal” floral budget looks like? 💁🏻‍♀️⁣
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*𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦* ⁣
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• 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲’𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘁: $150 - $300 ⁣
• 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗱’𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘁𝘀: $75 - $100/pp⁣
• 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗶è𝗿𝗲𝘀: $15 - $18/pp ⁣
• 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀: $30 - $50/pp ⁣
• 𝗔𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗿𝘀/𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀/𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: ~$1,000 (𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝, 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯. 𝘐 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘵 $𝟷,𝟶𝟶𝟶 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘳, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦) ⁣
• 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀 (𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀): $25 - $75⁣
• 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀 (𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹𝘀): $75 - $200 (𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯— 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙫𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘻𝘦) ⁣
• 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗰. 𝗔𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: $30 - $50 (𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘣𝘢𝘳, 𝘤𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘦𝘵𝘤!) ⁣
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It seems one of the first design cuts couples make is to their florals, because the number can honestly be a little overwhelming. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁! So my hope is to provide you with all the facts, to give you a clear cut picture of what you can expect from your floral proposals. ⁣
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𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦’𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 😘⁣
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𝗣𝗿𝗼 𝗧𝗶𝗽: Want to know the quickest way to save on your wedding budget?! Keep your guest count and your bridal party numbers small. ⁣
- Got 6 bridesmaids? That’s $500 of your floral budget right there! Or even consider a single, impactful stem versus a traditional bouquet ⁣
- Smaller guest count weddings mean less tables which mean less total centerpieces⁣
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What do you think? Were these numbers surprising?! Or about what you expected? 𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 👇🏽⁣
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🏝 𝘖𝘯 𝘝𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘺! 🏝⁣ ⁣ Ok

🏝 𝘖𝘯 𝘝𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘺! 🏝⁣
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Okay, that’s not true. 𝗜 𝗪𝗜𝗦𝗛. But this warm weather + sun has me all kinds of excited for some upcoming trips! Pretty sure the beach and some margs are calling my name 💁🏻‍♀️⁣
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But just thinking about planning a trip has my mind blown 🤯 There are so many logistical pain points now (𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤) that I can’t even imagine where to begin. ⁣
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That’s where a travel planner comes in handy, imma just tell you. I am generally the first person to say, “𝗻𝗮𝗵, 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳!” But I can’t even begin to relate the travel nightmares I’ve heard thanks to 2020, all of them without a travel planner and advocate on their team. ⁣
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That’s why today, I’m introducing you to my friend Haley of @destinationshd. Not only is Haley one of the 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵 souls you will ever meet, she is darn good at what she does! (𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 🦁 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴!) ⁣
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• 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘈𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘥𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 • Read all about Haley and her top tips on the blog— 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝗼! ⁣
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And don’t be surprised when y’all see me posting from Cancun later this year, thanks to the amazing vacay planning of @destinationshd
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𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿? 𝗢𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱?! ⁣
• 𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭⁣
• 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 ⁣
• 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 ⁣
• 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 ⁣
• 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵?!

✨ 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳

✨ 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦! ✨⁣
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Hopefully y’all have missed me as much as I’ve missed you! I had an *𝘶𝘯𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥* two weeks off from the ol’ interwebs. And boy oh boy am I ready to jump back in! 💃 ⁣
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Let me tell ya, quiet here on the instagram does not mean quiet in the work that we’re doing. One of those things is this adorable couple’s wedding, happening in a few short weeks. ⁣
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Don’t know these cuties? This is my baby brother and his soon-to-be wifey! *𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘐’𝘮 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨’𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦 😭* I have loved getting to help plan their big day and 𝗜. 𝗖𝗮𝗻. 𝗡𝗼𝘁. 𝗪𝗮𝗶𝘁. to show you all the behind the scenes. They have an amazing team, ready to get to work in just a few short weeks! ⁣
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And let me say— it’s been quite a few years since we’ve had a sibling wedding. So even as a wedding planner with all the knowledge...I have felt so 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘮𝘦𝘥 with 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙨. You know when you are so invested in making sure the day goes perfect, you kind of lose your head? *𝘠𝘜𝘗. 𝘐𝘛 𝘔𝘌. 🐓 * ⁣
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But it’s given me an updated, refreshed perspective on just 𝗵𝗼𝘄 we can best serve our couples in protecting the planning experience. I have so many resource ideas, I don’t even know where to start! ⁣
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So let me know! ⁣
✔️ What are some of the wedding detail questions you have? ⁣
✔️ What are some of the tips + tricks you’ve discovered through the planning process? ⁣
✔️ What are some behind-the-scenes you’d love to see? ⁣
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xo - Rach 😘

🍀𝘎𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘺, 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘯’ 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘥𝘢𝘺 🍀 ⁣
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Birthdays are my favorite days of the year. There’s so much love and joy - and pie! - to share around together. (Maybe less of the pie if you’re in my house 💁🏻‍♀️) ⁣
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Let’s be honest, I love them so dang much I celebrate mine as a whole birthday 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 #𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺 👑 In celebration of my birthday month, I’m asking for your favorite charities, ministries and small businesses as I work to spread love through our Kansas City. ⁣
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I’d love to make small donations to all your charities, and small businesses listed will see me as a supporter these next few weeks. ⁣
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Life is too short to be loved just counting the years. Instead, I’ll be counting the memories that have helped creating this best life. Help me celebrate by sharing your favorite mission projects and small businesses below! 😘 Love you all, and I’m so thankful for this community you’ve inspired
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💃 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪

💃 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺— 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 💃⁣
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I love Mondays. Y’all know this. A fresh start to a new week, fresh outlook and a refreshed me 😏 ⁣
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I love speaking motivation over each Monday. Join me for today’s:⁣
𝗠 - Mindset ⁣
𝗢 - Opportunity ⁣
𝗡 - Nourishment ⁣
𝗗 - Doable Action Steps ⁣
𝗔 - Authenticity ⁣
𝗬 - YAY 🥳⁣
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What mantras or motivations are you speaking over this week? What are you excited about achieving, and how can we celebrate and uplift you? ⁣
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And when in doubt? 𝘾𝙊𝙁𝙁𝙀𝙀 😘

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