Before even getting engaged, I had this idea of throwing a party to ask my favorite girlfriends to be my  bridesmaids.  I didn't want to spend money on a proposal gift that was not meaningful to us, and thought I'd rather spend my money on a party and buy one special gift for each girl. When my wedding planner Kristie and I started finalizing the big items on the wedding planning list, I brought up this idea to her....

You know exactly which dress I am talking about - my wedding dress!

I went shopping earlier in August with one of my best friends Catherine, and after my first dress shopping trip, I found my wedding dress! To be honest, I am surprised how fast I found it. I thought I would have to try on a lot of dresses because of how picky I am! 

Before officially saying "yes" to the dress, I asked my Mom and Grandmother to come to Luxe...

We are finally home from Florida and back in New York City, unpacking from months away from the city. It feels so good to be back in NYC - I've missed it.

After Dan and I got engaged, I wanted to enjoy being engaged for awhile before planning, but my Mom started to get worried with all the 2020 weddings postponed until next year. While in Florida, I started to get worried too, and we began the wedding planning process together...

My entire life I knew I wanted to pick out my engagement ring. It's a sentimental piece of jewelry that will be part of my wardrobe forever. I never liked the idea of the guy picking the ring and seeing it for the first time while he proposed. Plus, I am picky with my jewelry.

It was about a year ago, when Dan and I decided we were ready to get engaged. We felt financially and emotionally secure individually and...

It's official....Dan and I are ENGAGED! He popped the question Sunday, April 26 and I am excited to share our story of how he pulled off this quarantine engagement!

Our Quarantine Engagement Story

Dan and I began looking at engagement rings last winter, and finalized a ring design this past February! I had absolutely NO IDEA when the ring would be finished and NO IDEA when he was going to propose. Recently, my Grandmother had a...