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in Past Weddings on Apr 26, 2022
A late March forest wedding incorporating the Japanese tradition of Senbazuru, or the folding of 1,000 paper cranes to help bless the union.
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in Past Weddings on Mar 15, 2022
A snowy mountain wedding in the forest at Oakleaf Cottage -- we don't often get snow past February out here in the Appalachain foothills, but our balmy spring-like weather had a brief but intense visit from Jack Frost this weekend!
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in Wedding Advice on Mar 07, 2021
Like any other venue, our setting has great influence on the colors, style, and design of your wedding. However, being set square in the middle of the woods, the thing that isn’t terribly obvious is how much the forest changes. I don’t mean the drastic change from Summer to Fall, Fall to Winter and Winter to Spring. Summer green changes through the season. Winter isn’t steadily brown-gray-neutral, either.
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in Wedding Advice on Jan 05, 2021
Winters here in North Georgia/Eastern Tennessee are fairly mild and snow-free, often extending our wedding season through December and back as early as March
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in Wedding Advice on Dec 18, 2020
Social media can make everyone look like a fabulous expert ready and willing to make your day surpass your expectations and meet all your dreams. If you don't have close friends who have gotten married recently, or are planning from a distance, you might be staring at a Google search that seems endless. How are you supposed to choose?
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in Wedding Advice on Aug 20, 2020
As Saturdays in 2021 get scarce from all the moved 2020 weddings plus normal bookings, we have noticed a rise in requests for Monday weddings.
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in Past Weddings, Sustainable Wedding Tips on Apr 10, 2020
An Earth-friendly, Boho wedding set in early Spring stepped out in style
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in Past Weddings, Sustainable Wedding Tips on Apr 10, 2018
We have to tell you about an amazing couple — more than once we have gushed at how incredible it was that they had hiked to the bottom of Cloudland Canyon State Park for those waterfall photos … without breaking a sweat, messing up makeup, or even slightly staining that beautiful dress. They came out looking as fresh and amazing as when they left!
But what we haven’t said much of is this — when Rachel and Josh first came to see our barn, it looked like this:
No concrete. No walls. No deck. There may not have even been rocks in the section of driveway out to the barn, meaning they had to wal...
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on Sep 30, 2017
I hadn’t heard of Shinrin-yoku until last winter, when I came across an article explaining the restorative, calming, benefits of the practice. There are full studies on the effects of forest bathing being held in Japan, noting reduced blood pressure, improved mood, increased energy levels, improved sleep, an increased ability to focus and even accelerated recovery from surgery or illness.
Having purchased this property while working in a fairly stressful job, I can attest to how just taking ten minutes to breathe outdoors here, staring up at the tree canopy or sitting on the ground did far mo...
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on Sep 23, 2017
Confession time: I, Cris, am a tableware hoarder.
I’ve wanted an excuse to create an “ocean” themed table for ages, ever since I first found this vase some years ago. As time went on, I found more pieces that related to it — flower holders, salt and pepper shakers…
And then it just happens that my family has three birthdays in September. And that one of those persons is usually not in town.
And it also just so happens that Mom and Dad come back from the Bahamas with yummy things like lobster and crab that Dad found while snorkeling. And suddenly a table concept was born. With only a day left...
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