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One year ago today, I walked down the aisle and said ‘I Do’ to my soulmate.

Soulmate… how cliché right? I know. BUT it’s true. There is no one in my life that knows me and accepts me for me, the way my husband does.

I remember our wedding day like it was yesterday. You can’t control everything on your big day so we just went with the flow and the whole night was just truly magical. I never got a chance to post about our Wedding Day so I wanted to share with everyone some pictures from the day as well as post about our amazing vendors.

Enjoy 🙂

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Our wedding was picture perfect, but the whole day wouldn’t have been as successful as it was if it wasn’t for our amazing vendors so I owe a huge THANK YOU to each and every one of them! Feel free to message me if you need any direct e-mails to contact them. I truly loved every vendor we chose and would recommend them to everyone.

1st and foremost, my Mom! She came up with the design of the decor down the aisle as well as the center pieces and not only set everything up herself with the help from my florist, but purchased all the details.

Cinematography: Live Picture Studios – Words cannot describe how happy we were with the work from Live Picture Studios. From our Cinematic Highlight to the Regular Edit, we were just blown away. I HIGHLY recommend them. You can check out our Highlight film HERE.

Entertainment: Mystical Entertainment – My husband and I had a special place in our hearts for the DJ Company we went with because we all went to the same school together. Having 2 people DJ your wedding that you basically grew up with is pretty special in itself but in general John & Mike always go above and beyond for ALL of their clients to make your special night a memorable one. Our guests were on the dance floor from the minute we walked in until we had to leave. They will walk you through every step of the process from the ceremony to the reception and make sure they deliver exactly what you expect and much more. We can’t thank them enough. Everyone always says there are 2 things people will always remember from your wedding.. the food & the music. It’s safe to say that a year later we still get compliments on how amazing they were.

Ceremony & Reception Location: Grand Marquis / Officiant: Cari Chrisostomou Schonfeld Photographer: Photovisions / Floral Designer: Vine & Branches Floral Designs / Wedding Gown Designer: Mori Lee / Shoes: Kate Spade / Formal Attire: Calvin Klein   / Hair Stylists: Lucia Viola & Verve on Location / Makeup Artists: Benita Negron & Wandy Soto

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ok ok – I’m a few days late.

August is absolutely the Sunday of Summer.

I feel like the last few months have flown by. I’m getting married at the end of this month (8/31) and I can now feel the stress coming on as it approaches. Between getting all the last minute things taken care of for the wedding and taking a new position at my job – my blog has been put on the back burner. I still try to update my IG (pearls_and_paris) and my Twitter (pearlsNparis_xo) as often as possible so make sure to follow me on those social networks 🙂

I plan to get a little more organized this weekend so expect some fun new post in the weeks leading up to my wedding including some D.I.Y’s for any Brides to Be.

Happy August!!! xoxo

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Last week I attended a beautiful wedding for my boyfriends co-worker. The last few months at work have been beyond busy that I totally forgot to pick something up to wear. You would think my closet wasn’t filled with beautiful dresses appropriate for the occasion… it is, but it’s a female thing. I needed something new and preferably with long sleeves since I’ve been self conscious about not hitting up the gym as frequently as I should have been. In typical last-minute fashion, I browsed through all of my favorite online boutiques and shops on a Monday for a Friday wedding! After hours of comparing different sites and dresses I finally found the one on ASOS.

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I’ve admired many things on ASOS in the past but I always skipped on purchasing because I know they are located in the UK and I thought it would just take TOO long to get to NJ. I decided to purchase this dress and even though I was offered free shipping, I paid $12 for an express 2 day shipment. BEST DECISION EVER! My dress arrived on Thursday and fit amazing.

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Dress: From ASOS – Skater Dress by Little Mistress

Bag: oversized red clutch from Mandee

Shoes: black patent leather round toe pumps from Mandee

Ring: From Macys Fashion jewelery collection

Earrings: Bridesmaid gift