Fun day exploring Boston with my little fam 🫶🏼 We’re headed to Rhode Island today 🥰
🛍 Shopping on Newbury St
🦢 Stroll through the Boston Public Garden
🍝 Lunch in the North End at Trattoria Il Panino
🙌🏻 Cannoli from Mike’s Pastry
I definitely dreamed of the days I’d twin & trav I definitely dreamed of the days I’d twin & travel with my mini ✈️🌍 
We made it to Boston for our annual RI/MA Fourth of July trip aka our favorite part of the summer 🥰 #miloonthemove✈️ #newenglandsummer
Weekends with my mini bestie 🫶🏼 birthday cel Weekends with my mini bestie 🫶🏼 birthday celebrations 🥳, the most perfect new nails 🤩, back porch hangs, & more 🌈🍓🌞✨
A perfect Father’s Day weekend 🫶🏼 Histor A perfect Father’s Day weekend 🫶🏼 
Historic canal cruise + brunch @ Island Shrimp Co 🚤🍤🍹
“Hey dad, why did mom bring us here again?” I “Hey dad, why did mom bring us here again?”
It was hot 🥵 but still a fun 3 mile walk around DC to show Milo the monuments ❤️ Tristan and I met in DC over 8 years ago (where does the time go?!)
Quick little trip to DC to show Milo where mom & d Quick little trip to DC to show Milo where mom & dad met 🥰🫶🏼 
🦞 Lunch at Del Mar at the Wharf
🍸 Drinks at Le Diplomate
🏃🏼‍♀️ 3 mile walk to see the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, and National Mall 
🏨 A lovely stay at Yours Truly, DC 
🍳 Brunch at Feta Bakery & Cafe
🛍 Shopping in Georgetown
Happy Father’s Day to the best dog & human daddy Happy Father’s Day to the best dog & human daddy ❤️ Everyone in this house is obsessed with their DAD 👶🏻🐩🐕 
@milobandoni is 100% a daddy’s boy & I wouldn’t have it any other way… they go to cars & coffee, take naps, and sneak snacks behind mom’s back together 🫶🏼 
Thank you for taking care of us all everyday, we LOVE YOU the most 🥰
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Lifestyle, Wedding · February 3, 2018

WEDDING PLANNING PART 1: VENUE SCOUTING

I thought I would start a series of Wedding Planning posts, starting with part 1: venue scouting. We toured quite a few venues before choosing The Magnolia Venue in Pigeon Forge, TN.

We considered a venue local to Charlotte but the ones we liked were already booked up in October 2018, primarily the Duke Mansion. A destination wedding sounded super fun but we didn’t want to go too far from Charlotte so that we could drive and many of our friends/family wouldn’t have to fly.

We chose October 2018 because we both love fall. The mountains felt like the perfect backdrop for a fall wedding. In Asheville, NC, we toured The Venue & The Ridge, as well as the Biltmore Estate. We looked at the Twickingham House in Jefferson, NC.

We found The Magnolia at Parkside Resort in Pigeon Forge through my sister’s boss at the time. Her family had just built it last year and there had been very few weddings there. We loved that it was new and right in the Great Smoky Mountains and once we went to visit, the view had us sold. The backdrop is breathtaking and at the top of the mountain from Parkside Resort, which includes 39 beautiful new cabins.

We could completely picture all of our friends and family filling the cabins and spending a weekend enjoying everything the Great Smokies have to offer (hiking, fly fishing, ziplining, etc.), while celebrating our wedding. We are SO excited for October, it couldn’t come soon enough. Check out the venue below & comment with your best wedding planning tips/advice! 

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Fun day exploring Boston with my little fam 🫶🏼 We’re headed to Rhode Island today 🥰
🛍 Shopping on Newbury St
🦢 Stroll through the Boston Public Garden
🍝 Lunch in the North End at Trattoria Il Panino
🙌🏻 Cannoli from Mike’s Pastry
I definitely dreamed of the days I’d twin & trav I definitely dreamed of the days I’d twin & travel with my mini ✈️🌍 
We made it to Boston for our annual RI/MA Fourth of July trip aka our favorite part of the summer 🥰 #miloonthemove✈️ #newenglandsummer
Weekends with my mini bestie 🫶🏼 birthday cel Weekends with my mini bestie 🫶🏼 birthday celebrations 🥳, the most perfect new nails 🤩, back porch hangs, & more 🌈🍓🌞✨
A perfect Father’s Day weekend 🫶🏼 Histor A perfect Father’s Day weekend 🫶🏼 
Historic canal cruise + brunch @ Island Shrimp Co 🚤🍤🍹
“Hey dad, why did mom bring us here again?” I “Hey dad, why did mom bring us here again?”
It was hot 🥵 but still a fun 3 mile walk around DC to show Milo the monuments ❤️ Tristan and I met in DC over 8 years ago (where does the time go?!)
Quick little trip to DC to show Milo where mom & d Quick little trip to DC to show Milo where mom & dad met 🥰🫶🏼 
🦞 Lunch at Del Mar at the Wharf
🍸 Drinks at Le Diplomate
🏃🏼‍♀️ 3 mile walk to see the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, and National Mall 
🏨 A lovely stay at Yours Truly, DC 
🍳 Brunch at Feta Bakery & Cafe
🛍 Shopping in Georgetown
Happy Father’s Day to the best dog & human daddy Happy Father’s Day to the best dog & human daddy ❤️ Everyone in this house is obsessed with their DAD 👶🏻🐩🐕 
@milobandoni is 100% a daddy’s boy & I wouldn’t have it any other way… they go to cars & coffee, take naps, and sneak snacks behind mom’s back together 🫶🏼 
Thank you for taking care of us all everyday, we LOVE YOU the most 🥰
9 months!!!! One minute he’s laughing, the next 9 months!!!! One minute he’s laughing, the next he’s screaming (swipe 🤣) He’s crawling as of 6/9, exploring EVERYTHING, eating EVERYTHING (but especially loves salmon, fruit, & avocado), & terrorizing his sister Daisy 🐩 He charms every person he meets, sleeps 12 hours straight every night, & loves going on adventures with mom & dad 🫶🏼 It’s the greatest joy of my life to be your mama & watch you grow into the most amazing little human @milobandoni 🥰 #milobandoni #miloonthemove✈️ 
Swipe for some of his silliest moments this month 🎥💟
Happy Loving Day! It is so crazy to think that it Happy Loving Day! It is so crazy to think that it was only 55 years ago that the Supreme Court struck down state bans against interracial marriage, affirming that love is love regardless of race 🫶🏼🙏🏼
Before that, it would have been illegal for us to be married in VA so today we celebrate LOVE & the fact that it was made possible for this perfect little human to exist 🫶🏼🙏🏼 #lovingvsvirginia #lovewins #lovingday
We went on an adventure yesterday and enjoyed lunc We went on an adventure yesterday and enjoyed lunch + ice cream flights & picking blueberries @marketatgrelen, only an hour and 15 min drive from RVA 🫐😍 swipe to see Milo’s contribution to our efforts 😂 #pickingblueberries #vaisforlovers
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