Picnic & enjoying the cherry blossoms with my litt Picnic & enjoying the cherry blossoms with my little bestie 🌸🧺👦🏻 #cherryblossom #rvablooms #rva #springflowers #springishere #rvamoms #rvamom
Somewhere over the rainbow 🌈 Every experience Somewhere over the rainbow 🌈 
Every experience in Iceland was incredible, bookmark this list if you’re planning a trip 🇮🇸🥰
💫 Sky Lagoon
💫 Rainbow Street in Reykjavik 
💫 Dinner at Slipbarrin (get the seafood soup for 2)
💫 Road trip to Vik (about 2 hrs south of Reykjavík)
💫 Skogafoss Waterfall
💫 Reynisfjara Beach (just walking around &/or horseback riding with Vik Horse Adventure)
💫 Lunch at Fridheimer Farm (inside a tomato greenhouse)
💫 Geothermal Bakery tour at Laugarvatn Fontana
💫 Coffee & chocolate “shots” from Skool Beans Cafe 
#iceland #icelandtravel #icelandtrip #skogafoss #blondeandbubblytravels #icelandbucketlist
My new friend Drösull, a fellow blonde who loves My new friend Drösull, a fellow blonde who loves to cuddle & lead the way during tours ❤️🐴 So fun riding on the black sand beach 🥰 #vik #iceland #icelandtravel #icelandtrip #blacksandbeach #blondeandbubblytravels
Day 4: Spent 2 nights in Vik, our favorite area th Day 4: Spent 2 nights in Vik, our favorite area that we explored 🥰🙌🏻 Could have spent allll day on this black sand beach, cold but beautiful 🥶🤩 #iceland #icelandtrip #reynisfjarabeach #blacksandbeach #blondeandbubblytravels
Day 3: Kerið Crater + lunch in a tomato greenhous Day 3: Kerið Crater + lunch in a tomato greenhouse (Friðheimar Farm) on our way to Vik 🥶🍅🤤🥰 #iceland #icelandtrip #icelandroadtrip #blondeandbubblytravels #kerið #keridcrater #friðheimar
2nd part of our golden circle tour… Gullfoss Wat 2nd part of our golden circle tour… Gullfoss Waterfall, Secret Lagoon, & a night in the Bubble Hotel ✨Didn’t see the Northern Lights but it was still pretty amazing 🤩 #iceland #icelandtrip #goldencircle #secretlagoon #bubblehotel #blondeandbubblytravels
Day 2: Golden Circle Tour through Thingvellir Nati Day 2: Golden Circle Tour through Thingvellir National Park & Geysir (Strokkur) 💙🇮🇸 Such a beautiful country 😍 #iceland #icelandtrip #thingvellirnationalpark #goldencircle #blondebubblytravels
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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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Picnic & enjoying the cherry blossoms with my litt Picnic & enjoying the cherry blossoms with my little bestie 🌸🧺👦🏻 #cherryblossom #rvablooms #rva #springflowers #springishere #rvamoms #rvamom
Somewhere over the rainbow 🌈 Every experience Somewhere over the rainbow 🌈 
Every experience in Iceland was incredible, bookmark this list if you’re planning a trip 🇮🇸🥰
💫 Sky Lagoon
💫 Rainbow Street in Reykjavik 
💫 Dinner at Slipbarrin (get the seafood soup for 2)
💫 Road trip to Vik (about 2 hrs south of Reykjavík)
💫 Skogafoss Waterfall
💫 Reynisfjara Beach (just walking around &/or horseback riding with Vik Horse Adventure)
💫 Lunch at Fridheimer Farm (inside a tomato greenhouse)
💫 Geothermal Bakery tour at Laugarvatn Fontana
💫 Coffee & chocolate “shots” from Skool Beans Cafe 
#iceland #icelandtravel #icelandtrip #skogafoss #blondeandbubblytravels #icelandbucketlist
My new friend Drösull, a fellow blonde who loves My new friend Drösull, a fellow blonde who loves to cuddle & lead the way during tours ❤️🐴 So fun riding on the black sand beach 🥰 #vik #iceland #icelandtravel #icelandtrip #blacksandbeach #blondeandbubblytravels
Day 4: Spent 2 nights in Vik, our favorite area th Day 4: Spent 2 nights in Vik, our favorite area that we explored 🥰🙌🏻 Could have spent allll day on this black sand beach, cold but beautiful 🥶🤩 #iceland #icelandtrip #reynisfjarabeach #blacksandbeach #blondeandbubblytravels
Day 3: Kerið Crater + lunch in a tomato greenhous Day 3: Kerið Crater + lunch in a tomato greenhouse (Friðheimar Farm) on our way to Vik 🥶🍅🤤🥰 #iceland #icelandtrip #icelandroadtrip #blondeandbubblytravels #kerið #keridcrater #friðheimar
2nd part of our golden circle tour… Gullfoss Wat 2nd part of our golden circle tour… Gullfoss Waterfall, Secret Lagoon, & a night in the Bubble Hotel ✨Didn’t see the Northern Lights but it was still pretty amazing 🤩 #iceland #icelandtrip #goldencircle #secretlagoon #bubblehotel #blondeandbubblytravels
Day 2: Golden Circle Tour through Thingvellir Nati Day 2: Golden Circle Tour through Thingvellir National Park & Geysir (Strokkur) 💙🇮🇸 Such a beautiful country 😍 #iceland #icelandtrip #thingvellirnationalpark #goldencircle #blondebubblytravels
Day 1 in Iceland 🇮🇸 Blue Lagoon, walked 3 mi Day 1 in Iceland 🇮🇸 Blue Lagoon, walked 3 miles around Reykjavík, the most delicious seafood soup at Slipbarrin, stayed the night at Hotel Reykjavík Marina & started day 2 with Icelandic pancakes at Rost 💙 #reykjavik #iceland #icelandtrip #blondeandbubblytravels #rainbowstreet #bluelagoon
One of the cutest moments of our Disney trip, Milo One of the cutest moments of our Disney trip, Milo meeting Daisy Duck 🦆💖 he loved her & didn’t want to leave… Daisy is one of his fav words thanks to his 🐩 🫶🏼🥰 #disneyworld #miloonthemove✈️ #disneymagic
Epcot day ✨ Milo loved meeting Daisy Duck, Pluto Epcot day ✨ Milo loved meeting Daisy Duck, Pluto, + Chip & Dale 🫶🏼 #disneyworld #epcot #miloonthemove✈️
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