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Let’s Talk Bridal Veils

I know the list of things needed for your wedding can be very overwhelming. Marking and checking off all the little details will all be worth it in the end I PROMISE! But in 2020 there is one thing you should add to your list if you haven’t; a Bridal Veil! Below are only a couple of reasons why I think veils are for all brides!

You will hear me singing the praises of veils until the end of time but please continue reading if you are on the fence of adding a veil to your wedding day.

CLASSIC

Bridal veils are classic. A wedding veil is one accessory that will never go out of style in the weddings. I am a personal believer that a simple veil will make your wedding day timeless. They have been a part of weddings since the 17th century; It is not going anywhere! I am particularly in love with the cathedral veils. Keeping it simple will carry the look alone on through generations of family viewing.

CLASSY

Bridal veils are classy. Some things in life just bring elegance and class with them in any setting. Like adding a strand of pearls to any outfit, adding a beautiful veil to your wedding dress elevates your entire bridal look. This is not only in your photos; photos just capture what is already there. I am a firm believer that no matter the venue a bridal veil can work anywhere.

THE WOW FACTOR

Bridal veils add the wow factor. Have you ever watched “Say Yes To The Dress?” When the store assosiate thinks the bride has finally found “The One” (the dress and the man!) they bring out a veil to finish the look. THE REASON IS IT BRINGS OUT THE WOW FACTOR! Not only does this finished look make you feel more like the bride of your dreams but it also will leave your future hubby and guests speechless from your beautiful completed look.

ROMANTIC VIBES

One of the biggest reasons I love wedding veils on my brides is that it gives off big romantic vibes. I think it translates in your photos the best. Veils always remind me of a real life fairytale coming to be.

I hope this blog gives you new insight on why you should add a wedding veil to your day!

Foods at Epcot's Food and Wine Festival 2019 | Our Anniversary Trip to Disney | Travel

Food and Wine Festival 2019

October 2019 marked Marcus and I’s 5 year wedding anniversary! I was just blow away on how fast these past years went; but they have been some of my favorite years I have ever lived.
Wanting to do something special, we both racked our brains for something that we could really commemorate the milestone in our lives. After lots of talks and suggestions, we decided to celebrate by going to Orlando's Disney parks! (Yes, we were grouped into the childless millennial category. No worries, though didn’t get into any pretzel line).
Our second day at the parks we chose to enjoy our day at Epcot! It also just happened to be Epcot’s 2019 Food and Wine Festival. Although, we are not much of drinkers we are super into food! I was SO excited to find out we would be going at this time. How it works: Epcot is known for having food from around the world because of the different countries they have built around the lake. WIth the Festival going on they have more food booths that serve both food and wine from all the different countries around the world.

At every stop they provided a free food passport with stickers to make which ones you eat on the way! So Marcus and I ate around the world and this is what we had.

Kāalua Pork Slider with Sweet-and-Sour DOLE® Pineapple Chutney and spicy Mayonnaise in Hawaii

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So far this is the closest I have been to Hawaii which is very high on my bucket list right now. Any food that has pineapple in I am there! This slider was the first of the food we tried. It is basically two bites worth of a serving. The combination was good; the flavors worked well together. Nothing truly mind blowing but I would go back for another if there wasn’t so many other foods on our list that day!

Grilled Sweet-and-Spicy Bushberry Shrimp with Pineapple, Pepper, Onion, and Snap Peas in Australia

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Marcus is huge into seafood and most of all huge into shrimp! I am not a seafood person. So a couple of items on this list we did not share. Marcus thought this dish was just ok. I had some of the veggies in the dish and understood where he came from. The flavors weren’t our favorite.

Charcuterie in a Cone with a selection of imported Spanish Meats, Cheeses, and Olives with an Herb Vinaigrette in Spain

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I felt so fancy eating this dish! It was literally just meat, cheese, and olives, but that didn’t matter! This was one of my favorites dishes of the day. All the flavors were there; there was such a good variety in such a small little cone but didn’t feel heavy on the gut. Marcus and I both approved.

Kenyan Coffee Barbecue Beef Tenderloin with Sweet Potato and Corn Mealie Pap and Kachumbari Slaw in Africa

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Coffee has never let me down. This dish was no exception. I had picked this one out early on with high hopes of something good. The presentation was a little different but the flavors quickly made this dish my favorite one of the day. It had almost a sweet curry flavor that had a refreshing quality to it. Marcus is not a curry person in the slightest. I was glad to have this dish mostly to myself!

New England Lobster Roll: Warm Lobster with fresh Herb Mayonnaise and Griddled Roll in good old US of A

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Another sea food dish, this lobster roll basically had Marcus in the palm of its butter roll. He LOVED it. Afterwards, Marcus proclaimed this dish to be his favorite of the day. So for any seafood people this is one you will not want to skip!

Boeuf Braisé à la Bordelaise, Pomme Dauphine: Beef Braised in Cabernet Sauvignon with Red Onions and Puffed Potatoes in France

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I was excited to try this dish. One thing that Epcot did I thought was really cool was all the servers at each “country” were from the actual country. Their server badge had the city they were from in each country. I thought it was just a fun way to make the experience feel authentic. I have heard of this dish from movies so I wanted to give it a try. It was pretty basic stew taste. It was nothing special.

Moqueca: Brazilian Seafood Stew featuring Scallops, Shrimp, and White Fish with Coconut-Lime Sauce and Steamed Rice in Brazil

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This seafood stew was a dish for Marcus but I had a small bite of the rice. It was too fishy for my personal taste. It sounded like it had SO much potential but Marcus didn’t particularly care for it.

Spicy Roll: Spicy Tuna and Salmon Sushi Roll topped with Volcano Sauce in Japan

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We love sushi! Sushi is the only exception to my seafood dislike. Even though it was tuna, this roll was a little more familiar with what we normally eat. Not super fresh but it was still a solid sushi roll.

Caramel Apple Popcorn in Appleseed Orchard Wine Bar

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I loved the container this food item came it! I knew it was worth getting just for the apple container. Thankfully the Caramel Apple popcorn was just as delicious as all the photos and press gave it! It was a sweet treat to end our trip around the world with!

This is my honest opinion as a first time Food and Wine Festival goer. I went in coming off the Minnesota State Fair into this anniversary food adventure with HIGH hopes. If you are not a Minnesota native you probably wonder why I bring up the State Fair. The Minnesota State Fair has some of my favorite annual foods that keep me coming back for more and day dreaming about until August each year. Every year they add new foods to try which makes me start planning the moment the list comes out before the fair even opens. The foods are mouthwateringly delicious. ( I can give you some recommendations upon request!)

I know Disney does not spare expense when it comes to making their client experience amazing for everyone that goes. With that in mind I was not impressed with the quality and flavors of the food we purchased at Epcot’s Food and Wine Festival. I wouldn’t go back to Disney’s Epcot just for this food festival, but it was a fun experience to try at least once in my life! I am so gratefully Marcus and I were able to have this fun time together and share in this experience.

Bonus Foods at Disney Springs

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These items are not at Epcot but I could not leave them out of the post. Disney Springs is a little free access “Downtown Disney” with food and shopping. Marcus and I hit it up the first night to explore and ended up spending a solid 20 minutes in their Christmas Store. It took everything in me not to buy the whole store out. (Disney knows what it is doing!) But back to the food!

This little cake is from Amorette's Patisserie. It is the Mickey Mouse cake: Chocolate Chiffon Cake, Dark Chocolate Mousse and White Chocolate Mousse. It was the perfect combination of light and fluffy with a little bit of crunch. It was so delicious I wish we could have brought a large one home with us! I highly recommend this mini cake to get you into the Disney spirit!

We later grabbed dinner and Marcus was eyeing these nachos. Believe me when I tell you these were literally the best nachos of my life! I am not joking when I say these nachos were the best tasting food we had on out Disney trip and you DON’T EVEN NEED TO GO TO A PARK TO GET THEM! We have joked about having them flown to us. But if you are in Disney Springs go to the West Side and the sell them on a little barbecue hut on the right side of House of Blues.

The Depot Wedding Photography | Gabrielle & Tyler | Minneapolis Wedding Photographer

This beautiful Jewish wedding of Gabrielle and Tyler took place at The Depot Downtown Minneapolis. I was able to shoot alongside Gina Zeilder to serve this cute couple.

We spent the morning getting ready in one of their sweets drinking apple juice and enjoying lots of laughter. Once Gabrielle added the finishing touches ( And to be extra she even had her perfume of Gabrielle Channel because can you be more extra than having your name on your perfume?) She had her first look of the day with her bridesmaids and Bridesmen. The tears of excitement were real as they soaked her all in. Gabby gifted all of them little Tiffany Co bracelets for the girls and cufflinks for the guys.

With excitement levels high, we made our way downstairs to get Tyler ready to meet his bride. Their first look was beautiful and they were just excited to start the day.

After baring the cold and doing portraits outside. We headed in to see the ceremony space. Gabrielle and Tyler hadn't seen it done but when they did it was all dropped jaws. It was GORGEOUS!

The aisle was lined with high vases with roses in water topped with a stunning bouquet of roses and other assortment of flowers. The Houpa was a show stopper with the whole top show casing the same amount of flowers. The other side of the aisle was decked with white trees with handing crystal and tea lights.

This is a ceremony that dream are made of. The third first look of the day was with Gabrielle’s grandparents Diana and Saul. They were just as blown away on how everything turned out as everyone else.

But they were more blown away on how beautiful Gabrielle was in her full wedding attire. "Have you ever seen anything so beautiful?!" This is what Gabrielle's grandmother kept saying to me when i asked her what she thoughts about how everything turned out!

After Family Formals were done we all headed to the Frost Room to sign the hauka which is a Traditional mini Jewish ceremony.

Once it was signed we all made our way to the ceremony. One surprise for the bride and groom was a performance of Gabrielle's mom singing the 7 blessings for them. Her mom's voice was stunning as she serenaded the couple with traditional Jewish blessings. At the end Tyler crushed the glass ( he raised his arms in triumph) and surprise number two took place as an 18 piece chorus started to sing Gabrielle favorite Beatles Song " All You Need Is Love." She was SO SURPRISED and DELIGHTED!

The reception took place in the grand ballroom with a pink winter wonderland theme. It was just stunning and classy.

Highlight of the reception were Grandpa and Mom's speeches. They were heartfelt and beautiful and showchased their love for their little girl and her new groom, the dessert table was a spread of Wisconsin and Minnesota shaped pies on a stick with the Cake having a little cat topper that was made of Gab and Tyler's fur baby, and the dancing was fantastic!

The day was a dream and I wish this couple all the love as they step forward in this life with each other.