Mandy and Brian almost missed each other – Mandy was about to delete the match.com app from her phone just when Brian sent her his first message. Thankfully she responded! Now, almost…
Here’s a magical (literally) proposal story for you: Paula and Adam, who met through mutual friends while Adam was stationed in Alexandria, Virginia for an Army assignment, got engaged at…
What’s better than one proposal story? TWO proposal stories! Marlene and Jess took turns asking each other to marry them under very different, unique circumstances. Give us the details! When?…
Sometimes, an engagement is a family affair. At least, that’s how it happened for Kanesha and Conrad, who are planning a wedding in Birmingham, Alabama and using Joy. Give us…
Despite living 200 miles away from each other for the first 2 years of their relationship, Erin and Timothy knew they had something special after they met on match.com. Timothy…
Planning a wedding is hard work, but being a good wedding guest isn’t the easiest thing in the world either. Thankfully, the secrets to being a great wedding guest that aren’t expensive or…
Here’s some news that won’t surprise you — weddings are expensive. And wedding flowers can eat a big chunk of your budget. Here at Joy, we do everything we can…
Weddings are generally romantic, and wedding photographer Niki McCarthy of Niki Rhodes Photo is a true romantic – no wonder we are as smitten with her interview as we are…
As soon as the Joy team saw Juliann and Thineshan’s adorable cover photo on their Joy wedding website, we knew we had to share their story with the world. On…
Here at Joy, we’ve shared the stories of some of our favorite vendors. Now we are get to start sharing some other really special stories – the stories of real…
If you’re reading this blog post, you’re probably involved in an upcoming wedding. Whether you’re a bride, groom, bridesmaid, groomsman, mother of the bride, father of the groom, wedding photographer,…
The first thing you’ll learn when you start planning a wedding is that everybody has very strong opinions and nobody is shy about sharing them with you. Personally, when I planned my…
Shakespeare questioned whether a rose, by any other name, would smell as sweet. Well, when you’re already over budget and suddenly faced with florists’ quotes that are bigger than your rent,…
Wedding planning is tough, especially if you have champagne tastes and a beer budget. But just because money is tight, you aren’t doomed to a cash bar! The team at Joy is here…
It’s that time of year again – love-struck folks are dropping down to one knee and asking for their true love’s hand in marriage. If you’re thinking of proposing soon,…
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