Do you remember that Saturday last March where it rained, snowed and then was sunny by the afternoon?  Well, that was the same beautiful day when Jess & Gene got married at Palisade.  I asked Jessica if she had any advice for couples planning their own wedding...

"It might seem like strange advice but I would highly recommend choosing flowers for your wedding that are very seasonal to your date. We married in early spring so we used Ranunculus, Freesia, Dianthus, Hydrangea, Spider Mums... Now that our anniversary is coming, it has been so amazing these past few weeks to walk by the flower shops and see the flowers from my wedding day. They're only around this time of year so it's really special. One fragrant note from the White Narcissus and I'm taken back to all the amazing memories of that day."

To see more images from their amazing day, click here - happy happy anniversary J&G - you are both super awesome.

Amy & Derek were married last February at the beautiful Sorrento Hotel.  It was at this wedding where I met the fabulous Annemarie Juhlian too!  I asked Amy for any wedding day advice she might have.  She said "for the wedding day my advice is to be very thoughtful to take moments to really look around and take in what is happening. Especially to the bride when walking down the aisle - look at the guests and their smiling faces."  Sounds like great advice to me!

Click here to see photos from their sweet day

Amber & Justin are celebrating their first anniversary this weekend - it was such a beautiful day last February at the Grand Willow Inn in Mt. Vernon - if you'd like to see more photos from their day, click here

I'm hoping to get some 'words of wisdom' from past couples to pass on to those of you that are in the midst of planning their own big day...stay tuned for more anniversaries!

(edited on 2/11)  I just got this note/comment from Amber and thought I would insert it here...

"Wow! I cannot believe it has been a year, and look, I still have all of these wonderful pictures to look back on. The wedding was beautiful and it was one of the best days of my life. If I have to recommend anything, I would say to hire a coordinator for the day if you can. She made sure everything ran smoothly and it was stress free for me!  I have to give a shout out to Jenny, without her, I wouldn't have these wonderful memories captured forever. I cannot say enough about her, she made us feel so comfortable and relaxed, she brought out the best in us and thought of things I wouldn't have otherwise thought of. After the wedding, my whole family couldn't stop talking about how wonderful and funny she was, how nice she was, and how truly beautiful the pictures had turned out. I have many people to thank for the coming together of the wedding, but Jenny is the only one who captured it all so I can look back on it forever - Thank you Jenny!!!"    - Amber