• Real Alaskan Weddings

    Lorell’s Favorite Things 2020

    Well, I am back again with my list of my favorite things for 2020! I figured it was so much fun last year that I needed to make this a yearly thing! Even though my wedding season was light (because of you know what) there were some memorable things to share! So, let’s get to it! I started 2020 with a bang with Melissa & Chris’s winter wedding at Alyeska Resort in January. There were so many details from this wedding to note, but I’ll have to limit it to just a couple or else we will be here all day, lol! Can we talk about Chris and his Groomsmen…

  • Real Alaskan Weddings,  Wedding Pro Tips

    Buyer Beware!

    I figured with the Alaska Wedding Fair coming up this Sunday and everyone getting engaged this was a good story to share with you all since I know you will be looking for vendors for your wedding soon! You know how they say, “You get what you pay for.” Well here’s a story about a wedding planner, and her nightmare wedding photographer that she hired for her wedding! Yep, it was me! If I was granted a “do-over” from my wedding day, do you know what it would be? Well, besides the horrible, and boring first dance song that my husband chose (which was Feel My Love by Adele in…

  • Life in Alaska,  Real Alaskan Weddings

    Lorell’s Favorite Things 2019

    If Oprah can have a “Favorite Things 2019” list, so can I! I’m recapping some of my favorite things, ideas, and moments from my 2019 weddings. Brianna and Clay came from South Carolina to elope in Alaska. This beautiful picture of Brianna’s late mother was held by her sister during the ceremony. What a beautiful way to honor her late mother and include her in the ceremony. Brianna’s Tiffany Blue Hunter Boots were everything! One of the Bride’s closest friends baked this homemade wedding cheesecake for Mercedes and Jay. It was made with LOVE! Guests had cheesecake for dessert and this beauty got to go home with the newlyweds! We…

  • Behind the Scenes,  Real Alaskan Weddings

    This is the “ugly!”

    Okay, I guess you are due for an “ugly” story! When people find out I’m a wedding planner, their first response is usually “Wow, that’s so cool!” (Thank you JLo!) And then their next response is, “I bet you have some good stories to tell!” Yeah, I’ve got stories, I’ve got good ones, I’ve got bad ones, and I’ve got ugly ones. Thankfully, I don’t have too many ugly ones! So, let’s talk about a wedding that I had back in 2013 that seriously haunts me till this day! This couple booked me for a Wedding Day Direction package, which is wedding day management. The planning of it was left…