From Desiree Hartsock… Love is big. It?s a deep, bottomless feeling that keeps on expanding. It starts with just the two of you and before you know it, it?s grown to include a dog, a home, a life. Then, you add in the sweet elation of an engagement and a wedding date and you open […]

From Desiree Hartsock… Love is big. It?s a deep, bottomless feeling that keeps on expanding. It starts with just the two of you and before you know it, it?s grown to include a dog, a home, a life. Then, you add in the sweet elation of an engagement and a wedding date and you open yourself up to a whole caboodle of emotions. Yes, most of them are amazing ? you feel giddy one moment and then just so deeply grateful the next. But you might also feel a little overwhelmed or stressed. And I totally understand. As my love story played out on a national stage, I felt pressure to design the perfect wedding. Today I’m sharing some insight on how I maintained my perspective and kept those wedding fears at bay.
Fear #1: You?re afraid you won?t have the most stylish wedding.
We live in a digital age of perfection, where the prettiest weddings (hello, beautiful sites like Style Me Pretty!) are viewable with just a few clicks on our computers or phones. It?s easy to feel like you and your wedding won?t measure up. But here?s a secret: I?ve worked with plenty of brides who seemed to ?have it all?: a gorgeous figure, a huge wedding budget, a supportive fiancé, yet every one of them had...