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  • Casey’s Wedding Shower: Recap

    Casey’s Wedding Shower: Recap

    Well it’s official. The bachelorette party is over, our wedding shower has come and gone, and now it’s full steam ahead towards 10.11.14…our wedding day! But before we completely immerse ourselves in our final wedding plans, I want to show you guys some highlights from our gorgeous bridal shower. As you know, Bridget is myKeep…

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  • Casey’s Bachelorette Festivities

    Casey’s Bachelorette Festivities

    Remember a few weeks back, when I had my big “Finn-ale” in Sonoma, California? Well, I’m finally back to share the deets about my oh-so-scandalous bachelorette party… …wait the only thing that was racy at all was that dress of mine, which Bridget teasingly called “white-hot” over the course of the evening. Everything else wasKeep…

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  • Casey’s Custom Wedding Invites

    Casey’s Custom Wedding Invites

    Two months from today, I will walk down the aisle to marry my best friend! I can hardly believe it…October 11th is drawing near and soon I’ll officially be Mrs. Finn. Luckily, the wedding planning process has been smooth sailing so far. We’re both pretty organized people, and we’ve got lots of spreadsheets and excelKeep…

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  • 1st Year Anniversary: PAPER Gift Idea

    1st Year Anniversary: PAPER Gift Idea

    Maybe it was the marathon, alllllll the marathon training, the triathlon, the matron of honor duties, the new teaching preps, the two teams she coached, the countless homebound students she tutored in her free time, the conference she hosted, the homework she had to do for her Master’s degree, the trips she took around theKeep…

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  • 32 Life Lessons from our Grandmothers

    32 Life Lessons from our Grandmothers

    If you’ve been reading DIY Playbook for some time now, then we hope you’ve noticed that family is very important to us both. We come from very happy homes, with large extended families…and we wouldn’t have it any other way! One thing we haven’t chatted much about is our amazing relationships with our grandmothers. We’reKeep…

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  • B’s Wedding Pictures!

    B’s Wedding Pictures!

    Finally, I’m sharing my wedding photos from our wedding back in DECEMBER! Since Matt and I are both teachers (and met at work), we thought it would only be appropriate to take our pictures in a school. We chose Matt’s Alma-mater and had a blast posing in this special place with some of our favoriteKeep…

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  • Our Save the Dates…

    Our Save the Dates…

    ย (Disclaimer: We have partnered with MagnetStreetย to bring you this post. The information and opinions expressed are 100% our own and are not influenced by MagnetStreet) The wedding planning is moving along quite nicely! Venue – Check! (<—vintage enthusiastsโ€ฆyou’re gonna die when you see this place! loooove!) DJ – Check! Dress – Check! Caterer – Check!Keep…

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  • Casey’s Engagement Photos: Part 2

    Casey’s Engagement Photos: Part 2

    I’m sharing part 2 of our engagement photos. These ones are all about the GLAM look…

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  • Casey’s Engagement Photos: Part 1

    Casey’s Engagement Photos: Part 1

    We’re counting down the days until our wedding day. Here’s a look at the first part of our engagement photos…

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  • Christmas Photo Hunt & Casey’s Engagement

    Christmas Photo Hunt & Casey’s Engagement

    Finn and I live in St. Louis and we donโ€™t get to come home to Chicago too often. When we do come back for a weekend, we find that it can be a struggle to balance the time we spend with our friends, our family, and the time we spend downtown Chicago exploring the cityKeep…

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  • The Truth About Living with a Boy

    The Truth About Living with a Boy

    So the boy and I have been living together for over 2 years now, and I often get questions from my girlfriends about what it is like living with a boy. Living with a Boy Are they messy? Do they fart and burp and smell ALL the time? Do they leave their socks and shoesKeep…

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