Hey Babes! I hope you enjoyed my post last week on an inside scoop of one of the the Real Housewives of Dallas’ Backyard BBQ!

I’m back this week with another Real Housewives of Dallas blog, but this time I’m giving you the behind-the-scenes of Season 5’s Real Housewives of Dallas at SouthFork Ranch!

First, if you don’t know why SouthFork ranch is such a cool spot, I’ll break it down for you. SouthFork is mostly known for the 13 season TV series “Dallas” that was super popular in the mid-1980s. “Dallas” starred multiple very well-known actors and actresses, a few being Patrick Duffy, Charlene Tilton, and Victoria Principal. If you haven’t heard of the show, your parents probably have! 😜

Besides SouthFork being popular because of the show, it holds great memories for Housewife Brandi Redmond, when she was a Dallas Cowboy’s Cheerleader. The cheerleaders had a tradition of hosting a ‘lock-in’ type of event where they welcome the new girls to the team and have a giant sleepover. So much fun!

To get into the details from the show, I’ll start by saying it was a 3-day event, including set up and a 2-day filming event. Both days had different themes and different activities for the girls to partake in.

DAY 1: On the first day, setup day, we got to meet the amazing SouthFork team, got a tour of the ranch, and started prepping for the busy weekend. Each Housewife was assigned a room that they were sleeping in where they found super fun Texas-themed welcome bags that had hot sauce, chips, topo chico, boot-shaped gourmet chocolates🍫 and so much more. The rest of the day, we got familiar with the space and brought in any fun props or items that we had for the weekend.

The setup for Day 1 started super early on Friday morning. My team and I first got niced up by the crew and then get to work on all the details. We were ready for the ladies with details like a neon colorful balloon garland🎈 that cascades the backyard balcony and a slinky chandelier space with a disco ball in the centerpiece to really bring alive the 80’s theme! And of course, there are fun pool floaties and an awesome DJ.

Upon arrival, each Housewife was greeted with a specialty mint julep cocktail🍹 and given a tour of the house. After this, we went directly into cocktails and lunch by the pool. Once the pool party was over, all the ladies got with their glam squad to get ready for the 80’s Prom-themed welcome party! Drinks were served before dinner and the evening flowed into the Murder Mystery event.

DAY 2: The second day of filming started off as one of the more entertaining days in my opinion!! My team and I repurposed the balloon garland and moved it to cascade the tree where the ladies were set to do 80’s jazzercise with an instructor. SO. FUN. We presented a jazzercise swag station where everyone got to pick out their leotard, sweatbands, and scrunches. Now I mentioned this was the most entertaining event because, it’s early in the morning, the ladies had an eventful night the night before and now they have to get up in the Texas heat to do a 45 min jazzercise workout.🤣 Unfortunately this was not aired on television but I can tell you, these ladies were all struggling. But at least they looked good while doing it! ✅

After sweating out all the toxins from the night before, the ladies had a break time to recoup and get ready for the rest of the day. During this time, Brandi and Stephanie had some one-on-one bestie time. Brandi gifted Stephanie a special pinky ring that has a back story that is just too sweet to share!💕

Later in the evening, the ladies’ husbands arrive at the ranch. At this point, everyone is dressed for the “Dallas” themed events. We had armadillo races, lasso competitions, a cork-gun competition…all the activities that normally go on in Texas.🤠 Prizes are being passed out accordingly as the games go on and shortly after, we head into dinner. Drinks and dancing followed shortly after dinner. It was a blast! Can you guess which housewife ended up in the pool?😬😂

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Babes, today’s featured Real Wedding was classic, elegant, and oh-so-romantic! Paige and Andrew’s wedding was one that will not soon be forgotten. This timeless all-white affair included flowers for days, over-the-top cakes, and a fun wedding band all the way from Austin, Texas.

And, my favorite part: When it was time to send off the bride and groom, guests were surprised by not only one confetti drop, but TWO — an epic way to end the night!🎊🎊

I hope you enjoy this Real Wedding!

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BYE, BABES 😘

Venues: Highland Park United Methodist Church
The Adolphus Hotel
Photography: Jennifer Yarbro Photography

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Celina, Texas

Howdy, Babes! Ok. This was not your typical barn wedding! From a stunning outdoor ceremony with the bride wearing a custom Pnina Tornai gown from Kleinfeld, to a cocktail hour filled with lawn games, cigar rollers, beer carts, specialty cocktails and Dee Lincoln’s famous crab cakes..this took “barn wedding” to a whole new meaning.

The reception area was filled with lush florals and greens, painted pumpkins, and a doughnut wall! AND, y’all. Celebrity country singer Justin Moore even hit the stage and gave the guests their own private concert! The night ended with fireworks over the lake and a helicopter send-off!

This was such a fun wedding to plan and Chelsea and Blake were both such FUN clients. Check out the photos below and let us know your favorite detail! 🤠💕🎉

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BYE, BABES 😘

Venue: The Venue at Waterstone
Photography: Jennifer Yarbro Photography

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Hey Babes!

As a wedding planner, I am always trying to make your lives easier.💯 If you’re a bride or groom going through this wedding planning journey, I’ve got your back today! I will tell you all about the products that you need to buy for your wedding. These products are THE BOMB and I promise, they’ll make your life easier. As an Amazon affiliate, I’ve created categories within my Amazon Page so you can breeze through those links, and you can purchase anything you might need for your wedding. This makes it simple and easy to get anything that you may need, that you may not even know that you need, or may have forgotten – and order it off of Amazon. So easy right?! Let’s get started.

Okay, so the first category inside my Amazon affiliate links is called Welcome Bag Supplies. If you’re not familiar with Welcome Bags, they are a bag or a box that you would put in the hotel room of a guest that’s coming in from out of town. Usually, this has a couple of different goodies in it like some drinks, some snacks, and an itinerary that lets your guest know where to be when. So, in order to make your life a little easier as you plan your wedding, I’ve created a category for this. 💁🏼‍♀️ It has things like bags, tissue paper, water bottles, granola bars and hangover kits. Anything you would want to put inside those welcome gifts for your guest is in this category to make it so easy for you to click through and purchase what you want and then all you have to do is stuff the bags! Check it out here!

The next category that you definitely need to check out is Wedding Day Necessities. In this category, you’re going to find things like cake cutter and servers, toasting flutes 🥂, or a card box- Things that you’re going to need to have physically there and present on your wedding day. You know those fun foam LED sticks that you see in everybody’s videos? I have those linked here! We also have flip flops that your guests can change into after they’re dancing on the dance floor all night and they don’t want to be in their heels. So many fun things! Check it out here.

Okay, the third category that I’m going to talk to you about today is the Wedding Planner Emergency Kit category. If you’re a bride this applies to you, but if you’re a wedding planner this applies to you as well. I have curated every single thing that’s in my emergency kit including the kit itself in this category in my Amazon links. So, literally, all you have to do is purchase everything in that category, and you have an emergency kit that’s going to get you through your wedding weekend without a hitch! 🙏 To give you an idea, we’re talking things like Tide to go pens, safety pins, bandages, scissors, and ribbon. Take it from a wedding planner, you can never be too prepared! Check out this list here.

The fourth category is actually a Wedding Covid Safety Kit. 😷 Now hopefully this won’t be a thing for much longer. Since we are a year and a half into this thing, this is a category where you can find things for your wedding like masks, hand sanitizer, and gloves. Things like this will help keep you and your guest safe during the wedding. Check it out here!

The fifth category and one that I’m really excited about, and I think you will be too is the Bridesmaid Boxes category. Now I’ve literally curated such a cute Bridesmaid box in this Amazon category. It’s going to have the actual box, the filler, the champagne glass, and the will you be my bridesmaid card. So many cute little things and all you have to do is purchase the items in that category. Then it comes to you, and all you have to do is assemble. You don’t have to actually curate all the things to go in the bridesmaids’ boxes. If you’re stuck and don’t have an idea or don’t know what to do to ask your bridesmaids if they’ll be your bridesmaid 👯‍♀️, this is a great option. So I hope you’ll check it out here!

All in all, if you’re already planning on buying these things for your wedding, I want to make it easy and curated for you so you have one place to go to look for all your wedding day necessities.

Happy shopping! 🛍 Until Next Time –

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BYE, BABES 😘