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Happy February! We’ve been quiet for a while and thought we could explain why and update you on some of the things that have gone on in our lives this Winter.

If you’re new to the wedding world, Winter is our “slow” season. It’s when weddings slow down significantly, we catch up on editing/admin work, and we get some much-needed off time. We get to spend more time with family and friends, rest, work on our home, and so many other things that take a backseat during our busier seasons. It’s wonderfully boring!

Lots of animal snuggles, date nights, working out (we have to get ready for wedding season!), and the like have filled our days. Our mid-day walks and sporadic Sonic runs have been our favorite. Our phones have filled up with photos of our animals and adventures in place of weddings for a couple of months.

Once the slow season hits, it feels like we’re finally able to check off things that have sat on our to-do list for far too long as well. On the other hand, we focus on resting and taking care of ourselves. It may sound silly, but we try to prep for wedding season the best we can by doing things like going to the chiropractor to make sure we’re healthy. It’s been a beautiful mixture of rest and preparation.

Life Lately- February 2022 | Katie & Alec Blog

Life Lately- February 2022 | Katie & Alec Blog

What We’ve Been Up to in Our Business

In 2021 we shot more weddings than ever before. Because of that, we were so ready for this slow season! We needed it so much, and it’s been such a fabulous break! Every year it cracks us up because we can’t wait to get to our slow season and vice versa once we’re in it, we can’t wait to get back to shooting. Over the years, we’ve learned not to wish away this season of rest. It fills us up and allows us to serve well. Plus, it’s over in the blink of an eye. Seriously, how is it already the end of February?

This year, our slow season had us taking January almost completely off, and February has been full of smaller sessions (like Courtney & Gregory’s engagement or this incredible waterfall proposal), editing, and our last covid reschedule mini wedding. Once we hit April, we’ll be busy throughout the Fall, and we can’t wait! This year we have built-in a lot more margin, so we don’t have back-to-back weddings to an extreme (we did 13 consecutive weddings last year). It’s got us more excited because we feel like we’ll be able to rest more and bring our best to each KA couple we serve in 2022.

Another big part of our slow season is focusing on education. We’ve been digging into classes and learning so much we can bring into this season for our couples! We also hired a business coach and have been working with her during this season to help us grow our business this year! We’ve got some seriously exciting announcements coming soon!

We Hosted Christmas

Over the break, we got the chance to host Christmas for the first time at our house! We had Alec’s family over to decorate cookies, open gifts, and enjoy time together. It was so wonderful to have everyone together, especially in our home. Hosting is one of our favorite things to do, and this was so special for us. Ava even dressed up for the occasion, lol!

Life Lately- February 2022 | Katie & Alec Blog

Our Best Friend’s Baby Sprinkle

One of the highlights of this season has been planning & hosting our best friend’s baby shower. We’ve known this precious couple since college, since before they were dating, and we’re so thankful for them! They’re about to welcome their third child into the world, and getting to celebrate her was a true joy! Katie definitely didn’t hate getting to host and being able to plan everything.

We did a Galentine’s theme since we hosted it in February, just a week after valentine’s day! It was so much fun getting to include lots of pink colors and sweet valentine’s day touches.

A special thanks to It’s a Party in Trussville for the incredible balloon arch and the Heavenly Donut Company for the delicious donuts. Our past bride Lynsey also made incredible cookies that were such a hit that we didn’t get to photograph them much.

Life Lately- February 2022 | Katie & Alec Blog

Life Lately- February 2022 | Katie & Alec Blog

Life Lately- February 2022 | Katie & Alec Blog

We’re Going to California!!

Honestly, the off-season has been difficult in many different ways. We’re pretty private people and keep what we can to ourselves since so much of our lives are shared online with our amazing supporters, couples, and followers. We don’t say this for pity, but more to show that life isn’t always a highlight reel. Because of this, we wanted to get away for a little while, travel, and spend some quality time together. So, we’ve planned a trip to California next month!

We’ll be visiting San Diego and LA while checking off some major bucket list items! A few of those items will be going to Disney Land, doing a hot air balloon ride over the coast, and horseback riding up to the infamous Hollywood sign, to name a few. It will be our last big hurrah before wedding season kicks into full gear!

Life Lately- 2022 | Katie & Alec Blog

Life Lately- 2022 | Katie & Alec Blog

Last year we were both in California on different trips, and we can’t wait to be back together! It should be a fun trip, and a nice break before life gets even crazier. If you have any LA or San Diego recs, we would LOVE to hear them! You can drop them for us in the comments.

 

Thanks so much for taking the time to read about everything we’ve had going on in life the last couple of months. We’re so thankful you’re here and for your support! It’s hard to believe that it’s already February and that we’re about to shoot our 8th wedding season. To say we’re thankful for everything this business allows us to do and the people we’ve been able to meet would be a major understatement.

Blessings,

Katie & Alec

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