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Romantic Springtime Blush Wedding Inspiration // The McGarity House Wedding Styled Shoot

Romantic Springtime Wedding Inspiration // The McGarity House Wedding Styled Shoot

The McGarity House Wedding Styled Shoot I am so excited to be finally sharing The McGarity House wedding styled photoshoot with you on the blog today for a number of reasons. Not only is it absolutely breathtaking. But, its backstory is a prime example of how your wedding planner is so much more READ MORE

April 11, 2018

Easy How-to Guide to Reception Seating by Atlanta Certified Wedding Planner and Wedding Blogger Cathy Nugent, Reception Seating Tips

Easy How-to Guide to Reception Seating

  Chances are you're going through that generic wedding planning checklist you found on Pinterest or The Knot. You saw that you needed to create a seating arrangement for your wedding reception. More specifically, that you should do this 2 to 3 weeks before the big day. (As if you didn't READ MORE

August 24, 2017

How-To Get the Most From a Bridal Show

You're engaged. Now what? Congratulations! You're engaged! This is such an exciting time in your life. Now that you've posted your ring selfie and told everyone you know, you're probably wondering what to do next. It's no secret that planning a wedding is a full time job. Not to mention, today's READ MORE

August 2, 2017

Atlanta Ballroom Wedding at The Biltmore Ballrooms; Atlanta Certified Wedding Planner; Atlanta Wedding Coordinator

What Your Wedding Florist Wishes You Knew

When you dream of your wedding day and all the decor, you may be one of the many who dream in florals. Don't lie. I want you to go to that secret wedding Pinterest board of yours and look through the pins. Did you think I could guess that a majority of them have some sort of floral element to them? READ MORE

July 26, 2017

Wedding Artist Brittany Branson

Live Painting is the New Wedding Trend You’re Going to Love

Some people may think that all weddings are essentially the same. People get married, there's food and drinks, probably some cake, and a lot of dancing. However, one of the things I actually love most about weddings is that every event is, in fact, so different. Like snowflakes, there are never two READ MORE

June 28, 2017

Why you Should Un-Plug Your Wedding ; Un-Plugged Weddings

Why You Should ‘Un-Plug’ Your Wedding

By now I'm sure you've all seen some version of the following as you've attended weddings over the years. Or worse, you're actually the one unknowingly ruining the moment and professional photos with your need to capture a low-quality iPhone photo for your Instagram feed. Let's just let these sit READ MORE

May 24, 2017

Summer Wedding Ideas, Summer Wedding Inspiration, Summer Reception Ideas

Treating Your Guests at Your Summer Wedding

When it comes to summer weddings, especially southern summer weddings, there's only really one word that can describe them all: Hot If you're a wedding guest that gets invited to a summer wedding in a place like Texas, your immediate reaction is to probably cringe from reliving the sweat stains in READ MORE

May 2, 2017

Wedding RSVP Card Tips and Tricks

RSVP Card Tips

You've put together, stuffed, addressed, and sent out your wedding invitations. Now you're sitting back drinking your much needed glass of wine asking "now what?" only to realize you're in the calm before the storm. The last few weeks before the big day are filled with a lot of little, READ MORE

April 13, 2017

How-to Write the Perfect Thank-You Note

  You're engaged, and you're drowning in wedding gifts. It's fun to receive gifts - especially wedding gifts. You're already dreaming of building a home together. Wedding gifts make it that much more real and exciting. This is the only type of drowning I think I could be happy with. But, READ MORE

April 12, 2017

Real Weddings ; The Nugent Wedding Tale ; College Station Wedding Planner

What Your Wedding Photographer Wishes You Knew

There's a reason that one of the things brides are most excited about when it comes to their wedding is their wedding photographer. I mean, your wedding photos are the one tangible thing (well, besides your wedding video) that you can look back on for a lifetime. You spend so much time looking at READ MORE

April 10, 2017

Tips for Embracing the Rainy Wedding Day

Every Wedding Needs a Plan B I think all wedding planners can agree with me when I say that it's important to have a plan B when it comes to your wedding day - especially when it comes to the weather. Mother nature is extremely unpredictable, and she has absolutely no mercy when it comes to your READ MORE

April 5, 2017

What You Can Skip on Your Wedding Registry

Creating your wedding registry is a lot like Pinterest... It's a dark hole that is easy to slip into and get lost once you get started. One minute you're registering for towels, and the next you're 56 pages into Amazon looking at table lamps that look like hedge hogs. Trust me, I've been READ MORE

March 27, 2017

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Atlanta based Award Winning Interior and Event Designer and Home Blogger Cathy Nugent

Hi, friends! I'm Cathy, a nationally published award winning designer of spaces to gather and southern belle writer based out of a small(ish) town outside of Atlanta, Georgia. However, most people know me as the Monica Geller of my friend group – a coffee connoisseur and dog mom with a huge heart for hosting and an eye for design. The heart behind what I do is simple. I want to help you be intentional on creating spaces to gather and celebrating life's precious moments - whether that be weddings, parties, or something as simple as having loved ones in your home. Living Simply, Loving Generously, and Hosting with Heart.

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I’m not going to mind doing dishes with a pretty I’m not going to mind doing dishes with a pretty view like this. ✨💛 I hung these DARLING cafe curtains in my kitchen today, and I can’t get enough of the gold details with the rod, rings, and medallions. I still need to install cabinet hardware, but I’m really loving how everything is coming together in our new house. I’m feeling so inspired with embracing new styles and I hope you are too following along!  #ahostinghome 

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Building raised garden beds and planting with a to Building raised garden beds and planting with a toddler who just wanted to  dig and bury tools and throw dirt everywhere was as about as chaotic as you could imagine. (Forget wood for a second, have you seen how expensive DIRT is this year?! 🤦🏼‍♀️) Rob built me raised beds at our old house after Layne passed away and learning to garden became such a labor of love for me. We really missed having a garden last summer after we sold our old house and moved into the rental, so we were so excited to get started and plan another set of raised beds for this year for the new house. It’s a start — and we can’t wait to expand this little garden area even more as we go. 💛🪴 Are you excited for your garden this year? What are you growing?! #ahostinghome 

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Can I just say that if you’ve been on the fence Can I just say that if you’ve been on the fence about a bold design decision… to just do it! After I shared the black living room wall, I had a few friends tell me they wanted to do the same in other spaces in their home and they chickened out. Especially when it comes to paint, I say just go for it! Paint is one of the easiest ways to completely transform the look and feel of your home. It’s only paint — and that’s the beauty of it! If you hate it you can always paint it back. So instead of asking what if you hate it, ask yourself what if you LOVE it?! 🖤👏🏼 #ahostinghome 

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// Color Details: Tricorn Black by @sherwinwilliams mixed in eggshell/satin in the Duration line // Walls are Extra White by #sherwinwilliamspaint 

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About the only thing I managed to get done this we About the only thing I managed to get done this weekend with a sick toddler was the little gallery wall in our dining room. I found these wireless battery operated gold gallery lights on Amazon and they are AMAZING. Comes in 3 colors, under $35, and super easy to install. I love how it just added a little something and made it look more high end. 😍👏🏼 #ahostinghome 

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My living room took a complete transformation this My living room took a complete transformation this evening — and I’m so in love! (You really didn’t think I’d part with these floral curtains did you?! 🤪) I always talk about the power of paint… but there’s also so much power in drapery, friends! I love how cozy they make our new home feel and how it just feels like “us” now with them up. ❤️ #ahostinghome
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✨ Progress ✨ I’m so excited to finally be at ✨ Progress ✨ I’m so excited to finally be at the point of unpacking that I can start decorating a little bit! What do you think of the vibe in here so far? Hoping to get the kitchen cabinet hardware on this weekend! #ahostinghome 

p.s. I’ve also got big plans to refinish these table and chairs soon! 😍

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After all the rain, we finally got the wire backin After all the rain, we finally got the wire backing, our gates done, and the fence finished this week! 😍 We had a fencing company local to us do it, and they did an amazing job. We had a fence like this at our old house, and we loved how open it made our back yard feel while still keeping the dogs in. With the dogs, the fence was project priority No. 1 after we moved in — and I must say, I’m so glad I won’t have to embarrass myself chasing a puppy around the house with a toddler on my hip in my slippers anymore! 🤪 Are you team privacy fence or team 5 row fence? 🏡 #ahostinghome
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It’s been a long time coming, y’all… We clo It’s been a long time coming, y’all… 
We closed on our new house last week! It has been a crazy past few days getting moved in and the essentials set up/ unpacked, but we are so excited for the new adventure! We’ve already got so many plans and ideas, and I can’t wait to completely transform this home! 😍 I hope you’re just as excited to follow along! #ahostinghome
The power of paint (and shutters!) Adding black sh The power of paint (and shutters!) Adding black shutters and a black door completely transformed the look of our house and made the exterior POP! 😍 We’re getting SO close, y’all. We’ve got just a little finish work left inside for them to wrap up, and we have our final walk through next week! #ahostinghome 

Exterior Paint Colors—
- Siding: Extra White by @sherwinwilliams 
- Shutters & Door: Iron Ore by #sherwinwilliams 
- Cedar wood columns

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