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Jenny & Rob on Style Me Pretty!

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Morgan & John – December 8, 2012

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Our New Year’s Eve Party featured on Home Confetti!

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Chicago Hunter Derby

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Derby Day Luncheon

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Chicago Opera Theater’s 39th Annual Gala

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Kim & Andrew – October 20, 2012

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Kristin & Colby’s Purple Palette

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Holiday Table Setting

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Brannon & Michael- October 1st, 2011

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A Look Back – Summer 2011

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MDE Feature On Be U Weddings Blog

Alexandra Jusino
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6 Things You Don’t Know About Alexandra Jusino

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Bonnie & John – June 25, 2011

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My professional opinion? A really good party is mo My professional opinion? A really good party is money well spent 😉✨

Wedding Planner: @mdurpettievents @michelledurpettievents
Photography: @vangelisphotography
Videography: @luigidegregorio
Content Creator: @socialbridescollective
Venue: @dimoraghirlandaio
Florals: @flowersliving
Production & Lighting: @jdevents
Rentals: @preludiodivisionenoleggio
Catering: @brindapino
Beverage: @pourevents
Hair & Makeup: @alessandromancinostudios
Entertainment: @dj_ricardo_morra_, The Tuscany Folk Band
The details that welcomed a 15-person guest list f The details that welcomed a 15-person guest list for a wedding entirely their own.

Photo: @emilypradaphoto
Hair + Makeup: @theartistmonet
Venue: @thecastlevineyard
Planning: @mdurpettievents
Dress: @galialahav
Florals: @xodesign_co
Video: @whitesprucefilms
Content: @amorellaevents
Officiant: @dgotiear
Turns out, 15 guests is plenty to get the party st Turns out, 15 guests is plenty to get the party started.

For Joelle + Michael, a tight guest list left room to make the celebration unmistakably theirs with the people they love the most.

Photo: @emilypradaphoto
Hair + Makeup: @theartistmonet
Venue: @thecastlevineyard
Planning: @mdurpettievents
Dress: @galialahav
Florals: @xodesign_co
Video: @whitesprucefilms
Content: @k.lafleurfilms 
Officiant: @dgotiear
If you listen closely, you can hear “Lean on Me” p If you listen closely, you can hear “Lean on Me” playing as Cass and I walk into the ring. Pretty perfect timing. 🥰

Our second year at Capital Challenge in the 3’3” Amateur Owner Hunters, 36 & Over. Two days of learning, an 85.25 that meant more than the number, and Cass being exactly who I needed him to be.

Four weeks out from an AC joint separation, with multiple businesses to run, getting here took some doing. Competing alongside such talented amateurs and extraordinary horses is both motivating and a little intimidating. Congratulations to everyone on some beautiful rounds!! Love cheering on my fellow amateur hunter riders. 👏🏻👏🏻

Cass was six when our story started, and I needed a serious payment plan to bring him home. He’s almost 18 now. Still chasing big things together, still teaching me about courage, communication and partnership.

Thank you, East Winds, for taking such good care of us and helping us keep getting better. 🤍

Cass, thanks for always being the soulmate I can lean on. Dad, I suspect you were on DJ duty up there today. Good song choice.

Forever a horse girl, chasing dreams and singing in the ring. 🤍
Different space, same idea: take really good care Different space, same idea: take really good care of people🍸

Planning & Design: @mdurpettievents
Floral Design: @cameronkeatingpb
Photos: @amandamegmiller
Video: @mirarweddings
Content: @weddingdaycontentcreator
Rentals: @maisondecarine
Linens, Chairs: @nuagedesigns 
Menu + Printed items: @afinepress
Photo Booth: @slpstudios
DJ: @djreyinc
Cake: @dejavusweets
Location: @thecolonypalmbeach
Steaks: @meatsbygeneandgeorgetti
It’s hard to believe the earth has continued to ex It’s hard to believe the earth has continued to exist, and life has moved on for two years since that day you left us. But I know that while your not here physically anymore, your lessons, your knowledge and values, your wit, your work ethic and your love and legacy live on on so many ways and so many of us. And don’t get me started on your humor (watch until the end, @elianroseandlucygoose you should remember that one!). 

Dad, you’re so missed. And so loved. And so celebrated. Thank you for being such a person that so many miss you, and for being the kind of dad that most people only wish or dream about. 

For me, immense grief is proof of immense love, so the grief I carry with me for you is one I carry with honor and not sadness most days. Until we meet again, I will keep looking for you in all the signs you send. 🤍

Love you. Michelle
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