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10.01.2012

{a reintroduction}

Things have been growing around here pretty quickly these days, and I thought that I would have a reintroduction of sorts. It is October now, my favorite month, so I figured it was the perfect time! Of course, you can always visit my About Me or FAQ pages any time, but I guess this makes things a little bit easier.


I'm 25, a wedding planner, and a small business owner

I have a little dog named Olive Duff, and a high-school-sweetheart-turned-husband just called Duff by his friends. I prefer Robert or a variety of other pet names that I highly doubt you want to know about.

I have just a small obsession with Taylor Swift (I'm warning you now). This is not a surprise to those who have been reading this blog for any amount of time.

I live five minutes from the beach, but haven't actually been in the ocean in ten years. I'm afraid of sharks. And dolphins. And seaweed. 

We also live an hour from wine country. This gets dangerous.

I love pink, bows, and polka dots. I even have an entire Pinterest board dedicated to these things.

I started this blog officially in April of 2010, but I didn't actually do anything with it until November of 2010. I guess that makes it around 2 years old.

A few other things...

Interested in hearing how I became a wedding planner? Are you interested in learning more about what it takes to own your own business or be a wedding/event planner? Then you should subscribe to my newsletter (which has officially launched). I'm not going to lie, I get a lot of emails right now from people who are interested in wedding planning, and I honestly can't keep up! This is the best way to learn more, I promise. 

Do you also love to blog about weddings? Then you should start linking up for Wedding Wednesday!

Are you getting married soon, and have a specific question about wedding planning? Email me and I would be happy to include it in a future Wedding Wednesday post.

If you're on Twitter, I want to connect! I'm constantly on Twitter, and would love to chat, really!

If you are looking for lots of wedding and design inspiration, then you should definitely follow me on Pinterest. I'm obsessed, of course. 

I don't have a Facebook for the blog specifically, but I do have one for my company! I like to share wedding related things on there, and I rarely post the same things on Twitter and Facebook. In my mind, they are two different mediums and I want to treat them that way!

Oh, and do you love pictures of sweet little dog faces? Then you should follow me on Instagram. My username is JoelleDuff, and at least once a week I wish that my life were more interesting so I could post more. But for now, Olive Duff will just have to be my main subject.

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Before you go, I was hoping that you'd help me out with something. You see, I created this little survey and I was hoping that you'd answer few questions for me. I always love learning about who is reading this little blog here, and why. 

I would also love it if you would leave a comment telling me about yourself! Again, I love learning more about my readers, and I know that there are so many more people who read that don't comment.

So that's it! That's me and my blog in a nutshell! Thanks for listening today, and I can't wait for more great October posts!

xoxo,
Joelle

26 comments:

Unknown said...

so nice to get to know you a little better :)
just took your survey
love,
elisabeth
lavitaebella-elisabeth.blogspot.com

Unknown said...

Thanks so much for taking the survey, and for taking the time to comment Elisabeth! Hope you have a great week :)

xoxo,
Joelle

Unknown said...

I love this post, Joelle! Just took your survey, can't wait to see where your blog is headed :)

Unknown said...

Thanks so much Kate! I'm so excited for the future right now :)))

xoxo,
Joelle

Unknown said...

Taking your survey now! I love posts like this! So nice to get to know you even more.

Unknown said...

Thanks so much Whitney! I really appreciate you taking the time to take the survey for me :)

xoxo,
Joelle

Unknown said...

Living so close to wine country IS dangerous! ha!


Taking your survey now :)


xxx
Jenna

Unknown said...

I took the survey moments ago, and I'm wondering what news you have for us on your blog. Love from Europe, Tina

Unknown said...

Obviously, I've been following your blog (and Twitter and FB and IG) for awhile now, but I still love to see how others introduce themselves. Love this! Survey time! :)

Unknown said...

I just took the survey! I love the fact that you are a wedding planner; that is what I do too! I'm subscribed to your newsletter to learn more about the business. I'll visit again soon!!

Unknown said...

Taylor Swift is a pretty awesome lady to be obsessed with...I approve! ;P

Unknown said...

It really is! I go at least once a month, and come back with almost a case of wine every time!

Unknown said...

Just answered the survey but couldn't subscribe to the newsletter. The link leads me to the survey instead. Just recently found your blog, but I love what you're doing.

lyckoland.blogg.se

Unknown said...

Oh no! Thanks for letting me know. I just changed the link :)

xoxo,
Joelle

Unknown said...

Haha that's good to hear ;)


xoxo,
Joelle

Unknown said...

Thank you so much! I hope you get something out of the newsletter :)


xoxo,
Joelle

Unknown said...

Thanks Lindsay :) I'm still so happy that we found each other! I love your blog too, I hope you know!


xoxo,
Joelle

Unknown said...

Just took the survey! I love your blog and I always find your wedding posts very helpful.

Unknown said...

Just took the survey and I'm already subscribed to the newsletter. Was SO excited to get the first one last week. :) Love love LOVE your blog; I'm here everyday! I just started a blog two months ago and I'm planning to link up with you on Wedding Wednesdays. Thanks for blogging, Joelle! You inspire me.


theSpunkySapphire.wordpress.com

Unknown said...

Looking forward to receiving advice ! I really want to make it as a planner and after my wedding I will seriously start looking for ways to make it work. Joelle, you are so beautiful and doing such a wonderful thing ... keep up the good work !


Love Chrissi xo


www.christianaholt.blogspot.com

Unknown said...

Aw, thank you so much Chrissi :) It really means the world to me to know that I have so many people cheering me on right now. Good luck with the wedding planning, and with whatever you decide to do after!

xoxo,
Joelle

Unknown said...

love this little recap! and a survey is such a great idea - i've often wondered what my readers really think. just filled it out! xo

Unknown said...

Thanks so much Ashley! xoxo

Unknown said...

Oh, I'm so excited that you are going to start linking up for WW! It's such a fun series, and I always love seeing what wedding posts my readers come up with :)


And thank YOU so much for the sweet words. You have no idea how much they mean to me!

xoxo,Joelle

Unknown said...

Thanks for taking the survey Katie, and for being such a sweetheart :)


xoxo,
Joelle

Unknown said...

Thanks so much Tina!


xoxo,
Joelle