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Wedding and event planning + doing. Full-service, partial, weekend-of, hourly investment packages available. I dot your [i] do's & cross your par[t]ies.
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05/08/2022

Coming out of my summer hibernation for a *brief* moment to say hi, hey, howdy!!! I’m still here 🤪 Ranch de Rosine is eagerly awaiting the arrival of little Miss. Noa Grace (any day now territory) and soaking up our final days as a family of 3! While I’m missing the adrenaline of a wedding day and the joy that comes with developing relationships + celebrating with my couples and vendor friends, I’ve sooo enjoyed this break full of house settling + baby prepping and relishing in the simple pleasures of summer like popsicles on the front porch, sweaty wagon trips to the “dirt hill”, the smell of fresh cut grass and a good summer rain. Bookings are open for 2023 (‼️), but for the remainder of 2022 — I’ll be continuing with lots of toddler and newborn snuggles, full weekends at home, enjoying a true FALL 🤩, dreaming up new ideas in the wee hours of the night and launching another sister company. 🥳 Before you go, tell me something I may have missed this summer that you’re proud of or something you’re excited about looking ahead!!👇🏼
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01/05/2022

“We met in the only 18+ club in Boston when we were in college and joke that we found love in a hopeless place, like the Rihanna song.” They may have found love in a hopeless place, but I am ever so hopeful for their marriage!!! After 10 years, Krisha + Brendan are saying “I do!” I can’t wait to serve + celebrate y’all!!! HAPPY WEDDING DAY!!!!! Let’s do this!! 🎉🥰🥂💞

01/05/2022

It’s hard to put the past 6+ months into words, so I decided to use mainly numbers instead.

Going back to August 🎢—
1 courageous, yet terrifying decision for Cullen to leave the oil & gas industry.
3 months pay.
0 job lined up at the time.
0 idea where we were going or when.
90% booked in TX.
1 house to sell. Thank you, hot market.
2 stressed, but trusting (did I mention stressed) humans.
1 job accepted in KC.
1 new different, unexpected job opportunity on the table.
1 new job accepted and the previous declined.

And on to the end of October to now 🎪—
The beginning of what would be 6 months.
4 adults + 1 toddler.
1 roof.
1 new growing baby.
1 new job begins for Cullen.
1st + 2nd trimester.
0 childcare. (Thank you, Jesus, for Poppa & Gigi!)
7+ work trips for Cullen.
9 work trips to Houston for Erin.
14 weddings completed.
41 nights away from my guys.
1 new house purchased.

And this weekend 🎉—
1 last trip!!!

And with us through it all 🙌—
1 Good Father. It didn’t always feel good. It certainly hasn’t been easy. And I couldn’t see His hand at work/answers as clearly or as soon as I would’ve liked. But I can’t not praise Him for his goodness. For the provision in Cullen’s job opportunity that surpassed our own expectations. For the timeliness, flexibility with closing and offer on our house in TX. For the willingness of my parents to open their home to us for an unknown period of time (they’ll get their own post one day). For the sacrifice of their time in helping with Kauffman as I traveled to and fro. For the blessing of our baby girl. For showing up in such different and divine ways on my trips away (sometimes it’s simply been rest, hello first trimester exhaustion and other times it’s been mental space to create new fun things.) For the outpouring of support from friends in Houston and Dallas offering their homes and rides to the airport. For the best dang clients and getting to celebrate love for a living. For protecting Kauffman’s heart in the midst of so much transition/chaos and hearing my mama cries for feeling guilt because of it. For remaining present in our marriage when we haven’t been the best at it. For clearing my calendar after 5/1 (hard for this go-getter to accept but I’m getting there) so I can be present for my family, rest and reset before baby #2 arrives. And for peace in knowing that God knows the future of my business, my family and my life. I’m going to plan and coordinate and celebrate my heart out tomorrow and then I’m going HOME!!!!! And *finally* going to settle in. Yes, Texas, I’m really leaving this time. 🤪

09/04/2022

Two of the sweetest souls get married today and I’m so dang honored I get to witness it!! Jackie + Luis, happy first day of FOREVER! 🤍 Let’s do this!!! 🥳💃🏽🕺🏼🥂🎉
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08/04/2022

“We have been friends forever but he had a major glow up (LOL) and then became mine!!” I always love reading and hearing about how my couples meet/start dating — Grace had me 🤣 when I read this in their onboarding questionnaire. You go Joe!!! Or shall I say you GLOW Joe! ✨ Happy wedding day to these high school sweethearts!!! 💕 Can’t wait to celebrate y’all! 🥳🥳🥳
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03/04/2022

It’s going to be one heck of a Sunday funday celebrating these two! 🎉 Happy wedding day, Kylie + Spencer!! Cheers to FOREVER and thank you thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve y’all!🥂❣️
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03/04/2022

Before I kick off a huge three-wedding week, I couldn’t help but take a moment to celebrate Dot & Cross Events turning…3️⃣! 🍾 I had a few (okay maybe 12) hours to reflect on my trek to Houston and here’s what’s on this planner + doer’s heart – as strange as it seems to say, I’m actually in a very similar spot to where I was 3 years ago. Wait what? I thought you were supposed to grow in business. Thanks be to the good Lord, my amazing couples, rockstar vendors and supportive friends + family, I am not referring to my growth, experience, knowledge or confidence level. That’s all increased drastically and I am so so grateful. I’m more so referring to the fact that in one month, I’ll be completing my last wedding in Houston - the birthplace and growing place of Dot & Cross Events - and I’ll be starting fresh in a new market. What up KC!!! Very similar to my original launch day, I have no idea what the future looks like. And true then and true today, it’s equally thrilling as it is terrifying. But as I’ve learned in these last three years - if you give God room to work, if you’re willing to get uncomfortable, if you have the courage to step into your purpose even when the exact plan isn’t clear - He will show up in bigger ways than you could ever dream up, take you places you never had on your radar, put you in front of people at just the right time and bless you in a multitude of forms. In the midst of great change and transition, I am still and will always be trusting God for provision where there is vision and to bring victory through vulnerability. Thank you to my out-of-this-world husband, family, friends and past and current couples for believing in this dream of mine and for giving me so many reasons to celebrate! 🎉Stay tuned for more exciting updates from Ranch de Rosine + Dot & Cross Events! 🤍
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26/03/2022

Today is the day for Kassie + Danny!!! 🙌🏼 Let’s gooooooo! It’s only fitting that my first wedding back in KC is a referral from my very first paying gig in KC! (Ily ) Can’t wait to serve + celebrate these two ! 🎉

19/03/2022

She was vacationing 🌴, he was working ⛵️. Sam’s snorkel adventure in Hawaii turned into a forever adventure with Nick aka “the cute boy on a boat.” Happy wedding day, y’all!!! Can’t wait to see colorful Hawaii + southern roots combine for one heck of a Texas-sized celebration!! 🥳 Thank you for letting me be part of it! 🤍

19/02/2022

Today is the their day! Happy first day of forever to Nicole + Colten! I’m so honored to serve in this capacity and I can’t wait to celebrate the heck out of y’all! ❤️🎉✨
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15/02/2022

To the leader of our goof troop, my best friend, shenanigans supporter and Mr. Dot & Cross Events — Happy Valentines Day!❣️Hope y’all have felt the love + spread the love today (and continue to do so every day)!
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22/01/2022

HEY HEY HEY IT’S WEDDING DAY!!!!!!! Can’t wait to celebrate Haley + Colton alongside a 🤘🏼⭐️ team of vendors! Let’s get y’all married!!! 🎉
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12/11/2021

During their personal vows, Byron promised Sloane several things - one of them being that no Army rank or promotion would come before his commitment to her. 🤍 Between the moves, deployments and the other challenges big and small - I admire their sacrificial love. Their commitment to each other. And to this country. Thank you, Veterans, for selflessly serving and continually showing up. For fiercely protecting our freedoms and generously giving your precious time. 🇺🇸
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20/10/2021

Kansas City, here we come!!! 🎉 Ranch de Rosine + Dot & Cross Events are headed back to our roots!! After 5 years, 4 cities, 2 states, 1 kid and many o’ miles traveled, we are SO excited to be near family + friends again - in a city that’s always been and will always be HOME. 🤍
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Dear Houston,
From the bottom of my heart, thank you. (Except for the humidity, I don’t thank you for that. 😅😜) While I began the nitty gritty work prior to our move here, you were ultimately the birthplace of Dot & Cross Events. I didn’t know a soul, had zero connections and I was a teeny tiny fish in a GREAT BIG pond. You showed me Texas-sized love + support from the start. You welcomed me with open arms. You challenged me and grew me in the hardest, but best kind of ways. You showed me I could. You taught me to keep pushing + doing. You inspired me beyond belief. You provided SO many amazing opportunities to serve + celebrate and I will forever cherish every. single. one. You blessed me with one heck of a vendor community - one that I will miss dearly!! I am so fortunate to have worked alongside + learned from so many creative, talented and kind human beings/fellow biz owners. And most importantly, you blessed me with the best dang clients (near or far from Houston). Clients that have trusted me, respected me, rooted for me (in business and in life) and have allowed me the opportunity to serve how I’m supposed to time and again. Location doesn’t mean jack. You’re stuck with me forever and you know I’ll be rooting for you always!
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I said this next bit 2.5 years ago when we were leaving Hobbs, NM - but I think it’s still so fitting for this departure...Houston, Thanks for all that you were and all that you weren’t. There was purpose in it all. With great excitement, joy, thankfulness and expectancy written on our hearts, we are on to the next Rosine adventure! All glory to the One who is steering our wheel, filling our tank and writing our story!
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P.S. Houston, you’re not quite done with me yet. Although we’re hitting the dusty trail next week, I’ll still be traveling to and fro’ to celebrate several until May!! 🥳

29/09/2021

Happy !!! I drank an iced coffee wayyyy too late last night, which resulted in me staying up until 2am working + sketching out Kauffman's 2nd birthday party 🙃 Which is now resulting in me guzzling more coffee! 😅 Have you had your coffee yet today? How do you drink it?
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10/09/2021

After waiting over a year since their original date and mixing in a casual move to China for work, in the midst of a pandemic, it brings me so much joy to say HAPPY WEDDING DAY JENI + JIM!!!!! It’s finally here and I am so excited to serve + celebrate y’all! Let’s do this!! 🎉⠀
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09/09/2021

With fam, thinking about the biz. Working, thinking about the fam. And then throw in allllll the other people + little things and responsibilities of life spinning around in the noggin’. One of the best pieces of advice I’ve received is to keep your focus on what’s in the windshield, not the rear-view. If you’re like me and prioritize being present but so often struggle in doing so - say it with me, “Lord, teach me to be present wherever I’m at.” 🙏 So thankful that my “wherever i’m at” this weekend is Chicago!!! Soaking in this beautiful weather, hitting up all the touristy spots, savoring the yummy food and tomorrow - the best of all - celebrating Jeni + Jim!!!

24/08/2021

After a little break, it feels sooo good to say...IT'S WEDDING WEEK!!! So excited to celebrate London + Nathan this weekend at ! A few years back, Nathan flew from Texas to Virginia to ask London to be his girlfriend 🥰 This groom has been pursuing his bride from the start and it's my prayer for them (and all couples) that that kind of effort and intentionality is made a priority for the rest of their days 🤍
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28/07/2021

Today has been anything but pretty, but this French market bag filled to the brim with blooms sure is! 😍 I had to get a cortisone shot in my knee, my toddler fought his nap hardddd eventually resulting in me climbing into his wee little crib and we're headed to Oklahoma suuuper early tomorrow morning and I have yet to start packing. So, in this moment, I'm living vicariously through this beautiful bag o' blooms and ignoring my not-so-elegant figurative baggage and my oh-so-empty literal baggage. 😅 Can't wait to share more from this dream of a day and dream of a team!!
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19/07/2021

ft. one last Montana pic (for now anyways 🤪) and a reminder to communicate early, honestly and often about these 3 major aspects of marriage:

•SEX
•FINANCES
•KIDS/FAMILY

How would you rate your communication on these topics? How are you preparing for these areas leading up to your wedding? Which area needs reassessed to better serve your marriage?

18/07/2021

I loved Montana thissssss much! And then some!! 😍 Highlight of the trip was the hardest. What a great reminder to keep climbing and pushing when things get tough - so much beauty to be seen as a result of hard work. 💪🏼 So grateful for some time away in the mountains aka my happy place. Feeling recharged + excited for all of the fall wedding prep!!! Let’s do this! 🔋🎉
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P.S. Shout out to my muscle man husband for carrying Kauffman on his back up a literal mountain. ⛰
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P.P.S. Shout out to my sister for capturing these mems! 📷

11/07/2021

Big Sky📍Big Smiles! 😄
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Vacation mode=ON!!!

06/07/2021

Does it get any sweeter than a summer camp love story? Darby + Greg met as camp counselors, but didn't start dating until camp had wrapped up. After 3 years of dating, Greg took his soon-to-be fiancé back to that very camp to propose!! Darby said, "He was supposed to stand in a specific spot so our friend could photograph it in secret, but he forgot where so he just picked a spot. (those pre-proposal nerves will get ya!! 😅) The spot he chose was very close to the spot where he asked me out the last night of camp." 🥰🥺 Excited to serve + celebrate this and honored to have a line in their sweet love story!!
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05/07/2021

Sometimes we don't know the words to say. Or things to do. And sometimes carrying another's burdens feels so heavy, especially if we've got a weighty load of our own. But we are called to encourage one another and build each other up - in marriage and all of our relationships. Fill your loved one's name in the blank and say it with me, "Lord teach me to encourage ___________ how you would. Give me the eyes to recognize needs. Give me the ears to truly listen. Give me the words to speak life. Give me the mental, physical and emotional endurance to step up and step in when needed. Give me the heart to love and encourage like you." Tag someone special in the comments and drop a note of encouragement today! 🤍

03/07/2021

✨Being a business woman. ✨Planning weddings. ✨Celebrating marriage. ✨Giving God the glory. A few of the many freedoms I am celebrating this weekend! It got real dark this past year and there is much work to be done, but I will not let that stop me from lighting up the sky in honor of the U S of A nor will it stop me from being proud to be an American! Have a safe and happy 4th, y'all! ❤🤍💙
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02/07/2021

A perfectly executed example of a colorful, modern and minimal table setup. I love how Amie used candles instead of florals up top and it was love at first sight with those bud vases! Love me a knotted napkin and bright, cheery palette. Oh, and I'm totally digging how clean and crisp those white chairs are! What caught YOUR eye??
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01/07/2021

Teamwork makes the dream work! And this shoot was no exception. Swipe ➡ to see how and collaborated to ensure the couple's custom monogram was consistently showcased in both their printed invitation suite and hand-lettered signs. 😍 And can't not mention 's talent in capturing these beautiful details!
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30/06/2021

Part wedding planner...part translator. Here to help you expand your vocabulary and understand allll the wedding terms! Today's lesson features a beautiful velvet table linen, napkins in a waterfall fold, hammered glass chargers, a hand-lettered acrylic table number and a stunning compote arrangement!!! Vendors and couples, what's a term you've added to your daily vocabulary since starting in the industry or getting engaged??
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29/06/2021

If I'm being completely honest, Cullen and I don't have many friends here in H-Town...*yet*...But the friends we do have are the kind that send awesome couples like Jordyn + Houston my way! Even if these two made me sweat for literally a year after initially inquiring 😅, I am SO excited to celebrate this at this fall with one heck of a vendor team!!! 🥂 P.S. Good things are worth waiting for. 😎
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28/06/2021

What do bagels have to do with ? 🥯 There once was a time when Cullen gave me a bit of a hard time for wanting to buy bagels on the reg...how dare he right?! At the time and with my goals in mind, I actually needed his tough bagel love, but it wasn't always what I wanted to hear. Fast forward to now...we're buying bagels on the reg and yesterday morning he says, "Man, I love bagels." So, of course, I say..."And to think you used to chastise me for my bagel desires..." To which he responds, "Ummm excuse me, did I just hear a past wrong?" Enter today's tip: Make no room for past wrongs (or as we like to call them “p-dubs”). If Cullen starts bringing up a past wrong of mine, I will usually stop him and say, “Woah woah woah. Is this a p-dub?” And he does the same to me. We set a standard early on, maybe even before we were married, that p-dubs aren’t welcome. As it says in 1 Corinthians 13: 4-5, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, [it keeps no record of wrongs.”] We see this verse all the time, but I think this point on keeping no record of wrongs gets overlooked. We aren’t perfect people. We bring baggage, mistakes and past sin to relationships and we continue to make missteps. Stop keeping track. Stop tallying up wrongs. Stop taking petty mental notes to use in a fight later. Stop allowing something from years, days or minutes ago to prevent loving in the now. P-dubs have got to go! ✌ Ashlynn Mari Photography

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HAPPY FRIDAY!!! And happy #WorldEmojiDay! Kind of can't believe that's a thing, but I am an avid emoji user, so I'm here to celebrate! Let me see your plans for the weekend or how you're feeling in only emojis!! Orrrr show me your favorite, underrated emoji! Can y'all guess what I'm doing today??? Please send all the positive vibes my way! 👩👶🏼✈😅🙏🏼🆘

Venue walkthroughs and timeline meetings make me smile. And so does the future Mrs. Assel!!! Annnnnd so does her sweet dad who bought my Red Robin today ayyyyy! 😁🧡👰🏼#149days #steakfries Peyton Ackerman

It’s a (very) messy bun and getting stuff done kind of day! Doing it outside is the cherry on top! 🍒☀️😎I remember always trying to convince my teachers to let the class work outside anytime it was remotely nice. And then there was that one time in college I convinced my sports broadcasting professor to let us play a softball game for our final instead of take a test. 🤣 We, of course, had to take turns broadcasting. There’s just something about working outside I tell ya! Can I get an amen? 🙌🏼

KC area brides!!! This one’s for you! $100, $200 or $300 OFF your 2020 booking if you schedule a free consultation between July 21-27. Drinks on me! Shoot me a message or email [email protected] if you don’t want to work or worry on your big day! Please share or tag your fav brides below. They’ll thank you later! 🤗 Full-service, partial planning, month/weekend-of coordination investment packages available! Can’t wait to serve you. ✨ dotandcrossevents.com

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USWNT is playing, hubs is on his way home from the UK, Uncle Jack is in town, I'm getting a haircut for the first time in like two years and the sun is shining bright! Cheers to the freakin' weekend! 🤘🏽 P.S. Where did June go?

Sunday plans: Rearrange office. But first...”Alexa, play Shania Twain.” Also, I do not normally prance around the house in a little black dress. When your church fit happens to feel like a nightgown, you don’t do the usual Sunday *changes clothes immediately after walking in door.

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