{"id":12,"date":"2026-08-27T03:09:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T03:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thethemenook.com\/maison-photo\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-08-27T04:03:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T04:03:37","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thethemenook.com\/maison-photo\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Come for the beautiful weddings, stay for the ideas worth borrowing. Discover real celebrations, thoughtful planning advice and inspiration to help you create a day that feels unmistakably yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-custom-1-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase\">Featured stories<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0f068345 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0db53b66 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-e66cdeb6 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-28 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-engagements\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c97cb56 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:1px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:12px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:18px;padding-left:12px\"><figure class=\"is-style-default wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thethemenook.com\/maison-photo\/2026\/08\/27\/emily-james-black-tie-wedding\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/thethemenook.com\/maison-photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/portfolio_3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Emily &amp; James&#8217; black-tie wedding\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thethemenook.com\/maison-photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/portfolio_3.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thethemenook.com\/maison-photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/portfolio_3-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thethemenook.com\/maison-photo\/category\/engagements\/\" rel=\"tag\">Engagements<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"line-height:1.2\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thethemenook.com\/maison-photo\/2026\/08\/27\/emily-james-black-tie-wedding\/\" target=\"_self\" >Emily &amp; James&#8217; black-tie wedding<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-e66cdeb6 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-f96db3f4 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-25 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-elopements category-weddings\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f3fed64 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:12px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:18px;padding-left:12px\"><figure class=\"is-style-default wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thethemenook.com\/maison-photo\/2026\/08\/27\/elegant-garden-wedding-in-lake-forest\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/thethemenook.com\/maison-photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/services_engagements.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Elegant garden wedding in Lake Forest\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thethemenook.com\/maison-photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/services_engagements.jpg 533w, https:\/\/thethemenook.com\/maison-photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/services_engagements-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thethemenook.com\/maison-photo\/category\/elopements\/\" rel=\"tag\">Elopements<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thethemenook.com\/maison-photo\/category\/weddings\/\" rel=\"tag\">Weddings<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"line-height:1.2\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thethemenook.com\/maison-photo\/2026\/08\/27\/elegant-garden-wedding-in-lake-forest\/\" target=\"_self\" >Elegant garden wedding in Lake Forest<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-e66cdeb6 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-f96db3f4 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-weddings\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c97cb56 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:1px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:12px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:18px;padding-left:12px\"><figure class=\"is-style-default wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thethemenook.com\/maison-photo\/2026\/08\/27\/mary-david\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1008\" height=\"1411\" src=\"https:\/\/thethemenook.com\/maison-photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/pexels-photography-maghradze-ph-1659410-30476329.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mary and David&#8217;s intimate celebration\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thethemenook.com\/maison-photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/08\/pexels-photography-maghradze-ph-1659410-30476329.jpg 1008w, 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celebration<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-section-1 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-08b316a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-1--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c62cbd64 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-930d3512 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-1-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Browse:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-categories-list wp-block-categories-taxonomy-category is-style-horizontal-list 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