SURPRISE! If this blog post is live, that means we survived closing on a house during a global pandemic and all of *gestures vaguely* that has made 2020 the craziest year. In my recent blog post I shared that I'm still figuring out what direction to take my blog since I've been a bit bored the last few years. Something tells me being a homeowner will inspire a lot of content here and on my Instagram, which is exciting! It feels like a big project that we're starting, despite it not being a home reno (I'll share more about the house in a future post). The Backstory I've moved 9 times in the last decade, which is less than ideal... Moving that often, it was hard to find the motivation to invest the energy and resources into making a space feel like home. The problem is that I'm a homebody and my environment affects me greatly. Living in spaces that didn't quite feel like home was okay the last few years, since I shared my space with Jared. Home is very much who you share it with - but I was still wishing for a space to call our own. Also, I've learned over the last few years that I'm just not cut out for apartment life haha. I won't miss sharing walls with others and as much … [Read more...]
Wedding Photos Part 1 & Getting Ready Tips
I'm finally getting around to sharing some wedding photos! There are hundreds to select so I'm going to split them into a series of posts, since they were divided up into sections by our photographer as well. This post has some of our getting ready photos at our wedding venue, Hotel Ballard, as well as some tips on how to best schedule this portion of your wedding day. All photos were taken by Alyssa Brooke Photography. Please request permission before reposting any photos. Invites were designed on Vistaprint - I highly recommend this site. Their designs are simple to edit and the prices are super affordable. I tried on what felt like hundreds of heels before the wedding and ended up with this affordable pair from DSW. They are the most comfortable heels ever and I wore them to my best friend's wedding as well. Vow Books | Customizable Ring Dish | Heels (in black) | Perfume All three rings are from Robbins Brothers Bellevue. The only designer I remember (oops) is Henri Daussi, who makes my wedding band. I really wanted a particular look for the band, some people call it a 'bubble' or also a 'floating' ring because there's only a single prong connecting each … [Read more...]
Life & Blog Updates (A year later)
Hi, it's me. I'm not sure how to start this post or even what I'll say yet, but I'm just going to keep typing and see where that gets me. I've finally found a little bit of motivation to write something which is big, since I haven't published a post in over a year. In the 6 years that I've had this blog, I've never taken that long of a hiatus. I felt bad neglecting this space, of course, but not bad enough to force myself out of the break until I was ready. It's possible no one actually cares why I took a break from blogging. In case anyone out there does care, it's actually a lot more complicated than any one reason. If I had to give you a better idea, I would boil it down to lack of interest and the increasing amount of change I'd been experiencing in my personal life. I used to blog about topics like beauty and fashion, and I am just not interested in writing about those topics as much anymore. The blogging/social media space has become an icky feeling place to me for years. I just needed some mental clarity to figure out how I fit back into this place again. Then on the other hand, I have had a constant stream of life changes since I last posted. I've had some extremely low … [Read more...]
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