I love to travel. If you’re read more than one blog post of mine, you’ll likely know this. I have a goal of going to 50 countries by the time I’m 50, and I’m on track – Indonesia (where we’re going in December) will be my 25th country to visit (and I’m 25). Traveling is the most exhilarating thing in the world, and as a photo-lover, the best inspiration. I look through my pictures often (and print most!) – I picked a few of my favorites from my last four years’ (international-only) travel. If you want to go to any of these places, ask me! I’d love to share advice. Have a good Good Friday!
How Fast They Grow
It does not even make sense to me that six months ago, Pierson looked like this. I’m like the crazy “Aunt” who is overly obsessed and takes a ton of pictures, so naturally, I was thrilled when Ashley asked me to take some for his six month anniversary. It was a sunny (but chilly!) day at the park – ready for Easter (I mean, those egg pictures, c’mon!). I took 500 and whittled it down to 97 – my favorites are below. This little man has my heart!
And my favorite… I have a million captions for this one!
Sasha looks just like this when something goes awry during a Texans game.
Featured on Style Me Pretty
My sister sent me an email on Tuesday, asking if I’d seen this post on Style Me Pretty – I hadn’t and obviously squealed when I saw it. I posted pictures of the Tapp’s wedding here and here – it was so gorgeous. My beautiful bridesmaid, Sophee, did a wonderful job planning and organizing everything. I miss Austin. Especially after seeing all of these #SXSW pictures on Instagram!
Dream Job: Travel Consultant
I often think to myself, if money was not part of the life equation, what would I be doing for my job? Instead of management consulting, I would perhaps be a travel consultant. I would love more than anything to help people plan their great adventures – picking out hotels, restaurants, excursions, shows, etc. in foreign lands. I love to travel. It’s my passion. I get great excitement from experiencing new cultures, trying unknown foods, and meeting new people. I want to share that joy with people and alleviate the potential stress of trip planning.
Before Sasha and I went to Europe, I made a guide book for us. It’s very detailed, and we almost followed it to a T. I got rid of the scanned passport pictures, and uploaded where you can view my insanity here. If you are going to Greece, Turkey or France soon – I’d love to help you! I have many good ‘lessons learned’ from the vacation.
Our next trip will definitely revolve around water and relaxation (it will be a honeymoon after all!), and so I had to feature these pictures from my best-friend’s gorgeous tumblr <fourth lake>.
The Most Gorgeous Holiday Gathering
My engagement/wedding photographer, Ryan Ray, is so talented. Looking at his blog makes me very excited about the coming months. I am actually obsessed with the festive holiday shoot he did that was featured on Style Me Pretty. The event stylist, Angel, may be the sweetest person I’ve ever emailed with in my entire life. The colors of the shoot are vivid, the food looks amazing (I want those Brussels sprouts!), and I need that dining table! I did my own acorn decorating project earlier this season and ended up with sore hands. They look much better au natural than covered in gold glitter!
Photography: Ryan Ray Photography / Design + Styling: Love & Splendor / Floral Design: Camilla Svensson Burns Couture Floral and Event Design / Catering: Trumpet Vine Catering / Cake + Desserts: Enjoy Cupcakes / Stationery + Calligraphy: Julie Song Ink / Tabletop Rentals: Casa de Perrin / Furniture Rentals: Found Vintage Rentals / Film Processing: Indie Film Lab