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Hello RFD…

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

monogram

Dress: Zara | Shoes: Steve Madden (sold out, similar here)| Belt: Hermes | Handbag: GiGi New York

Hello loves! As much as I love a sleek style but I am loving the half up half down hairstyle lately. With this ruffled dress, it really adds a playful spin. This outfit was completely effortless and I felt casual enough to run errands around town but could have easily transformed this outfit to a cute date night look with a different shoe and bag.

I also found myself trying to get used to my soon to be last name and got my GiGi New York bag monogrammed with my soon to be initials. I love how you can monogram anyone of their bags and since most of my handbags have more of a dressy/fancy look, I was really in need of a more casual piece. This one is the perfect style and size for all of my day to day activities.

Thanks for stopping by!

Our Engagement Shoot…

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Engagement Shoot

Photography by: Alain Martinez

Hello loves! I can’t tell you how excited I am to reveal our engagement photos. I am also so glad to finally introduce Andrew to the blog. Say hello everyone! I personally was so excited during the whole process of planning and creating our engagement photos. It was the first real step for the wedding that was 100% just for us. While planning every aspect of the wedding is fun, when the big day is finally over, your photos (as well as the marriage) are all you have left. This is why it was particularly exciting to hunt down the perfect wedding photographer.

Not being a novice to having my picture taken, it was especially important to find a photographer that wasn’t satisfied with the ordinary. We found all of this and more in Alain Martinez. Finding him on our wedding venue’s referral list, one look at his website and I knew his artistry was going to take our wedding to the next level.

To be honest, Andrew was not thrilled about this step in the process. He does not like being on camera. After much debating and using whatever leverage I had, I somehow got Andrew to appear at the our shooting location, which was about an hour and thirty minutes away from where we live. At about 7:30am I might add. Goodness that man loves me!

Alain and I had been going back and forth brainstorming about the setting and feel for the shoot and we decided on a mystical type theme. I wanted that fairy tale aspect and I couldn’t have been happier with the imagery and artistry that resulted in our engagement photos. Alain had a bunch of ideas such as the smoke bombs that you see in the photos as well as the location and he truly hit it out of the park. Being that this was probably Andrew’s first photo shoot since his law school graduation photo, Alain really worked with him so well and truly captured some beautiful moments. I can’t wait to see what he does with capturing the actual wedding.

The flower crown I am wearing was actually made by me per instruction of Miami Flower Market from an event I had hosted the night before. I had ordered one from Etsy which hadn’t arrived in time. Luckily my DIY skill came in handy and I was able to conjure up one during our own flower crown making class. If you are in South Florida you can find their current class schedule here.

As for the skirt my friend and fellow blogger Alice Marie, made me not only one but two engagement shoot outfits. She was so amazing and patient with me. Wanting to make sure I was truly satisfied, she even took me to pick out the fabrics and had multiple fitting with me to make sure everything was just right. I’ll make sure to post the first outfit she had for me later on next week. It is truly spectacular!!! I hope you all enjoy, thank you for stopping by!

The Blogging World…

Friday, October 21, 2016

The Blogging World

Handbag: Chloe | Top: SheIn | Jeans: Shopbop | Shoes: Steve Madden (no longer available, similar here | Lipstick: Nars (Olivia)

Photography: Luccia Lowenthal

Hello loves! We are finally stepping into the weekend and I couldn’t be happier. With blogging, I have to say that the beginning was really slow. I was trying to find my own style identity and I was eager to get more exposure and I often dreamed about having the opportunities that I do now. I never realized how difficult it would be but I love every little bit of it. I feel so blessed to see myself and my blog exposure growing and improving everyday so I almost get mad at myself when I feel overwhelmed and exhausted because this was exactly what I had hoped and prayed for. Although I am so pleased to be going in the direction that I am going in, it’s still ok to be tired right? I try not to miss out on any opportunities and to appreciate each moment.

Having been blogging for almost a year, I really hope to not loose momentum and to continue to push towards bigger and better opportunities. I have to say that when I worked for a boss in my previous jobs, whether it was in retail or hospitality, It was almost comforting to have someone telling me what to do. You understood the rules and if you did A, B, and C, you would be successful. With running your own business, there is no training, there are no guidelines, and there is no preparation. You often have to figure out everything for yourself.

I have been getting more and more emails from people asking me about blogging and how I started and the tips and tricks I used when developing my brand and I feel that it would be so helpful to join up with a few other entrepreneurs and conducting a workshop. One of my best friends/fellow girl bosses approached me with this idea today. I think it would be a great experience for everyone to bond and thrive off of other #girlboss energies and to clear out some of the fogginess for when starting your own business. Just some of the rambling thoughts that I deciding to share with you all today lol. If any of you would be interested in something like this, shoot me an email. I’d love to hear from you. Thanks for stopping by!

Special thanks to SheIn for sponsoring this post. All opinions are my own.