Lately

This last weekend I celebrated Mother's Day by going on a run with her and then going out to breakfast and later walking Zoey. It was just me and her, my dad is out of town and my sibs live in Northern Calfornia so it was nice to be low key. We also celebrated on Saturday with my grandma, auntie and cousin, so we pretty much celebrated all weekend by eating good food. Tuesday was my best friend's 25th birthday! Happy Birthday Liz! I was taking all the photos off my phone {not a small feat} and found these photos of when we went to do her makeup trial for her wedding. So beautiful! I wish I could have celebrated with her on Tuesday in Seattle but I'm glad we got to celebrate a few weekends ago. Received my last BirchBox and got these cool things {among some other great samples1}. Thanks again for the gift Abby!

Happy Wednesday! Hopefully the week is going well for everyone!

a photo shoot with hurtienne photography // flowercrown love

Last weekend Jeff and I had the pleasure of meeting Grace and Jaden of Hurtienne Photography down at Minto Brown Park for a mini photo shoot. The Hurtienne's are new to Salem so when Grace approached me I knew it was the perfect opportunity to take them to one of Salem's best parks and debut my flower crown {an amazing bridal shower gift from bff/bridesmaid Abby}. I decided to let the flowercrown {and hopefully our love} do most of the talking and kept our outfits simple. I'm in love with these photos of us! It was so fun to meet Grace and Jaden and I'm already looking forward to seeing them again sometime! Check out their blog for even more beautiful and inspiring photos.

Exciting news

Gap chambray shirt, J.Crew factory jeans, Vintage Coach purse, F21 necklace, Fossil Watch

I have exciting news!

I have been asked to be a part of the Portland Fashion Week Style Collective!

That means I'll be at Portland Fashion Week (Yes, almost immediately after my wedding, eek!) and I get to attend the shows and hang out with other amazing Portland Bloggers, some I already know and love and some I'm excited to get to know better. I'm so excited for this opportunity and you know I'll be sure to share about it all along the way. 

Weekend Happiness

1// Birthday party for BFF Liz 

2// Delicious drinks at La Capitale in Salem

3// Best friend outfits, not pictured: when I put on a heart shirt so Liz and I were total twin opposites :)

4// Sunday lounging and mini golf date followed by an awesome photo shoot

5// Sneak peek of our new apartment!!

Also not pictured: a bridal shower for my amazing and beautiful friend Meaghan and a photo shoot with Hurtienne Photography, coming soon!

Queen of hearts tea party

Old Navy sweater, vintage skirt, H&M belt, Urban Outfitters heels, Nordstrom Rack necklace

I am holding on tight to the hope that this weekend will bring 80 degree weather! Come on May, make my dreams come true. 

It's also Wednesday and I'm ready for the weekend. So much to look forward to! 

On another note, this outfit was dubbed queen of hearts tea party at work! of course right?

a classic abby

Anthropologie shirt, H&M skirt, Madewell Bag

Obsessed over my Abby's outfit from a few weekends ago. 

She also just loves tolerates when I make her take outfit photos.

Trying to recreate this outfit but maybe I'll just steal everything from her one of these days.. 

Toned down

Urban Outfitters shirt and sunglasses, Gap skirt (old), H&M belt, Candie's booties, 

Vintage Coach bag, J.Crew factory necklace

Showed up for coffee with Justine on Saturday and we were both wearing a grey shirt and black skirt, gotta love uncomplicated outfits!