After years of trying so many different products on my skin, I finally got it together! I have normal skin (not oily and not dry) so I honestly didn’t need to do a lot to my skin. I wish I knew this years ago cause I only wasted a good maybe thousand dollars in testing beauty products I didn’t even need. One thing I learned is that less is more. It’s just not necessary to put so many different things on your face everyday. If anything, It could potentially irritate your skin. Also, be consistent. You’re not going to...
We started planning our honeymoon a couple of months prior to our wedding. For a while, I went back and forth about even going on a honeymoon. We were already having a destination wedding and I knew I would just want to chill after the wedding. We finally decided on going because we knew we would eventually regret not going on one. Our top two choices were the Maldives or Santorini, Greece. We eventually chose Santorini and what a great choice that was! From the unforgettable ocean views to the iconic blue-domed chapels Santorini, Greece is a no brainer...
One of the top things that I’ve heard a lot of brides say they regret were not doing any engagement photos. Being engaged is such an exciting time and photos reflecting that time is a must! For me it was just as important as my wedding photos. I knew I would be displaying these pictures forever so I wanted to make sure I planned it perfectly. Also, we planned on having our son who was 6 months old at the time in some of the pictures which made it even better. LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! I was originally going back...
An explosion of pink & butterflies! We all know I am not a super girly, pink lovin’ girl, but I had to do it up for baby girl Alberino a.k.a Sofia! I literally started planning this shower 5 months prior cause I knew I was gonna be on another level of extra LOL. I went to check out the Ritz Carlton Bar Harbour & I immediately fell in love. It was literally the perfect location! It came with three connecting rooms overlooking the ocean with a wrap around balcony. I knew I wanted the baby shower to mimic Sofia’s...
Can we all just take a moment and acknowledge these insanely delicious pictures? Because of COVID-19 these pictures almost didn’t happen. Usually for a newborn photoshoot you do the shoot within the first three weeks of birth because the baby is still so squishy and flexible. For little miss Sofia she had to take these pictures at 7 weeks which was once we started to gradually start leaving our houses after the quarantine. Since she was older we weren’t able to get as many different newborn poses, but thankfully we were able to get the ones that we did! Nicky was...
When your pregnant and looking for baby items it’s sometimes so hard to choose when there are so many different options. Especially when your a new mom. While I was pregnant with Nicky I remember being so overwhelmed with deciding which items seemed to be the best and what to put on my baby registry. Well, after two beautiful babies and tons of different products being used, I found the best of the best! BOTTLES – DR. BROWN’S BOTTLE STERILIZER – BABY BREZZA ONE STEP BOTTLE STERILIZER & DRYER BOTTLE SOAP – BABYGANICS FOAMING DISH & BOTTLE SOAP HIGH...
Baby number two is almost here! Unlike my first maternity shoot, I wasn’t too excited about this one. I was honestly going to cancel it because, mamas tired! After rescheduling it a couple times, I finally did the shoot and I’m so glad that I did! We also decided to display these photos at my baby shower which brought everything together. Even though I’m having a girl we know that I’m not too crazy about the color pink, so I decided to just go with neutrals. We really didn’t plan it out at all besides what me, Nick and...
Where has the time gone? I feel like I was just writing about my pregnancy shoot, now I’m writing about Nicky’s first birthday. Crazy! Just like any other first-time mom, I always fantasied about throwing my kids the most over the top birthday parties. When the time came, I did just that. Nicky has been obsessed with Mickey Mouse since he was about five months old so of course, that’s what I decided for the theme of the party. I began planning his party about three months prior and within those three months, I changed so much stuff. Along...
Since I had a destination wedding, I felt that it was only right to invite not only the wedding party but all of my guests. People spent a lot of money to come to Aruba for our big day, why not give them a pre-wedding party? When I started planning the wedding, the last thing on my mind was the rehearsal dinner. I honestly didn’t even think that I needed to put much thought into it. It’s just a dinner, right? Ummm…WRONG!!! It’s literally a mini wedding reception and needed to be planned out just like any other event. Soon...
From birthdays and baby showers to holidays and weddings, if I’m throwing a party, I’m going to do it big! So many different factors come in to play when planning a party. I usually start my planning months prior and give myself deadlines and a checklist of things that need to get done. Here are some of the main things that I consider while planning. THEME Choose a theme that makes sense with your event. For example, if you’re planning a kids birthday party, I would make sure that the theme is fun and colorful rather than elegant with...