We can’t say thank you enough to our incredible speakers!
When we decide who we would love to hear speak for the year we cross our fingers first that they will say yes and second that they will be real and raw with our attendees. We couldn’t have hoped for anything better this year. They were each so different, but had a similar message. You can do this. You are amazing. You cannot be stopped. A huge thank you to Megan from Absolute Mommy for writing recaps for our speakers this year. You can feel like you were there by checking them out!
Jen – Alison Prince (recap) – Kailee Wright – Ginger Parrish (recap) – Courtney Brown (recap) –Rachel Brenchley – Jen Romero – Summer
Thank you to Jeanne from Pure Posh Photography for the photos!
A lot of people work to make this event what Summer & I envision it to be and we are excited to spotlight them!
Our giveaway table was filled with pretty awesome treats.
Lily Jade gaveaway all 5 of these bags! All our attendees had to do to enter was take a picture with one of them for an entry.
They really have thought of everything you could possibly want in a bag. Looks like a beautiful purse and hidden inside is the Mommy’s best friend: a diaper bag insert!
Styled by Summer
Jen
Summer
We must really like to eat. Going through pictures, we realize there’s lots of food and even more treats coming out through the day. Dirty Diet cokes are always a favorite.
We love what our friend, Dee Dee Motique, always puts together for our centerpieces. On each of our tables we had a sign with a favorite saying of ours, plus a cake topper. She’s a gem to work with.
Our pretty flowers were from Bliss Fine Florals and if you are close to Newport Beach, you need to look her up!
Stone Fire Grill is a favorite of my family’s. We had them cater mine & my sister’s wedding. They were a dream to work with. They brought the best food, set it up beautifully, and sent 2 of the sweetest ladies we’ve ever met. It all was amazing, but they converted me to quinoa with the Keen Green Salad.
Zurchers is an awesome party supply store! I grabbed everything used in the place setting from their store and then we cut diamonds with our Silhouette to hold it all in place. I usually get really nervous mixing patterns, but the floral, stripes, and pineapple napkins made for a great marriage!
Cents of Style rocked their booth AND Summer & I had the privilege of designing a shirt with Courtney.
Here is the link to it.
As women, we are quick to compare ourselves to others and put ourselves down. This shirt will be reminder to you and all the amazing women around you to “Stop It, You Are Amazing!” Graphic t-shirts are a great way to fill your wardrobe.
Modify Ink let all of our attendees customize their own print. It’s so fun to see everyone’s different taste. We loved being in the designer seat and switching color palettes with the click of a mouse. Looking at a boy party that can easily be switched to a girl party or gender neutral is a huge plus for us.
Crio Bru had me sold the moment they told me that eating 1 of their Crio Beans was like eating a handful of blueberries. It tastes good and their drinks are yummy too! So pretty much chocolate is healthy? Sold, I don’t need to know anything else. Plus, let’s talk about their setup for a minute ^^ Darling and the girls that ran their booth were so kind and even stuck around for our dance party after. Major brownie points.
DecoArt put together a fun trading card craft and had Mark Montano teach it. We felt so lucky to have him there! DecoArt has some of the coolest products out there, like the chalk paint Summer finished her gorgeous picnic table with.
Sizzix had such a cute setup with the coolest team right there to answer questions and educate us on all of their products. Summer & I felt so spoiled when we learned who was coming to spend the day with us. We loved our Choose Joy cards and are already planning out what we can make this fall! Their project gallery has some of the most creative ideas I’ve come across.
Box of Cheese exceeded all of our photo booth expectations! The props were so fun and the pictures are great quality.
Router Limits sponsored our delicious dinner and is a company dedicated to helping protect children from the dangers online. We are so thrilled to get a router and put it to use in our own homes. With each of us having 3 young children, their safety online is so important. Computers aren’t used to play Oregon Trail like they were when we were in school and we can use all the help we can get.
We picked up black accordion flowers, tassels, and balloons from Zurchers and it was the smartest decision we’ve made in a long time. Everything was precut and assembled. We taped the flowers together, put the tassles on string, and blew up the balloons. So easy and saved us a bunch of time. Dollar store cake stand tutorial can be found here.
Lette Macarons are so good. We could live off of these. So so good. We tried to hide some and were unsuccessful, they were gone so fast.
We have worked with Sensitive Sweets before and love that their desserts taste just as yummy as others, but are dairy free, fluten free, nut free, egg free and soy free.
We made sure to have Swig Sugar Cookies on hand from Utah.
Sprinkles Cupcakes was our send off dessert this year. Do you have a Sprinkles near you? When we lived in Arizona my husband thought I was crazy for driving 30 minutes to whisper a certain word/phrase for 1 free cupcake. There’s always fun giveaways on their Facebook page. When we visited Chicago in the spring he knew not to even question why I was driving 45 minutes into the city, with 7 kids and 3 adults, to grab a cupcake. They are a weakness of mine!
Elevate 2015, you were so good to us. We loved how everything turned out and that we got to work with companies who have amazing teams willing and excited to work with bloggers. They value bloggers and the talents that bloggers bring to the table. We are grateful to our volunteers/family/friends who helped us setup, take down, gave us a hug, made phone calls, and supported us through the months of planning.
It means the world to us.
xo
Jen & Summer
