Vitaliy and I are beyond excited to announce that we have been ushered into Style Me Pretty’s Little Black Book of preferred vendors.

I wish we had a bottle of champagne to crack open as we make this fun announcement. But unfortunately, we’re toasting with a cup of chamomile tea. It’s a little early in the day for champagne, right?

Receiving this news has made me do a lot of thinking. I recalled this week that when we first started our business, it could take us up to an hour to email a bride. We doubted ourselves and had no idea what to do or say. We had decided to start a business from scratch. We were starting with nothing and were hoping to make it into something.

We are so happy about this announcement for a number of different reasons. But I think most of all, we’re thankful for the encouragement it has brought us. It is hard, really hard, starting your own business. To have someone with the caliber of Style Me Pretty feel confident in recommending us, feels like the world’s biggest high five. We’re doing it!

I read a quote once that stuck and have forgotten its exact words and who said it. But it basically said something along these lines. A lot of people never achieve success because they gave up right before it arrives. I’m not entirely sure how I define success, but I do know one thing. We have not given up. And this has given us one more reason to press on and continue serving our amazing clients. And for that, we are thankful.

My dad’s trip to California was a big success. We did more things than I dreamed of doing in a week. Although, I think we all wished we would have swung by Ghiradelli’s for a second time.

With the vacation having just ended and the holiday tomorrow, I am feeling less than even sort of motivated about getting back to work. I just want to go back in time. Sitting in the passenger seat, driving along Highway 1, with the California coast hugging my side.

Thankfully with photos like this, I can almost smell the ocean air. And feel the wind whipping my hair.