Speakers I Am Excited to Hear From

While in Chicago, I will be attending a conference with PR major from all over the nation. 

I can't wait to hear from the speakers.

Here are a couple people I am excited to hear from.

Ryan Beshel
Purely Fashion
Ryan Behel currently works as the Digital Marketing Lead at Purely Fashion. Ryan has extensive experience in the fashion industry. Ryan worked as a runway model agent for Agency Galatea and is a fashion contributor for FOX, NBC, ABC, Women's Wear Daily, Racked and Refinery29. Ryan was the first publicist for 900 North Michigan Shops. Ryan's interest include co-hosting the  Speaking of Fashion podcast, drinking coffee, collecting tattoos and bowties.


Ashley Lavore
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Ashley currently works as a coordinator for Ann & Rober H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Before holding this position, Ashley worked as the events intern for the Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Ashley has previously worked as a PR assistant for Bettie Bomb PR, Inc. and a senior event coordinator for Fashion for a Cure. Ashley was also a public relations intern for Carol Fox & Associates. I found it interesting that Ashley previously served as the PRSSA President of Columbia College Chicago.

You can read more about the conference here.

McDonald's

I'm sitting at the airport 

waiting to catch a plane to Chicago.

It was a late night packing and an early morning getting here.

But I am excited for the trip ahead!

As soon as we get there we are going to McDonald's headquarters

 to meet with the PR Manager, Christina Tyler. 

I can't wait! 

Here is more info about Christina:

Christina Tyler is currently the Public Relations Manager for McDonald’s. Before she held this position she worked with Fortune 500 companies in communications. Previous companies she worked with are Allstate Insurance Company and TransUnion. Christina assisted in the crisis communication for companies during the BP oil spill, Toyota recall and hurricane Katrina. Christina graduated from the University of North Florida and received her MBA from Southern New Hampshire University. She also received her accreditation in public relations in 2008.
You can visit her LinkedIn here.

Chicago & The Loop

Did I ever tell you I am going to Chicago?

Well, I am.

And I am going next week!!

I was selected to attend the Regional PRSSA Conference- The Loop.

You can visit The Loop's Facebook page here.

I'm incredibly excited as I will get to hear from the top PR professionals in Chicago.

I cannot wait to explore the city and immerse myself the world of PR.

I will post more details about the conference soon!

A Happy Belated New Years

I am taking a break from wedding posts to write about the happenings of my life.

Shocker, I know. It's been a while.

After getting married, between all the wild parties, 

I haven't had much time to document my life.

Alright, alright, maybe I'm not up late,  partying every night, but married life has been a blast!

I am loving having a permanent partner in crime.

Anders and I pride ourselves in still having a somewhat interesting social life.

Anyway, New Year's. Let's talk about it.

New Year's is an extremely overrated holiday, in my opinion. 

Don't get me wrong, I love the idea of a fresh start and a new year, full of opportunities...

But, is there ever anything super exciting to do?

If so, please let me know so I can join you next New Year's.

Anders and I found ourselves at work on New Year's Eve afternoon 

without a clue of what to do that evening to celebrate the holiday. 

We both had work off the next day so we wanted to do something... well, not boring.

I finally decided to book a hotel in downtown Salt Lake City, 

where we could find plenty to do and eat at one of our favorite diners!

We booked a room at the Marriott.

The view did not disappoint. 

Prior to checking into our hotel, we ate at a lovely place called Hires Big H.

They have a peanut butter shake to die for.

Feeling stuffed and satisfied, 

we headed to our hotel room to crack open a couple Martinelli's and watch the ball drop in NYC.

As it grew closer to midnight we put on our jackets and headed outside to 

ring in the New Year with all the other people in SLC.

 There was an incredible firework show right above us, outside of the Marriott.

Following the firework show, we headed out to a waffle party with a bunch of Anders' friends. 

It was so much fun and the waffles were delicious!

We got home super late and check out was at 10am :( 

That's pretty early for a person who enjoys sleeping in, like me.

Luckily, we got to spend New Year's Day relaxing

 and maybe one of us needed a nap ;)

Happy 2014, people!

This is the year we both graduate,

move out of Utah,

and have an adventure.

Bachelorette Party

After the rehearsal dinner, I was rushed off to my bachelorette party!

It was such a fun night.

My sweet best friend & maid-of-honor, Lexie, booked us a private room at a karaoke bar.

We sang, laughed, and ate cupcakes all night long!

 ^^ How cute is that cupcake dress?^^

I couldn't have asked for a better party.

I LOVE karaoke.

It's the perfect opportunity to be goofy and just have fun.

Plus, I was surrounded by all of my favorites!

It was a late night and I had an early morning.

It was the night before I was getting MARRIED.

As I was getting ready for bed, I was kind of surprised to feel so calm and collected.

I asked Lexie, "shouldn't I be freaking out or something?"

But, I wasn't.

I was ready for my wedding day to be here.

I couldn't wait to wake up and marry my best friend!

The Rehearsal Dinner

"Rehearsal dinner" is just the term I use to describe the dinner the night 

before my wedding, because Mormons don't actually have to rehearse anything.

After doing our best to change into normal clothes while in the car,

(which is really difficult when you're in a wedding dress)

we made it to Salt Lake City, where our close friends and family were gathered

to celebrate with us and eat some good ol' Cafe Rio!

How good is that stuff?

Anders and I ate hustled in and got the party started.

We hadn't eaten since breakfast so we ate like cave people, I'm sure.

After a few words from our fathers, everyone lit a sparkler.

 And then things just got crazy!

My Aunts were dancing and laughing,

I was being pulled in every direction for a picture,

and there were sparklers being waved around every which way!

I was just so happy to see everyone having a good time.

I was so grateful to have my family in Utah with me!

I was even more excited for the biggest day of my life.

Without wasting too much time,

I was whisked away to my bachelorette party...

And boy, did we party!

Bridals

Our bridals were the beginning of the 36 hour wedding chaos.

I really didn't want Anders to see my dress till our wedding day,

but I also wanted the "first look" picture.

So, the day before our wedding we snuck in this amazing photo shoot

by Jenna Bechtholt Photography.

We managed to blind fold Anders all the way up to Heber

(which was a hilariously complicated journey)

and get those first look photos I've always wanted! 

There was a chill in the air and the wind was going crazy from time to time, but I loved seeing the two of us in our wedding clothes for the first time!

It's honestly hard to choose a favorite but here are a few.

 ^^^I was obsessed with the back of my dress^^^

 ^^^So handsome!^^^

 Did I say a few??

Jenna did such a good job, there are just too many favorites!

Anyways, after we started to go numb from the cold,

we called it quits and headed to our next adventure...

The rehearsal dinner!