My Life | My Style

Boho Lingerie Photo Shoot & Turning 30

By on August 9, 2023
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I was scrolling through my camera roll this week and remembered I hadn’t yet posted these lingerie photos Schyler took for me a few months back. I debated whether or not to share these because I know being too “sexy” in photos can be a little controversial. I was raised Catholic so there is a part of me that always feels a little uncomfortable about sexuality and things of that nature. All that aside, as a woman, I’m very proud of my body and looking at these photos makes me feel empowered, confident, and beautiful. I turned 30 this year and I am at the point in my life where I care less what other people think and more about doing whatever makes me feel happy and good about myself. That kind of freedom is a thing of beauty.

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Couples Style | My Life

Life Update & Why We Chose To Wait To Move To Las Vegas

By on April 21, 2023
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I am finally getting around to sharing this blog post that I have been meaning to sit down and write! If you have been following along on our moving journey here on the blog or on socials, you may be wondering what happened to our plan to leave Pittsburgh and move to Las Vegas! You can read more about the pros and cons of this decision in this blog post here. I’ve addressed this on my Instagram here and in this YouTube vlog that Schyler and I filmed, but I wanted to share a life update on here as well as I have gotten so many questions about it!

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Neutral Desert Bohemian Bridal Photo Shoot

By on March 28, 2023
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I’m so excited to finally be sharing this beautiful bridal photo shoot that Schyler and I worked so hard on! This is the exciting photo shoot that I had been hinting at over the past few months on socials and finally got the chance to edit. We were battling with the wind at our photo location the day of the shoot (which kept knocking over our baskets lol) but I am so happy with how these photos turned out. I know that Schyler and I will cherish these photos forever and I love that we will be able to show them to our kids one day with pride!

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My Life | Wellness

Focusing On Mental Health With Yoga & Meditation

By on February 12, 2023
Yoga, meditation, wellness, physical health, mental health, mental check, mental health journey, healthy lifestyle, self care, yoga set, workout set, sustainable activewear, activewear, boho photo shoot, boho bedroom, boho chic style, boho home decor, lifestyle blogger, fashion blogger, The Urban Darling.

Over the past few years I’ve been doing a lot of work on my mental health, physical health, and overall wellness. I have always been an anxious person but I also struggle with depression and PTSD due to childhood traumas. One thing I’ve always known since I was a little girl is that I want to be a mommy (very badly), which is why I felt it was important to start putting in extra work into healing those emotional scars, so I can be the best version of myself for my child. I still have a lot of work to do, it’s definitely a journey and it may take years to really “heal” some childhood wounds, but I’m proud of myself for making it a priority. We hope to start our family very soon, so I’m going to be focusing in on this even more.

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My Life | My Style

Boho Denim & Lingerie Loft Photo Shoot + My Reflections

By on January 17, 2023
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I asked my fiance Schyler to shoot a few lingerie photos for me in our Pittsburgh loft apartment just before we moved. I’m turning 30 next year and we plan to start our family very soon which made me realize that I had never captured myself/my body in this way before. I guess I always felt too embarrassed to take “sexy” photos like these, thinking I would look like I was trying to get attention, or maybe it’s the traditional Catholic values I was raised with that made me feel too ashamed to pose for photos like these. But over the years I’ve learned so much and grown a lot and I am very proud of the strong, independent, (yet very sensitive), and yes BEAUTIFUL woman that I am today and that deserves to be celebrated!

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Life Update: We’re Moving To Las Vegas & Our 2023 Goals

By on December 19, 2022
Life update, moving to Las Vegas, lifestyle blogger, fashion blogger, The Urban Darling, fiance, engaged couples, matching couples, couples style, casual chic style, boho chic style, boho aesthetics, neutral aesthetics, neutral decor, boho home, plants, houseplants, moving, couples photography, labradoodle, family photos, at home photography.

I thought it was about time to share another life update on here with you guys and just in time because we finally decided to move forward on something we have been talking about for over a year now… we are moving to Las Vegas! I know it seems kind of sudden, but we have been deliberating this move for months now and for so many reasons so I thought I would spill the details in this blog post! Although it’s the holidays and the next few weeks are going to be crazy, it will be so worth it and we can’t wait to “put down roots” there.

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Fall Photos At Highland Park In Pittsburgh

By on November 3, 2022
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Fall is in full peak here in Pittsburgh with a kaleidoscope of autumnal colors everywhere! We live very close to Highland Park in Pittsburgh’s East End so we decided to head there to take a few fall photos this season. The trees looked so beautiful and made the perfect backdrop for our little photo session. My boys looked so handsome and Schyler took some cute shots of just Indio and mommy too!

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My Life | My Style

Celebrating My 29th Birthday & Life Reflections

By on June 28, 2022
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We celebrated my 29th birthday this week with a city outing, games, and cake of course! 😉 I can’t believe I’m only one year away from 30, which is both exciting and a little frightening to me at the same time… I’m looking forward to our destination wedding next year (we are shooting for late spring, more on that soon) and hopefully starting our family next year! These discussions have made me reflect on myself and what I want for my life more than ever.

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My Life | Pets

Celebrating Our Labradoodle Indio’s 3rd Birthday

By on March 26, 2022
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We just celebrated Indio’s 3rd birthday a few days ago! It’s always a busy time because a few days after Indio’s birthday is our anniversary. We laughed and cried while looking at Indio’s birthday photos over the years and old photos of him when he was a puppy. I can’t believe how fast the time has flown, it’s so crazy! Being his dog mommy has definitely been challenging at times, but very rewarding.

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Life Update + Our Goals For 2022

By on February 25, 2022
Life update, couples, engaged couples, fiance, matching couples, couples style, outfits, casual chic style, boho chic style, boho decor, home decor, bohemian home, boho living room, gallery wall, living room decor, bookcases, shelf styling, interior design, loft apartment, lifestyle blogger, The Urban Darling.

It’s been awhile since I’ve shared a post about life, goals, or my personal thoughts so I thought it was about time to do an update! The past several years have been such a whirlwind for us! We moved to Nashville from Portland, OR, then moved to Pittsburgh, got engaged, and continued to grow our business all while living through this crazy pandemic. We moved to both locations hoping to be able to travel more easily and to find cheaper rent/houses than in the PNW, but both moves were expensive of course. For those of you that are new here or maybe missed it, we tried to buy a home when we first moved to Pittsburgh almost a year and a half ago now (watch this video here for the story) but we had to back out at the last minute unfortunately, which was super hard for me especially and it was definitely another financial set back.

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