In the spirit of mindful thankfulness, the one thing I’m most thankful for in 2020 is marrying my husband! Now if you’ve been following along on my insta (@love.lilla), you’ll know that Covid definitely skewed our plans a few times … Continue reading Becoming Mr. and Mrs.
Well since travel seems a distant memory and not super plausible right now, I wanted to post of a local trip that I highly recommend as well as one of the best birthdays ever! Ps this is a super latergram … Continue reading Ojai
It’s summertime and our planned travels aren’t happening so to not go completely stir crazy, the husband and I decided to go somewhere local to just take a few days off to enjoy summer and best of all, see some … Continue reading San Luis Obispo
Last fall, when life was still “normal”, the then fiancé and I met up with our wedding photographer, Wesley of Still Talking Productions, for our engagement shoot! We had it done at the Art District since it was where we … Continue reading Engagement Shoot
So 2020 definitely hasn’t been what anyone has expected! However, I was blessed to have one thing go as planned and that was my amazing bridal shower from my bride tribe ☺️ In the month of February aka a time … Continue reading Bridal Shower Love
So today I went for a run and I had a good cry. It’s been a while since I had a physical release of both sweat and tears, but Lord knows it’s been a rough 2020 for everyone. And at this moment, I’m just going to speak as a covid bride aka a woman who just wanted to have her dream wedding marrying her Prince Charming and seeing her family and friends become one, but covid had other plans. As y’all know I’m a super planner and my wedding has been planned since the tender age of 12. I still … Continue reading Okay to Not Be Okay – Love in a Time of Corona
SoI took a little break from Instagram the last month or so because I realize it wasn’t bringing me joy and honestly it was creating anxiety for me as I was getting caught up in trying to “catch up” with everyone virtually that I was losing sight of actually doing so with people (and losing hours in a day just scrolling!)…or I was feeling fomo and just general “not joy” because why do I feel the need to see things I’m not part of 🤔 so I decided to just stop it – I hide my app into various folders … Continue reading Insta Break
I’ve taken a break from social media and that means I’ve taken a step back and have been trying to figure out why I post what I post or do what I do. And I realize my love for this blog has faded because it felt like my words always had to be cheerful or sweet (and in person) when honestly, life is dark and sometimes we have to talk about the real stuff. So in that vein… It’s been a surreal 24 hours in LA…heck for the world. Kobe Bryant is gone and it just doesn’t feel real. To … Continue reading Eulogies
My boss and friend is a strong believer in always keep learning and I got the honor of being her plus one to the first Girl Boss rally in LA this past summer. It was hosted by Nasty Gal founder, … Continue reading Girlboss Rally
This caps my third year at the OC fair and there just something about the junk food, overpriced games and dry heat that combined make me happy haha I think it’s just the magic of the fair! This time … Continue reading OC fair
