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My Travel Preparation Routine
Hey everyone, today I’m sharing how I spend my last day at home before I leave for a trip to make my return home a more stress free experience.. As most of you know, I travel at least once a month, which means I’m away from home a lot and causes me to feel homesick and super unorganized. It’s hard to keep track of everything when you feel like you’re living out of a suitcase. After a while, my crazy work and travel schedule started to become super problematic and caused me to feel a lot of anxiety so I realized I needed to do something about it if I was going to continue working in that capacity. So I decided to come up with routine that would help me feel more relaxed and organized while preparing for a trip as well as unpacking from a trip.

Here is my travel preparation routine, which I highly recommend you follow if you want a more stress free travel experience.
Two things that I always do to make my packing process run smoothly and efficiently is following a packing guide and trying on all of the outfits I plan on packing and taking photos of them to keep in my phone. As for the packing guide, I created packing list based on my daily routines and I can always refer to it while packing to make sure I have all of my essentials.

When do I start packing?
I start packing three days before I actually leave so the day before my trip, all I have to do is double check my bags and zip them up. This allows me to narrow my outfits from all the things I want to bring to all the things I actually need. For example, I always overpack my shoes and don’t even get around to wearing half of them during my trip. So I line all of the shoes up that I want to bring next to my bag and then add them as I decide I need them for a specific outfit. While it’s fun to pack all of your sassiest shoes, I highly recommend bringing mostly neutral pairs with go with multiple outfits. These tan sneakers from Vince Camuto are perfect for any upcoming warm weather trips. Because of their neutral color, they’ll go with all of your casual outfits plus they’re comfortable enough to wear on the plane all day while traveling.

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When it comes to heels, I usually only end up wearing two to three different pairs throughout my trip. So I always make sure to pack three to four different pairs with two of them being neutral colors knowing that they’ll both go with all of my outfits. I like to take one dressy pair and then a second pair with a block heel or wedge that is more comfortable for wearing for long periods of time. I love these new Knot Vamp Sandals from Vince Camuto with the block heel. I got the blush color, which is a beautiful neutral color, but they also come a in a sleek tan leather too. Vince Camuto is always one of my go-to brands when picking out shoes for each new season. You can always count on them to have the top shoe trends for every season along with versatile and classic styles that you can wear for years to come!

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What I do the day before I leave:
The day before I leave is all about making sure that my return home is as stress free as possible. It’s the worst when you return home to loads of laundry, a messy house and an empty fridge.
Laundry | This way I know I’ll have enough clean undergarments and pajamas to pack. Plus it’s one less load that I’ll need to do when I return.
Tidy up my house | I don’t want to return home to a mess, which will immediately make me feel stressed and overwhelmed.

Stock the fridge | I like to make sure my fridge is stocked with coffee, cream and breakfast for when I return so it’s like I never even left!
Double check my bags | I never leave packing until the last minute anymore. Everything is pretty much done and all I have to do is zip them up.
Relax | I used stay up until 2 am the night before a trip packing and trying to get myself together, which always made me feel guilty because instead of spending time with my husband I was running around the house like crazy person. That’s why I’ve started packing three days out so I can enjoy dinner and time with husband before I leave.
Do you have any tips for making your travel preparations a more stress free experience?


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My Top 18 Moments of 2018
Happy New Year’s Eve everyone. I can’t believe today is the last day of 2018! Each year I like to take New Year’s Eve to reflect back on the year we’ve had and this one definitely takes the cake! 2018 was filled with so many incredible moments and I can’t tell you how much I appreciate you following along with my journey! To celebrate the amazing year I’ve had, I’m sharing my top 18 moments of 2018 in today’s post! It was hard to narrow them down to an order so I just put them in chronological order!

We kicked off 2018 in Cabo San Lucas at The Cape Hotel to finalize all of our wedding details. Check out the full post here—>Top 5 Destination Wedding Planning Tips


2) I celebrated my two different bachelorette parties with all my best gals! See more on my bachelorette party here—>5 Essentials You Need For The Perfect Bachelorette Party

3) I hosted the most delicious bridal party luncheon/cooking class at Simplee Gourmet in New Orleans. See the full post here—> New Orleans Bridesmaids Luncheon Cooking Class


4) Blake and I got married with just our family present in New Orleans! For anyone who missed the blog post explanation…I had two weddings: one small family ceremony in New Orleans and then one in Cabo with all of our friends in March! I realize that it’s a bit of a unique situation, but we had always wanted to get married in Cabo! We talked about it for years, but when my dad was diagnosed with MS last year, our plans shifted.
I wanted my dad to feel included and be able to walk me down the aisle without me having to give up my dream of getting married in cabo. So I decided that the best decision for us was to just have two ceremonies, which would also allow us to include all the family members who are unable to travel to Cabo! Sounds like a lot of extra work, right? It was, but it was 100% worth it! I will be sharing more wedding details this year in 2019!


5) In March we set out on one of the biggest adventures of our lives…marriage and a big Cabo reception with all of our friends! I also launched my Wedding Collection with GiGi New York. See here—> GiGi New York x #HauteOffTheMarket Wedding Collection
Check out this post for our travel style outfits—>My Top Sofft Shoes For Summer


6) We took photos on the most beautiful cliffside in Cabo just before we welcomed all of our friends to the resort! See more on the post here—> 3 Reasons to Take Day After Wedding Photos


7) We hosted our rehearsal dinner on a sailboat in Cabo to take all of our friends to see the famous El Arco! I will be sharing more on that in 2019!


8) We celebrated wedding ceremony #2 at The Cape hotel in Cabo with all of our friends. The whole week was even more incredible than I could have dreamed.

9) We enjoyed a relaxing girl’s beach trip at the Hilton San Destin after all of the wedding festivities. See the travel review here—>Hilton San Destin Travel Recap + Swimsuit Round Up

See full post here—> Where to find top bridal looks for less!


See the full outfit post here—> Palm Print Maxi Dress
10) We started having Cabo withdrawals so we headed back to the Pueblo Bonito to visit again! See my travel review here —> The Towers at Pacifica Cabo Recap

11) I got to explore Nantucket Island with some of my fellow bloggers and the Lilly Pulitzer team. The whole trip was a dream. See the full travel recap here—> Nantucket Travel Review

12) I finally got to shoot some photos at a fully bloomed sunflower field here in Louisiana and it was so beautiful. The sunflowers towered over me!

13) The first time I ever visited Palm Beach, I fell in love with it and I promised myself I would return one day and I was so glad that the opportunity presented itself sooner than later. See my most recent Palm Beach travel review here—> Palm Beach Travel Guide


14) Bermuda is another destination that I promised myself I would return to and I still need to take Blake back there because it’s an island unlike any other. See my full post here—> Top 5 Instagram Worthy Spots in Bermuda

15) I turned 28 this past September! Learn 28 things about me that you might not know here—>28 Fun Facts About Me


16) I made some new friends at NYFW and got my blog story published in the LiketoKnow.it book available here—> LIKEtoKNOW.it: Stories from the Influencer Next Door

17) I woke up to the most magical trip through Paris with my love. Full travel review coming soon!


Check out the the travel review on our cruise through France here—>Uniworld Paris to Paris River Cruise Recap

This was everyone’s favorite photo from Paris on Instagram.


18) I launched my 4th design collaboration with GiGi New York this past October. I specifically designed the mini Genevieve Bucket Bag with Gigi New York to use during my trip through France this fall. See more here—>The Mini Genevieve Bucket Bag
3 Other Important Milestones:

1) We hosted our first Friendsgiving in our new home! See the full post here—> 3 Tips on how to host your first Friendsgiving

2) We finally finished decorating and furnishing our home. Check out my holiday home tour here—>Holiday Home Tour

See the full post here—>Velvet & Sequined Holiday Party Outfits

3) Despite the busy holiday season, Blake and I made time for our 4th annual NYC Christmas trip!

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Great Gatsby Party Costumes
Hey everyone, I’m sure you saw that I recently posted a blog on my New Year’s holiday card idea and today I’m sharing all of the outfit details (aka our Great Gatsby Costumes).
Blake, my husband is a new year’s day baby and he turns 30 this January so I am throwing him a Great Gatsby themed birthday party to help him say farewell to his 20s and hello to 30! So naturally we’re partying 1920s style!


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Jenn’s Outfit: Sequin Mini dress (also available here & here) | Sam Edelman Yaro Ankle Strap Sandal | 1920s Gatsby Flapper Feather Headband 20s Accessories Crystal Beaded Wedding Headpiece | Similar Faux Fur Stole | Gatsby Pearl Necklace | Plastic Cigarette Holder | Loren Hope bracelets
Blake’s Outfit: Vintage Suit | Hat | Wingtip Boots | White Dress Shirt
Since we planned on sending out the invitation during the holidays, I thought it would be fun to turn the invitation into a holiday card. So we dressed up in our roaring 20s outfits and shot some photos in New Orleans for the holiday/invitation to get all of our guests excited for Great Gatsby costumes. Plus we figured it would be the perfect way to give them an idea of what to wear. Oh and don’t worry, I will be sure to document the whole party so I can share all of my party decor ideas with you here on the blog.
Blake found his vintage suit at a local thrift store and we ordered his manhattan fedora hat from Amazon for under $20 along with some other 1920s accessories.








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Jenn’s Outfit: Sequin Mini dress (also available here & here) | Sam Edelman Yaro Ankle Strap Sandal | 1920s Gatsby Flapper Feather Headband 20s Accessories Crystal Beaded Wedding Headpiece | Similar Faux Fur Stole | Gatsby Pearl Necklace | Plastic Cigarette Holder
Blake’s Outfit: Vintage Suit | Hat | Wingtip Boots | White Dress Shirt
Photos by: Aperture Photos Co | Hair by: Courtney Graham | Makeup by Meggan
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