White Party Celebrating Bebe Soldavini

 

My outfit details:

Dress  // Shoes {yellow isn't available}  // Earrings // David Yurman bracelets here and here  // Ring  // Sunglasses

Shane's outfit details 

Linen Shirt  // Linen Pants  // Loafers 

Hello all! 

Welcome back for a very special post with snapshots from my best friend Callie's incredible baby shower. As you can see it was a White Party theme. I love how all the photos turned out of everyone in their white looks. Of course I had to jazz up my white dress with some colorful accessories like my favorite Castaner espadrilles {similar here} and a pair of new earrings I recently bought here on Etsy. 

They set up the cutest Flower Crown Making station. It was a lot harder than you may think to create a flower crown but we all got the hang of it. Callie's was professionally made by a florist in town. 

The baby shower took place almost, exactly three years from their fabulous wedding in Ravello, Italy. Some of the party guests had not seen each other since {due to COVID} so it was incredible to all be back together. This group of people sure know how to party. Crave Culinaire catered the event and they did not disappoint. The brunch food items were delicious and they had nitro acai bowls that were out of this world. They are the top caterer in Naples and we've used them for a few of our family's parties as well. I highly recommend their services. 

I am so excited for my two best friends to become parents and join Shane and I in the parenting game! The baby's due date is one day before my own birthdate. They aren't finding out the sex of the baby so we are all DYING to know if it is a boy or a girl. 

Thanks for coming by!

xo, Alina

Photos by: Reagan Thalheimer

Christmas Pictures 2019

My outfit
Shirt // Jeans // David Yurman Bracelet here and here // Lilly Pulitzer Bracelet // Lilly Pulitzer Earrings old similar here

Shane's outfit 
Sweater // Jeans 

Lawson's outfit 
Jumper

Hello hello! 

Can you believe it is already time for Christmas photos and cards?!?! I cannot but I am so excited about it. The holidays and Christmas are my favorite times of the year and as stressful as family photos can be it is one of my very favorite things to do. 

This year I wanted a different location and vibe for the photos than we have previously done. As I shared on my Instagram we took our engagement photos at this location six years ago. I remembered using the pilings for photos and how great they turned out that I wanted to use this location for our photos this year. Lawson was definitely a but more challenging to work with this year. Last year Jillian our photographer would fake sneeze and he would laugh and smile right at the camera. As you can tell from a few photos he was giving us his serious face or looking off at other people on the beach. Jillian was able to capture some great shots of the whole family and I cannot wait to get some printed and framed for our house. 

I ordered our Christmas cards this week and they should arrive next week. I LOVE sending and receiving Christmas cards. I display the cards we receive in our entry way and I love looking at them throughout the holidays. 

Well I hope everyone has an amazing Thanksgiving and a very Merry Christmas! 

Thanks for stopping by.

xo, Alina

Photos by: Jillian Lee Photo

Maternity Photos

Hello Hello! I know I have not posted in a while and I am so sorry.  

I took these photos with Jillian Lee when I was 36 weeks pregnant. She does all our photos and I always have so much fun shooting with her. I am SO in love with how they turned out. I had a vision in my head of how I wanted these photos to look and I think we nailed it. Sometimes what I envision doesn't always translate to real life, but this time it did. We took the photos at Seagate Beach here in Naples. It is another one of my favorite locations in Naples for photos and to catch a beautiful sunset. It was actually pretty cold and windy when we took these photos. Honestly, I'd rather be cold during a photo shoot because if it is too hot, it can be miserable.

A good friend of mine did her maternity photos with this style of dress from Esther Louise an after I saw her photos I knew I wanted to wear one for my photos. If you are interested in purchasing one of her dresses you can contact her through IG @EstherLouisePhotography. 

Thanks for stopping by!

xo,

Alina 

Christmas Photo Inspiration

{This is probably one of my absolute favorite photos of us. Shane has it framed on his bedside table}

Happy Friday!

Today I am sharing our Christmas photos from two years ago. Some of these photos are my favorite that Shane and I have ever taken together. I love this location and the light was just perfect that evening. Unfortunately, they cut all the tall grass down in this empty lot so we haven't been able to take photos there again. 

Last Sunday we took our Christmas photos for this year. I haven't got any sneak peaks yet, but I am dying to see them. We took them in downtown Naples, on 5th Avenue. All the Christmas lights and decoration are up so I am excited to see how they turn out. 

The nursery furniture is being delivered today and I am dying. I cannot wait to get the room set up and ready to go. We only have about 8 weeks left until little man arrives. SO much left to do before that happens. 

Have an aweseome weekend and as always thanks for reading!

xo, Alina

Photos by Jillian Lee.