my good friend and super talented videographer son of shark pig made us this video documenting our anthropologie craft event! remember those inspiration strings we made? have a look here…
1 the weaver house postcards / 2 washi tape / 3 neon string & metallic twine / 4 polaroids / 5 little gold scissors / 6 penguin book postcards / 7 yellow balloons
hello there! i had the pleasure of speaking to a group of ladies about turning your blog into a brand at the lucky fabb event a while back. i thought it would be helpful if i posted it for all of you guys to check out! so here’s my little recap…
#1 one of the most important steps to take if you want to pursue blogging as a career is to make your blog look good! the reason i started blogshop was because people were always emailing me to see if i would design their headers, social media buttons etc…and i wanted to teach them how to do it themselves so they always could switch it out!
you need to invest in the design of your site…make the content stand out, make a clean area for your blogs to live, and call clearly call out your social media! like i told my group, i spent $1000 bucks to get my site coded, and it was worth every penny. having a custom look will make you proud to blog and will make your site look like a brand.
#2 people often overlook how far you can take branding and how far it will take them. anything that has to do with your blog, should be branded…media kits, invoices to sponsors, price sheets. companies will take you more seriously if you have these things under your belt.
#3 what are the emails that stand out the most to you? for me, it’s the ones with the beautiful email signatures! it’s just another way to make an email stand out in a sea of emails. here is some examples of some of my friends that are doing it right. and if you aren’t on twitter & facebook, it’s about time. and brand those too. (am i starting to sound like a broken record? ok good) i was pretty hesitant to get a DLF facebook page, but now i am sorry i didn’t start it long ago.
#4 first off, i have my contact number as my wallpaper in case my beloved ipad gets lost. and guess what, it’s also branded. yowza!
#5 blogging is NOT fast and easy. sometimes a post can take me hours. partially because i am perfectionist, but also because i want to be happy with the content that i am producing for people. i try to stick to a couple of fonts (too many will look cluttered) and i have a general color palette that i am drawn to (read this for more on the importance of colors) all this will create consistency for your blog. and people like a little consistency.
#6 start some columns! it will create discipline for you to keep up with them and will also give people something to expect…style posts on tuesdays, recipes on thursdays, DIY on friday…
and i loved getting contributors to add their own personal flair to the site! i recommend that for sure.
#7 and lastly – make an impression! above is a little box of things i would send to a client after we finished a project. something to say “hey, working with you was awesome, here are some things i love.” people love snail mail. and there is still something so special about getting a personalized gift in the mail to show appreciation. it doesn’t have to be all promotional, but a few branded items are nice. (i use this rubber stamp place – and here is how they look!)
hopefully some of that info was interesting to you all! i know it was a little scattered. we go over lots of this stuff in blogshop too! and did you hear we are doing a new class dedicated to creating unique video blog content?
happy blogging everyone! -bri
this was definitely my favorite photo from the trip. these hammocks were right outside of our hotel and they were calling our names the whole time.
i went to mexico with my boyfriend and my two friends emma & ryan. it ended up being such a perfect trip…and most of all it was easy! cabo is a short 2 hour flight from los angeles which is really nice.
i did a little post when i was there and told you about mama’s…i always ate there with my family as a kid so it was really special to be able to share this place with my friends as well. simple food, spicy salsa and fresh ingredients. we loved it so much, we ate there three days in a row.
another amazing food spot is maro’s shrimp house! they have local cuisine & some of the best shrimp & lobster i’ve ever had. all for 16 bucks. i can’t stop thinking about how delicious that meal was…
we went on a tequila tasting tour with grayline los cabos (we also went on a glass bottom boat ride!) and i spotted this little plant sitting against this ridiculously colorful pink wall.
the tour also took us to a bunch of the beautiful surfing beaches (my boyfriend loves to surf!) we also spent part of the day hunting for mexican blankets that we could bring home and hang in the windows of our new house. success photo here.
if you watch the video below, you will see it took me about 7 minutes to actually get situated in this hammock. all while looking like a total fool. it was pretty hilarious. (and how pretty are those color choices on the hammocks?!)
it’s hard to completely take off work because i really enjoy my job…but a balcony office was a pretty nice change.
we rented scooters for a few days and rode all around town. i was actually pretty scared to do it at first, but by the end of the trip i was loving it. i haven’t seen my guy that happy in a long while, so it was definitely worth getting over a little fear.
this month i decided i was going to take care of myself. worry a little less, take some more time to myself, and be more spontaneous. my life is really scheduled out and i tend to get really wrapped up in stress…so it was nice to just book these plane tickets randomly one day and let the rest work itself out. thank you hotels.com for the awesome room with a view & also to grayline los cabos for showing me around parts of cabo that i had never seen before! like i said, i spent years going to cabo with my family over the summer and it holds a great spot in my heart.
oh! and the video. emma and I shot some super 8 on our iphones (you can get the app here) and i put a little video together of all of our days there. and that boppy song? that’s all thanks to sharing an office with the best dj (the flashdance!) who always gets wonderful music stuck in our heads. this brenton wood song was played over and over on our trip…
thanks for following along on our trip! -bri
traveling as a couple really makes you closer, doesn’t it? i know i am constantly learning new things about arian when the scenery around us changes. the food he loves to order, what puts him in a bad mood, the things that cheer him up…
i adore these romantic tom palumbo shots. they are so full of emotion.
mixing patterns is all about scale. i challenge you to look at different patterns together and see what you like. for example, in these photos the three patterns on the bottom half of the photo all work together, but adding a similarly scaled 4th floral might have been overkill. HOWEVER, add an oversized print and now we’re talkin…
we also put some colored chalk in my braid that was pretty fun for a change. i look like i should be prancin around coachella or something, huh?
here we have a little floral on floral on floral on tambourine…
isn’t this quote so true? it really believe in the emotions colors can bring us. and when you mix them all together…it can be pretty powerful. look at me gettin’ all emo on you guys now.
here’s the little collection that i put together in case you want to recreate this look! (loving the peplum trend, aren’t you?)
shop my beso collection: peplum top / cardigan / ring / purple bracelet / yellow bracelet / flower / shoes / earrings / floral jeans (i am wearing these similar paige denim jeans)
photography: max wanger
art direction: bri emery & jen gotch
styling: jen pinkston
hair & makeup: alex michael may
sponsored by: beso
see you back here next week for a dreamy little number…and see all the style posts here!
today there was a short but insane thunderstorm..lightning lit up the sky, huge raindrops all around us. it was so wild, but calming at the same time. this room has such a spectacular view too, so we have just been sitting on the balcony and enjoying each other’s company.
we woke up today and walked to one of my favorite little restaurants in cabo called mama’s cafe. they have insane ricotta french toast and delicious authentic mexican breakfast dishes. i had the cactus scramble! it was one of the most colorful breakfasts too…all the napkins and tablecloths were bright, and they have vibrant mexican blankets blowing in the wind…
the boys are really good at playing the ukulele, so that’s been fun to have playing in the background. overall, this trip is amazing so far. hoping you all are having a wonderful friday as well! -bri
hi friends! this last month really was intense. between teaching 3 blogshops, an issue of rue, finishing the FIDM magazine, and speaking at lucky fabb….I. AM. BEAT. but luckily my relaxation dreams come true today and i am off to mexico for a long weekend at the beach. the weather says 90 and sunny, which means i will be positively be burnt to a crisp.
thank you hotels.com for providing us this sweet room at the playa grande resort! the ocean kind of freaks me out (did you guys ever hear the story about how my boyfriend saved a women’s life who was being attacked by a CROCODILE in the ocean on our trip to costa rica? yeah well that pretty much traumatized me for life) so, i will be at the pool with my bloody mary.
i am going to be checking in as much as i can! adios! -bri
i just have so much fun coming together with my friends and dreaming up new concepts for these style shoots. this month we wanted to do something completely different than the last time i shot with max.
for the month of may there will be 4 very different looks each tuesday. we were lucky enough to team up with beso (an awesome shopping site) to make these funky shoots possible! each week, i will be creating get the look collections that go along with each outfit!
i always put together mood boards for my photographers and stylists so they can get a feeling for the shoot and know how to prepare. i also just really enjoy making them. i thought you might like to see where my ideas came from and a little behind the scenes on the process of these shoots…
…and can we talk about how funny it is that i remembered after the shoot about that child model photo of me right above! wow, i look the same as my 3 year old self!
i knew i wanted to have a tux for one of the looks. i just love the menswear look with little hits of femininity (like those amazing feather trimmed BHLDN shoes!)
luckily my boyfriend arian is making a behind the scenes video of all of these shoots combined! (coming out on the 4th week!) in the video you will see me dancing & posing like a straight up fool for this series. it’s a good thing max knows how to make me look somewhat normal in the photos.
if you know me, you know i love all things jazz. you can find me driving around town in my convertible gettin’ doooown to some soul music. it’s just something that really makes me really happy. so the photos were also inspired from that.
see you back here next tuesday for the next shoot! it’s quite bright!
photography: max wanger
art direction: bri emery & jen gotch
styling: jen pinkston
hair & makeup: alex michael may
sponsored by: beso
i would totally wear this outfit to a party. would you? it’s unexpected! and the fit of it is still flattering & girly. here’s how you can achieve a very similar look…
shop: blazer / shirt / bow tie / glasses / shoes / ring / pants
good morning from santa monica! i’m currently pretending that i’m on vacation at the viceroy hotel (which is one of the most beautifully designed hotels!) the lucky fabb sha-bang is today, wish me luck!
the kelly wearstler store in west hollywood really blew me away. i mean, i knew she was legit and everything, but seeing her new store really made it real for me. she had some gold glitter boots on display that made my heart stop.
if you are staying in LA for vacation, you should seriously check out the viceroy hotel. you won’t regret it. it’s been fun having kristin by my side!
(photos via designlovefest instagram)
after living the loft life for a while, we sort of shifted our decor to fit the space. for instance, our huge over sized flag might not fit in our new home as well as it did in the loft. and now i am thinking about what our yard will look like (i love that patterned chair)…will we redo our bedroom? all these thoughts are spinning through my head now. (even though i said i was going to be calm about the move)
i’ve had my eye on this simple blush colored rug from serena & lily for a while now, i just haven’t had a good spot in the loft for it. hopefully my next home will have the perfect place for it.
i also really love these colorful herringbone throws! they match our couch perfectly. maybe i should find a new HOUSE before i start redecorating it in my head. but i just can’t help myself.
• post sponsored by serena & lily, all opinions are sincere
