A Love Letter to Fall

If you know me, you know fall is my favorite time of year. And unlike what we're used to in our hometown, Portland knows how to do fall. We experience all of the seasons, complete with snow some years and, with all of the trees in the city, fall is absolutely gorgeous. Last year I felt like we were robbed of fall because we had this crazy windstorm that ripped most of the colorful leaves off the trees prematurely. But this year we've had more than our fair share - and I'm not complaining. <3

One of the best things about fall? All the amazing fragrances - pumpkin spice, cinnamon, and everything nice ;) To celebrate, here are a few of my favorite fall diffuser blends. If you try them out, let me know what you think!

Adventures // Tofino BC Canada

Tofino BC is where Tim and I left our hearts this summer <3 It's a perfectly situated beach town at the tip of Vancouver Island where we spent our most perfect first wedding anniversary. We stayed at the Wickaninnish Inn for a relaxing spa-, yoga- and gourmet food-filled time. It was amazing beyond words.

There wasn't any need to leave the resort, but we did a few times to explore the cute beach town and local shops. Otherwise we lounged on the beach, read in our room, and indulged in room service or at the delicious restaurants.

One of my favorite times of day while we were there was morning because of the heavy fog that rolled past the resort. It made everything even more magical. I hope you enjoy these beautiful photos from our amazing anniversary trip:

DIY // Wedding Album

It's no secret that I love a good DIY photo book. I'm not a photographer, but I live for taking pictures. I love capturing all of the precious moments life has to offer and am usually the one asking Tim for "just one more" or "a couple more angles." ;)

So when it came time to deciding on our wedding photography package, we opted for the full 8 hours of photography, plus two more hours after our reception to get some golden hour photos of just the two of us. Even though we were so exhausted at the end of the day, it was totally worth it. When else are you going to be dressed in your wedding attire with perfect makeup and hair?

The best advice I received about wedding albums was from my sister and brother. They both used Costco's Photo Center to create and print theirs. I've always been a huge fan of Shutterfly, but wasn't sure I wanted to print my wedding album through them since I had never seen any examples in person. On the flip side, I saw both my sister's and brother's albums and they were gorgeous. I ultimately decided to go with Costco and I do not regret it! Not only did they do a fantastic job, but they did it all for $34! $34, people! What a steal.

PS: We absolutely loved our photographer, Gregory Bartning, and highly recommend him! He photographed both mine and my brother's wedding.