My love. My family. My home. Back on Glitter Guide.

{Studio Castillero}

We are blessed with such amazing people in our lives.  Friends that have photographed and captured so many parts milestones in our lives- our wedding, our home, our engagement, and now, our sweet love- Lucca Valentine.  And on top of that, we got to make a second appearance on Glitter Guide.  The first was here.  Pretty rad.  And then our friends at Studio Castillero capped it off with the sweetest words about who I call family on their blog today and even more images.  We are so lucky.  So, I'll be back to weddings in a bit, but for now, here's some of the personal stuff...

A Birth Announcement.

A big old thank you to Andres Montano (also the graphic designer behind this website) for creating our sweet little birth announcement for Miss Lucca Valentine.  Andres has created some amazing paper goods for our clients that we can't wait to share, too...

*I had to pop some gold sequins into all the envelopes to make the mail messing to open for all the recepients!

A big old thank you to Andres Montano (also the graphic designer behind this website) for creating our sweet little birth announcement for Miss Lucca Valentine.  Andres has created some amazing paper goods for our clients that we can't wait to share, too.  

*I had to pop some gold sequins into all the envelopes to make the mail messing to open for all the recepients!

Getting really Personal. The Birth of Lucca Valentine.

This is probably the most personal thing I've ever shared, but here it is.  The birth of my daughter, just last week.  

Pink or Blue.

Back in May, my husband and I learned we were expecting our first child.  In August, we were overjoyed to find out the sex of our baby and announced it to our friends and family with the below video... 

Tomorrow I'll be back to share the culmination of our very personal journey.

Pink Or Blue? from Austin Hendrix on Vimeo.

A Mexico Babymoon. Part 2.

After spending two days in Puerto Vallarta, the hubs and I decided to head south to Sayulita, our magic place. We were married in this gem of a little town a year and a half ago, and have the fondest memories of our wedding week here.  We were so looking forward to being back, reflecting on our wedding, and now having a baby to look forward to in the new year.  There couldn't have been a more perfect place for us to take one last vacation before life really changes...

We spent a week relaxing in the most heavenly house, Casa Dos Chicos, a place designed by a Chicago architect that's nestled in the green hills of Sayulita.  There are three levels to the house, four bedrooms, a swimming pool and a roof top spa, and best of all- hammocks to nap in while you take in the view on the top floor living room.  It's straight out of a travel magazine.  

When we weren't napping in hammocks we ran around the town reliving memories.  Taking pictures with Sarah here, eating lunch with our friends there, drinking margaritas in that spot...  It was wonderfully nostalgic and insanely relaxing at the same time.

And no trip to Sayulita would have been complete without a stop by Villa Amor, the actual location where we got married.  We stood where we said our vows, climbed the million stairs to where our reception was, and even snuck into the honeymoon suite where we stayed to look around again.  

The trip was perfect (if not a little sweaty and humid), but we spent much time sitting by the pool, drinking mocktails for me and margaritas for him, and enjoying some quiet time in our magical place.  We can't wait to go back with our little one in tow!