The Juliette is the perfect romantic bridesmaid dress. Sheer, flowly, formal, and comfortable. The color Sea Glass is just gorgeous. You can purchase the Juliette here.

When I first walked into SARAROSE on oak  the feeling that overwhelmed me was "clean, serene, WHITE, heavenly, earth."  I will go into greater detail about her entire boutique in a different post but for now I would love to write about Sararose, the owner of the boutique and her line Stix and Roses. Her entire line which consists of short, mid-length, and long customizable dresses are created out of bamboo. When Sararose first mentioned this to me I was a little confused and thought "ok cool, another eco-friendly fabric or something."  I have been to a few  green, earthy stores that sell organic products. However, these dresses are like nothing I have ever seen, felt, or tried on in my entire life.


I went into the fitting room to start trying on each style and I couldn't believe how amazing the texture was on my skin. These dresses were form fitting, snug, but at the same time so comfortable. I thought I could seriously sleep in them. I walked out of the fitting room to put my heels on; I went straight from comfortable to dramatic, sexy, and heavenly.  I felt and looked like an absolute goddess (pardon my bragging.)   But honestly, these dresses are stunning. SaraRose also surprised me by naming one of them after me. So if you happen to find yourself in her boutique at 67 East Oak Street, on the 5th floor, please ask her where you can find the "Amelia." It is the most comfortable, naturally.




The white gowns are definitely for brides as well as other special occasions. I was contemplating on wearing it to my bachelorette dinner or for the night of my reception, considering the perfect balance of comfort and formality.


If you want to learn more about SARAOSE bamboo wardrobe and why the fabric is literally a miracle, click here!

As for SaraRose, she is an amazing stylist, artist, designer, and friend. You will be hearing a lot more about SaraRose, her products, boutique, and other brands she carries that are just as comfortable and earth friendly. So stay tuned!

If you don't know me then you probably have no idea that I am obsessed with books. Not all books though, mostly are on metaphysics, self-help, spiritual, LOA books, even books on extraterrestrials. (Yes if you think we are the only intelligent creatures in this universe, you must be insane!) All of this fascinates me. I feel like there's this on-going energy in me that keeps saying there is something much bigger than us and much greater going on at work. That we are on our way into some insane grand plan of the creator.


But yes anyway, the books I'm going to be reviewing are not necessarily new, some of them have been published a long time ago, like late 80's, sometimes even the 40's. You'd be surprised how many familiar concepts were written a long time ago by some mysterious and smart people. I enjoy reading their theories a lot more than some of the newer authors out there.


The first book review I have is a book by Gregg Braden, he's one my favorite authors. You can tell he truly believes in what he's saying.


  
                                   Walking Between The Worlds The Science of Compassion

1. You are and have always been, intimately connected to all that you see and experience in your world. Researchers have now digitally measured this relationship. Each cell of your body specifically, and all matter in general, attempt to hold a tuning to the reference vibrations of our earth home.  Through your sacred circuit you touch all of creation and it touches you, as the gentle undulations of pulsed resonance. 
2. Gregg Braden speaks of the Shift of the Ages which a lot of our ancient texts talk about, including the Bible. There have been many other sacred texts speaking of a major shift happening on our planet on a universal scale. This shift of our planet is not only changing the earth physically, but the shift is happening spiritually to humans; our bodies, our psyche, and our spirit. 
3. As you approach the Shift of the Ages, you are asked to re-tune your body to accommodate the changing parameters of the Shift.  These may be measured as decreasing planetary magnetic and increasing planetary frequency.

I've been married now for almost a month! I'm not sure if some women feel a big difference once they get married but I know that the day we got married, like the actual night, I felt like I had more responsibility for some reason. Like I had to get more serious!

I think that most men feel that way before they get married and that's what makes them wait to pop the question, but it's really true. It feels more serious, but a good serious.  Tim and I are still the same, but deep down we feel like "ok we are doing this thing called life together...forever." The feeling is really good.
Our number one question right now is if we should stay living in this apartment or should we buy a starter home? I absolutely love our apartment even though it could use some work, it's our home and it's cozy to us.  I don't see the point in buying a home just to buy one. I would much rather rent until we find our dream home and then purchase when we are ready to commit. I feel people want to jump in right when they get married to buy a house and have kids but we aren't even sure when and if we want to have kids! So as much as we feel like we should get more serious in the more usual American lifestyle. I much prefer the "DINK" lifestyle which I just learned yesterday from someone at our apartment pool -(totally grown up of me)


Dual Income No Kids---- Plan. Hilarious. Although I do think we will have children one day, it's not on our mind and since a house isn't completely on our minds either, this apartment is fine by me! I have my coffee shops within walking distance, my favorite yoga classes-walking distance, favorite nail salon. Not to mention I work from home so I enjoy having things within walking distance if I feel like I want to get out of the house.
Or maybe I am just making up excuses to just not grow up. I can't help it! Anyway, our new chapter is extremely fun and exciting and having the choice is even more fun. For now we will be apartment renters. It's cozy, it's convenient, and it's US. :)


Until then... let me know what you think about renting after marrying? Thoughts?

Thank you so much to Betty. We can't thank her enough for doing these amazing photos and video for us in Scotland. More than I hoped and imagined! If you ever find yourself in Europe in need of an excellent, natural, and talented photographer or videographer, ummm, Betty from Tub of Jelly please!

Our video. I love. We thank you Betty from Tub of Jelly

Amelia & Timothy's Wedding from om/user15641384">Amelia Miller on Vimeo.

Photography by the amazing Betty of Tub of Jelly.


 Thank you so much to Betty. We can't thank her enough for doing these amazing photos and video for us in Scotland. More than I hoped and imagined! If you ever find yourself in Europe in need of an excellent, natural, and talented photographer or videographer, ummm, https://vimeo.com/tubofjelly

Our video. I love. We thank you Betty from Tub of Jelly

Amelia & Timothy's Wedding from om/user15641384">Amelia Miller on Vimeo.

When I started browsing through photographers in Scotland for our destination wedding I started to get discouraged. I was beginning to think that I would have to bring my tripod and take photos myself. I found one photographer that I liked and I contacted him. Until I came across this one.
I got so excited looking at her portfolio and website, "Finally a photographer who knows what's up!" It's kind of funny too because in her about me section it says she only works with couples who "get it."  Let me tell you, I definitely get it and she completely got me and Tim as a couple. She never asked us to smile, grin, or anything. The entire shoot was natural and exactly how me and Tim are in person.  We took these photos 2 days after our wedding, 2 hours away from our site in downtown Glasgow Scotland. She took us on a small tour during the shoot and Tim and I couldn't stop talking about how easy it was to work with her and how much we love her!
 (Also, at the end of the shoot we were walking back to our hotel and ran into my dad. She got a shot of his sweet, huge, and happy smile and us hugging. I just love her. :)) The AMAZING
Betty from TUB OF JELLY.