be prepared for a million pictures... part 1.: the party.

soo as any of you who have read this blog know, the past 6 months of my life has consisted of planning this. it's been a pretty time consuming process & a test of my patience.. there were threats of lawsuits, trolls, bullies, communication errors, 3 hour long meetings, & emails.. but somehow this day finally happened.
it turned out SO MUCH BETTER than i ever could have imagined!! four of the five editors were in happy tears by the time we got up to thank everyone (john is very manly.. no tears from our business dude). there were a ton of people, great food, drinks, & awards.. we had such amazing vendors & support from the community.. it was ridiciulously awesome.
with that being said, there were about a bazillion photos of the evening.. & i love them all. i'm slowly but surely going to share them all with you.. :) thanks so much for the support, from near & far.. this was an amazing evening! i'm now positive i could be a PR practitioner for a living. it was so much stress but so great, & seeing everything come together made it ALL WORTH IT!

we sold out of VIP tickets!

CUPCAKES!

we had 31 categories.. in order to break them up, we took a little "intermission" & this dancer from french kiss fitness did an aerial acrobatic ridiculously cool performance. 

the wildlife rehabilitation center brought BIRDS! it was a highlight of the vendors, for sure!

there was so much food.. great appetizers from so many locations. i'm sad because i was so busy running around like a chicken with my head cut off that i didn't get to try very much.. i only had a bite of the crepes, which was what i was most excited for!

on top of crepes there were cupcakes, breaded chicken appetizers, potatoes, wings, sliders, sushi, potstickers, veggies, & cheese!

more pictures to come.. bear with me!