The Beginning of Forever

Honestly, endless hours can be spent browsing through photos on National Geographic. So much inspiration can be found in nature. While browsing through National Geographic there was a section called Patterns of Nature. It inspired 6 inspiration boards that were made on Style Me Pretty. Find your wedding inspiration in the most unlikely places because it stems unique ideas. Of course, Have fun with it and enjoy! You can find more wedding inspiration boards by me here: Style Me Pretty Inspiration Boards Style Me Pretty is a fantastic site of inspiration. Offering great wedding tips and tricks, photos, blogs, and vendors from great wedding professionals.

Part 5: Taste We have come to our finale blog… So I hope you have brought back the love. This blog, Part 5, will help you understand why this mini-series began in the first place, but first let’s explore the topic at hand. Using your sense of taste to bring the love back. No not in the literal sense… putting it simple, kissing! Scrolling through relationship and love articles on Yahoo a while ago, an interesting article grabbed attention. It was an article explaining how couples have kept their loving relationships alive, helping them last. The first tip: Kiss at least 4 times a day. What??? Couples actually have to be told how many times to kiss? Or from a different angle why does “at least” 4 times work better then say 3? All these questions, and the article offered little answers. Just one, statistics say that couples who kiss 4 times or more daily have endured long lasting relationships. I would love to see how that survey was conducted. So deep in confusion, consulting the e...

Part 4: Touch Yes touch is a great way to show someone you love him or her. The gentlest touch is sometimes the best. Caressing the shoulder, holding their hand, rubbing there back… and of course the list goes on. Do you remember that first touch? How it felt to finely have that personal connection between you and the one you love? I think touch gets lost in translation in these times. Touch always seems to be associated with sex. Why is that the case? I can blame endless society issues on why sex is at the forefront when it comes to relationships but when it comes down to it, it’s our fault, yours and mine. Simpler times remind us of how great it felt to hold hands for the first time, to share a really long and tight hug, to walk arm and arm. When he brushed your hair back, when she fixed the collar on your shirt and vice versa. Those are the moments that are continuous and endless. The truth of the matter is if we really focus on all types of touch shared between one and their p...

Part 3: Scent It is said that men associate love with the scent of Vanilla and Cinnamon and women are most attracted to the natural scent of their partner. What do you remember about the first time you inhaled the scent of your love? What’s great about ones sense of smell is it’s ability to trigger memories. If you can remember the scent your love had on your first date then that could trigger the memory of your first date. With memories comes emotions, that wonderful feeling you had on your first date. This can happen with any memory. So what does this mean? Well simply put you and your partner can evoke thoughts, memories, and emotions in each other simply by using scents you both have come to love. Think beyond fragrance… you can also use locations you’ve been (i.e. the beach), restaurants you’ve eaten at (i.e. the smell of rosemary chicken), or even a hand lotion that was previously worn and maybe was forgotten about. It’s up to you to keep the thoughts of love con...

Part 2: Seeing Remember the first time you saw them? Your eyes got wider, pupils dilated, heart wanted to jump out of your chest, thoughts were filled with wanting to know them more. What is it about the first sight? It’s about wanting more, needing more, seeing more, knowing more, and seeing again. Sight is not just about the eyes, no, it goes much deeper. It’s about seeing inside someone not just with your eyes but also with the mind and heart. It’s easy to lose that first moment, as you only get one. So how do you keep that feeling alive, how can everyday be like the first time you saw your love? The depth is where it lies. Seeing beyond what’s on the outside. We’ve all heard the saying “looks are only skin deep, beauty fades, what’s on the inside is what matters” and that is a very true statement. See your partner at the depth of their core. Each day find something new about them that you just can’t resist. See the way they make you laugh, see the way they look at you with lo...

Part 1: Listening It seems to be a genetic defect in the human gene pool, as we get older we learn more ways to not really listen. How to tone things out so to speak. Granted you do journey through many areas in your life that may require a lot more patience, time investment, or a smart way to tone out the noise. For example, being at work with a fast deadline approaching and it’s a co-worker’s birthday. So there’s cake, laughing, fun, and a fast approaching headache. I see how toning out the noise can come in handy here. But where do we decide the line has been crossed? You go home and your partner wants to tell you their fantastic day, all you want to do is eat and go to bed, how easily does that tone out policy come home with you? Did we forget how to really listen? In relationships hearing and really listening to your partner can really bring and keep you closer together. It should really be a well-developed habit for a couple to share a conversation. Of course it gets harder a...