On Sunday, I spent my last few hours in New York City with a bevy of beautiful bloggers in
spent the last few weeks coordinating this lovely little blogger meet-up over email. The weather cooperated and we had a perfect May day in the park, picnicking in the sun with 60-degree
temperatures. Our group meshed immediately, bonded by our mutual love of blogging.
We shared stories and offered tips for almost two hours while munching away on our snacks
and Amy's oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Here are a few snapshots from the day!
standing {left to right}: Melissa from Strong Sense of Style, Amy from The Closet Confessions, Leanna from OMG! I Moved to NYC, Courtney from BB to 79th, Orlagh {+ Elle} from True Life: I Live in NYC, Lauren from little lg in nyc, Christine from bun&borough + Courtney from Cupcake Dynamite
sitting from {left to right}: Summer from Athena in the Middle, Casey from Classic Case, yours truly,
Keely from The Bonds of Medlock + Drew from An Extended Vacation
{not pictured}: Marz from Royal Mail, Micaela from Dolce Vita + Karina from Ramblings of a Simple Girl
{Sadly, they came after I had to run and catch my bus back to Rhode Island!}
I left the park feeling invigorated. We shared why we blog and what keeps us blogging--and it illustrated just how real the connections you make in the blogosphere are. I have a feeling there will be plenty of these NYC Blogger Meet-ups in the future...I only hope I can catch the bus back down from Rhode Island to be a part of them! My advice? If you see a meet-up posted on a blog for your area, GO.
I assure you that you won't regret it!
I'll pose the same question to all of you today:
what prompted you to start your blog?
{I started blogging to find a creative outlet in my very uncreative career!}
Have a fabulous Tuesday--and special thanks to all the ladies who took time out of
their gorgeous Sunday morning to meet up! xoxo {av}
{If you're interested in finding out about future dates in NYC, please email: nycbloggermeetup{at}gmail{dot}com!}
What a fabulous group of women!! How awesome!! And could the park be any more beautiful? Check out my jewelry giveaway!!! :)
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That is so so fun!! I started blogging as kind of a virtual diary and as a way for family and friends to keep up with me!
ReplyDeleteWAHHH I WISH I COULD HAVE GONE!!! I'm coming next time no matter what!
ReplyDeleteI love blogger meet-ups! I went to one in Aix-en-Provence and I can't wait to go to another :-)
ReplyDeleteLet's see... I started blogging because I was moving to the middle of nowhere France and wouldn't be working. I figured I had to do something to help save my sanity!
How fun!! Love that you girls all met up and got to connect in person. I started blogging for a creative outlet as well...but also to connect with so many wonderful, stylish, creative, and intelligent women! It's such a fun experience!
ReplyDeletethat is so incredibly awesome! i started blogging because i moved to italy and needed a way to have all my memories recorded...it has completely evolved since then!
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Looks like an awesome morning, and has made me sad that all you American gals are so far away:(
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I so loved meeting you on Sunday - thanks for the cookie shout out!!
ReplyDeletemy reason to start blogging is the exact same as yours! i really needed a creative outlet.
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Love this SO MUCH. Meeting you all made my weekend. Wish we could do it more often... like weekly. :) Thanks for setting this up, av!
ReplyDeleteThank you ladies so much for putting this together, I had so much fun. Even if I was on my hang-over death bed!! Can't wait till our next one oh and neither can Elle!
ReplyDeleteAww this looks like so much fun :)
ReplyDeleteI'm so sad I missed it! :( It looks like it was a beautiful day and that you all had a great time! I will be e-mailing you about future NYC dates! XOXO
ReplyDeleteThis looks like tons of fun. I'm definitely going to try and go to one when there's one close by. :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like an amazing time. I need to get to a blogger meet up soon. I think it'd be incredibly motivating. I started blogging as a way to have a creative outlet when my job was going down south and I felt my brain and creativity went on the back burner. Now I just love it and the community and don't think I could stop.
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Oh how fun! Looks like you all had a great time! :)
ReplyDeleteTjhat is sweet! It is so interesting to hear how people started their blogs, how they have transformed and why they keep them.
ReplyDeleteFirst I had too much time at a boring desk job and now I could not imagine not keeping one.
How fun! I started blogging when we moved to St. Louis as a way to keep in touch with friends and family who live far away. I've kept blogging because of all the great people I've "met" and friends I've made :)
ReplyDeletethis made my weekend. what a wonderful day to meet so many great bloggers! xo
ReplyDeleteThis looked like such a blast! And looks like you had amazing weather to enjoy the day! Next stop, Chicago!
ReplyDeletethis looks like a great meet-up! so fun meeting new friends.
ReplyDeleteyay, awesome recap! I love that Elle got her own glamour shot!! ;)
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So I really hope you guys do this again, because I really wanted to go!!! Do another please:)
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Ugh, I wish I would have been able to go but I'm stuck in school for the next week or so. I will definitely be on the lookout for the next nyc blogger meet up though!
ReplyDeletesad face :( how on earth did i miss this?! (well, to be fair, i just got back from a west coast vacay) anyhoo, would love to meet up for future events!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun afternoon-and such a gorgeous group!
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how fun! looks like you gals had a PERFECT day! posting about ours tomorrow :)
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This looks so lovely! I have to admit I'd be nervous for ppl to meet me for real (what if they don't like me!?) but meet ups always look like so much fun!
ReplyDeleteI started blogging because I wanted a reason to write...and with a boring job, I found I had the time to give it a try and fell in love!
Looks like a great time! Chicago needs to have a blogger meet up! I started blogging for a creative outlet to a not-so-creative (AT ALL) job.
ReplyDeleteHow fabulous that you had a bloggy meet-up! I did one with Kori from Blonde Episodes and Leeann from Join the Gossip a few weekends ago in California. And we are doing another one soon too with others!! It was so much fun.
ReplyDeleteI'm SOO sad that I missed out and couldn't make it on Sunday. Please let me know the next get together and I will for sure be there!
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Y'all are are so cute - glad you got to meet! And I agree, mine was a creative outlet where I had no other, and a place to store things that make me happy, little pick me ups. :)
ReplyDeleteLike you, I started my blog as a creative outlet and to explore new things. And it looks like you had a great time at the meet-up! I've met a few bloggers in Chicago, but haven't been to a full-blown meet up yet.
ReplyDeleteSo cool! Wish I would have known as I was in NYC too! Thanks for stopping by my blog!
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i was SOOO SAD to have missed you AV! you were one that i wanted to meet for sure! :(
ReplyDeletebut since we were staying in Hawthorne, NY -- we had no idea how different the train schedule is on Sunday's outside the city. I did meet some of the fabulous girls (almost two hours later... UGH!) i just posted a photo :)
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THANKS AGAIN to you sweet girls who put it all together! xo