It’s Here! Our New JKC Site is LIVE!
I feel like I just gave birth. Okay, so I actually have zero clue what giving birth actually feels like and this is nothing like pushing a baby out of you know what but today is a big launch day for...
View ArticleChase Happiness
I sat around the table eating vegan tacos and sipping a margarita with a bunch of powerhouse women in business. As we shared our stories and talked about all that we are surrounded by and how we got...
View ArticleHow I Measure Success
I do various features for different blogs each month and they generally include an interview for me to fill out. The other day I was typing up my responses when a question stopped me in success: how...
View ArticleJoin Me at Illume Retreat!
Guys, right now I am in the thick of wedding season and am running full force at finishing with a bang! This year has looked SO incredibly different for me in so many ways. From intentionally cutting...
View ArticleWhy Your Marriage Is Worth Celebrating, Too
We all see them everyday. They are everywhere we look: on Facebook, on Instagram, popping up on Snapchat and making our phones buzz with notifications: selfies. I want you to look right now at home...
View ArticleIn Spite Of It All: He Loves Me
Somehow he loves me: the wrinkles by my eyes, the scar on my forehead, the weight lifting muscles, the moles on my arm, even the way my lip crinkles when I smile. Somehow even when food gets stuck...
View ArticleA Week at Camp Wandawega
Camp Wandawega used to feel like a little unicorn in my life – this mystical place that somehow was only one hour from my house and yet I had never been there and only yearned for a little old...
View ArticleMy 100th Wedding!
It’s crazy to even fathom a triple digit number when it comes to talking about my job. Truth be told, I almost forgot to keep track but tomorrow I am lucky enough to shoot my 100th wedding day. I...
View ArticleNew York and Nastia Liukin
Most of you know (but some of you may not) that I grew up in a gym. I started gymnastics at the age of three and it quickly became my “thing.” When I was younger I switched to club gymnastics and...
View ArticleThe One Thing to Never Ask a Photographer
I read a status a few weeks back on Facebook, it was something about a company hosting a conference and wanting a volunteer photographer who was promised to get all kinds of press and new clients if...
View ArticleIf the World Was Blind
A few weeks back in New York, I walked the streets and watched. Everyone was looking down, scrolling endlessly through their phones, and in a hurry. It was seldom I would actually make eye contact...
View ArticleWe’re Moving! Home for Sale!
I may have been the only 20 year old to constantly browse through every single issue of Country Living. There was something so captivating about the charm and making the old new. I’ve loved flea...
View ArticleEmpowered Women, Empower Women
What if instead of competing with one another we sought out community? What if we banded together and celebrated each other? What if we truly believed that her success is my success? What if we lived...
View ArticleI Actually Woke Up Like This
I bet if we all thought about it, we could remember specific times in our lives where we didn’t feel beautiful or worthy. I remember so many instances in my childhood where those little doubts crept...
View ArticleWhat is a Capsule Wardrobe, Anyway?
It’s funny! I was driving from the airport to our retreat and my friend Bonnie and I were talking about Capsule Wardrobes! If you’re in the blogging world or super active on social media, these topics...
View ArticleImmeasurably More: Bonnie Bahktiari
Name: Bonnie Bakhtiari Age: 25 Occupation: Brand Designer & Strategist at B is for Bonnie Designs, Illume Retreat Founder Location: Waco, TX My favorite thing about my body is: My eyes I get...
View ArticleMy Fall Capsule Wardrobe
Alright friends, this took forever to get together but a lot of you wanted to see my 40 piece collection, so here it is! You’ll notice the majority of it is neutrals. I stuck to a cool color palette...
View ArticleRising Tide Society Summit
A few months back I caught wind of the “Community over Competition” movement being led by the Rising Tide Society. I remember being so intrigued by what was happening over the industries of creative...
View ArticleThe BIG Move: #kutchercraftsman
Well guys, it’s time to spill the beans on the blog! I’ve been slowing leaking the fact that we are officially moving, partially because I don’t want to jinx it, partially because it still doesn’t...
View ArticleJenna Kutcher Course: Marketing for Photographers
Going through college I couldn’t make up my mind on what I wanted to do with my future, that is partially the reason why I double-majored with communication and marketing (with a minor in economics.)...
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