Haven Conference Recap - 2017
Jennifer | me | Sarah | Jodi | Laura | Linda | Rachel & baby | Laura | Carrie | Jennie | Whitney | Vanessa | Chelsea
Hi Friends,
This twelvemonth I finally made the endeavour to attend the Haven Conference as well as all I tin tell is, why didn't I create this sooner!?
If you're non a blogger, yous in all probability don't know what I'm taking about, as well as thence permit me explain.
Haven is a DIY & decorating professional person blogging conference which unremarkably takes identify inwards July. An final result that gathers around 350 pro-bloggers nether the same roof for iii days.
Sessions focus on improving skills on blogging, decorating, habitation improvement, photography, writing, social media, build relationships, majority writing, as well as what I intend is the best: connecting amongst other people that part the same passion for all things blog.
So, I'm hither to tell you, it was lots of fun! That kickoff motion-picture demonstrate was taken during the welcome reception co-hosted past times Delta as well as The Home Depot, there, posing amongst our mentor Rachel from Maison the Pax and the other ladies inwards the group. I loved the thought of the mentor groups because it gave everyone the sense of beingness business office of a grouping during the conference.
After breakfast, the next morning, the programme started amongst some telephone commutation points from the talented ladies who created as well as organized the event, Rhoda from Southern Hospitality, Traci from Beneath My Heart, Chris from Just H5N1 Girl Blog as well as Kristin.
The telephone commutation banking venture complaint speech communication was from Rachel Kate where she shared her floor as well as the importance of:
Developing a brand, beingness prepared, partnering amongst large brands as well as beingness persistent.
Oh, I almost forgot the pretty swag pocketbook given to all attendees at registration. Lots of goodies. :)
And hey, ane calendar week earlier heading to Atlanta I realized my previous concern cards didn't conduct maintain much information so, these lastly infinitesimal cards did the trick.
Really proficient details on all of the booths. I love this ane from Crates & Pallet.
Liberty Hardware booth was cute likewise as well as they had the e'er pop GOLD Man greeting every one. I call upwards taking a motion-picture demonstrate amongst him but couldn't notice it. Is it only me the ane that forgets to conduct maintain pics?! These are barely all the pics I took. :/
But hey, I did notice this ane amongst Chip Wade, my oh my, that man child is cute! :D
Most of my classes that kickoff solar daytime were nearly social media as well as ho-hum weblog related stuff because I actually suck at all those subjects, but I didn't desire to miss this shape amongst my talented friend Jocie from One Project Closer / The Other Half. Ahhh, it was as well as thence proficient to create what I similar to create the most, run amongst my hands creating something pretty! Her Hand lettering sign shape was awesome, as well as if yous desire to give it a seek follow the link, she has a fantastic online shape yous tin sign upwards correct now!
That level I joined a fabulous grouping of bloggers for The Home Depot & Kwikset Haven Dinner.
There were as well as thence many gorgeous details! The tables were beautifully dressed inwards black, white as well as gold. Those menus were laid inwards marble, as well as hold off at those cute advert tags. :)
Great food, music as well as conversation.
The classes as well as visiting the vendor's booths continued the next day, but without a doubtfulness the highlight of my solar daytime was sitting downwardly for a Ryobi interview. Woohoo, I don't know why, but every bit presently every bit I conduct maintain a photographic television camera inwards front end of my expression I kinda freeze!
I'm hoping that afterward they edit the files they tin larn at to the lowest degree 30 seconds of material. Oh my, I was as well as thence nervous. :/
Riding this awesome RYOBI Electric lawn Mower was a groovy means to salve the stress.
The Closing speaker was KariAnn from Thistlewood Farms who never dissapoints. And I move out yous amongst her kickoff message that evening: "Never apologize for where yous are on the journey". Words of wisdom, I know. :)
I came dorsum habitation happy, amongst lots of information as well as a mile long listing of things I demand to do. I gotta larn ane affair at a time, but it's as well as thence proficient to conduct maintain dissimilar perspectives on how to run things, laid novel goals as well as conduct maintain people yous tin count on when having troubles along the way.
sun morn I unpacked all the loot as well as oh-my-goodness, that was a lot! Most of it from the swag, some stuff given during the classes as well as the see to the vendors booths.
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So, without a doubtfulness this was an optic opening sense that I'm as well as thence glad I finally took. If you're a blogger or conduct maintain considered starting a weblog I totally recommend this conference to you. I can't hold off for Haven 2018 which volition conduct maintain identify inwards Charleston, Yaaay!
I promise to run across yous there!
Xoxo,
Cristina
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