Jumpsuit // Bag // Sandals

You might remember this HATCH Indigo jumpsuit from a post I did back in October. I was very excited back then to partner up with the brand even though I was not even pregnant {little did I know I would get pregnant the next month!}. My love affair with this silk jumpsuit I have worn over and over continues. And even at 8 months, is still fits as comfortable and cute as when I did not have and extra 25 pounds on me :)  

I have worn this to the office countless times, paired with flats and a blazer. On the weekends during Fall with a cardigan and sneakers and now that is summer as shown above, with flat sandals and a simple wicker bag. HATCH still has this style available in black {hello closet staple!} and stocked in every size. Expecting or not, I would go for it if I were you. 

Happy Friday!

N. 

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Lemon Baby Shower

Our parents hosted a lovely breakfast baby shower for us in my hometown of Nogales, Sonora. It was held at one of my favorite restaurants, El Marcos. This place opened when I was in junior high so I grew up going there on special occasions {the food is amazing!}. It was extra sentimental for me to have my shower there. The restaurant itself is kind of dark and has spot lighting so photography is veeeeeeeeeery difficult. We tried many angles but this was the best we could come up with.

Guests were treated to fresh fruit, chilaquiles, burritos, tamales, vegetables, beans and over fifteen {!!!} different desserts from the bar crated by Edelmira Jimenez. We were all on a sugar high by the end of the event! It was so amazing being surrounded by friends and family that we grew up with.

Back in the day when my mom was twenty five years old, she took a cake decorating class and they taught her how to make different figurines with sugar. Thirty five years later she remembered the recipe and made us a sugar crib! It is so beautiful and delicate, she had it displayed at the shower and now we have it at home. Not sure what I’ll do with it but I wanted it as a keepsake.

We have one more baby shower event being hosted by the kind people at my office. It will be the last event before out little peanut makes its grand entrance into this world. We feel so grateful to be surrounded by so much love and support.

Until next time!
N.

*Cake by Mirna Soria
*Photo of husband and I by Karina Maldonado.

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Summer Ric Rac Dress

Dress //  Earrings // Sunglasses // Sandals

Happy Tuesday! Finally back in Austin and here to stay until the baby is born. We spent this past weekend in Mexico and Arizona celebrating our baby shower and hanging out with family. It was great! But I am definitely ready to stay home and get everything ready.

Speaking of ready, dresses have been my go-to outfit lately. Between the heat and the belly they are the most comfortable choice. This ric-rac cotton dress has been on constant rotation. Dress fits a bit on the larger size, I would normally wear an XS but I went for Small on this one and it fit perfect. The fabric is very light but not see through {as long as you stick to nude underwear}. And while you are shopping at Madewell make sure to grab the adorable earrings I am wearing, they make quite a statement but are still very light. Sandals are by Natalie Flint and they are one of Meghan Markle's go-to summer shoes. I love them! So very comfortable and chic. They fit true to size and I only needed a day to break them down. 

I'll be sharing pictures of the baby shower later this week.

xx, Nicole 

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Maternity Session in Oaxaca

Maternity session photos are here! I have been waiting for these since the minute we were done taking them while on our Babymoon. When I was researching locations for our getaway, our family photos was my number two priority on my list –number one was comfort in case you were wondering {being pregnant is hard!}-. I had seen this Oaxacan botanical garden on a few wedding magazines and blog posts back when I was getting married {almost four years ago!} but I never forgot about the beauty of it.

Naturally when Oaxaca made it to the top 3 on our list of locations I voted for it based entirely on this location {for more on Oaxaca click here}. Once we booked our tickets I did a ton of research on local photographers and found Douglas Favero. He is mainly a wedding photographer, but does portrait work as well. I loved his natural style and classic images. I reached out over email and he was very responsive right away. The session was quick and easy, Douglas was really good at making us feel at ease. I love his work and how the portraits turned out! I will be framing a couple of these for our home. Still can’t believe we are only a few weeks away from our little peanut making an appearance!

We are heading to Mexico later today for the weekend. Our parents are hosting a Baby Shower for us. Looking forward to spending time with them and celebrating Father’s Day on Sunday.

xx,
Nicole

Photography by Douglas Favero

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Austin Baby Shower

This past weekend our dear friends Alex and Jonilyn threw a couples brunch baby shower for us. It was the most adorable event ever! They hosted it at Central Standard, one of our favorite restaurants in South Congress {they have amazing happy hour!}. It's hard to believe Carlos and I moved to Austin four years ago and left behind wonderful friends in California, I was scared in the beginning since our social circle in L.A. was so big but we quickly settled in Texas and started meeting people. I loved seeing our local couple friends join us to celebrate the arrival of our baby. We also had friends travel from out of town to be here with us. 

Throughout the shower I had a similar feeling like I did at my wedding; looking around the room and feeling this immense gratefulness for all these people who made arrangements to spend the morning with us {and even got us gifts on top of that!}. It was an unforgettable brunch, best part was the dessert bar of course, those donuts where to die for!

Next up is a baby shower in Mexico being hosted by our parents, I'm so super excited about celebrating Baby Fuentes again. 

Until next time!

N. 

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