fashionably late...ly

One of aspects of having a personal blog I like most is the freedom to write about any gosh darn thing I want! When I started Young Love in Normaltown, I just wanted an outlet for creativity and not be confined to just one topic. From work, to food, to love, to fashion, I love sharing snippets of newlywed life in a Southern college town.

With that being said, here are some shameless selfies of recent outfits that I have been pleased with :) Notice that each outfit tells a story of how temperamental the weather has been in Georgia!

// Madewell scarf, H&M jacket, Forever 21 jeans, Charlotte Russe booties //

// LEFT: H&M sweater and button down, Target leggings, Gap wool socks, Target boots. RIGHT: Ann Taylor jacket, Old Navy top, Gap jeans, H&M flats //

P.S. A little project is in the works with one of my bests to feature more fashion so stay tuned!

xoxo

wedding wednesday

I am so excited to finally share some personal news in the job department (and I promise it relates to weddings :) After months of prayer, consideration and wisdom seeking, I decided to step away from my first "real world" job and accept a position with Chancey Charm Weddings!

Started by Sarah Chancey, CC is a southern wedding planning company that creates customized designs for clients to feel a true vision for their big day. Working with a unique team of talented women has always been a desire and passion of mine and I am so thrilled for this new adventure.

Although leaving the structured 9 to 5 schedule has left me feeling a little anxious about my time and productivity, I am loving the freedom of creating my schedule, setting meetings, and enjoying wife-hood. Working from home is definitely requiring the best of my self control and discipline. Do any of you work from home? I would love to hear how you set your schedules and if you have any tips for being disciplined!

Thanks for letting me share about my current career changes. I hope to use Wedding Wednesday as a way to share about my own clients in the near future too!

xoxo

P.S. you can see my bio here :)

// Top photo by Lauren Locher Carnes //

taste buds

How was everyone's Valentine's Day? I hope y'all had a great time celebrating love or being spoiled by your significant other. A couple weeks ago I was inspired to whip up a batch of chocolate souffles simply because I wanted to put my little ramekins to use and get better at baking.

just add coffee

A while back I shared about my plans for our kitchen, the brief process of painting and now here is just a small peek at one piece of the make over.

I pride myself in the fact that I have converted Taylor into a total coffee lover since getting married and now he's better at brewing than I am. We installed some open shelving and since this space is mainly used by Taylor prepare my daily cup of joe, I thought why not devote the shelves to mugs, tea cups and the like.

My in-laws gave us the witty sign as a Christmas gift and it always makes me smirk thinking about what Taylor has to deal with in the morning (me, Mrs. Grumpy Pants). While sipping on my cup of coffee, I thought I would start a little wish lists of things I would like to add to our sweet & simple kitchen:

Wood + glass storage containers

How do we not own a French press?

I love these mugs

A single serve blender for all the fruit smoothies we want to make

xoxo