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Lara Casey
laracasey.com/blog
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The Official Blog of Lara Casey, Luxury Wedding Market Consultant and Social Media Expert, Publisher|Editor-in-Chief of Southern Weddings Magazine, CEO of Bliss Event Group, CEO of Lara Casey Reps
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LIFE IS GOOD

Really good. And really hard at times. But, the hard times are what break me down and make me focus on what matters. Grace woke me up at 4am and wanted to be held and played with all morning. SheR...

02 may 12

MAKING THINGS HAPPEN 2012: CUE THE FIREWORKS!

If I was going to do this post right, I’d have fireworks and a confetti shower to accompany it. No really. I would. My life’s work is to help people make big things happen. In busines...

01 mar 12

THE BABY BLUES, MY FEAR OF PAMPERS AND FINDING JOY AGAIN

The first weeks of motherhood were not what I expected when expecting. I never thought I’d be writing a post about how I weathered the baby blues and postpartum depression and how it changed m...

18 feb 12

THE BIRTH OF GRACE

Every time I have tried to put this into words, it came out sounding messy. And then I realized that’s exactly the point. If I could sum up what I’ve experienced over the last 8 weeks it ...

20 jan 12 1 person likes this

WELCOME TO THE WORLD, GRACE AUSTIN!

The day has come! And what a blessed day it was! Grace Austin Isaacson was born yesterday at 10:24 am EST, weighing 8lbs 9oz and 21 inches long. Lara, Ari and this beautiful new bundle of joy are doi...

23 nov 11

MAKING BRANDS (AND BABIES) HAPPEN!

I am technically 4 days past my estimated due date, but I am ignoring this fact for now. 50% of babies are born after their estimated due date anyway. I’m grateful and happy and feeling wonde...

14 nov 11

NINE MONTHS OF GRACE

The last nine months of carrying my first baby have been blessed beyond measure. They’ve been the most challenging and rewarding months of my life so far and I know it’s just the beginn...

24 oct 11

Making All Sorts of Things Happen!

Between making babies happen, making brands happen, making things happen, making a magazine, a new house, new staff, shoots, consulting, travel and everything in between, there has been a whole lot h...

17 jun 11

MY FAVORITE BLOG POST EVER

So, over the last few months, a lot has been happening. understatement We spent the first months of this year searching high and low for two wonderful women to add to our family at Southern Weddings...

05 apr 11

THE CHALLENGE

Welcome to The Challenge. One month – or a week if you’re feeling extra fired up – to revolutionize your life and business. Are you ready? I’ve pulled out all the stops t...

03 mar 11

2011: LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO PLAY SMALL

2011 is off to a flying start! I just finished a week of Making Things Happen. Tampa, Atlanta, Charlotte and New York rocked my world. If you haven’t been keeping up with my personal Tumblr an...

30 jan 11

2010: YEAR IN REVIEW

Are you ready for this? In 2010, I traveled to Dallas, Seattle, Los Angeles (7 times), Minneapolis (3 times), Chicago, Atlanta (33 times), New York (4 times), Nashville (2 times), Las Vegas, Denver,...

24 dec 10

Making Things Happen 2011

A year ago this week, I made a big announcement from Breckenridge, Colorado. I never dreamed that some of the names I would read would be my future best friends. Or that I’d be seeing them aga...

08 dec 10

JEREMY COWART :: LIFEFINDER

You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. – Jim Rohn I firmly believe this. I’ve seen it play out so clearly in my own life as I’ve worked to surround mys...

26 nov 10

MAKING BRANDS HAPPEN

I’m excited to announce my partnership with Emily Ley Creative that marries effective, authentic, powerful visual branding with clear, purposeful, dynamic strategy: Making Brands Happen. Emily...

25 nov 10

MAKING THINGS HAPPEN :: THE BEST 2 WEEKS OF MY LIFE

30 days, 30 planes, 30,000+ miles and I came home alive. Alive as in AWAKE. The Making Things Happen Tour – (preceded by travel to Salt Lake City, Palm Beach, New York, St. Lucia, Atlanta, B...

24 nov 10

The Making Things Happen Tour is ON!

Hello from Houston, Texas. ahem. I mean howdy from Houston, y’all! I’m on the road with Emily Ley and Gina Zeidler for the Making Things Happen Tour, part 2. Follow our daily adventure...

07 nov 10

ENGAGE!10 :: BREAKERS

Hello from NY Bridal Market! It’s been a whirlwind few weeks for me – from press proofing the new issue of Southern Weddings to Katharine’s wedding at Harvard to Salt Lake City for ...

18 oct 10

THE SOUTHERN WEDDINGS V3 COVER REVEALED

Southern Weddings V3 hits newsstands tomorrow and I am thrilled to finally, after months of bursting at the seams, reveal our cover! One little tweet lead to 200+ submissions lead to 15 gorgeous sho...

04 oct 10

MAKING THINGS HAPPEN SCHOLARSHIP WINNER/S

Oh, hello pretty blog. I haven’t forgotten you. I’ve been blogging almost daily on my Tumblr page instead. But, I promise to start filling you up with goodness again as soon as we make...

17 sep 10

SUMMER CAMP + INSTAX GIVEAWAY

I grew up a very independent child. I never read instruction manuals when putting things together (still don’t). I get great pleasure out of figuring things out for myself. I never got in a lic...

03 aug 10

THE MAKING THINGS HAPPEN TOUR IS ON!

Somewhere over the Rocky Mountains, 30,000 feet above the snow-capped peaks, it hit me. The Making Things Happen Tour was going to change my life forever. We traveled to 13 cities this year to chall...

17 jul 10

LIFE IS JUST TOO SHORT

Life is just too short. These words have been keeping me up at night, making me do things I’ve never done. Yes, we hear that phrase a lot, but does it sink in? I mean really sink in. Stop...

26 jun 10

ENGAGE!10 GRAND CAYMAN :: MEGAPOST

I know why I danced the night away with Randy and Todd at the closing night Engage!10 gala: it was the only thing that came close to expressing my pure joy after what we had experienced that week. We...

19 jun 10

LOVE NOTES FROM MY HUSBAND :: I WANTED A TACO

Sitting in a hospital bed two weeks ago, I was convinced I wasn’t going to Engage. I shifted my weight a little in church, feeling a small pain in my stomach. I thought to myself, Maybe itR...

13 jun 10

SOUTHERN WEDDINGS COVER FINALISTS + INSTAX GIVEAWAY

A few weeks ago I twittered… Who wants to shoot our next cover? After a overwhelming response, we decided to open this opportunity up. I wrote this post asking for photographers and designers ...

24 may 10

FOR MY NOT-SO-LITTLE BROTHER + VOTE

Much to come on my Hawaiian adventures, epic airport drama, and new thoughts on branding after doing several inspiring consults in Hawaii, but I had to write quickly about a big personal milestone th...

11 may 10

HANG 10

I’m writing this on a plane. What’s new? And yes, I did say I was leaving the laptop at home. You caught me. I won’t use it much, though. I promise. I’ll be too distracte...

29 apr 10

SO, YOU WANT TO SHOOT OUR NEXT COVER?

Oh, hello blog. It’s been a while. I’ve been a little afraid of you, to be honest. Too much on my calendar? check. Not enough sleep? check. Overextending myself as usual. check. ...

01 apr 10

VEGAS, BABY!

Hello from beautiful Las Vegas! Due to my tendency to wake up early to go to the gym and the three hour time difference, I got about 4 hours of sleep last night. I’m in our hotel room, lookin...

06 mar 10

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