IG Recap of my Moms’ Night Out!

This past weekend was the event that I have been working hard on preparing!
I’ll be doing a full recap with the photographer’s photos soon but I couldn’t wait to
share some of the Instagram shares from the hashtag: #nataliesmomsnightout!
(All of these images are from myself and the moms sharing and using that hashtag!
Love these shots they captures!)
My desire for the night was to create a welcoming and fun space for the moms
to gather together, celebrate their creativity and build community.
I welcomed everyone and shared how I know we all want so many of the same things…
to be joyful mothers, to find true friendship, to be accepted and acknowledged, to grow as women and mothers!
I shared that we all have our own sufferings and struggles going on in our lives….and our own insecurities…
but I encouraged them to find courage in all of their similarities
and to jump into the night and have fun, meet new people and be open!
Planning an event, you work on so many of the details, but you can only do so much once the event starts….
the women needed to chat with each other and get into the night.
I was SO HAPPY, looking around the room, and
seeing everyone laughing, chatting, crafting and taking advantage of their night off!
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I’ve been busy the past month lining up amazing brands for our raffle table!
I knew I wanted to have this at the event and was so happy with how it turned out
and all of the great shops who wanted to jump on board and spoil some mamas!
I’ll be sharing them all month long on my social media. So many of them I have in my own home and love.
I’ve shared some of them already on my insta this week if you want to go check them out!
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The craft table!
Loved seeing everyone chat and craft together. More details on this soon.
and yes we know mountains is spelled wrong haha. we fixed it before the event started. HA!
That’s what happens when you work in crunch time! ;)
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I’m so so thankful for all of the women who spoke and shared their hearts.
I knew they would be amazing, but I was so happy with how smoothly they all flowed together.
We covered great topics like battling mom guilt, how to overcome insecurities and comparison, finding joy in our busy
and at times crazy lives, time management so we aren’t rushing through our days and
the importance of positive parenting (we are creating our children’s inner voice!)
Concrete tips and authentic real life sharing. That’s what we all wanted and needed!
I’ll be sharing more about the speakers in the official event recap.
I was so excited that my brother and his family came up from atlanta for the event!
My brother David filmed the power hour and part of the night.
We’ll have that available soon with more details on how you can get it!
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I had a shop table set up that my sweet hubby worked for me!
While taking turns holding Asher. ;)
Moms were able to earn more raffle tickets throughout the night by sharing on social media and using the haghtag.
They redeemed their tickets at the shop table. It was like Chuck-E-Cheese for moms. ;)
We had a great response to the mugs and new tote!! (Available in my etsy shop) (bottom right)

I found my party planning soul sista in Kaylyn of Dunlap Love.
She was so fun to decorate with the day before the event!
Riley (above in the dress) was also a huge help in setting up the day before!!
So many little details came together because of my great friends and family who
believe in the importance of nights like this where moms can be encouraged and blessed.
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We had moms drive from 6-8 hours away!! And also a whole group from Charleston!
I was blown away, and kind of nervous, hoping I lived up to my insta/blog reputation haha.
I tried to constantly move throughout the night to make sure I talked to as many people as possible.
I didn’t want the night to end! So fun connecting with all of the girls and having their instas come to life. ;)
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Can’t wait to share more of the fun details of the night!
(Including all of the fun SWAG!!)
It was a blast, tons of work, but totally worth it. Can this be a monthly thing?? ;)
I’ll be sharing more photos and my heart for the night in the official event recap later this week!