Ah, Engage! 11. Such an amazing experience I don’t know where to start, so lets just start with day 1. My traveling companion and room mate, Ariel Yve and I arrived at The Grand Del Mar around lunch time, checked into registration where we got our amazing swag bags, then headed off to lunch. Registration had the most amazing floral dress, designed by Aileen of Karen Tran Florals.
These two pictures were taken by yours truly. The one of the dress up close has my swag bag, as well as the folder we got with our attendee book and some other goodies.
Photos by Jessica Claire.
The picture above is by Mel and Co. It’s me with Leila Khalil, Angel of Events of Love and Splendor and Constance Curtis. Fun catching up with these girls at registration! After we got all checked in, we wandered around The Grand Del Mar and I, of course, had to take pictures of the amazing surroundings of the hotel, as well as our ultra luxurious room!
A little sneak peak of our room, and my not so professional panorama of the view. Pictures by, again, yours truly.
More of the fabulous Grand Del Mar. Pictures by yours truly.
Photos by Jessica Claire.
After we had lunch and wandered around a little bit, it was time for the opening sessions with Simon T. Bailey and David Beahm. Both speakers were amazing, but David really hit home. He was down to earth and hilarious. His speech made a huge impact on me, and I think probably everyone in the room. At the end of his speech the word “Breath” came on the screen, and classical music started playing. David then talked us through a meditation and read inspiring quotes as we sat there and calmly listened. So effective!
Photos by Jessica Claire.
Our session was in the chapel of the Grand Del Mar and as you can see, it’s incredibly stunning! Since this post is turning into one lengthy novel, stay tuned for Day 1, part II coming up soon!
