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A little post of gratitude today… Three things I

A little post of gratitude today… Three things I’m thankful for this year ❤️🙏🏼

• Making my little family with Dave and Marley 🐶 (not a pregnancy announcement lol) We’re finally feeling so settled in our home (it takes at least a full year IMO!) and it feels so, so nice. 🏡 Savoring these ‘dink’ days without too much on our plates, as I know they won’t last forever.
• Friends, family, friends that feel like family, family that feels like friends.
• YOU! I feel like so many of you have been following along since I lived in New York, and some even before I moved there! It’s so wild to me that so many of you have been along for the ride for almost a decade or more. Old friends and new, I’m so happy to have you here 🤎 I feel so, so lucky to get to talk about clothes, skincare, shoes, decor, and share all of my favorite things every day. Life is short and to be able to enjoy the work days is such a gift. Thank you, truly!

OUI OUI 💍🥂 Dave and I got engaged on Christ

OUI OUI 💍🥂

Dave and I got engaged on Christmas Eve which now feels like old news (the full story is on my blog!), but I got a surprised DM and realized I should probably make it official in the feed. 🥰

#proposal #engagement #chicagobride #bridetobe

2024 Highlight Reel ✨🫶🏼 If you read my Su

2024 Highlight Reel ✨🫶🏼

If you read my Substack post yesterday, I admitted that I have a bad habit of writing something personal and then letting fear get in the way of actually publishing it. (If you’re interested, comment READ and you’ll get a DM with the link to that post.)

In the spirit of creating new, better habits, here’s my 2024 Highlight Reel of mostly unpublished moments…

📍Quebec City, Vermont, Curaçao, Steamboat Springs, Las Vegas, the Sphere, Walloon Lake, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez, Nashville, Rosemary Beach

❤️ Married Dave, celebrated with all of our best friends (a few times), officially gained another family that I love, got to enjoy the special moments with some of my family members, and soaked up so many Marley snuggles.

Looking through my camera roll over the last 12 months was such a great exercise, as it reminded me just how many fun times and wonderful memories this year held 🥰 Obviously there was SO MUCH to celebrate in 2024 (wedding, bachelorette, reception), but it was simultaneously a pretty tough year for me internally. Just a friendly reminder that social media is mostly a highlight reel and two things can certainly be true at once… it can be the happiest of times, while also being some of the most stressful.

On New Year’s Eve when we were down in Rosemary Beach, I had Dave read the above paragraph to make sure I didn’t sound like too much of a Debbie Downer. He may have not been my best choice in an editor, though, because he feels like he had one of the greatest years yet. It’s funny, isn’t it? How we all have such individual experiences, even while together?

But I’d honestly feel like a liar if I tried to act like this year was all rainbows and butterflies… my grandma passed and I had her funeral smack dab in the middle of my wedding festivities, I rolled back some familial boundaries I’d set years ago only to end up regretting it, work felt harder to come by, my mom skipped my wedding, weddings cost a nauseating amount of money these days, and the whole wedding planning process felt all-consuming for this detail-obsessed people-pleaser 🙋‍♀️🥴 (So grateful to be on the other side 🙏)

Continued in comments below ⬇️

My favorite 𝕎𝔼𝕃𝕃ℕ𝔼𝕊𝕊 + 𝕎

My favorite 𝕎𝔼𝕃𝕃ℕ𝔼𝕊𝕊 + 𝕎𝕆𝕆-𝕎𝕆𝕆 gifts are on the blog today! Everything from astrology workbooks, the Oura ring, spiritual readings, wine-alternatives, an oversized coffee table-top tarot deck, Parisian teas with healing properties, bath salts from Iceland, and so much more. 🔮✨

Comment GIFT and I’ll send you a DM with a direct link to the post! 💌

Holiday gift guide. Christmas shopping.

My favorite martini earrings (along with most othe

My favorite martini earrings (along with most other holiday earrings) are 50% off today! 🍸✨🎄🎁

Comment ‘earrings’ below and I’ll DM you the link to browse! 🔗

Festive holiday party outfit. Christmas earrings. Velvet blazer. Shimmery sheer turtleneck. Tartan plaid wrapping paper.

This year’s holiday decorating motto: put a bow

This year’s holiday decorating motto: put a bow on it 🎀

#holidaydecor #bowseason #bows #frontdoordecor

DONE 🗳️✔️🇺🇸 Crossed voting off my t

DONE 🗳️✔️🇺🇸 Crossed voting off my to-do list a little bit early this year!

On Election Day (THIS TUESDAY — 11/5), you MUST vote at your assigned poling place. This should be pretty close to your home address where you’re registered to vote!

If you want to vote early, you can vote at ANY of the early voting sites. (Swipe for a picture of the hours and locations ➡️) There are weekend slots on Saturday and Sunday if you can’t make it on a work/school day!

A few tips from a former (and current!) Election Judge…

1. If you have the option to avoid the before work and after work rushes on Election Day, your wait time will be way shorter! ⏳ In March, my polling place was the busiest from 4:30-7pm, but some voters had the place to themselves during the off/peak times during the day.

2. The polls close at 7pm, but anyone who is IN LINE by 7pm is guaranteed the right to vote. ⏰

3. Double-check your polling location! These things can change from time to time. For the primary election, we had to send away so many people who were in the wrong spot. (But FYI — we are able to look up your correct location and send you the address! 🗺️)

4. Be friendly to your poll workers! We’re essentially volunteers. 💙

Interested in learning more about getting involved with Chicago elections? Comment JUDGE and I can send you my blog post with my experience! 👩‍💻

#iamavoter #votevotevote #ivoted🇺🇸

‘Tis the season for a little extra sparkle ✨

‘Tis the season for a little extra sparkle ✨

Details are on my blog + LTK, but I’ll send you a DM with deets if you comment LINK 💌🪩

Holiday outfits. NYE outfit. Holiday party. Sparkle. Bows.

Hoppy Easter 🐰 xoxo

Hoppy Easter 🐰 xoxo

HBD to my best friend, better half, and forever we

HBD to my best friend, better half, and forever wedding date! 👩‍❤️‍👨🥳 I can’t wait to marry you in a couple months, and not just because it means I won’t have to plan these weddings any longer. 😉 ILYSM! 😘

PS: If you’re here for the outfit deets, comment DRESS and you’ll get an auto DM with outfit links. 👗

#weddingdate #blacktiewedding #chicagowedding

Jessica Sturdy founded the women’s lifestyle blog, Bows & Sequins, back in 2010 and has been writing about style, travel, beauty, and wellness ever since. You'll find personal stories, refreshingly honest reviews, helpful tips and tricks, and lots of laughs along the way!

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