Welcome to Collected Moments:
a compilation of wedding celebrations, growing families, and meaningful travels. Here you'll find stories that honor the beauty of being fully present and the moments that become more treasured with time.

We’ve all had those moments, those events, those journeys that change and transform us. Whether it’s big or small, it’s something significant that affects us in a way that once we walk through it, we’re never the same person again. My dad passing away 20 years ago this Saturday was one of those events for […]
Welcome to Collected Moments:
a compilation of wedding celebrations, growing families, and meaningful travels. Here you'll find stories that honor the beauty of being fully present and the moments that become more treasured with time.
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Y’all have seen Arica on the blog before… she’s one of my best friends! But what you’ve also been able to see is her journey in losing weight. And let me tell you, she’s SO inspiring! This has NOT been an easy trek, but she has stuck with it and surrounded herself with people that […]

This past week was nothing short of amazing. I can’t wait to post more pictures from our time in Santa Barbara and with 200 of our new (and some old) friends! But, before that, I want to show off how far Arica has come on this journey she started back around the time of our […]