Introduction Turning 30 is a milestone that demands an extraordinary celebration! For my 30th birthday, I embarked on a 5-day Carnival cruise down the Mexican Baja with three of my closest friends - Kyle, Abby, and Lexi. Since we all turned 30 within six months of each other, we were determined to make this a memorable adventure. Although our friend Rachel Moore couldn't join us due to work commitments, we each brought along our plus-ones for the ride. Day 1: Setting Sail fro

As promised, here are my destination wedding how-tos to close out my mini-series on destination weddings. Since our wedding in June I have gotten many questions about how to plan a destination wedding. Friends saw and shared our story and have had questions about how we got it all together. Lucky for all you fiancées in planning mode— I took great notes! I truly feel like we got the most out of our destination wedding as well as our vacation to Playa Del Carmen, México. I lov

Destination weddings are oh-so trendy right now, and for good reason. Rasmus and I got married in Quintana Roo, Mexico back in June and loved everything about it. I will spill all of our logistical details at the end of this series. I want you to meet some brides who also excelled in getting their rowdy bunches across borders and into pews! I know Christy because she is the big sister of one of my best friends, Courtney Harms. Courtney and I played volleyball together in coll

THEY ARE IN! So excited that our videos are finally here! I hope you enjoy them. Our video team with That Moment Photo did a fabulous job. Our ceremony was unplugged so during the ceremony no one took photos or videos so that we could all be present and enjoy that special moment. Saturday, the First of June Two Thousand Nineteen at Five O'Clock in the Afternoon Playa Del Carmen Quintana Roo, Mexico Highlight Video I love this video, you get the general idea and there are some

Lindley & Rasmus Saturday, the First of June Two Thousand Nineteen at Five O'Clock in the Afternoon Playa Del Carmen Quintana Roo, Mexico Super excited to share the photos from our big day. We had an "unplugged ceremony," meaning that we didn't allow our guests to have phones or cameras-- we wanted everyone to be as present as possible to share in our precious moment. And we loved the way it unfolded. The unplugged bit allowed us and everyone to share in the energy and emotio

Bacalar, Mexico June 4 - 9, 2019 After our wedding, we ventured south for three hours with my parents and sisters to Bacalar, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Bacalar is a town in southeastern Mexico near the Belize border. Bacalar It’s on Lake Bacalar (Laguna de Bacalar), also called the Lagoon of Seven Colors due to its incredible shades of blue and turquoise! I have never seen a lake so pristine in my entire life. And what I loved most about it was that it was freshwater. The water i

Playa Del Carmen, Quintana Roo June 2019 I've written about a lot of things on my blog that felt important, but those things feel small in comparison to the big life promise Rasmus and I made to each other a few weeks back. We got married on June 1st at Mahekal Beach Resort in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. The destination wedding was a big hit, and almost more fun than we could handle! The whole thing was an absolute fairy tale. My whole life I wanted a smaller destination weddin

Pronounced “Wa-hak-ah" Oaxaca is known for its authentic Mexican cuisine and is considered the cultural hub of México by many. I probably ate five different types of bugs over the three days we were there, of those I remember: grasshoppers, worms, and beetles. Did you know México has over 35 million visitors per year? Tourism is one of its main sources of income. I have been to Mexico a few different times in my life. I normally visit the touristy outskirts of the countr

Puebla, Mexico Puebla is a lovely city to visit, it feels very quaint and personal. I love the Mexican people. Unlike many countries, one of the best things about visiting is that the locals love to engage with you. Tourism is valued in their country, so oftentimes locals chatted with me and endured my less than perfect Spanish, to give me recommendations and advice. So far, I’ve learned some interesting things! Puebla is considered one of the nine “pueblos magicos” or magic