Merry Christmas from our little family to yours ✨ Merry Christmas from our little family to yours ✨
I prayed for friends that would feel like sisters I prayed for friends that would feel like sisters and you’ve been one of the sweetest answers.

It’s my friend’s birthdaaaayyyyy! I was just gonna post a story but these photos deserved a moment 🥹

Love you, friend! I’m excited for all the life we still get to live together and more FaceTime calls that are either super great conversation or just sitting there on mute 😂 Happy 25th! 💕
Happy New Year! 🥳🥂 I wanted to take a moment to s Happy New Year! 🥳🥂

I wanted to take a moment to share something that I’d shout from the rooftops if I could.

Today is more than the start of a new year for me; it’s also the 2nd anniversary of the day I almost lost a parent. It’s the day a chaplain walked my siblings and me into a room and said, “I’m here for you.” It’s the day medical professionals told us my father would likely succumb to his injuries.

But God.

I learned a valuable lesson during that season - the precious, fleeting gift of time.

Here’s some things I think are worth remembering: you can always make more money. You can always get another job. You can always make another appointment. But you can never reclaim the time you didn’t spend with your loved ones once they’re gone.

Make the phone call just to say hello. Reschedule the meeting to show up for the big moments. Use some of your time off to be present with the ones you love.

Because one day, the chance to do so won’t exist anymore.

Everyone knows “tomorrow isn’t promised,” yet a lot of us live as if it is. After experiencing that reality firsthand, my perspective on time is forever changed. Hold your loved ones close this year.

May 2025 be a year full of cherished memories, unforgettable moments and the gift of precious time with those who matter most 💕 

…

(Side note.. if you’re not careful when putting on ripped jeans, your foot might upgrade them to massive hole jeans. Zero stars, do not recommend.)
I get to share my life with a man who genuinely ma I get to share my life with a man who genuinely makes every part of it a little easier and a whole lot more fun. 

Babe, I learn so much just by watching you. A big part of the woman I am today is a direct result of the words you’ve spoken over me for many years. 

We’ve loved together, laughed together, grieved together, and grown together. Choosing you to go through the highest highs and the lowest lows with is the best decision I’ve ever made… and I’ll continue to choose you again and again.

Thank you for committing to being my dance partner and my laughing buddy for life and for always making me smile no matter the circumstance (for those of you who don’t know, Jarad is a whole comedian and my life’s mission is to convince him to do standup 😂).

Happy birthday, my love. I can’t wait to share many more with you ♥️

🎉 CHAPTER 26!! 🎉
Forever starts here. 🤍 Forever starts here. 🤍
Our future is safe because it’s His. Our future is safe because it’s His.
Still haven’t shared wedding day moments, so here’ Still haven’t shared wedding day moments, so here’s a little BTS preview 💕
Great Gatsby ✨ Great Gatsby ✨
Celebrating baby Harvest 🧸🤍 Celebrating baby Harvest 🧸🤍
Things I’ve been focusing on in this season: - Ch Things I’ve been focusing on in this season:

- Choosing gratitude, always.
- Learning from every mistake. 
- Prioritizing what’s most important.
- Finding joy in the little things.
- Being a student in every area of life. 
- Searching for opportunities for growth.
- Seizing moments with loved ones.
- Staying consistent with the same old boring habits.

My life is beautiful. At times, tough. Even confusing and uncertain. But still beautiful. There’s always something to be grateful for and I’m learning that life is a lot fuller when you find those things. It doesn’t mean I have to be naive and ignore the hard things or avoid low emotions; there’s always space for that. It just means that I also make a conscious effort to recognize the beauty in the little things and show gratitude for what already is. Grateful for life’s lessons. ♥️
I couldn’t let New Year’s Day end without a tribut I couldn’t let New Year’s Day end without a tribute to my father. One year ago today, I got a phone call that he’d been in a motorcycle accident that, according to multiple medical professionals, should’ve ended his life.

But God.

My family went through the most traumatic thing we’d ever experienced, but we got to witness actual miracles right in front of our eyes through my father’s healing. I’ve learned that getting to a place in your faith where you genuinely believe Jesus is a healer is one thing. But actually witnessing it takes your journey to an entirely different level. I tried typing out what it was all like, but I can’t even begin to describe the depth of it.

I’m thankful. I’m grateful. The holidays could’ve looked a lot different this year and we could’ve been mourning the anniversary of his death today. But. God.

Cherish your family this year. Be intentional during your time spent with them. Mend the broken pieces in your relationships. Hold space for each other’s trauma and healing. Because let me tell you… the phrases “every day is not promised” and “everything can change in the blink of an eye” can sound cliché until the day it applies to you. Don’t stand over a loved one’s grave wishing you’d made different choices. Choose differently now.

Happy New Year, everybody ♥️

1 - my dad and I in July, 7mos post accident
2 - a snippet of an audio recording where the state trooper who was on scene at the accident says that my dad “shouldn’t be alive”
3 - paramedics working on him on the scene of the accident
4 - him at the end of May visiting the scene of the accident 
5 - him about a week into being in ICU
6 - him and I embracing on the first day he truly recognized me and never forgot me again
7 - a screenshot of the first half of his post on FB today
8 - a screenshot of the second half of his post on FB today
9 - a recent photo of him as happy as ever 🖤
10 - a longer snippet of the audio recording in case you want to hear it. trust me, this one is quite powerful and worth the listen.
I’m a day late on IG but it’s okay because I was o I’m a day late on IG but it’s okay because I was on time in real life 😂 HAPPY 24TH CHYNA!!! So so grateful to have you as a friend. I prayed for someone like you in my life and it’s hilarious to me that we’ve known each other forever but only recently have gotten close. You’re such a light to everyone around you and I’m praying for blessings upon blessings over your life! It’s ya Kobe yeeaarrrrr 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 (swipe to the last slide for the cutest photo 😭)
Friday Night Lights 🏈 We show up and show out for Friday Night Lights 🏈 We show up and show out for ours 😎
Let me introduce you to my FIANCÉ 💍 We met when w Let me introduce you to my FIANCÉ 💍

We met when we were 11 and 13 years old; we lived at the same apartment complex and spent practically the entire summer at the pool together. We each had an unspoken crush on each other for about a year until our peers schemed their way into helping us get together. The following summer at 12 and 14 years old, we were officially an item 🤪 We’ve been best friends ever since.

When we each went off to college, we took a break from our relationship to give ourselves room to explore other options. But our friendship was so strong that our bond was never broken and we eventually came back together each time. We’ve practically grown up together and have been such a vital part of each other’s lives for what seems like forever. And now, we’ll create our own family and grow old together.

To all of ours peers in middle school, junior high and high school that always said we’d get married one day… you were right 😜

Here’s to the rest of our lives 🥂

📸 taken by @micah.cate.photography 
✍🏽 edited by Tyra
FAMILY. Ever since my dad’s accident earlier this FAMILY.

Ever since my dad’s accident earlier this year, the Lord has been teaching me how important family and community is. I’ve always been one to stay to myself and not open up much, but I’ve learned that there’s beauty in allowing people to
genuinely love you.

Time is something I never want to take for granted again, so I will take every second I can to spend time with the people I love and that love me.

Life is short.

Not everyone in your life today is guaranteed to be here tomorrow. Love on your friends and family. Laugh, cry, have fun together and go through tough times together. We weren’t meant to live this life alone 🤍
I had the honor of being a part of a celebration t I had the honor of being a part of a celebration that brought two together as one 🤍🖤 CONGRATULATIONS Mr. and Mrs. Hanspard! 🥳💍
Welcome to a thread of photos with people I love t Welcome to a thread of photos with people I love that never made it to IG 💛 (some of these are from 2mos ago and a couple are from 2+yrs ago 😂)

Life is so much more fulfilling when you spend it with people who bring you joy 🥰
be the reason someone smiles today 💛 be the reason someone smiles today 💛
As January of 2023 comes to a close, and February As January of 2023 comes to a close, and February 1st approaches, we will never fail to forget the moment on New Years’s day when our world as a family stopped for a moment. 

Today marks 31 days of our dad being in the hospital after his near fatal motorcycle accident. He’s fought through multiple broken bones, multiple surgeries, and continues to fight through a Traumatic Brain Injury with nothing but love and support surrounding and fighting with him every minute of every day. 

His next step? Neuro rehabilitation for his Traumatic Brain Injury. He will be moving to rehab very soon. This will be another long and intensive journey for dad and our family. 

As we move forward, we cannot forget to thank each and every one of you for your continued prayers and support for our family and our father. 

His continued rehab will be quite expensive and we’re asking for the community’s support to help get our father over this hurdle. There’s a link in my bio to help support. Anything helps. Donating, sharing the link or both. 

Thank you again for all the love and support.

With love,
The Fernandez Family
💪🏽♥️ 💪🏽♥️
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Small backyard wedding ideas on a budget with DIY wooden arch, white ceremony chairs, and scenic hillside mountains

Lifestyle · February 6, 2026

7 Small Backyard Wedding Ideas That Look Expensive (From My Real Wedding)

Our backyard wedding didn’t cost a fortune, but some have said it looked like it did. From our real wedding to your screen, I’m sharing the exact touches that made a small backyard feel like a dream venue – and how you can do the same.

Bride surrounded by bridesmaids and her mom praying before the intimate backyard wedding - emotional pre-ceremony moment filled with love and faith.

Lifestyle · February 6, 2026

How to Plan An Intimate Wedding: 10 Tips for a Perfect Day (From My Real Wedding)

Planning an intimate wedding taught me more about what really matters than any Pinterest board ever could.
These tips come straight from my own experience, showing you how to create an intimate day that’s deeply personal, joyful, and completely free from guilt.

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Merry Christmas from our little family to yours ✨ Merry Christmas from our little family to yours ✨
I prayed for friends that would feel like sisters I prayed for friends that would feel like sisters and you’ve been one of the sweetest answers.

It’s my friend’s birthdaaaayyyyy! I was just gonna post a story but these photos deserved a moment 🥹

Love you, friend! I’m excited for all the life we still get to live together and more FaceTime calls that are either super great conversation or just sitting there on mute 😂 Happy 25th! 💕
Happy New Year! 🥳🥂 I wanted to take a moment to s Happy New Year! 🥳🥂

I wanted to take a moment to share something that I’d shout from the rooftops if I could.

Today is more than the start of a new year for me; it’s also the 2nd anniversary of the day I almost lost a parent. It’s the day a chaplain walked my siblings and me into a room and said, “I’m here for you.” It’s the day medical professionals told us my father would likely succumb to his injuries.

But God.

I learned a valuable lesson during that season - the precious, fleeting gift of time.

Here’s some things I think are worth remembering: you can always make more money. You can always get another job. You can always make another appointment. But you can never reclaim the time you didn’t spend with your loved ones once they’re gone.

Make the phone call just to say hello. Reschedule the meeting to show up for the big moments. Use some of your time off to be present with the ones you love.

Because one day, the chance to do so won’t exist anymore.

Everyone knows “tomorrow isn’t promised,” yet a lot of us live as if it is. After experiencing that reality firsthand, my perspective on time is forever changed. Hold your loved ones close this year.

May 2025 be a year full of cherished memories, unforgettable moments and the gift of precious time with those who matter most 💕 

…

(Side note.. if you’re not careful when putting on ripped jeans, your foot might upgrade them to massive hole jeans. Zero stars, do not recommend.)
I get to share my life with a man who genuinely ma I get to share my life with a man who genuinely makes every part of it a little easier and a whole lot more fun. 

Babe, I learn so much just by watching you. A big part of the woman I am today is a direct result of the words you’ve spoken over me for many years. 

We’ve loved together, laughed together, grieved together, and grown together. Choosing you to go through the highest highs and the lowest lows with is the best decision I’ve ever made… and I’ll continue to choose you again and again.

Thank you for committing to being my dance partner and my laughing buddy for life and for always making me smile no matter the circumstance (for those of you who don’t know, Jarad is a whole comedian and my life’s mission is to convince him to do standup 😂).

Happy birthday, my love. I can’t wait to share many more with you ♥️

🎉 CHAPTER 26!! 🎉
Forever starts here. 🤍 Forever starts here. 🤍
Our future is safe because it’s His. Our future is safe because it’s His.
Still haven’t shared wedding day moments, so here’ Still haven’t shared wedding day moments, so here’s a little BTS preview 💕
Great Gatsby ✨ Great Gatsby ✨
Celebrating baby Harvest 🧸🤍 Celebrating baby Harvest 🧸🤍
Things I’ve been focusing on in this season: - Ch Things I’ve been focusing on in this season:

- Choosing gratitude, always.
- Learning from every mistake. 
- Prioritizing what’s most important.
- Finding joy in the little things.
- Being a student in every area of life. 
- Searching for opportunities for growth.
- Seizing moments with loved ones.
- Staying consistent with the same old boring habits.

My life is beautiful. At times, tough. Even confusing and uncertain. But still beautiful. There’s always something to be grateful for and I’m learning that life is a lot fuller when you find those things. It doesn’t mean I have to be naive and ignore the hard things or avoid low emotions; there’s always space for that. It just means that I also make a conscious effort to recognize the beauty in the little things and show gratitude for what already is. Grateful for life’s lessons. ♥️
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