


Happy Valentine’s Day lovelies. Rather you’re spending it with your lover, kids or girlfriends it can be celebratory – thankfully, I had a good ol’ pre-celebration time + experience with my Style Collective blogging sisters for a Valentines Day Celebration presented by Shade Hotel over the weekend. Quick briefing on Style Collective – founded by the fabulous girl boss, Annie Spano to bring a blogging community of fashion + lifestyle bloggers together for empowerment + support. The event was hosted by lovely ladies + fellow fashion bloggers Catherine of Catherine Grace O + Jessica of Petite Style Script. It was such the beautiful setting since the hotel is located in Redondo Beach marina. The brand new property + sister hotel to Shade Manhattan Beach, captures the very essence of the South Bay vibes. And in true hospitable sophistication, we were warmly greeted with sparkling champagne at the hotel restaurant, The Sea Level, which offered us waterfront dining with relaxing views of the marina. On top of that, we had excellent hor d’oeuvres + entree dishes to give us the ultimate dining experience. Double, triple score! A girl loves some great yummy food, fantastic customer service + amazing views.



Okay, so I mentioned that The Shade pampered us with sparkling champagne, but I didn’t mention what was included on the hor d’oeuvres menu. Let me give you a run down. Just visualize the presentation of these flavorful dishes as I describe them to you. We indulged in the crispiest mouth watering pizza loaded with caramelized onions + tasty goat cheese, fresh beet salad with arugula pesto + toasted pistachios to top it off + the piece de resistance of a tasty citrus cured Hamachi. Immaculate at its finest. And can’t forget my personal entree. A confit tuna melt on grilled pan de mie with aged white cheddar, garlic lemon airline, romaine lettuce + pickled Persian cucumber was truly decadent. Can you say we grubbed down?!?
The comfy sofas near the fire pits on the outdoor patio are apart of what makes this modern luxury place cozy. Matching the quality + design of the location, in standard fashion blogger style we dressed up in our trendiest Valentines OOTD for the enjoyable galentine’s partaay in shades of red, pink + white. Each blogger showing her own sense of personal style for the holiday of love. And it wouldn’t be a fashion blogging event without raffle prizes + gift bags filled with goodies. These fabulous goodies included:

Dermalogica: A daily superfoliant for healthy aging naturally.
Core Hydration: Classic water that provides a natural refreshment as well as several fruit flavored varieties. Known for it’s high quality reverse osmosis process which helps balance the alkalinity in our bodies.
‘Lette Macarons: These were made into the cutest tower of the lightest + tastiest macarons in the most vivid colors representative of the holiday. Definitely a desirable dessert option.
Bloomingdale’s + the Kiehls counter: A natural product that has been a leader in the field that help you look and feel beautiful in the most natural way possible.
Balloon Celebrations: They went out of their way to ensure the event was a success by setting a lively + fun vibe. They even created a special balloon design as a gift for our celebration.
Guilty Soles: Introduced by one of the SC sisters Debbie Savage (creator of @tothineownstylebetrue), brought along some awesome raffle prizes donated by Guilty Soles. They are known for fabulous trendy shoes at affordable prices. They got just about whatever type of shoe you desire from over the knee boots, to sassy flats + strappy sandals. They gladly donated several shoes for the raffle + gifted each blogger a $30 gift card to use on their site. I can’t wait to share the stylish shoes with you that I got with my gift card.



The Shade’s philosophy permeates the hotel with its desire to restore + rejuvenate you – and of course with the views of the marina it wouldn’t be hard. It takes your travel experience making it more personal attending to your every need to ensure that you return time + time again. Hit the shade as one of your next destination stops + make it a great escape that gives island vibes, but in a California setting.
I look forward to another wonderful hangout session of conversation + connection at the next Style Collective event. We had a blast fighting the cold winds as the balloons set the tone lifting everyone’s spirits. Of course it wouldn’t be an event without a photo shoot. It was a must to show off our fashion blogger styles. I love being apart of Style Collective because its the one place where you get it + each other. You relate to the world of blogging + it makes it tremendously helpful when there are a network of other women that can be resourceful + supportive of the journey.
Thank you to our generous + amazing sponsors:
- Shade Hotel Redondo Beach
- Dermalogica
- Core Hydration
- Bloomingdale’s
- Balloon Celebrations
- Guilty Soles
Thank you to our stylish SC Sisters from Southern California for driving as far as San Diego or flying from San Francisco to attend…now that’s dedication! It was wonderful meeting everyone in person at Shade Hotel Redondo Beach: Style Collective Valentine’s Day! Check out their blogs below:
- Petite Style Script
- Catherine Grace O
- The Bicoastal Beauty
- Lizzie in Lace
- The Siren Confidential
- To Thine Own Style be True
- Threads n Breads
- Blooming Wild and Free
- Amber Nicole Fashion
- Marblelously Petite
- Margaret Rowe
- Playing Dress Up All Day
- Besos Alina
- My Curated Closet
- The Love + List Couture
- Wear with Passion
- Between you n Me
- Worldwide Stylista
- Chic Serendipity
Thank you for stopping by my blog. As always + greatly appreciated, please share, comment + subscribe for more inspiration. Xoxo
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22 Comments
Hi Pentene, it was wonderful meeting you this weekend! I’m so glad you were able to make it to our event & here’s to many more to come 🙂
~Jessica | http://www.petitestylescript.com/
Thanks again Jessica for the effort of putting this event together! Job well done. I had such a great time with all of you ladies. Can’t wait for the next. Xoxo
Well this sounds like such a wonderful event! I need to join SC soon!! You look lovely in your outfit too btw!!
Thanks so much love! Yes you do. It’s a great community of women to be amongst. Xoxo
This looks so much fun and I just joined Style Collective this month. I hope to attend one someday and meet all these wonderful bloggers! All the photos are amazing and fun to look through❤️ Xoxo
You will love and enjoy the experience when you do. I already look forward to attending the next. Lol. Glad that you love the photos too love. Xoxo
Style collective is amazing! I’m glad you are part of the adventure and that you empower other women to grow too. This celebration looks fun and I’m sure we will meet each other soon! Lovely outfit too
Thanks so much! I agree. Great group of women to be connected too. Appreciate the compliment on my ootd as well. Xoxo
This looks like a fun event, seems like a group of amazing women!
xo
http://www.carinavardie.com
Thanks love! It was a really fun event. We had such a great time in each other’s company. What it’s all about. Xoxo
It looks like you had a lot of fun!! Thanks for sharing these pretty pictures with us! You look great by the way 🙂
Xo,
http://www.chiclyyours.com
Thanks Deborah! (My mommy’s name by the way. ;-)) Much appreciated. We had such a great time. Xoxo
This sounds like an awesome event babe, so glad you had a blast! The setting was so cute and the way you described the food sounded so yummy. Loved your outfit also, that skirt is too cute!
xo
aikocunanan.com
Aww thanks babe! You would love being apart of this group too. Xoxo
This is seriously amazing. I bet you had so so much fun! I want to go to a meetup as soon as possible! 🙂 It looked amazingly beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing! 🙂
Katelyn
Thank you love! I wanted to go for a while too and have been finally granted the chance. You’ll love it when you do. Xoxo
So cool that you went to that! I was going to go but it was held while I was in NYC for fashion week!
Caitlin, Beauty & Colour
Thanks Caitlin! It was really cool. I’m sure you had a great time during the NYFW! I wish I was in attendance of that as well. Xoxo
Oh so pretty colors! Looking so good and I ‘m sure you all had so much fun! 🙂
x
Kat | Nested Thoughts
Aww thanks Kat! We had the best time. Xoxo
This looks like such a fun event! The food sounds amazing!
Both fun and amazing. Very enjoyable time with these ladies. Thanks Kristen. Xoxo