JOAN COLLINS BROWN: Christmas

Gifting a book can seem like a generic and unthoughtful gift. However, the contrary can be said. A beautifully bound book can add so much to someone's home. It can remind a person about the travels, heritage, desires and more. I think books are a great gift whether you know someone very well or not at all.

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Tulle Skirt: c/o BlissTulle Sweater: Macy's Heels: Sam Eldemen via Nordstrom Earrings: ILY Courture

Happy Christmas Eve!
Chase and I are in Florida right now with family and the weather is absolutely beautiful. Although I know so many people crave a white Christmas I always enjoy being close to my family for the holidays beach-side. In my family we celebrate Noche Buena, so tonight we'll have our late dinner and Christmas festivities.
So lets talk about this skirt! I have always wanted a tulle skirt and this tulle skirt from BlissTulle is so fun and feminine and made for such a great holiday outfit. It is so perfect for the season and all year around by just changing up the style on top.
This backdrop couldn't have gotten any better, Tibble Fork is so gorgeous for a drive or photoshoot, its the same spot chase and I took our engagements, its neat to notice how different it is throughout the seasons.

Thanks to Ashley from Ashley Eliza Photography for the beautiful photos.

So many blessings to you and your loved ones,
Joan Brown xx

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Buying gifts for some men can be so difficult, when I worked retail I realized most men shop much differently than women. Women can go to the mall and be happy to just go window shopping and still walk out with something new. Men don't go window shopping, men go shopping for what they need. They are defiantly more about quality vs. quantity. Keeping this in mind it makes it easier to shop for the men in my life, before my husband I had years of shopping for guys because I have three older brothers plus my dad and they are pretty difficult to shop for.
So you can go one of two ways, get them something they really want and would never buy themselves or buy them something they actually need, I think that's why my mom always bought my brothers socks ;)

Thanks for reading & Happy Shopping!!
Joan xx
(Links are below)

Fitbit Watch
Boots
GoPro
The North Face Kcrew Jacket
The Home T
Ray-Bans
Portable Ping Pong Game
Apple T.V.
Jimmy Fallon J.Crew Pocket Dial
Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Italian Wool Sweater
Penny Board
Amazon Echo
Messenger Bag
Shaving Kit
Cards Against Humanity

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What a happy coincidence that I fell in love in Utah with a man that is from south Florida..... It was really nice that we didn't have to decide where to travel for the holidays. It was honestly the best Christmas I've ever had, both of our families were home for Christmas including chases littler sister who had just gotten back from her mission with the LDS church.

I had a bucket list of things I wanted to do when we went back home, among them was to attend the Ft. Lauderdale Temple in which chase and I were sealed in. It was such a beautiful day to go with our families. We had the chance to go to Orlando to visit Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios, we had so much fun. My husband LOVES the Harry Potter books so we geeked out pretty hard. I defiantly recommend going if you have the chance.

So anyways I can go on and on but here are some pictures of our wonderful trip

Thanks for stopping by, JB

Sunny Isles Beach.

Christmas Party at my parents home ward, This is the same Santa I had growing up, best Santa out there!

My mommy at the Temple

The Browns beautiful tree.

This house is so awesome, they light up their home every year, pretty much every inch. They show a different Christmas movie every night and this year they even gave popcorn. How festive huh?

This is South Point Beach, probably my favorite beach.

My sisters-in-law

Happy 6 months of Marriage to us!!!

A few blocks from my house there is a street called Enchanted Street and every year the long road is decorated with lights.

My amazing niece Raimy, love her so much. She is perfect in every way

In my house or every Hispanic home, you celebrate Christmas eve with a late dinner. This year was the first time we opened gifts at midnight (it was strange) but nice with all my family together.