Whitney Rife

Maintaining Goals with lululemon




“This is the year I will be stronger, braver, kinder, and unstoppable.  
This year I will be fierce.”

This year, I am trying to be more active OUT of the house instead of getting my cardio in at home and lululemon has helped me do so by creating adorable clothes that make me want to be more active, especially when going for a run on the beach! It is so nice to go for a run through the park, on the beach, or in the neighborhood to clear my mind and to make 2019 my best year yet.

Shawn has always been one to love working out and being active. Me, not so much. I would much rather watch Gossip Girl and eat donuts but lets be real, we aren’t getting any younger and day by day, it gets hard to workout.

It can be hard to stay motivated and that is why having cute clothes to wear to the gym, on a run, or a fitness class always inspires me to do more. Last year, I kept up with BBG and while doing it I learned:

1. Workout in the mornings- With a little one at home and running 3 business from home, by the end of the day, I AM EXHAUSTED, aren’t we all? I have learned that working out in the AM is so much easier than putting it off, putting it off, putting it off. Plus, it is a great way to start your day!

2. Find a reason to workout- Whether it is for you, your wedding, your vacation, whatever it is, find something that makes you WANT to workout and do it! For me, it is for myself, but also for my little guy running around everywhere! I want to be in good shape physically and mentally for him!

3. Find something that YOU love so YOU will stay with it- There are so many different classes, different gyms, workout areas, etc., you should be able to find something whether it is an at home class, run through your neighborhood, at the park, or a class at the gym, find what you love to do. The more you love something the more passionate you will be about it and the more you will WANT to workout.

4. HAVE FUN- No, seriously! HAVE FUN, isn’t that what life is all about?! If you aren’t having fun, RESORT BACK TO #3! If you are finding a class for you, you are hopefully having fun and it is hopefully motivating YOU to be your best self, loving your body and HAVING FUN, even though it might be challenging!

5. LOVE YOUR BODY and know that it is ok to still work on your body! Remind yourself every day of what you have been through, where you are now, and where you are going. I know it’s cliche, but God made you this way. Of course we all have our insecurities but when you learn to love yourself and love your body, working out will be an even greater reward.

My vest, top, and leggings are all from lululemon as well as my water bottle that I love taking on runs with me! All of these pieces fit true to size and are great to transition from winter to spring. Lululemon creates long lasting pieces that help me maintain my goals and I am so excited to start taking classes with my trainer next week.

ps. Leaving my 5 fitness goals for 2019 for y’all here!
What are your 2019 fitness goals?
1. DRINK MORE WATER
2. Exercise 3 times week
3. TRX Class
4. 1 group fitness class 1 time a week
5. Monthly Cleanse

This Collaboration was sponsored by lululemon and Shopping Links  

vest | top | leggings | water bottle | shoes (similar)
click here for more adorable running pieces
and here for more pieces that are perfect for training.

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Our Engagement Session

Photography by Hunter Ryan Photo

What a dream our engagement session was.  Years ago, I had seen an image via Pinterest from a photographer in Naples, Florida and immediately fell in love with it.  I knew that if I was ever lucky enough to find my prince charming, we would HAVE to have pictures like the one I had seen.

When discussing engagement pictures with Shawn, we both knew we wanted them on a boat, as being on the water is our favorite place to be.  I remembered the image I had seen years ago and showed  it to Shawn.  Of course that couple was off the coast of Miami, but since we were getting married in Lake Norman, I thought what better idea than to do our photos on Lake Norman.  I immediately reached out to Hunter Ryan Photo, the photographers who shot my DREAM engagement photos, and fell in love with how SWEET Tiffany of Hunter Ryan Photo was!  We hit it off and chit chatted back and forth on exactly what Shawn and I wanted and she had amazing fashion advice to give in deciding on what Shawn and I would wear.  I knew I wanted to wear Sherri Hill, and honestly the photos in the black Sherri Hill gown absolutely TAKE MY BREATH AWAY.  I can’t WAIT to hang them in our lake home.

On the eve before our engagement pictures, the weather was calling for 80% chance of rain, 20 MPH winds, and possibly a thunderstorm.  I was panicking because this was literally the ONLY day we had to do these photos.  The boat was booked and Cody (Tiffany’s husband) had flown in JUST to do our pictures, so I was beginning to freak out a little.  We had planned on doing our photos later in June when Cody and Tiffany could both fly to Lake Norman and spend the week but our schedules didn’t work out and Cody ended up coming alone to do our pictures.  We loved Cody and his personality-it was like we had known him for forever, however, we do wish Tiffany would have been able to make it and maybe a little sunshine, but we didn’t mind the grey skies!

We cannot thank Cody and Tiffany enough for capturing these beautiful moments, I scroll through them over and over thinking “are these really our pictures?!”  I still cannot believe how gorgeous the area is and cannot wait to marry the man of my dreams in April of 2018.

You can view our outfit details below:
Look 1:
Shawn: Button Down, Shorts, Shoes
Whitney: Romper, Hat, Bracelets and Earrings c/o The Retail Therapist, Heels

Look 2:
Shawn: Pants, Button Down
Whitney: Dress, Neck Tie

Look 3:
Shawn: Tux
Whitney: Dress, Bracelets and Earrings c/o The Retail Therapist

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Wedding Wednesday + ShopBop Sale

First off, brides honeymooning THIS year, Shopbop is having a HUGE sale right now and I have listed some of the items I have ordered as well as some other seriously cute outfits for your honeymoon!

PS. Last year I ordered our Swan floats from ShopBop and they lasted ALL summer long! In fact they sat on the dock at the lake for MONTHS and still have color to them!
Use code GOBIG17 for:
15% off orders of $200
20% off orders of $500
25% off orders of $800

 

Pieces I’ve Ordered:

Wishlist:

The sale ends March 5th! Get the items you want now before they sell out!

Also, so many questions about the suit from my instagram so I linked where to purchase it here:

Now, back to Wedding Wednesday…Shawn and I have been talking about our honeymoon.  We have thrown quite a few ideas out there but are really unsure as to where to really go.  We had a great time in Jamaica, BUT we love to be on a boat-not a cruise.  We booked another Sandals trip to Grenada and we can go there in the next two years, I am just not sure we want to do a Sandals for our honeymoon.  Where all have you all went on your honeymoon???

The TOP 5 places I would like to go for our honeymoon:
1.  Azulik Hotel Tulum & Maya Spa
2.  The Cove Eleuthra
3.  Santorini, Greece-Recommendations??
4. Costa Rica-Recommendations??
5. Jade Mountain, St. Lucia-Thoughts?! Ti Kaye??

Shawn’s Choices:
1. Bulgari Resort, Bali
2. Bora Bora
3. Maldives-Rosewood or Conrad??
4. Oia, Greece
5. Italy

Orrrrr, do we just go on a cool South African Safari to like to the Lion Sands Game Reserve then travel to Cape Town and then to Johannesburg?!

Also, has anyone ever done a Windstar Cruise? After looking into them, they are probably about the only cruise we would consider doing just because they are much smaller and would be the easiest way for us to visit Athens, Barcelona, Monaco Rome, etc.  I know I am supposed to be the one filling you all in on all of this information but when it comes to your honeymoon you have to ask questions, right?!  And I feel like google is full of paid ads so you never truly know what to trust.  I wish we were going this year but I am hoping we can at least go to the Keys this April to celebrate our anniversary and an engagement-moon?! That only sounds fair, right? Ha ha! Who am I kidding, we are planning a wedding and renovating a house!  Hope everyone has a great day! Can you all believe it is MARCH 1st?!

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