A couple months back I came across a beautiful creative meet up event while stalking some Instagram friends. I was delighted to see that it was here locally in Phoenix, and I knew I had to be apart of the next event!

Crest & Bloom Creative Meet-Ups is the collaboration of Jennifer from Henny & Coco and Jenn from Sincerely Jenn. I love their heart to connect other women to each other, to inspire them to be there best. There's no competition here, just genuine women who honestly care about working together and helping each other.

That is a beautiful thing and something I can jump on board with!

Beautiful banners created by Juney House Shop

Today they hosted their second creative meet up event for bloggers, handmade business owners and other creatives. The beautiful event was held at North Italia in Phoenix. On their beautiful outdoor patio which was perfect for this sunny October day!

Me and Jennifer. Check out her adorable blog and children's accessory shop called Henny & Coco!

This is Jennifer, she's one of the masterminds of this great event. I stalked her a bit on Instagram after their last event and quickly found out we have much in common starting with the fact we're both Iowa girls! I loved getting to meet her and she greeted me with the biggest hug! Felt like we'd known each other years!

I went into this event not knowing if I'd know anyone else who was attending, which as an introvert is super hard for me to do sometimes. Because I'm not the best at small talk. But God has shown me over the last several months as he's growing me personally that it's good to get out of my comfort zone & stretch myself.

I was so pleased to find that every last woman that was there was warm, friendly and genuine about each conversation I had with them. We did sort of a "speed" networking as we sat around our tables I was able to converse with many of the ladies who attended, met some really great people and made some awesome new connections.

Blown away by this event Jenn & Jennifer seriously knocked it out of the park!

I'm so excited to attend the next Creative Meet-Up. BIG thanks to these sponsors for helping to make this event happen today; @floatingspecks, @camelbackflowershop, @laurenashbyphoto, @justsimplyL, @eatnorthitalia, @ruffledpaper, @jkyamzon, @urbanwalls

If you're interested in attending the next Crest & Bloom meet up follow them on Instagram @crestandbloom or you can email Jenn@sincerelyjenn.com to be added to the invite list.

Thank you Crest & Bloom for hosting such an awesome event! I loved meeting everyone today and I'm already looking forward to the next!

Andrea Worley