Let me just start off by saying this will probably be the most instagram-able blog post you will ever read, no really! This conference was GORGEOUS!!! While I was at Create & Cultivate I had a lot of people ask me what it was and or how you can go. It’s basically a conference for all women entrepreneurs and influencers. A few years ago I remember Lauren Conrad being a keynote speaker at one of the Create & Cultivate conferences so naturally it sparked my interest and ever since I have wanted to go! It is a very intimate amount of people, I would say around 500(definitely the smallest I’ve ever been too). This is what made it extra special, not to mention there were no lines! The conference was located in Chicago at The House of Vans. Super cool venue that made the event that much better.
The above picture is the outside of the House of Vans, below is what we walked into!!!
Some of the cutest stages that I ever did see!!!!
Any event that has a balloon drop is definitely where I want to be!!!
So many photo opportunities and vendors giving us ALL the swag!!! Seriously came home with so much of it. Shop my entire look from Conference day HERE!
If I am being honest, it was overwhelming at first!! I didn’t know where to walk to first and or what I wanted to see/do. Once I realized I had the whole entire day, I was good to go. haha.
They had a braid bar, see how my hair is up now?!?!?! And Mary Kay had a brow bar where Luis Casco from Project Runway was doing brows!!! So MUCH fun!
When you match the RX Bar wall, you obvs take a pic!
If you had a VIP ticket, you got to drink all day at this Ca-UTE bar!
See what I’m saying?!?!?! Every single time you turned around there was something else prettier than what you just saw!
The Speakers were off the hook, and they really only spoke for 30-45 minutes which was fabulous for keeping you interested!
Some of my favorites of the day are shown below and obviously Whitney Port and Ashley Tisdale!
I also got to meet some of my favorite local influencers which was great!!!
This right here was truly the message of the whole conference: Collaboration OVER Competition. We will go farther if we all work together!
It really was A WORK PARTY!!! You should definitely join in next time!!! Any other questions, send them my way! Would love to hear from you!
XOXO,
Lissa
One last thing, there was a happy hour the night before sponsored by WeWerk. That is truly where we made all the friends and met all the people!!! Here are a bunch of fun pics from the night!!!! You can shop my entire look HERE!!!
My Partner in Crime for the Weekend!!!
