And once again, I find myself declaring that this year was the year to top all other years. Although I have blessed to say this in almost all of my annual Year in Reviews, I truly don't know how this year will ever be outdone.
At the end of 2018, we actually moved from our first condo in Toronto to a different building in the same neighbourhood, where we currently live. And truthfully, we haven't spent that much time in it. From our first trip to Africa, to our first trip to Asia, and a massive trip to Europe, this year was nothing short of discovering new destinations (and new cuisines!) and in the process, completely changing the way I shoot and edit my photos. We celebrated my dad's milestone birthday in Mykonos, and I also finally made it to Spain. A handful of absolutely unreal brand experiences and a wedding anniversary back in Prague, and you can see why I think this year can't be beat.
KELOWNA, CANADA | TORONTO, CANADA | NEW YORK CITY, USA
after a snowy christmas in the mountains of british columbia, flew back toronto on new years eve, ended up celebrating the midnight countdown on the UP heading back into downtown / cheers to 2019 with a burger and a glass of veuve at fairmont royal york / spent a very cold week in new york city exploring and shopping / checked out the toronto light festival / celebrated the opening of fresh on spadina / in the freezing temps, rung in the sunshine for blue monday with sunwing vacations
MILAN, ITALY FOR MFW | MARRAKECH, MOROCCO
experienced our first stay at the newly minted st. regis in toronto / celebrate the new dolce & gabanna fragrance launches / experience the new lincoln lineup of luxury vehicles / attend the volkswagon leadership forum / head back to italy for another season of milan fashion week / wear christopher bates (who goes on to win menswear designer of the year at the CAFAs) / finally land in africa / stay at the luxurious fairmont royal palm in marrakech / fall absolutely in love with the moroccon culture and plan to live there / eat the best food in northern africa
TORONTO, CANADA | HONG KONG | BANGKOK + TRANG + PHUKET, THAILAND | KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
take a fourteen hour flight from toronto to shanghai (which was shockingly refreshing and not horrible at all) / explore hong kong / land in bangkok for a multimedia campaign with the tourism authority of thailand / stay at the prestigious st. regis in bangkok (our second st. regis stay in 2019!) / chill with elephants in thailand which literally changed my life / totally unwind at the baba beach club / landed in kl to eat roti in chinatown
SINGAPORE | BALI, INDONESIA | CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES | TORONTO, CANADA
meet our amazing friends who we met in berlin for lunch in singapore / finally get to have our eat pray love moments in bali / stay at the instagram hotel lloyd's inn / land in the philippines! / finally have original jollibee / celebrate my birthday in cebu city / land back in canada / partner with uniqlo for french linen campaign with a french brunch at laduree
TORONTO, CANADA
media preview of sony's the intruder / dinner at louix louis with herrardu tequilla / finally visit the toronto aquarium with spiked seltzer / join air italy at the four seasons to celebrate non-stop flights from toronto to milano / b left me to head to tofino, bc with flor de cana / enjoy long walks in downtown toronto / have lunch with tourism australia / discover the tiger of sweden's new collection / chill at the toronto waterfront
TORONTO, CANADA
cheers to yelloweek with veuve cliquot at hotel x / back again at the power ball hosted at toronto's power plant / host a summer edition of the toronto blogger closet sale at mojo lounge on queen street / check into the newly opened fairmont gold at the fairmont royal york for b's birthday / celebrate b's birthday for days at the fairmont / ring in the fairmont royal york's 90th birthday / the re-launch of dolce & gabanna's iconic light blue fragrance / celebrate the brand new toronto edition of the iconic chotto matte / cheers to beefeater gin party / massive summer birthday party with greygoose / the grandest gala of the year: the fairmont royal york's 90th birthday party / watch a soccer game with american crew / second annual urbaniT fashion show at nathan philips square / partnered once again with lexus to attend + cover the annual queen's plate
TORONTO, CANADA | CALGARY, CANADA
get super chill in toronto for the summer / the union station pop-up / lunch al fresco / happy hours at oretta on king street / get to know summer collection from ebay canada / summer sales finds / benihana sushi and cocktails / head to calgary for the summer
CALGARY, CANADA
a summer out of a movie / urban reunion after ten years / picnics + walks + dinner dates / daily runs with jax / all you can eat sushi / lazy day barbecues / party on the stage with my little brother / hike + photoshoot at pyto lake / won our first content award: best executed travel campaign for our work in barbados last year / back to the mountains in british columbia / tons of chill time with old friends and new
TORONTO, CANADA FOR TIFF | HOLBOX, MEXICO | MILAN, ITALY FOR MFW | MYKONOS, GREECE | BARCELONA + SITGES, SPAIN
september madness is NOT an understatement / arrived back in toronto and ran around to pull looks for tiff + mfw + greece + spain / quick stop at toronto fashion week / toronto life x fashion canada's best dressed party / moet + chandon's one moment tiff party / b wore that nonie dress to a tiff red carpet gala premiere / ran off to the idyllic holbox in mexico for a television commercial shoot with sunwing vacations / afternoon tea at the fairmont royal york to celebrate the downtown abbey movie / hours later, head on to the airport for a direct flight to milanooooo / milan fashion week baby / head over to mykonos! / meet the charles family there to celebrate my dad's 65th birthday / finally unpack in spain and spend time in barcelona
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC | BERLIN + SCHMÖLLN + FRANKFURT, GERMANY | TORONTO, CANADA
wrapped up spain and headed to prague / check into the luxurious aria hotel prague / took a walking tour of all five of our wedding events from four years ago / spend time in germany with oma and little lusia / get stranded in frankfurt and spend another 24 hours in germany / land back in toronto / thanksgiving dinner at reign at the fairmont royal york / the fall edition of the toronto closet blogger sale / and the holiday events begin! the guess holiday preview / the birks holiday preview / media sneak peak of the iconic eataly in yorkville, toronto
TORONTO + OSOYOS + CALGARY + OTTAWA, CANADA
i thought only september had madness but here we are / started the month with a uniqlo outwear event at yonge + dundas square / popped by the nobis laundromat / attend the massive #montbrill holiday preview / a cocktail with hunter boots (complete with bagpipes) / bath + body works christmas launches / canadian tire christmas house / an evening with the tourism board of france / fly from toronto to kelowna and drive to canada's iconic dessert, osoyoos british columbia to discover the brand new 2020 lincoln corsair / jet back to calgary to celebrate my mom's 60th birthday / head back to toronto and discover the new lacoste collection / go to the inaugural opening of the aurora lights festival + tree lighting ceremony / celebrate the buxom red lipstick with the raptors dance pak / partner with meridian hall for taj express in toronto / brunch at patria / dinner with woodford reserve / holiday celebration with bacardi and tons of coquito / attend the jonas brother concert with the john varvatos team / black friday shopping at toronto premium outlets / the fairmont royal york's christmas tree lighting event + hang in the royal suite / head to the nation's capital....
OTTAWA + TORONTO, ONTARIO | BARBADOS BABY! | CALGARY, ALBERTA
checked into the iconic fairmont chateau laurier / partnered with the tourism board of ottawa to explore the nation's capital / back to toronto and attend our first barry's bootcamp class / jackson wines holiday cheer soiree with butter / wintery canada goose pop up where b met stevie! / annual gingerbread house competition at the toronto intercontinental hotel / head back to niagara-on-the-lake (because we fell so in love with it from last year!) for the annual candlelight stroll / have the most explosive jungle brunch at chotto matte / jet off to barbados for christine + alex's wedding / partner with sea breeze + oceans two again / fly back to toronto and check into the fairmont royal york / holiday stay for all the festive vibes in the city / fly home to calgary for christmas / head to our canmore condo for third advent in the mountains / the first annual christmas eve's eve / christmas eve + christmas day with the charles family! / boxing day shopping after so many years / numerous christmas dinners and lunches / new years eve pizza pyjama party
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This is what I said in 2019: "I so enjoy putting these posts together and going back through my year. Unforgettable experiences and beautiful moments that I will forever cherish. I am so grateful and humbled to be living this life and I am so excited what 2018 will look like!" -- but literally, me. Again, this year was insane. Can't wait for the adventures of 2019." And what an unforgettable adventure 2019 really was. Let's see how we can top this with 2020!?
