birmingham bloggers workshop brunch

over a month ago, rachel approached beth and i with the idea to host a workshop brunch for birmingham bloggers. of course, we jumped on the thought. bloggers love brunch. everyone loves brunch. win win. this past saturday, december 6th, was the day we'd been waiting for - brunch time!

naturally, we chose the nest in avondale for our event space. kristen is incredible and so easy to work with! the nest is bright, open, airy, just the right vibe for an upbeat brunch on a saturday morning.

since founding birmingham bloggers in april, i've gradually begun to experiment with event planning, and the scale is only getting larger. i'm an ad girl at heart, so pr is a new venture for me, but it's so, so much fun. beth, rachel and i worked so hard developing the menu and decor, meticulously obsessing over details, practicing scones at 5am (that's beth's story to tell) and trying to figure out which flowers were "too much" or "just enough".

thanks to rachel's culinary genius, we were able to provide a delicious menu (um lemon zest homefries, hello) right after the workshop portion of the event, which detailed instagram tips & tricks as well as general photography knowledge. i did get to enjoy a mimosa, but the rest of the brunch was spent on my feet cooking & plating, hence my lack of food photos.

here are some shots from birmingham bloggers members that i'm currently obsessing over. gorgeous!

Third course at the #bhambloggers Instagram Workshop Brunch -- baked eggs with crispy prosciutto and lemon zest homefries.

A photo posted by Javacia Harris Bowser (@writeousbabe) on Dec 12, 2014 at 9:48am PST

Best Super Green Salad ever courtesy of @thenestbham for our Instagram workshop brunch thrown by #bhambloggers

A photo posted by Rachel Tindall (@tohellinahandbag) on Dec 12, 2014 at 11:10am PST

#BhamBloggers brunch 😋 #ladieswhobrunch

A photo posted by Chandler MacWilliam (@shotgunsandseashells) on Dec 12, 2014 at 9:16am PST

#bhambloggers

A photo posted by @southernscripted on Dec 12, 2014 at 8:16am PST

A wonderful brunch with #bhambloggers #brunch #thenestbham

A photo posted by Anna Watkins (@annawithaplan) on Dec 12, 2014 at 9:26am PST

i'm so proud of this event. i still have a lot to learn, but this brunch gave me a solid place to start. 2015 will bring more events for birmingham bloggers, and i can only hope to continue to provide everyone with fun, informative and uplifting ways to get involved in the local blogging community here in birmingham.

thank you so much to kristen of the nest (soon to be baking bandits shop... so excited!), rachel, beth, nancy of magic city macarons for some beautiful & scrumptous party favors, & all the fabulous & talented members of the birmingham blogging community.

special thanks to

the nest birmingham

magic city macarons

bloggers in attendance

javacia of writeous babe & see jane write

chandler of shotguns & seashells

parker of fast foodie us

anna of ann with a plan

brittany of brittany ray

rachel of to hell in a handbag

katrina of gump style

alexandria of my guide to bham

layken of southern scripted

lizzy of lizzy is dizzy

libby of pink flamingos

brooke of in a world of bees, there's me

chanda of chanda temple writes