Danyell Lang 6/8/21 Danyell Lang 6/8/21

May 2021 Recap -- baby stuff, lots of weddings, and podcast breaks

Whew! Another month down? Wow, things are flying by. I can’t believe that in 3 short months we will have a newborn. There’s so much to do and so little time. My wedding schedule during the month of May consumed me and felt like it took up all of my time (which weddings typically do). There’s the planning for a wedding, prepping for the big day, working all day on my feet, being exhausted the following day, and then spending the next day catching up before I have to do it all over again. If I were to describe my May that’s what I would tell you it felt like—exhausting.

Danyell Lang 5/27/21 Danyell Lang 5/27/21

We're having a boy! | Gender Reveal

Earlier this month we hosted a small get together with family and a few friends at my parents house for a gender reveal party. The plan was to have everyone over for a late lunch/dinner and share the sex of our baby. We chose to do the reveal kind of like we were high school recruits picking a college team. We placed a pink and a blue hat in front of each of us, then after opening the envelope and having our moment together, we then turned to our family and waved our hands over the hats before picking the color that corresponded to the stereotypical blue boy or pink girl. While Trevor and I were ecstatic to know the sex of our baby, we also were just really happy to know that our little one was doing well and appeared happy and healthy.

Danyell Lang 5/17/21 Danyell Lang 5/17/21

Pregnancy Update | half way done

I can’t believe that my pregnancy is already over half way through. When I think about baby coming in September I feel like we are forever away, but then when I look at the fact that I am currently (at the time of writing this) 23 weeks pregnant I can’t help but have a mini heart attack and feel super unprepared. That being said, my pregnancy has been wonderful so far, so I can’t complain… but gosh do I wish it would just slow down for a moment.

Danyell Lang 5/12/21 Danyell Lang 5/12/21

7 Reasons to Hire a Professional Photographer/Videographer (The Memories Podcast Ep. 009)

Welcome to the ninth podcast! I hope you don’t mind we took last week off, but we’re back for another amazing podcast about Memory Keeping. We’ve talked about so much of the foundational elements of memory keeping already-- first we covered figuring out your why, then gave you the first few steps for getting started, we talked about our favorite apps that help with memory keeping, and even got down into the nitty gritty of backing up your data. Our last couple episodes were all about creating routines and catching up on past memories you haven’t documented yet. And most of these topics have been about things that you need to do to document your memories--but sometimes you don’t have to have all of the burden and pressure of doing these tasks yourself. This is when you hire professionals!

Danyell Lang 5/5/21 Danyell Lang 5/5/21

April 2021 Recap -- branding, weddings, surgery, and more

These months are flying by. I have been fortunate to be very busy during this season of life, but that also means I’m feeling a bit of overwhelm as well. As I keep busy with so many business related things, I find that I am actually doing pretty well with personal related things too. The only item in my life that someone may consider to be falling on the wayside is keeping a tidy home (but I have my whole life for that, right? haha).

Danyell Lang 4/28/21 Danyell Lang 4/28/21

How to "Catch-up" on Memory Keeping (The Memories Podcast Ep. 008)

In this podcast episode, Katie and I are tackling the topic of catching up on Memory Keeping. We talk about some steps you can take to ‘work towards finishing it,’ give some tips on making the process easier, and also share a fun announcement to hopefully help keep you and other people who are catching up on memory keeping inspired and motivated.

Danyell Lang 4/22/21 Danyell Lang 4/22/21

Creating a Routine for Memory Keeping (The Memories Podcast Ep. 007)

Today we are diving into the topic of how to create a routine with memory keeping. We all know how easy it is for some of our favorite tasks to be pushed to the back-burner for a multitude of reasons. We become busy, we’re too tired, there isn’t enough time in the day, and so on. Before you know it, it’s been months or maybe even years since you’ve last done anything to memory keep.

Danyell Lang 4/20/21 Danyell Lang 4/20/21

Why telling stories with video is powerful

Video is so powerful because it draws people in, holding their attention spans and making them feel invested in what’s happening. It’s impactful because it allows you to share emotions with others and show them certain aspects of your life. Telling stories using video allows whoever you’re sharing these video clips with to truly relate to you in a visual, auditory, and otherwise emotional way.

Danyell Lang 4/15/21 Danyell Lang 4/15/21

Blogging as a form of Memory Keeping (The Memories Podcast Ep. 006)

This week’s episode is pretty special because we have our first ever guest on the podcast! We chatted with Katie Scott, a writer, online content creator, and blogger who has a website called ChasingVibrance.com. Help us in welcoming Katie by checking out her site and giving her social media accounts a follow! Also, unfortunately, I couldn’t join in with the interview this time as I was feeling a little under the weather (stupid migraines), but don’t worry I’m is fine! I will join back in next week’s podcast for sure.

Danyell Lang 4/8/21 Danyell Lang 4/8/21

4 steps for being in your own Photos & Videos (The Memories Podcast Ep. 005)

In this episode of The Memories Podcast, Katie and I give you a pep talk on confidence and chat about the four ways that you can easily get yourself in front of the camera. We talk about the importance of getting yourself in your own photos and videos, times in which we had wished we had been in our own images more, and some of the things that we do to achieve that now.