Last year on the 9th of January, we started our blog, Ruby & the Swallow Design Collective. So that means today is our FIRST birthday, which coincides so perfectly with the start of 2013!! We are so proud of ourselves for making it a year, and the time has really gone so fast. We dedicated so much of our time last year to this amazing thing that we created - and it really paid off!
In our first ever post, we told you what you could expect from the Ruby blog...and we really hope that all our readers have enjoyed what we blogged about in 2012.
Some of our highlights of the past year:
- Meeting an incredible number of wedding vendors through the blog, including photographers, make-up artists, and videographers.
- The number of people that reached out to us (who we have never met before) to tell us that they love the blog! No words can describe how happy you made our hearts with all your amazing support - thank you. And it was nice to know it wasn't just our family and friends reading our blog :)
- We received SO many stationery design (and even website) requests after starting Ruby last year; the blog helped us start our own little business, and we took on a great number of clients last year. It has been as fun as it was difficult at times, and we loved every minute of making many couples' wedding dreams come true.
- Giveaways: thank you to each and every vendor/business who asked to do free giveaways on our blog. They were a great success most of the time, and we loved not only making our readers happy, but providing exposure for you.
So, Ruby readers, we would love ANY advice or recommendations from you!! Tell us what you liked, loved, didn't like, wanted more of, wanted less of - you get the picture. 2013 is going to be a very different year from 2012 for us, but we'll let you know more about our plans in a little while. For now, any comments you have would be fantastic. Here's to an amazing second year of Ruby & the Swallow Design Collective! And please keep coming back for more :)
Happy Birthday and congrats on a successful year of blogging!
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ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to the blog that has re-lit the creative spark within me and gave me some awesome ideas for future events. I cannot wait to see all the splendid things you have lined up for us this year. Super excited. Cheers to ya'll (**,)
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@Kerry - Thank you so, so much, we hope to impress you this year with a successful blogging year!
ReplyDelete@Nomfundo - Wow, what a divine comment to read! We're so glad we've inspired you, that's amazing. Keep on reading :) xx
Happy Birthday to you!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday dear Ruby & the Swallow!
Happy Birthday to you!!
You girls are just too awesome for words, and so talented! My wedding stationery that you designed for me was just too gorgeous, and I am still getting compliments on it.
Here is to another year of fun, laughter and success for you girls.
Loads of love xxx
Congrats to both of you, such a fabulous achievement! I'm looking forward to another year of reading :)
ReplyDelete@Roxy - Aaw, thanks so much, you never run out of amazing compliments to give us!! We absolutely loved doing your wedding stationery, so we're so happy its still getting good reviews :)
ReplyDelete@Faye - We're looking forward to it too! Thanks for your support! xx