Last week I attended my first ever Altitude Design Summit in Salt Lake City. It was just as overwhelming as everyone said it would be- luckily I felt pretty prepared after reading about it for a few years, but I’m still digesting everything that I learned. I’m hoping to share some bigger picture takeaways this week, but for now, I wanted to share some of the many pictures I took while I was there!
Also, this post has an unprecedented number of selfies. Consider yourself warned.
Thanks to some really annoying weather, the flight I spent so much time scoping out with a cushy 10:20 AM departure time that was cancelled on Tuesday morning, before the snow even started falling. The good news was that I would arrive in Salt Lake earlier than expected, the bad news is that my flight left at 5:30 AM. I woke up at 3 AM on Wednesday, which was a first for me.
By the time I landed, attended the early bird sessions and an awesome dinner hosted by MailChimp, I was pretty much toast. I’m thinking that contributed to the ridiculousness of that monkey hat selfie. But the advantage of passing out at 10:30 is that I woke up nice and rested and ready to go for day 1!
The first day was a whirlwind of meeting people, being inspired by the sessions I attended, and just generally being in awe of the hotel and the event itself. I didn’t realize how all-out sponsors go with decorating the lounges, and popping into the different rooms was one of my favorite parts!
{pictured: friend & fellow Virginian Megan of Freckled Italian, client turned friend Josie of Fraser & Parsley, and roomie Lisa of Elembee}
The themed party this year was hosted by Cricut, and the decorations were AMAZING. I’m not a craft blogger but even I was thinking about getting a Cricut by the end of this party- there are just so many cool things that they did with it! The party was a lot of fun, I loved meeting new people as well as connecting with old friends!
{Pictured: Lisa, me, Joy of Frock Files, and Mere of Not Merely Living}
The second day was just as good as the first, and the decorations for the mini parties were equally amazing, but I seem to have been lame on the picture-taking front! I loved walking around and checking out all the different themes and chatting with the other attendees, and I also got a sweet Tattly tattoo (like Lisa’s). There was also beer and a mashed potato bar, so I was pretty much set.
The next morning Lisa and I got breakfast in the hotel one last time, and then it was off to the airport! It went by so fast, but I’d do it all over again in a heartbeat!
Have you ever been to Alt? Tell me about your experience!
That skunk though. I would die from cuteness overload.
Great pictures! I’ll be sharing my alt summit recap tomorrow, still regrouping today!
I’ve been spying on Alt for the past 6 months and would LOVE to go in the future! Jealous!
-KT
I’ve never been to Alt and am so curious!! Looking forward to hearing more.
I found you via Allyssa’s blog and am very impressed.
I can’t believe I missed holding a skunk! Oh well. So good seeing you there!
Alt was such a special experience! I love seeing your experience too!