Happy Place by Emily Henry was this week’s book for Facts & Fictions, my friend Desiree and I’s new book club podcast. We talk about our thoughts on the characters – Harriet, Wyn, Cleo, Kimmy, Sabrina, and Parth – the book tropes we prefer, and what we’d do if we found ourselves in Harriet’s shoes. This book is both a second chance romance, along with a pretend dating trope – one of these tropes I really like, the other I tend to avoid! With that said, I thought Emily Henry did a great job executing them both, and while I’m…

Last names as first names is consistently one of the most polarizing baby name trends I’ve seen since becoming a name consultant. Even moreso than “boy names” for girls and noun names. When it comes to the surnames as first names I’ve found that people either love them or hate them. In fact, when I have a client asking for help naming a second baby, if their first has a last name as their first name I can confidently predict they’ll be likely to give a last name to their new baby, too. I am team “pro last names as…

Lately I’ve seen so many people after the “short and sweet” baby names, but lets not forget how gorgeous so many extra long baby girl names are. I love a short, blunt, and to the point names as much as the next person, but can’t help but swoon at the longer, frillier baby name options, too. Long girl names are great for so many reasons: they feel versatile and often give multiple nickname options, they ooze elegance, and are oftentimes more memorable. With that in mind, I wanted to brainstorm some long baby girl names and turned the SSA top…