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We’re 30 weeks under construction on our custom

We’re 30 weeks under construction on our custom house in Austin Texas - here’s how far we’ve come! #campkokoresidence

〰️ @campjosh & I bought this house when we just started dating and we thought it would be a “fun project”. Fast forward 13 months, we decided to do a custom house build & got engaged!

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🏠 Interested in a custom house build in Texas? Comment KOKOBUILD & I’ll share our vendor list over email

👩🏻‍🤝‍👨🏼 @campjosh + Koko are building our forever home in Austin Texas - follow us as we start this 52 week journey from start to finish!

Interested in partnering? Email jane@atasteofkoko.com
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#austintexas #austintx #austinrealestate #realestate #homeconstruction #interiordesign #austinhome #texasrealestate #homeinfluencer #lifestyleblogger

21+ spring outfits - 7 dresses, 4 tops, 4 bottoms

21+ spring outfits - 7 dresses, 4 tops, 4 bottoms & 4 shoes! Y’all have requested for YEARS for outfit videos &&& here we go!! 🥺

Comment LINK & I’ll send you a DM with the link
Shop these outfits! https://ltk.app.link/igGqFsiqZIb

#ltkfashion #springfashion #abercrombie #ltksalealert #petitefashion #austinblogger #texasblogger #ltkpetite #ltkeurope

✨ hosted the dreamiest girls dinner last night w

✨ hosted the dreamiest girls dinner last night with @margotblair - would you come to our next one?? Comment KOKOBRIDAL to get on the list! 👯‍♀️

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[ EVENT PLANNER ]

🍊 @margotblair is one of the top florist & event planners in Austin - planning both of our weddings (Texas Hill Country & Mexico)!

Girls dinner was hosted at her beautiful space in Central Austin that’s also available for private events - & they can help plan it too.

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[ VENDORS ]

〰️ photography by @elizabethreyphoto
〰️ paella by @paellaatx
〰️ linens by @nuagedesignsinc
〰️ cocktails with @delola spritz (perfect over ice)
〰️ cocktails with @stgermaindrinks (served with bubbles)

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[ GIRLIES ]

Last night I shared that we (women) are so strong and we can do anything we put our minds to & finding community is so hard ❤️

〰️ @cailaquinn @amberleediamond @kimlewisdesigns @alisharevel @mylkcollective @thedanicreative @alador_jewelry @djcassandra_ @laurenpetrowski

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#girlsdinnerdate #hosting #austintexas #weddingplanner #weddingplanning #2024bride #austineventplanner #texaseventplanner

🍑 NEW popular restaurant, @peachedtortilla, ha

🍑 NEW popular restaurant, @peachedtortilla, has opened in Cedar Park with Southern food with an Asian twist! Vibe-y bar inside the restaurant and family-friendly back patio with turf that’s perfect for kids and dogs.

[ what to expect ]
〰️ new dishes such as wok-fried garlic eggplant w/ black bean sauce & Nashville hot chicken bao (this location only)
〰️ love the Hanger Steak Ssam with kimchi and bib lettuce
〰️ bar with cocktails, wines, beer, & NA options
〰️ outdoor patio seating that’s kid-friendly & dog-friendly!
〰️ dessert: chili crunch ice cream, bingsu (shaved ice), and movie night

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🤠 Join Club Koko, my insider guide to Austin with 📱weekly text recs,🍴organized databases with my notes & ratings on restaurants, & things to do around the city ⚡️ Comment CLUBKOKO and we will DM you a discount code to join!

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📍 1915 E Whitestone Blvd, Cedar Park, TX 78613

#austintexas #austintx #trueaustin #thingstodoinaustin #cedarpark

👕 NEW @tylerstx has opened their newest store

👕 NEW @tylerstx has opened their newest store in Texas with over 500+ BRANDS in ROUND ROCK! T-shirts, shoes, activewear, swimwear, games & more - they have something for every activity for the whole family. Grand opening is on 4/20 from 11-3p with giveaways & raffles!

[ notes on Tyler’s ]
〰️ t-shirts, activewear, swim, shoes & hats
〰️ LARGEST shoe collection in Texas
〰️ games & fun gifts from the grab & go section
〰️ brands like Hoka, Vuori, Free people Movement, Nike, Howler Bros, Texas Standard & more
〰️ swimwear - Maaji, Billabong & Chubbies
〰️ shoes - Birkenstock, ON running, New Balance & more
〰️ Texas-based with 8 locations

[ grand opening ]
〰️ @chubbies sponsored pickleball court, Sun Bum, @howlerbros, @elarroyo_atx & more
〰️ 4/20 from 11-3pm with GIVEAWAYS & raffles

📍 2199 I 35 N Frontage Rd Suite 800, Round Rock, TX 78664

#texas #roundrocktx #roundrocktexas #shoplocal

🥟 DIM SUM BRUNCH with carts is back in Austin!

🥟 DIM SUM BRUNCH with carts is back in Austin!! New Fortune has officially REOPENED with their authentic dim sum with all the dumplings, bao, and desserts! #kokoapproved

🤠 we spent $162.16 - want to order what we loved?? Join @clubkoko_ where I have notes on all the restaurant I go to!

[ 📌 SAVE THIS POST: what we ordered ]
〰️ crystal shrimp dumpling (har gow)
〰️ golden shrimp (chả tôm viên chiên)
〰️ chicken congee (cháo gà) side of chinese donut (dầu cháo quẩy)
〰️ steam bbq pork (bánh bao xá xíu hấp)
〰️ shrimp and pork dumpling (xíu mại thịt heo tôm)
〰️ steam egg cream (bánh bao ca dé hấp)
〰️ pan fried turnip cake (bánh củ cải chiên)
〰️ fried Shrimp Wonton with Mayonnaise hoành Thánh Chiên Tôm Và Mayonnaise
〰️ fried sesame ball (bánh cam mè chiên dòn)
〰️ lotus leaf wraps (lo mai gai)
〰️ pan fried cantonese pork dumplings (bánh xép thịt chiên)
〰️ fried sesame ball bánh cam mè chiên dòn
〰️ steamed sponge (bánh bò mã lai)
〰️ egg tarts

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🤠 Join Club Koko, my insider guide to Austin with 📱weekly text recs,🍴organized databases with my notes & ratings on restaurants, & things to do around the city ⚡️ Comment CLUBKOKO and we will DM you a discount code to join!

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📍12300 Ranch Rd 620 N, Austin, TX

#austintexas #austintx #trueaustin #thingstodoinaustin #texasrestaurants #austinrestaurants #dimsum

we’re on the FRONT COVER of @austin_monthly!!! O

we’re on the FRONT COVER of @austin_monthly!!! ON NEWSSTANDS NOW featuring the best neighborhoods of Austin - & we’re moving into East Austin!

#austintexas #austinblogger #trueaustin #austintx #austinneighborhoods

☕️ 🐶 BEST dog friendly coffee shops in Aus

☕️ 🐶 BEST dog friendly coffee shops in Austin, TX - so you can bring your pup along on your coffee run!

〰️ Figure 8 Coffee on Airport Blvd
〰️ Cosmic Saltillo
〰️ Ani’s Day & Night
〰️ Palomino Coffee
〰️ Fleet Coffee
〰️ Desnudo

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🤠 Want a FREE coffee shop guide to Austin Texas?? ⚡️ Comment KOKOCOFFEE and I’ll send it to your email!

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#austintexas #austintx #trueaustin #thingstodoinaustin #coffeeshop

🏌🏻‍♀️GIVEAWAY: Texas weekend getaway w

🏌🏻‍♀️GIVEAWAY: Texas weekend getaway with golf courses, fishing, hiking, & dog-friendly next to Lake Brownwood! @thehideouttexas is a dog-friendly property in Texas Hill Country on 1400 acres && you get UNLIMITED golf with your stay.

15% off your stay with code: KOKO

[ ENTER TO WIN 2-NIGHT GIVEAWAY ]
1️⃣ Follow @atasteofkoko + @thehideouttexas
2️⃣ Like this post
3️⃣ Tag a friend. Each comment is a new entry!

[ what to expect]
〰️ 18-hole golf course with UNLIMITED golf with a stay
〰️ pickleball courts!!
〰️ resort-style pool
〰️ fishing, boating, and jet skiing on Lake Brownwood
〰️ rooms: Lodge Rooms, Family Cabins & Ranch Houses
〰️ fishing: largemouth bass, white bass, white crappie and blue catfish or paddle boat
〰️ golfing on 1400 acres of land
〰️ restaurant and grill, and coffee shop on-site

📍185 Hideout Lane, Brownwood, TX 76801

#TheHideoutGolfClubAndResort #TexasHillCountry #VacationGetaway #DogFriendlyResort #Brownwoodtx #texasretreat #texasroadtrip #texasstateparks #lakebrownwood

🍕 NEW all-day pizzeria with a sesame seed pizz

🍕 NEW all-day pizzeria with a sesame seed pizza crust in Austin, TX! The owners of @locadoroaustin just opened @bambinoatx in East Austin serving Roman-style pies, cocktails, desserts & more

[ what to expect ]
〰️ 13-in Roman-style pies cooked in an electric oven
〰️ full bar with cocktails, frozen drinks, wine & beer
〰️ we got the MI SCUSI w/ sesame seed pizza crust, Smashed Cukes & Ceci salad, Vanilla Soft Serve, Pecan sandies & Pistachio Biscotti

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📍 979 Springdale Rd Suite 153, Austin, TX 78702

#austintexas #austintx #trueaustin #thingstodoinaustin #pizza

⛳️⛳️ NEW vibey mini golf experience with t

⛳️⛳️ NEW vibey mini golf experience with the COOLEST cocktails served in glasses like a cowboy hat, disco ball, unicorn, and bathtub with a rubber ducky! Even the beer tower is awesome. #ad
@holeymoleygolf.usa just opened in East Austin with three 9-hole courses inspired by popular themes.

〰️ Crazy fun holes like one with a money machine, astronaut, carousel, shark and more
〰️ Instagram-worthy cocktails like the Rub A Dub In The Tub (bathtub), Howdy Putt’ners (cowboy hat), Pop Til You Drop (unicorn), Cadillac Disco (disco ball), even beer towers
〰️ fun food menu with wings, burgers, pretzel bites, & more
〰️ private karaoke rooms
〰️ large outdoor space and live entertainment on the weekends
〰️ perfect for date night, group hangs, & corporate happy hours

⛳️ holeymoley.com to book a tee time

⛳️ 807 E 4th St, Austin, TX 78702

#Funlab #holeymoley #holeymoleygolfclub #Austin #austintexas #austintx #trueaustin #thingstodoinaustin

FREE 2-DAY market in Austin, TX by @vibeartisanmar

FREE 2-DAY market in Austin, TX by @vibeartisanmarkets with over 110+ local artists, creatives & makers each day, complimentary cocktails, local music creators, art gallery featuring local artists, guest chefs with globally inspired cuisine & Teal House Bakery & Coffee truck. Don’t miss the market on 4/13 + 4/14 at Distribution Hall!

[ what to expect ]
〰️ free to attend
〰️ family friendly & dog friendly
〰️ 110+ local artists, creatives & makers each day (ceramics, leather work, silversmith jewelry, fine art & more)
〰️ complimentary cocktails by Deep Eddy & Dripping Springs Distilling
〰️ guest chefs with globally inspired cuisine
〰️ Teal House Bakery & Coffee truck

📍Distribution Hall, April 13 + 14th from 11 AM - 5 PM
www.vibeartisanmarkets.com

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🤠 @clubkoko_ members get free gift bags!! Join Club Koko, my insider guide to Austin with 📱weekly text recs,🍴organized databases with my notes & ratings on restaurants, & things to do around the city ⚡️ Comment CLUBKOKO and we will DM you a discount code to join!

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#austintexas #austintx #trueaustin #thingstodoinaustin #localmarket

🍣 Best date night restaurants in Austin - star

🍣 Best date night restaurants in Austin - starting a new series on spots we go to for date night! I’ve been to almost every single Japanese restaurant in Austin and we think this is our FAVORITE spot for sushi. The nigiri portion is generous and sooo fresh. The uni pasta made me tear up and we loved the Big Toro Makimono. @kane.cedarpark also has 15-course omakase and 20-course Kaiseki #kokoapproved

[ what we got ]
〰️ Matcha Genmaicha
〰️ Salmon Harami Nigiri
〰️ Bluefin O-toro Nigiri
〰️ Uni Nigiri
〰️ Big Toro Makimono
〰️ A5 Wagyu Nigiri
〰️ Blue Crab Nigiri
〰️ Aburi Sake Nigiri
〰️ Big Toro
〰️ K.T. Special
〰️ Kane Hand Roll
〰️ Uni Pasta
〰️ Unaju
〰️ Matcha Tiramisu

^^ that’s everything we ordered, sharing our favorites in the @clubkoko_ member dashboard (we have notes on ALL the restaurants we go to!)

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📍 406 W Whitestone Blvd, Cedar Park, TX 78613

#austintexas #austintx #trueaustin #thingstodoinaustin #asianrestaurant #austinrestaurants

🏡 WINDOWS ARE IN!! We shopped around for custo

🏡 WINDOWS ARE IN!! We shopped around for custom residential windows and selected @pellaofaustin @pellawindows. It’s Camp Koko Residence: week 29! #campkokoresidence

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🏠 Curious on the pricing of the concrete pour? Comment KOKOBUILD & I’ll share the pricing along with our vendor list over email!

👩🏻‍🤝‍👨🏼 @campjosh + Koko are building our forever home in Austin Texas - follow us as we start this 52 week journey from start to finish!

Interested in partnering? Email jane@atasteofkoko.com
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#austintexas #austintx #austinrealestate #realestate #homeconstruction #interiordesign #austinhome #texasrealestate

🍝 SECRET Italian food truck in Austin that mak

🍝 SECRET Italian food truck in Austin that makes handmade pasta every single day! @patrizisaustin makes fresh fettuccine pasta from scratch

[ what to expect ]
〰️ order the carbonara and pomodoro (add meatball), or lemon thyme is a flavor bomb
〰️ romantic garden seating - popular spot for first dates
〰️ dog-friendly!

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🤠 Want a FREE guide to Austin TX? Comment GUIDE - and I’ll send it to you via email!

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📍 2307 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78722

#austintexas #austintx #trueaustin #thingstodoinaustin

🌘 1:36pm in Arlington Texas during the Total So

🌘 1:36pm in Arlington Texas during the Total Solar Eclipse: “I hope we have a long & happy marriage” is what I said 😘 @campjosh

ty to the sweet lady who happened to snap a picture of us on the steps of city hall during totality & found us afterwards 🥺🥺

#totalsolareclipse

GRWM to go on a group hike in Austin Texas! How cu

GRWM to go on a group hike in Austin Texas! How cute is this two piece set?! @TheNorthFace loyalty program XPLR Pass gets you access to events and community like Trail Days. This is the outfit I’ll be wearing at @TheNorthFace_City XPLR Pass Trail Days - it’s one day of group hikes, art, speakers and more.

Link in bio for more information

#XPLRPassPartner #ad #austintx #austintexas #texashikes #austinhikes #austintiktok #neverstopexploring

Things to do in Austin, TX - rug tufting! @merakit

Things to do in Austin, TX - rug tufting! @merakituftstudio is a new rug tufting studio where you can make your own rug. It’s BYOB and perfect for bach parties & groups.

We hosted our @clubkoko_ members here for a meet-up and it was so much fun!

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📍 107 Ranch Rd 620 Suite 104, Lakeway, TX 78734

#austintexas #austintx #trueaustin #thingstodoinaustin #rugtufting

AD | IYKYK - I got access to the most elevated mus

AD | IYKYK - I got access to the most elevated music festival experience WITHOUT the VIP ticket prices by being a @Delta SkyMiles Member! Express entry, access to the Member Lounge, & dedicated Member lawn space were just some of the perks I got at SXSW because my SkyMiles membership rewards me both in the air and on the ground! #DeltaPartner

🥩 NEW BBQ spot in Austin, TX! @leroyandlewis s

🥩 NEW BBQ spot in Austin, TX! @leroyandlewis started as a food truck and just opened their new restaurant in South Austin with all the BBQ, burgers, cocktails, daily specials and more.

[ what to expect ]
〰️ pitmaster’s platter: 1/2 lb of sliced beef, pulled whole hog or chopped beef, sausage, veggies, large sides (feeds 3-5)
〰️ happy hour: all day on Wednesday & Thursday with $10 L&L burger $2 off anytime eats, and $3 Lone Star tall boys, and more
〰️ daily specials on weekends: bacon ribs (up to an hour & a half wait), beef cheeks, brisket & pork chop
〰️ get the great texas freeze big red sangria
〰️ order from their Anytime Eats at the grab and go section to skip the line

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🤠 Want a FREE guide to Austin TX? Comment GUIDE - and I’ll send it to you via email!

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📍 5621 Emerald Forest Dr, Austin, TX 78745

#austintexas #austintx #trueaustin #thingstodoinaustin #texasbbq #texasbarbecue #texasmonthly #barbecue

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