Namey & Steventh

It's been awhile again; I've been crazy busy with wedding season kicking off for me last week. So, not much to say, but here's some photo love for your morning.....

There's no place like home.

It's been a whirlwind over these last couple weeks. Engagement sessions, babies, workshops, and a wedding. Now don't get me wrong, I like being busy-but I did miss the fam and the dogs{and time to drink hot coffee before running out the door}. So this morning we had a bit of a chat on how to balance my weekend work schedule against A's weekday/evening schedule as well as making plans for my sister to move in this month. A's weekends are Friday/Saturday and since I was booked solid both days, he went to offer moral support to his sister{and visit his family} Friday to Saturday evening. Then, by some odd scheduling, I had scheduled an engagement shoot early on Sunday{missing church} and have been off-kilter this week. Monday rolled in and I was off to Camp David for some great seminars {and managed to snag a door prize even!} {Getting stuck in traffic was not my idea of fun and I was actually listening to Top 40 to stay alert...}

I was thrilled that A made fried chicken and onion rings for dinner, {from scratch...and no, not on a stick} and thought to invite one of our friends over since her husband works away from home 4 days&nights a week leaving her to work and take care of their 4 month old. She's an amazing gal. We chatted until the little guy dozed off about 8:30, all our eyes were getting heavy. Off to bed we went{and held hands almost all night long=D}

Whew.

Enough of the busy; at least for this weekend. It's Easter and I want to be with family. No computers, no editing. Bike rides and backyards. Naps and a bonfire. So forgive me for being behind on the blog. I promise I'll make it up to you soon.

<3
~e

{sneek peek}

It was foggy. It was windy. It was chilly. It was...AWESOME! Muchas gracias to Aminda Villamagna for coming along! I'm so stoked about these photos and working more with Aminda this year, I can hardly contain myself. Here's a quick sneek peek:

Rustic wedding bliss

I have an engagement session coming up for a rustic themed wedding. This has me daydreaming like crazy...and then etsy.com's daily pick was all woodland and rustic themed making me want a reason to throw a rustic party. Here are some of my favorites of recent:

 

Photo courtesy pompandplumage

LOVE NEST BOUTONNIERE: by pompandplumage

Bird nest, moss, feather and pearl boutonniere

   

Photo courtesy blockpartypress

Wood You Love Me Cufflinks: blockpartypress

Photo courtesy of sweeteverythings

midnight sparkle:sweeteverythings

Hair accessory 

Well, the shoot is on Saturday AM and has two Chinese-Cresteds starring alongside the couple. Stay tuned for peeks....

{bright & fun}

I ordered one of these yesterday for wedding season...I think they're simply fab and can't wait to try it out!


{image courtesy brightnight.com}

As if you can't tell by now, I love umbrellas...but not necessarily having to use them. =D And a bride holding this...oooo ideas! I've even spotted them on some of the wedding blogs as attendant gifts. {After all; useful, fun, and who doesn't love their own ray of sunshine on a cloudy day?}


~e

{farmland romance}

Saturday was indeed a wet, cold, and blustery day...but the bond these two had wasn't swayed one bit {and there was hot cocoa afterwards!}










And just for fun...

Weekend of shoots coming up!

I've got a FULL weekend....and I'm ECSTATIC! I've been honing some skills in the tech dept {hence the constantly changing blog layout}, redesigning and relaunching the website, and trying to find the "perfect" logo/identity to use. {If you've got mad graphic design skills, contact me. I'd love to utilize the barter system and give you full credit for design work} So the blog has been designed, redesigned, re-redesigned and not posted on...{don't give me that look, I feel guilty already!} So here's the post and my humble explanation and apology.

I'm sorry.

Anyway, I've still got slots in the bridal "Give it to the people, Stick it to the Man" {little wordy, I know} promotion. $300 off any wedding package {prices on website}; and I've restructured the rates. Let's just say prices didn't go up... I want to be affordable and offer services to a lot of the couples out there that don't have a huge budget but still want that BANG for their bucks.


Tomorrow is usually Day 1 of Weekend; not this time! I have a family/newborn shoot and consults pretty much all day. {yay!} Then Saturday rolls in and off to a family century farm for a fun engagement shoot. {Don't worry, you'll get some peeks at the photos soon!} 


Did I mention that it's tax time? {oof!} Lots of extra paperwork {being my 1st official tax season as a business owner} but worth it {new equipment please Mr. Tax Man!}


I'll have to post a bunch of wedding tips/tricks for all budget-conscious couples in the next couple days too.  S---T---R---E---T---C---H that budget! =D