May Instagram

This month has seemed to be never ending. I keep thinking that we are on the last day of the month, but then there is one more day. It was the 29th, then the 30th, and now the 31st! Despite the fact that the month has seemed long, I wasn't too great at...

Color Calibration

image taken by Darwin Young; edited by me I don't really have a lot of time today since I go into work WAY earlier than usual, but I wanted to share my 4 hour project from yesterday. I would show you the before, but ... no. I am too self conscious which...

Memorial Day Weekend

Can you believe that the first weekend of pool season has come and gone? Justin and I, unfortunately, did not spend our weekend by the pool soaking in the sun. No. Instead, Justin spent the weekend working on a gift for my grandfather. (He's trying to earn...

JoTotes Review

On Wednesday I received my very first long-awaited JoTotes Betsy bag. I've been wanting one for over a year, but I didn't want to pay the hefty $100+ price tag. With a wedding looming in my future, I knew I couldn't rely on Justin's pockets to hold all of my lenses,...

Rod Stewart Time Review

Thanks to One2One Network I received the newest album from Rod Stewart Time to review! I have to admit I wasn't too terribly excited to review this album which has actually already reached #1 status on the charts since my receiving it! Wow! It's been nearly...

Jekyll & Hyde

Sometimes I feel like that. . . sweet but evil. ;) We had a little photo session yesterday, and I couldn't resist not showing the cuteness. It makes me lau...

Budgeting Changes: That Constant Battle

In the last post I revealed that Justin and I are especially struggling with our budget after a big purchase we thought we needed. Hindsight is 20-20. Looking back, we decided to give our budget an over haul. Justin has been working up to biking to work, and that is exactly what he has started doing this week. The lack of rain has been nice in helping him to do that. (I imagine leaving at 6AM when...

The Rain, Budget + Food

One of my favorite times to photograph is right after a rain storm. The sky is cold, dark, and sad making everything else seem over saturated; the colors just pop. Plus, I absolutely love shooting flowers (or leaves) with the little water droplets on them....

Canon 60d

After the realization yesterday that I only had one week to prepare for the biggest shoot of my life (thus far), Justin and I went out last night to Fry's Electronics for me to look at both the 7d and the 60d. At nearly $500 price difference in the store with...

Photography Equipment: 1 Week + A Few Days!

With one week to go, I have quite a bit to do in preparation for my first solo wedding shoot. First there is the paperwork: - Tonight I send out the contract. I have to make sure both my client and I are legally covered. Then there is the equipment: - I'm trying to decide between the Canon 60d and the Canon 7d. Wikipedia says the 7d is more professional and I would be able to trade my CF cards between...

Random Wednesday

Today I have quite a bit going on since I just received word that I will be shooting a wedding at the end of the month! I'm both really excited and really nervous since it will be my first wedding shooting solo. I have a lot to do to prepare for the shoot and as such, today, I'm just going to share a few random things I found on the interwebs. Last night I was feeling really sad that Atlanta's 99x...

Catch Up + NYC Travel Thoughts

First of all, I must tell you if are even remotely interested in seeing The Big Wedding, don't. With such big names as Susan Sarandon, Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Robin Williams, Katherine Heigl, Topher Grace, and Amanda Seyfriend, I thought it would be awesome. Go see The Guilt Trip instead (which I also recently saw). It was much more enjoyable. (How did they get such an awesome cast for such...

A Bit of Paris?

Over the weekend, Justin and I had a few guests not only stay with us, but we also had some over for a small party on Friday night. We had spent the past two months preparing for this past weekend, and, while it all went over quite well, I found myself either...

2 Days and Counting

Remember how I said I wanted our spare bed to look like one from at a store? I think we succeeded! Yay! Don't you just love the Ralph Lauren Cream Lace bedskirt we bought from Macy's? I think it just adds that little bit of extra oomph! :) image...

Wedding Prep

Last night Justin and I took my thrift store find. . . to the dry cleaners, so that I would be able to wear it on Saturday for Justin's friends elopement/party/wedding. You have no idea how excited I was to find this dress for so cheap. Originally priced...

Spring Cleaning & Guest Prep

Yesterday I shared how our guest bedroom is coming together. One thing I'm wanting to do is make the bed look like what you see in stores. I found this website that recommends using a few things Justin and I don't have and cannot afford to buy in the next...

Weekend Recap

Over the weekend we spent more time working on our spare bedroom (along with running around like chickens with our heads cut off). Almost everything you see in this room originally got used in our wedding: the cherry blossoms, the curtain flowers,...

Curtains!! & Language Apps

Amidst all of the roach problems, I'm not sure if I mentioned the lovely sheers Justin made for our living room last weekend? Or that our spare bedroom is finally coming together? :) It's nice to see the changes. In fact, even more changes will...

Anthropologie Storybook Tea Towels

Remember when I said we spotted a roach in our kitchen cabinets? That's what our house has looked like for the past 2 days, except worse. Kitchen supplies and utensils EVERYWHERE! Luckily, as of last night it has (mostly) been put away. I was really hoping...

Michael Bublé To Be Loved album review

Everyone's favorite Canadian crooner is back again, finding his harmony while making his way through the American songbook (and looking oh-so dapper in a suit)! Since I received Michael Bublé's To Be Loved album from One 2 One Network, I have...