Mock Wedding: Part One

What do you get when you mix talented vendors, a beautiful model and a great venue? A fantastic day full of great photos. Oh yeah, and fun. A whole lotta fun. If you are in the process of planning a wedding, I highly recommend checking out the links below, these are the vendors whose talent and planning made this shoot possible.

Floral & Design - Chic Design Studios
Dress - Avenia Bridal
Hair - Hair by Jewels
Invitations - Polka Dots and Daisies
Photography - Jessie Alexis Photography
Cake - Flour Girl and Dough Boys
Venue - Stone Gate Arts
Event Design and Planning - White Ginger Events

Winner!

Do you like me? I mean, like really like me? On Facebook? Because you should. Why? Because sometimes I do super secret special giveaways for those who like me. In fact, this purpose of this post is to announce the winner of a free photo session. Free! Just like that! And the winner (according to random.org) is commenter #6

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CARLY! Woo woo! Contact me via email to set up your photo session soon!

And in honor of all the winning and exclamation points in this post, here's a photo of Norah doing one of her favorite things - eating. YUM!

Do you Pinterest?

I Pinterest. I love it, follow me here and let me know so I can follow you back. If you don't Pinterest and want to, let me know and I can send you an invite! It's a fabulous way to do many things including:

1. Putting together inspiration boards for weddings, family photo shoots and any other photographed event! Can't decide what to dress your family in for a shoot? Pin a bunch of outfits that are in the running, then see how they all look together. Wedding planning got you down? Same thing, pin everything you like and see how it flows. See what the ever-inspiring Jen Cambell of Green Wedding Shoes has to say about Pinterest Wedding Planning.

2. Figuring out what's for dinner. And dessert. Seriously, so many tried and true recipes. You just type what you have a hankering for into the handy-dandy search bar and *tada!* yummy goodness before your eyes.

3. Feeling crafty? Then Pinterest is the place for you. Quilts, wreaths, clothing, you name it - Pinterest can help you figure out how to make it.

And do you think I'd leave you without some lovely eye candy? Of course not:

From a super fun shoot this week orchestrated by the fabulous Carrie from White Ginger Events. The big blog post with all the photo goodness from this shoot is coming soon, but I couldn't resist enticing you with a sneak peek!

Hair: Hair by Jewels
Dress and accessories: Avenia Bridal

Aubrey + Eric: Wedding

Aubrey and Eric's wedding was perfect and I loved spending their wedding day with them!

Check out their wedding video here and here (yes two videos, and they are both awesome.)

Kendall + Nick: Wedding

Hi guys! Long time, no blog ... I know. It's just that, have you checked your calender? It's September. Which means summer is technically over, but I'm not ready to accept it. Don't get me wrong, I love autumn (warm sweaters and cute boots - yes please!), but hanging up the swimsuit and saying farewell to the carefree-ness that comes with summer has been harder this year than I expected. But alas, after indulging in week of zero responsibility, baby girl and I have swam our last swim (sniff) and are embracing this fall with open arms.

And, on to Kendall and Nick. Oh I loved this wedding, it was just plain fun. Fun fun fun. And they are such an adorable couple. And her dress? Divine. The cake? Gorgeous. The food? Delicious. Everything was simply perfect.

Dress: Maggie Sottero
Cake: Topsy Turvy Cakes
Reception: Private Residence
Flowers: Crismon's Flowers
Videographer: Michael Houghtaling
Catering: Cuisine by Marco
Photography: Jessie Alexis Photography