Photo by Shannon Scott Photography What would the world be like without Dads?  I cannot even begin to fathom where I might be without mine.  This amazing man helps feed my crazy… with his own crazy!!  And while I know he doesn’t have Facebook, has probably never been on my blog and has no idea […]

Photo by Bradley James Photography Brides often  start painting me a picture of their beautiful “shabby chic” wedding day and as an artist myself, I pick my paint brush and jump right on board only to realize that we’ve created 2 completely different pieces of art.  My vision of shabby chic does not always align […]

Ever notice how much life costs?  Yeah, I figured you have.  It seems like you start a project, get all excited, plans made, blueprints drawn and then you start shopping.  And once you start shopping the totals just keep add up, and up.  And somehow, even though you had planned well and thought this was […]

I love beautiful photography.  I think photographers have a really special job and I simply adore the way they can capture moments in time, feelings and emotions with just a single click of a button. While being a photographer is something I do no aspire to do, I do wish I could capture the world […]

Earlier today I was reading a post about money saving ideas for weddings and planning on a budget.  I realize everyone has their own ideas, and it seems that all “rules” have been thrown out the window.  I myself am guilty of encouraging couples to do whatever pleases them and making the celebration truly their […]

The definition of success has been on my mind a lot lately.  And to be honest, there are days I don’t feel very successful.  There are days that I struggle, need all the pep talks in the world and still can’t find my motivation because it seems like I might never be successful.  The future […]

When I gave my business a name back in fall of 2011, I had this ridiculous notion that by somehow having a name and business cards, people would begin to take me seriously and business would just come to my doorstep.  Ha… what was I thinking??? Fast forward 3 years now and I have such […]

One morning I woke up to a completely out of the blue email from dear Ashley, of Ashley Slater Photography.  She wanted to work with me sometime.  Me?  Yes, me!  A friendship quickly blossomed between the two of us as we realized our similar interests – weddings, Disney movies, babies and God – it was […]

As if life isn’t busy enough on its own, this week I’ve been dealing with a sick baby and then of course I found myself battling the bug a day later.  On the bright side, I did get to cancel my appointment to have my wisdom teeth removed… silver lining, right? Do you feel like […]

This scenario has replayed itself several times in the past couple weeks and I’m starting to see a little pattern here.  First a perspective bride contacts me and asks about pricing, availability and general services and business information.  We happily chat about her dream day and it looks like I might have a potential wedding […]