I did a photoshoot/product shoot last year for this talented lady and her fantastic goods that she hand makes and sells on her Etsy… and she has some of the photos up on her Etsy (which is exciting for me!)

(just look for the little product squares that contain photos of my sisters…. those are mine!)

Plus, another photo was featured on The Vintage, where the blurb is about SoftSpoken (and rightly so!) but the styling/feel of the photograph is mentioned…! So, again, definitely awesome for me.

Seriously, I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again, Rachael’s products are amazing, gorgeous and all handmade…

…and I have a few that I might have to mention to my family for my upcoming birthday…

I’ve been really bad at upkeeping the blog lately… sorry.

I’ve had a few people ask me to do another post with blogs that I read (! Its so exciting that people actually read this and request things! Seriously- made my day) so I thought I’d put a few links on here of blogs that I frequent, and try to make them ones I haven’t posted yet….

This girl’s photography is stunning- Kassia Meinholdt (she has a gorgeous a shot inspired by the movie ‘Eternal Sunshine’ so, that makes her pretty much awesome in my book)

A fun blog I read, full of inspiration, vintage things and pretty photos: Bluebird Vintage

Dreamy photos and inspiration can be found on DayDreamLily

…for interior decor inspiration (plus all sorts of lovely photos/Etsy finds and pretty things) check out the Decor8 Blog (I’ve probably posted that one before, but I can’t help it!)

…finally…who can pass People of Walmart up? Not me. Oh. My. Goodness. It hurts- oh, it hurts!

So, there’s a few of those for now. I have so many more that I read/frequent. I’m sort of a blog addict. Facebook? Boring. Twitter, eh, whatevs, (I’m not a very good social net-worker) but blogs? Blogs, I adore. And gobble up. I find new ones every week that I fall in love with, there’s so much talent and inspiration available online…. its a bit overwhelming at times.

and…. just in case you were wondering, I HAVE been listening to some music lately… revisiting Sixpence None the Richer ‘Divine Discontent’… such a good album…and so very nostalgic for me… good nostalgic. Plus I decided to check out Leigh Nash’s “Blue on Blue” and I love it as well.

I decided to download Landon Pigg’s newest album after watching the movie ‘Whip It’, and I think I like it…. jury’s still out… but I’m leaning towards a positive view. Nothing earth shatteringly amazing about it, but its nice, and sometimes, its nice to sit back and listen to something that’s just… mellow and pleasant.

I’m also trying out The Hold Steady. The first time I put their album in to listen, I was like, ‘blech!’ But my tastes have changed a lot since then, so I’m giving them another try… and my first thought wasn’t ‘blech’ this time, more like…. hmmm…maybe?

….I’m sure most people have watched this already… but I found it so fun, and the song is super catchy (I wish I had gone to school just so I could have been in band. I would have been a total band geek, and proud of it.) Ok Go, This Too Shall Pass

And because posts are boring without photos… here’s one of me looking incredibly pale (I could probably star as a vampire in Twilight) and with very bright red hair. If I kept the hair red till next October… I’d dress up as Ariel for Halloween- I totally could do the Disney Princess thing with this hair.

Here’s just a few more shots from the wedding I shot last weekend… I will do a proper post soon, I promise, with details and more words. Pinkie-swear.

A lot of these photos are going to be a lot more dramatic than how I usually process… but I thought it fit with the mood. Now I’m off to rent ‘Bright Star’ if I can find it at a RedBox….

One of the amazing shots I was able to get this past Saturday at Cali & Peter’s wedding in Cleveland. Gorgeous venue, a wonderful couple and a bridal party full of personality (not to mention tons of energy for dancing at the reception). More to come soon!

First wedding of 2010 is tomorrow. First road trip of 2010 starts this afternoon. Excited. I’m happy to shoot again, winter blahs have set in and I need to be creative again.