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Eat. Drink&Be Merry: Part I, The Portraits
Good friends, good food, good times… a picture is worth a thousand words, no? (please note that I am barefoot in half of these photos, using the self-timer + running in heels=hazardous to Emily’s safety)
Photos
I have a shoot at 8am tomorrow- so, by all logical reasoning I should have been asleep a long time ago- but…. I’m not.
Happy Birthday
…to my big brother…
Through life you have been my tormentor, my playmate (as long as we were playing outside, with guns or Lego’s…and occasionally dress-up) my ride everywhere when we were in jr. high/high school, my concert date/buddy when I was in college, and now, my go to for questions, about God, life, money, business, music, and guys.
You’re always an example, of steadfastness, patience, and godliness… and even when I act like you embarrass me- always know that I am completely and utterly proud of, and thankful for you.
Love you big brother!
The Weekend…
Listened to Arcade Fire’s ‘The Suburbs’ all weekend long in the car. Really solid album… I remember playing their album ‘Funeral’ for a couple of my friends when it first came out years ago… they looked at me and said: “Who is this? They’re weird.” But I knew they were going to stick around…
Shot some photos with my sister tonight after a long afternoon nap…
Preview: Trowbridge Family Session
Okay- part II of Michelle and Justin’s wedding will be up tomorrow… promise. To make up for it, here’s a couple shots from the family session I shot tonight in Yellow Springs…
Meet the good looking Trowbridge family:
Wedding: Robin and Philip- Part I
My lovely friends Robin and Philip said ‘I do’ in June. I was super excited to share their day with them…. from the delicious cupcakes at the reception to taking photos with our Team 1 band members, to bridesmaid dance parties and photos with Robin and Philip at sunset- it was a beautiful day. Enjoy!
From the rehearsal:
…wedding day:
Robin made a bunch of cake-plates with vintage cups and plates to serve goodies on at the reception! (like I did here) Such a great idea.
Yum…and that’s the best I’ve seen the Missions Cafe at Apex… that’s all I have to say about that….
So delicious- plus, check out their ‘logo’…. creative!
Robin is known for her fabulous shoes…. these did not dissapoint.
Is Robin GORGEOUS or what?! Seriously, beautiful lady.
So many smiles- so many wonderful ladies!
Future of Forestry
Last Wednesday I went with some friends to see Future of Forestry in Columbus while they were on their Travel tour…. (I highly recommend Travel I, II & III) I was able to pick up Travel III while at the show…and that’s pretty much what I was listening to all last week in the car.
Here are a few blurry shots from my point-and-shoot, if you want to see some better ones- head over to my friends flickr & check them out. (they are way better than mine) I’m not really one for toting around my camera/gear at a show… I know- what’s wrong with me?
The drummer/computer techie/ bassist/ guy who played every instrument played a toy piano at one point (and a trombone) and I took some video of it, however, I filmed it….sideways. Because I’m awesome like that….so, I’ll have to figure out how to rotate it so I can post it.
Recap: the FOURTH of July
The morning was spent at Apex playing for both gatherings, the evening included a cookout and swimming at my parents- then Yellowsprings for fireworks….um, and this time? We had an ABUNDANCE of sparklers!
my mom made a ‘Patriotic Pudding’- and she proceeded to call it that the whole night
it was a group of old friends and new friends….
and Joe.
we had to flag down a few more of our friends…. this did the trick
K for Kari
…infinity….
K for Kim
cuties
I believe that I was threatened with blackmail if I posted this photo online…..but I had to show proof that he really hung out with us
Joe and his jorts…..
Recap: The 3rd of July
I spent the 3rd of July down at Riverscape with my new house church family (they’re an amazing bunch! I’ve been blessed these past few weeks with all the new friendships I’ve formed) and we celebrated with sparklers and the downtown fireworks….
Its too bad I only brought one box of sparklers- we ran out way too fast….but we had fun while they lasted!
These girls are amazing…and of course- beautiful. Obvi.
thanks to whichever lady shot this of me and my sister- check out how pale I am! I’ve even been in the sun, and only I’ve only used SPF 15 so far this year (as opposed to the usual 30+ I’m accustomed too!)
I like to take photos of the fireworks out of focus on purpose.
BFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFs……
I love the fact that my sisters think I’m hilarious. (and, I mean, I am, right? They don’t just ‘think’ so)
I hope that they know they can always come to me with anything and I will always love them.
I love that we can all three hang out in sweatpants and ratty hoodies, but we also all love to wear our fancy sunnies and earrings and frilly clothes from Forever21. Either way, its good.
I love that even though we’ve put each other through a lot of different crap- we’re still close, and hopefully always will be.
When they’re hurting, it breaks my heart and I want to be the big sister and fix everything, even though I have no clue where to start.
When I don’t see them for more than a week at a time, it feels like something is missing.
I love how we can finish each others sentences, or how we’ll say the exact same thing at the exact same moment.
I love the fact that I have built in best friends. Always.
I hope I’m everything I need to be in an older sister. I wish I prayed for them more, I wish I had more experience in a lot of situations so I could give them sage advice. I hope I don’t come off bossy and know-it-all. I hope I’m a good example.
I love you two. A whole lot.
Robin&Philip- Wedding Preview
My good friend Robin got married yesterday…!! I was honored and excited to share in the festivities. It was a beautiful day… and I can’t believe she’s married! Crazy! The day consisted of a girl dance party in the dressing area, photos in the park, Dumb&Dumber references during the ceremony, and my favorite part of photographing the day… the just married Mr.&Mrs. snuck outside with me directly after the ceremony and shot some “newlywed” photos in the setting sun…
That one is straight out of the camera. When you have a beautiful couple and amazing sunlight, you don’t need processing!
…and, I must confess, I was pretty excited about all the cupcakes. They were amazing. Me & Kate both thought so.
Emily, Oh! Head Bands….
Hey all,
I’ve had a lot of inquiries about my flower head-bands…. as seen in these photos, sported by myself….
… and I’ve found a brand of silk(ish) flowers that I absolutely adore, so I was wondering if anyone has any interest in purchasing their own?
Right now, I’m offering two different types, the full-blown, dramatic, oversize Josephine Blossom Band:
…and for the girl who may not be prepared for to take on the ENTIRE blossom (that’s a lot of flower, I know!)… the more demure, but no less girlie, Juliet Bud Band:
Now, I just snapped these photos quickly this morning when I didn’t even have any make-up on, so I’ll post some more official photos later this weekend/Monday when I have the chance, so you all can see the product a bit better, but right now, I have a total of 2 Juliet Blossom Bands in light Pink (as shown in the photo) and 3 over-sized Josephine Blossom bands, 1 in Crimson, and 2 in light pink (as shown).
These come on a one-size fits all elastic black band and look gorgeous with your hair up, down, curly or straight! I have about 5 of them that I wear whenever I need a little something to dress my outfit up! (As a wedding photographer, I find that they are the perfect accessory, as I don’t wear a lot-if any- jewelry other than earrings because it gets in the way of the camera and bag- so these add a little flair and are out of the way!)
I’m offering a deal for anyone interested, the Juliet Bud Bands are $10 ea (+shipping) and the 3 Josephine Blossom Bands are $15 ea(+shipping) - these prices are just for these 5 bands! If you’re interested, let me know- leave a comment with your e-mail and I will be in touch. Also, if you are interested in a color not offered- please let me know and I will create a custom band for you!
More photos to come!
There’s a bowl of ice cream with my name on it…
Seriously. I just want to get my chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream and eat it… but I’m going to post some photos first, like the good photographer/blogger I am!
I was given the impromptu opportunity to shoot the Cunningham family and their new addition, Claire a couple weeks ago. It was a blast, they’re such a great family, smiles and personality abound. We all had dinner together and ate strawberry shortcake on the back porch… and after, I held little Claire and marveled at how beautiful and small and perfect she is. (She’s the first newborn I’ve held in years… when I hesitated in taking her, momma assured me I wasn’t going to break her!)
Precious, beautiful family, these kids rock my socks off (even if I WAS wearing sandals!):
oh my gosh. The personality.
look at all those feet!
Alan and Julie are such amazing parents
Weekend in Photos Pt III
Saturday, a bunch of good friends graced my home with their presence… we had good food, watched….amusing online videos, talked and just hung out. I love having people over. I need to do it more often.
Sunday I invited my family over for brunch so my mom wouldn’t have to do anything… our dining room table isn’t very large, so I set up the coffee table as a makeshift dining area….
My sis-in-law made this GORGEOUS(and delicious) fruit salad.
I had made this for my party… but I completely forgot to serve it! So the family got to enjoy it. Strawberries, yellow cake, white chocolate pudding and cool whip…. so good. Layers of strawberry shortcake yumminess.
I Heart Lists-I’m a Nerd. Its Cool.
“I’m intentionally ADD today- I feel like I have a million things I want/need to do… so I’m going to do them all at once.” - my latest tweet.
(Tangent- I kind of hate that word. ‘Tweet’. It feels like I should be starring in ‘Bambi’ and talking about being twitterpated. I hope whoever invented Twitter gets a good laugh every time a sane, grown-up uses those words- end of tangent.)
On my to-do list today:
-start cleaning/fixing up the apartment for next Saturday night (party!)
-Run to Goodwill to find some vases/glass-ware for my book shelf display
-Get sidetracked by the dress wrack at Goodwill and end up in the dressing room with 5 dresses. (I only purchased 2)
-Purchase a tray with GOSH-AWFUL cherubs on it to at a later date recover with decorative paper (something else to do!)
-Dishes
-Make Mac ‘n Cheese for a cook out tonight (its gonna be boxed, but its from Trader Joe’s, so, that’s healthy, right?)
-Driving home from Goodwill (in the full 3.5 minutes it takes me) I came up with a topic to blog about so I had to sit down immediately before the idea floated away and get some words down. I have written three(!) essay/posts this week… I haven’t posted any of them, but they’re there, waiting to be edited and posted. In the past few months, God has re-awakened the desire in me to write. I find myself putting pen to paper quite often, and you’ve probably noticed the blog containing more WORDS as of late, (partly due to the fact that photos+winter=blah) but I am so excited. I hope you all don’t mind me posting more ‘personal’ posts mixed in with the photos?
-Watch the ‘Anne of Green Gables’ movies with my sis-in-law and a friend
-My roomie is GRADUATING from CEDARVILLE Saturday!!!! (Go Evonne! You’re done!! YAY) and I have to figure out a super awesome grad gift for her… because she’s amazing and made it like Christmas the other day when she blessed me with an incredible random gift of encouragement.
-Finish my momma’s M-Day gift. Seriously. I told my friend to keep me accountable on finishing it (I’m kind of a ’start-a-project-then-go-on-to-something-else-without-finishing’ kind of gal… ) but I HAVE to finish this. She actually asks me, and… I kind of want to give my mom something next Sunday… because she’s pretty amazing and wonderful and super, and beautiful and one of the reasons I have my many artistic and musical talents.
So… here I am blogging when I have a million things to do…. yup. Sounds about right.
And because this IS a photography blog…here’s one from one of the first Spring days we had a month or two ago… straight outta the camera… my beautiful sister:
The Night Sky
My last twitter/tweet/whatever:
“the moon is GORGEOUS tonight & I’m on a mission to sit on a blanket in the field across the street and capture it.“
And the results…
My soundtrack? The Civil Wars. (perfect.)
More on the Flickr
p.s.- flickr pixelated them when it uploaded them… bleh… but they’re basically SOOC except for some white balance adjusting.
Adventures in the Kitchen
As I said in a previous post- I’m working on cooking more at home, eating GOOD food (non-processed, non-fast-food) on a more regular basis. Plus, I’m finding out that I love to cook. I love chopping and stirring and the presentation. I love all the colors…. so I’m going to do my best to document my adventures here on the blog- food photography is fun.
Friday night I finally got around to making some nachos…
They were so pretty- I almost hated to eat them. (almost)
I fried the chicken up with some lime… yum. Then I topped blue tortilla chips with the chicken, black beans, sharp cheddar, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, green onions and a little salsa. Mmmm.
Then this morning before I headed off to work, I finally got around to making the French Toast I’d been craving for a couple weeks now. (But I didn’t have any eggs till yesterday)
Topped the French Toast with fresh strawberries and powdered sugar (AND real Maple syrup) So good.
P.S. For those of you who enjoy my ‘outift’ posts, I’ve started a Tumblr account/blog/thing just for that…. so check it out! There’s a new outfit up! Its a Peacock Feather Day
Music to Fit the Mood
So if I had to describe my mood tonight with music… these two songs by Tegan & Sara come to mind…
Call it Off & Where Does the Good Go . Both these songs have been played over and over again on itunes, on mix CDs, in the car, on the ipod…
The wind in all its glory…
The sunshine in all its golden warmth…
The flowers formed in delicate beauty, & the majestic clouds skirting high above…
Nothing compares to the glorious wonder of a God who sent His son,
To save a wretch like me;
An imperfect, flawed and tragic being.
The grace and mercy of the cross can never compare to anything else on earth.
He makes beautiful things out a vast expanse of nothingness. Writers block never plagued Him, He never had a lack of inspiration… He is truly the Great and Magnificent Creator.
Day in the Life…
Birthday!
Its my sister’s 22nd birthday…. she’s not only my sister, but my best friend. We’ve been through everything together, periods of despising eachother, of happiness, of depression or disappointment, but we’re still best friends…. through the years, she’s been the one steady friend in my life, the one I share everything with without fear of judgement or misunderstanding. We talk about God, about past friends¤t friends, and lets not forget and guys… we talk about standards and goals, dreams and fears… its not always easy being best friends with someone who is so incredibly gorgeous (she turns heads everywhere she goes) someone who is so responsible and together (especially since she’s my YOUNGER sister!) but I wouldn’t trade it for anything!
Me and my other (equally amazing) sister look more alike… but when we both have dark hair, we definitely look like sisters… people used to ask us if we were twins when we were @ college together….( I think because we have a similar style)
Lofland Family
I had a ton of fun taking family photos for the Lofland family a couple weeks ago in downtown Miamisburg… enjoy!
The Fabulous Turner Family
More photos from my session with the Turner family… so hard to narrow these down…
I should probably take Rob along with me to all my photoshoots… he was totally posing the kids and giving them modeling tips… I loved it.
I love that last photo… it’s shots like this that I love… candid, almost secret, like an outsider getting a little peek at the true family…