A vintage photoshoot
February 28, 2010 § 1 Comment
I spent my Sunday in the company of two very lovely and talented Anna’s, Anna Routh and Anna Beth Bonney. They graciously volunteered their day to collaborate on a photo shoot featuring some vintage dresses I have been collecting. Together we styled the shoots and traveled The Fort today creating beautiful images. Anna Beth made the most stunning model and I know the images Anna captured will be truly amazing. Thanks so much ladies! Here are just a few “behind the scences” iPhone images I snapped. Cannot wait to share the end result!
clockwise, from left, bouquets made by: me (light green spray roses, hydrangea), me (purple), Ashley Paz (pink garden roses), Anna Beth Bonney (red spray roses)
ABB in a gorgeous slinky 40′s glam look
We borrowed the most comical pug, Dream, for one of our looks.
Prepping before my favorite look.
Much more to come!
Update: Catch a sneak peek over at Anna’s blog.
Whippets represent
February 17, 2010 § Leave a Comment
Way to go Chanel, representing Whippets everywhere! Yes, I’m a huge dog show dork and it was so exciting for me last night to see the Whippet in the Best of Show! The last time a Whippet won Best of Show at Westminster was in 1964. Sadly, Chanel didn’t take the big trophy cup, but it was fun watching her anyway. Olive was so proud.
Travel dogs
February 15, 2010 § 2 Comments
When I travel I seem to like to take pictures of dogs. Here’s a sampling of pups across the US that I’ve encountered.
Some things I’ve been up to
February 15, 2010 § 5 Comments
I haven’t spoken about this much on my blog in fear of, well, failure, but it’s about time I start talking about my goals for 2010 and face my fears! This year is the year that I’d like to start my own business. As most of y’all know (thanks to my friends who read my blog) I left my desk job last June to pursue something…else. Its been an interesting journey to find what I’m passionate about, but I believe I’ve come to a good point in my life.
After taking several classes, a soul-searching trip to Portland, and putting quite the investment in a vintage letterpress, I’ve decided that I’d love to pursue a career in all things paper.
I love the tactile experience of creating something and although I love my social media and internet (a lot) there will always be something special about paper. Isn’t it the best when you receive a letter in the mail? A hand written note? It’s my hope to spread the love one stamp at a time.
As our wedding approaches (quickly) I’ve been busy making and practicing calligraphy, invitation design, and letterpress. It’s my hope to pull all of those things together by end of year (if not sooner) to be able to quit my day job and do this for real! I’m taking baby steps toward my goal and will report my experience here on the blog. I’m strongly considering going back to school for this endeavor, which really excites me, as well!
So here’s to jumping in head first and doing this! Cheers!
Dose of Olive
February 11, 2010 § 1 Comment
It’s a snow day here in Fort Worth and Olive seems to be entranced by it as this is what she’s been doing all day…
Alexander McQueen
February 11, 2010 § Leave a Comment
What’s inspiring you these days?
February 8, 2010 § Leave a Comment
What feeds your soul? These days, I’m finding so much inspiration from my friends. They’re doing really cool things, taking lots of chances.What’s inspiring you?
Who Dat Wedding
February 8, 2010 § Leave a Comment
Ok, it’s not really a who dat wedding, but while watching the Super Bowl last night (in between crying over the Google commercial) I was inspired by the Saint’s team colors. I love gold. So I threw together an inspiration board with images that give a wedding that gilded touch. I especially love the gold groom’s shoes. Don’t you?
all image credits can be found here.
Wedding Details: The Invites!
February 1, 2010 § 1 Comment
The invites are officially sent out and I wanted to share with y’all the details of everything that went into them.
Of course, the letterpressed invites were done by the always brilliant Hammerpress. I got the stamps from Dave Kaplan, a new favorite source for vintage stamps and the calligraphy and website inserts were done by yours truly!
