August 3, 2011

Please Vote!!!!

I have a minor request of all my readers…. you see, I’ve always had a goal in the back of my mind… to be published in Our State…. well, I entered their Summer Photo Contest…. So pretty please go vote for me! You can vote each day until Monday… so please vote once a day! Thankyouthankyouthankyou!!!!!
August 1, 2011

Goals | August

I’m slightly embarrased that I never did goals for July. Oops. Maybe because I knew I came no where near completing them. With summer in full swing, life is busy, the day job is busy and so is photography! I mean, after all, it is wedding season. So… I’ll painfully go back to June’s goals and fess up to how I did or didn’t do…. 1. Finish moving in the office This is a work in progess… but all major stuff is in!! 2. Blog 2 weddings from April Oops. I promise this will happen… but maybe not till September…. 3. Blog Jessica & Hunter’s May 14th wedding DONE & DONE 4. Blog Catey & Michaels engagement DONE 5. Blog Emma Rae & Wiggles Didn’t get around to it…. 6. Photograph Laura’s Bridals at Duke Mansion DONE 7. Order prints to hang in the new office DONE…. but I’m ordering more 🙂 8. Get frames for said prints DONE… but I need more now! 9. Stalk the FedEx truck for my new sample canvas DONE! 10. Maybe start working on a new KISS sample album DONE! 11. Finish painting office DONE! 12. Blog photos from shoot out with other photographers DONE! 13. Wait patiently for Mary Jo’s cloth store to call me and tell me my curtain fabric is in DONE! 14. Find white denim & have my wingback chair reupholstered in it. Changed Plans… but found fabric! 15. Hope & pray West Elm calls me about my sofa going on sale Changed Plans… bought different sofa. 16. Relax with friends before July is CRAZY! (lots of traveling & 3 weddings!) DONE!17. File quarterly taxes by June 30…. (I feel like I JUST did this…. ugh!)This was a mistake… should have been done by July 30… and they are DONE! I guess I don’t feel too bad about what I did accomplish…. but I had an extra month to do it all! Alrighty…. August Goals…. whew….. 1. Blog Allie & Jamie’s Oak Island wedding…. hopefully tomorrow or Wednesday!2. Make a dent in the office decorating with Jeremy’s help3. Edit & blog Laura & Nathan’s Charlotte wedding4. Edit & blog Katie & Philip’s Wake Forest wedding5. Order a sample album from a NEW album company!! So excited about this one!6. Continue to search for Jeremy a new shooting bag…. stylish that zips shut is HARD to find!7. Photograph Susie’s Charlotte wedding8. 2nd shoot in Wilmington9. Have the pink sofa reupholstered.10. Purchase a video light. I’ll leave you with this image from Katie & Philip’s wedding on Saturday at Sutherland. I’m in love with it, and it will for sure be printed & hung in the office!
July 25, 2011

Personal | Winter Wardrobe

With the recent purchase of my new wedding attire…. it’s got me thinking about winter…. I certainly don’t intend to rock a strapless Lilly dress in the winter. This morning while perusing my daily blogs, I discovered this… some of the new fall J Crew pieces….. Hello, pink (bright dahlia) mini pants! Freaking adorable…. now to wait for them to go on sale!
July 18, 2011

Office Updates III

Before I get into posting some of the latest shoots…. I wanted to share another office update…. I got the solid white rug I mentioned a while back from Ikea (remember, plans to paint it with gray stripes?). Well a day or two later Dina from Honey & Fitz posted the Dwell Studio one I’d been wanting (and it was on sale, $80 off!) on her FB page, so I snatched it up. It’s currently living in the office, but I am still a little unsure about it. The “cream” stripes are nearly beige…. and look dirty next to the white sofa legs and I am sure will look equally as bad next to the chairs that are currently being upholstered in white duck. So… I may go back to the white/gray stripe after all & move the Dwell rug to our guest room…. who knows. ** remember this sofa will eventually be khaki** Before leaving last weekend I managed to get my desk painted…. I needed a serious break from that wingback…. It still needs another coat and polyurethane, but I am really pleased with how bright it makes my office! Note… the backrest piece of the wingback isn’t actually attached in this photo… I just slung the old piece I”d removed to make it appear somewhat put together… MacBook Pro is just for looks…. my big desktop is there now In a rush, I got my curtains 1/2 way done…. meaning I cut the fabric in 4 panels & sewed a pocket for the curtain rod…. I need to go back and actually line them & sew the other 3 edges….. I also found drum shades at Homegoods for my $4 Goodwill lamps for $15 each…. making those awesome lamps just under $20 each! I’m still debating painting the lamp bases… but for now I’m leaving them as is… My awesome new sign arrived while I was away…. it’s so nice!!! It will hang outside my door (hopefully tonight!) So… things still to be done…. 1. Reupholster the sofa.2. Attach mantle to the wall.3. Hang sign outside (should tonight!)4. Get mat cut for framed logo to go over my desk.5. Find end table for sofa that will house the printer & cables & hold 2nd lamp.6. Figure out rug situation.7. Hang hooks for our bags & a chalkboard behind the door.8. Finish curtains. 9. Replace door with something glass.
August 3, 2011

Please Vote!!!!

I have a minor request of all my readers…. you see, I’ve always had a goal in the back of my mind… to be published in Our State…. well, I entered their Summer Photo Contest…. So pretty please go vote for me! You can vote each day until Monday… so please vote once a day! Thankyouthankyouthankyou!!!!!
August 1, 2011

Goals | August

I’m slightly embarrased that I never did goals for July. Oops. Maybe because I knew I came no where near completing them. With summer in full swing, life is busy, the day job is busy and so is photography! I mean, after all, it is wedding season. So… I’ll painfully go back to June’s goals and fess up to how I did or didn’t do…. 1. Finish moving in the office This is a work in progess… but all major stuff is in!! 2. Blog 2 weddings from April Oops. I promise this will happen… but maybe not till September…. 3. Blog Jessica & Hunter’s May 14th wedding DONE & DONE 4. Blog Catey & Michaels engagement DONE 5. Blog Emma Rae & Wiggles Didn’t get around to it…. 6. Photograph Laura’s Bridals at Duke Mansion DONE 7. Order prints to hang in the new office DONE…. but I’m ordering more 🙂 8. Get frames for said prints DONE… but I need more now! 9. Stalk the FedEx truck for my new sample canvas DONE! 10. Maybe start working on a new KISS sample album DONE! 11. Finish painting office DONE! 12. Blog photos from shoot out with other photographers DONE! 13. Wait patiently for Mary Jo’s cloth store to call me and tell me my curtain fabric is in DONE! 14. Find white denim & have my wingback chair reupholstered in it. Changed Plans… but found fabric! 15. Hope & pray West Elm calls me about my sofa going on sale Changed Plans… bought different sofa. 16. Relax with friends before July is CRAZY! (lots of traveling & 3 weddings!) DONE!17. File quarterly taxes by June 30…. (I feel like I JUST did this…. ugh!)This was a mistake… should have been done by July 30… and they are DONE! I guess I don’t feel too bad about what I did accomplish…. but I had an extra month to do it all! Alrighty…. August Goals…. whew….. 1. Blog Allie & Jamie’s Oak Island wedding…. hopefully tomorrow or Wednesday!2. Make a dent in the office decorating with Jeremy’s help3. Edit & blog Laura & Nathan’s Charlotte wedding4. Edit & blog Katie & Philip’s Wake Forest wedding5. Order a sample album from a NEW album company!! So excited about this one!6. Continue to search for Jeremy a new shooting bag…. stylish that zips shut is HARD to find!7. Photograph Susie’s Charlotte wedding8. 2nd shoot in Wilmington9. Have the pink sofa reupholstered.10. Purchase a video light. I’ll leave you with this image from Katie & Philip’s wedding on Saturday at Sutherland. I’m in love with it, and it will for sure be printed & hung in the office!
July 25, 2011

Personal | Winter Wardrobe

With the recent purchase of my new wedding attire…. it’s got me thinking about winter…. I certainly don’t intend to rock a strapless Lilly dress in the winter. This morning while perusing my daily blogs, I discovered this… some of the new fall J Crew pieces….. Hello, pink (bright dahlia) mini pants! Freaking adorable…. now to wait for them to go on sale!
July 18, 2011

Office Updates III

Before I get into posting some of the latest shoots…. I wanted to share another office update…. I got the solid white rug I mentioned a while back from Ikea (remember, plans to paint it with gray stripes?). Well a day or two later Dina from Honey & Fitz posted the Dwell Studio one I’d been wanting (and it was on sale, $80 off!) on her FB page, so I snatched it up. It’s currently living in the office, but I am still a little unsure about it. The “cream” stripes are nearly beige…. and look dirty next to the white sofa legs and I am sure will look equally as bad next to the chairs that are currently being upholstered in white duck. So… I may go back to the white/gray stripe after all & move the Dwell rug to our guest room…. who knows. ** remember this sofa will eventually be khaki** Before leaving last weekend I managed to get my desk painted…. I needed a serious break from that wingback…. It still needs another coat and polyurethane, but I am really pleased with how bright it makes my office! Note… the backrest piece of the wingback isn’t actually attached in this photo… I just slung the old piece I”d removed to make it appear somewhat put together… MacBook Pro is just for looks…. my big desktop is there now In a rush, I got my curtains 1/2 way done…. meaning I cut the fabric in 4 panels & sewed a pocket for the curtain rod…. I need to go back and actually line them & sew the other 3 edges….. I also found drum shades at Homegoods for my $4 Goodwill lamps for $15 each…. making those awesome lamps just under $20 each! I’m still debating painting the lamp bases… but for now I’m leaving them as is… My awesome new sign arrived while I was away…. it’s so nice!!! It will hang outside my door (hopefully tonight!) So… things still to be done…. 1. Reupholster the sofa.2. Attach mantle to the wall.3. Hang sign outside (should tonight!)4. Get mat cut for framed logo to go over my desk.5. Find end table for sofa that will house the printer & cables & hold 2nd lamp.6. Figure out rug situation.7. Hang hooks for our bags & a chalkboard behind the door.8. Finish curtains. 9. Replace door with something glass.