September 5, 2014

Southern Weddings | Southern Newlywed

Welcome to those of you who may have clicked over from our Southern Weddings, Southern Newlywed feature this morning! We hope you were inspired to save and work hard to have a little slice of heaven of your own 🙂 If you’re interested in seeing more of our house that wasn’t shown… click the links below! Summer #2: You’ll see our master bedroom here.  Finishes: You’ll see the custom, navy sectional we ordered here for the loft The to-do list (some of which is done now!) A progress shot from last September If you’re curious, I’ll be posting a full run-down next week of how we saved to build this hose and exactly how much it costs us… so stay tuned! Happy Friday, the weekend’s so close, I can smell it!
August 20, 2014

Beach House | Summer #2

We’ve officially been in the house over a year! It seems like yesterday we were near death moving the fridge up the stairs…. There’s been lots of updates since then, but I thought I’d catch them all up here…. *Yes, we are still renting the house* PS: Ignore the foul stitching of these images, some of them are a little wonky after stitching multiple images together! We’ve been holding out on purchasing a sofa for the loft since its not a space we use a lot. We found one we liked in April and ordered it, it was delivered in May and we still love it! Another item we held out purchasing were barstools. We kept thinking we would purchase something directors-chair-esque, but when these stumbled across my computer, I was sold! I’m part of a Facebook group called Re-Lilly, where you can buy & sell new or used Lilly Pulitzer items. The page administrator got wind that the Lilly Pulitzer Home line manufacturer was going under, and all the remaining inventory was being sent to the Charlotte Re-Store! This included their bar-stools! I snatched them up at about a 75% discount. They also came in white, and while that would normally be my go-to, I decided to add a little sunshine to the kitchen instead. After a year of waiting, Jeremy finally got my tv hung over the tub in the master bath. There’s been lots of bubbly soaking-wine drinking-HGTV-watching going on since! (note the wall still needs patching… grr!) A chandelier debocle landed us with this one from World Market (no longer online). The wiring is a little funky, so we need to fix it and shorten the chain (you can’t see in the photo here, but we have it hooked up) – but it’s a vast improvement over the light-bulb hanging out of the ceiling (which we still have in the guest room….)   I finally finished the “curtains” for the loft beds (they’re actually thin blankets from Ikea…. same as the ones on the bed) and got them up (although Jeremy didn’t secure the rods to the brackets and they came crashing down this past weekend…. add that to the to-do list!) We also still need to add the handles to the bed drawers. A few more… I want to find prints to hang above the bed, and I have these sconces picked out to hang above the nightstands. The mirror needs to be hung in the guest bath… but that involves moving the light higher…. 
August 18, 2014

Giveaway | Winner!

Setting up tables, picking up cupcakes and stringing lights over the weekend for my Dad’s surprise party kept me tied up and I completely forgot to announce the winner of the Bubbly on a Budget giveaway winner on Friday! I loved her  response to how she got bubbly on a budget…. “We double-used a number of items – our pew markers doubled as the toss bouquet & our 10 bridesmaid bouquets doubled as 10 centerpieces.” Enjoy, Allison 😉
June 27, 2014

Portrait | Beach Vacation

Last 4th of July I had the honor of photographing Kristin & Jonathan’s engagement session at sunrise on Kure Beach & Ft. Fisher. It couldn’t have been more perfect weather, and nearly empty beaches make for much less awkward photos! We’ll be back at the coast next week (late Tuesday-early Sunday) and have a few spots available for portrait sessions. These can be used for that coveted family photo that seems so hard to get because not everyone is together, a maternity session, a bridal session (hello beautiful dress!) or of course, an engagement session, like Kristin & Jonathan did. Contact me to book your session online!  …….. …… ps…. mention you saw this in your email to me, and you’ll get 20% off your session!!!!
September 5, 2014

Southern Weddings | Southern Newlywed

Welcome to those of you who may have clicked over from our Southern Weddings, Southern Newlywed feature this morning! We hope you were inspired to save and work hard to have a little slice of heaven of your own 🙂 If you’re interested in seeing more of our house that wasn’t shown… click the links below! Summer #2: You’ll see our master bedroom here.  Finishes: You’ll see the custom, navy sectional we ordered here for the loft The to-do list (some of which is done now!) A progress shot from last September If you’re curious, I’ll be posting a full run-down next week of how we saved to build this hose and exactly how much it costs us… so stay tuned! Happy Friday, the weekend’s so close, I can smell it!
August 20, 2014

Beach House | Summer #2

We’ve officially been in the house over a year! It seems like yesterday we were near death moving the fridge up the stairs…. There’s been lots of updates since then, but I thought I’d catch them all up here…. *Yes, we are still renting the house* PS: Ignore the foul stitching of these images, some of them are a little wonky after stitching multiple images together! We’ve been holding out on purchasing a sofa for the loft since its not a space we use a lot. We found one we liked in April and ordered it, it was delivered in May and we still love it! Another item we held out purchasing were barstools. We kept thinking we would purchase something directors-chair-esque, but when these stumbled across my computer, I was sold! I’m part of a Facebook group called Re-Lilly, where you can buy & sell new or used Lilly Pulitzer items. The page administrator got wind that the Lilly Pulitzer Home line manufacturer was going under, and all the remaining inventory was being sent to the Charlotte Re-Store! This included their bar-stools! I snatched them up at about a 75% discount. They also came in white, and while that would normally be my go-to, I decided to add a little sunshine to the kitchen instead. After a year of waiting, Jeremy finally got my tv hung over the tub in the master bath. There’s been lots of bubbly soaking-wine drinking-HGTV-watching going on since! (note the wall still needs patching… grr!) A chandelier debocle landed us with this one from World Market (no longer online). The wiring is a little funky, so we need to fix it and shorten the chain (you can’t see in the photo here, but we have it hooked up) – but it’s a vast improvement over the light-bulb hanging out of the ceiling (which we still have in the guest room….)   I finally finished the “curtains” for the loft beds (they’re actually thin blankets from Ikea…. same as the ones on the bed) and got them up (although Jeremy didn’t secure the rods to the brackets and they came crashing down this past weekend…. add that to the to-do list!) We also still need to add the handles to the bed drawers. A few more… I want to find prints to hang above the bed, and I have these sconces picked out to hang above the nightstands. The mirror needs to be hung in the guest bath… but that involves moving the light higher…. 
August 18, 2014

Giveaway | Winner!

Setting up tables, picking up cupcakes and stringing lights over the weekend for my Dad’s surprise party kept me tied up and I completely forgot to announce the winner of the Bubbly on a Budget giveaway winner on Friday! I loved her  response to how she got bubbly on a budget…. “We double-used a number of items – our pew markers doubled as the toss bouquet & our 10 bridesmaid bouquets doubled as 10 centerpieces.” Enjoy, Allison 😉
June 27, 2014

Portrait | Beach Vacation

Last 4th of July I had the honor of photographing Kristin & Jonathan’s engagement session at sunrise on Kure Beach & Ft. Fisher. It couldn’t have been more perfect weather, and nearly empty beaches make for much less awkward photos! We’ll be back at the coast next week (late Tuesday-early Sunday) and have a few spots available for portrait sessions. These can be used for that coveted family photo that seems so hard to get because not everyone is together, a maternity session, a bridal session (hello beautiful dress!) or of course, an engagement session, like Kristin & Jonathan did. Contact me to book your session online!  …….. …… ps…. mention you saw this in your email to me, and you’ll get 20% off your session!!!!