Monthly Archives: June 2006

bella rose sale

just got an email from Haley @ Bella Rose – the whole store is 20% off (shoes are 40% off) this Saturday & next Monday & Tuesday :)  oooh, and i’ve got a gift certificate i need to use!
126 W. Maxwell Lexington, KY  40508, 859.255.2565

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soho book

had a favorite bride pick up her album last week and had to show a little bit of it off – this is a layout from her 11×14 soho book.  love the layouts!
when i first started photographing weddings, i didn’t even offer albums because all i saw were the h-u-g-e pleather albums that weigh 2...

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lovin sullivan cakes

just in case you were looking for some ‘outside the box’ cake inspiration :) l -m-

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cool web discovery of the week

i found Pandora over the weekend which seems to be just ramping up over the past couple months.  love it!  you type in a song or artist you like and it gives you lots of similar sounding songs from other artists…great mood music.  i’ll be typing in ‘crazy in love’ by beyonce when i’ve got...

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kiddley

link added: kiddley
(great new kids site!)  -m-

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these make me very, very happy

i adore decorating with photos! have you ever tried to do this sort of arrangement?  if so, you’ll realize these are GOLD!  oh, and weren’t you thinking of getting some more cool prints from your mmp portrait session/wedding (insert wink here)?  -m- 

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calling all sea shells

if you have a really striking sea shell that you wouldn’t mind if I borrowed for a couple weeks, let me know (I’ll make you a gorgeous print of the result as a thank you!)…i try to do a personal photo project each year and this fall I’m wanting to create a sepia toned collection...

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mary poppins

love talking with my friend Susan because she always has her ear to the ground about great stuff – first, this hotel in L-ville and second, the showing of Mary Poppins @ the Kentucky on July 5th (come and be there early because it sold out last year) as part of their Summer Classics series! ...

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happy birthday to me!

big news – i’m 30!  loving it so far!  life keeps getting better and better and i like getting to try on a new decade for size…headed to my most favorite restaurant in the world again for dinner with J.  yay!  purposefully kept the day clear of appts – taking the day off to hang...

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quote of the day

love wednesdays, i have lunch with my mom and it’s such a treat to visit mid-day!!  found this in my inbox from Real Simple: Just living is not enough…one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little
flower.

— hans christian anderson
completely agreed! i’m going to step outside and clip a pretty hydrangea to enjoy on my desk....

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alyssa + brian

a terrific recent wedding @ Central Christian Church with a reception at the Lafayette Club.  image notes: #1- alyssa & brian seeing each other for the first time that day in the pretty church courtyard  #2 – an amazing bouquet from Crist Creona Designs  #3 alyssa & brian
Alyssa had phenomenal friends as bridesmaids and I...

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m. sasek

picked up 2 of m.sasek’s childrens books (this is london and this is new york) today for audrey while i was searching for a fathers day gift for J.  they were originally published in the 60s and are now being reissued.  i’m in love!  i can’t wait to collect all the cities that...

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wedding tip

brides to be, seek out a darling postcard while you’re traveling on your honeymoon…jot down some of the fun you’re having and sweet things about your groom and pop it in the mail to yourself.  it will make you smile for years to come and you could have it framed and put on your bedside...

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grinning from ear to ear

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p.s. please excuse the ‘baby talk’ used to elicit this for you!

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