I pretty much struck gold with Phil's family. His cousins are also friends of mine, and so I was lucky enough to be the wedding photographer for Emily's special day last Saturday! She's an absolute dear, and the bridal party was pretty swell too. A great combination of our neighbors across the lake and some wholesome American girls. I thought I would share some of my favorites of the day!

And P.S. How rad was their cake?

photos edited with Mandi's Actions

Yikes! After my ladies' weekend I've discovered that there is a lot of work that has been piling up around these parts. Getting my paperwork sent in so I can receive my diploma, lovingly sending out Fine & Dandy orders, getting sick (yuck.), editing thousands of wedding photos from my sister-in-law's wedding, preparing for another wedding (next week!), and preparing for my new freelance job as an Apartment Therapy blogger. So much to be done! But so very exciting. As soon as I crawl out of this pile of "to-dos," I will be back to share lots of scrapbook projects and fashion goodness. Promise. :)

(P.S. I used my photoshop actions on these photos. And in the first photo- check out the ups on the dude on the right! Oh wait- that's my hubs. Yes'm.)

Last Friday, I met up with my friend Dabe for a totally random and for fun photoshoot in downtown Canton. It was basically awesome seeing him set up his lighting equipment and mix it up for each shot with Amber. I thought I'd share some of the photos I took, sans lighting equipment, while Dabe was longboarding around downtown wondering where we were. (Oops!)

These photos are quite a departure from my usual style, although Lord knows I do love a nice parasol, and Amber said this was the only one she could find in all of Canton. We've decided that some treasure hunts are in order, so I'm hoping to venture beyond the usual streets of Canton to find some awesome vintage props for future photoshoots.

Here are a couple behind-the-scenes photos of Dabe in action. I'm sure he will be uploading the pictures he took on his flickr account. It's really cool to get out and shoot with photographer friends (especially legit ones, like Dabe!) who have such different styles than myself. I think it's stretching, creatively speaking, and definitely inspiring.