30 years in photos!

Recently, for my 30th birthday, my Dad gave me a photo album. It's a simple red album with an orange tie to hold it together (think Moleskine style, except as a photo album). He filled every slot with photos from the first 30 years of my life! From birth, to birthdays, holidays, family, childhood friends, adult friends, pets, vacations... EVERYTHING! They're not even copies. Original photos from my life. It's amazing!

My favorite pic is in the very back. It's a bad photo from when my parent's were dating. I've been on a mission to find photos of my parent's together in the 70's (or pre-1974), but haven't been able to get my hands on any... until now. They are both decked out in super hippy attire and my Mom has platinum blonde hair. My Dad's forehead is cut off, it's faded, turning yellow and the corners are a little bent, but it's really special! I want to buy a fireproof/waterproof safe just to keep this amazing gift safe...

Baby Jillian {Day 12}

I recently spent a couple of days in San Diego and was lucky enough to meet this adorable baby girl! She’s already super special, but this little sweet pea was born on the best day of the year… my birthday! How amazing is that? Pretty awesome in my book (can you tell I love my birthday???)!

She refused to sleep while we photographed her. None of the tricks to make a newborn sleep would work. She wasn’t fussy (or anymore fussy than a usual newborn) or mad, just wide-awake. So we clicked away and got some cute AWAKE newborn photos.  Seriously, we only have one image with her eyes closed and that was when she happened to get a little upset with us, but it didn’t last long. Here are a few of my favorites. See our facebook page to see a few more!  

Daniel & Kirstie are married!!!

Daniel & Kirstie are a sweet couple who were married in an intimate ceremony with their families and close friends in Fountain Hills this past weekend. Daniel is in the navy and stationed outside of AZ, which made the day just a little more special. Everyone was so excited to see him HOME and also witness these two lovebirds tie the knot! Here are a few of my favorite photos from the day.

Check out our facebook page to see a few more!

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Wedding Book Love

I was so excited to hand this book over that I wrapped it all up and realized that I had forgotten to take a few quick shots to share. Not to worry, I did manage to remember, but if only you could see it in person.  Not to pat myself on the back, but I totally loved this album. I couldn't wait to hand it over (and I couldn't even do it in person so I didn't get to see their reaction, but I think they're happy :))!

This lovely couple selected a 12x12 Fine Art Book with a solid black eco-leather cover. 

To see more from this wedding, check out our featured wedding here! 

Cassie & Dustin are Engaged!

We spent last weekend in San Diego and met up with this adorable couple for their beach engagement session. We had a few bumps in the road trying to make this day work, but thankfully it was all worth it. Even though this beach was the busiest beach I’ve ever seen in my life, we managed to find our own little space! As I expected, photographing barefoot in the sand is pretty awesome!

Here are a few favorites. Check out our facebook page to see a few more. 

Around the House

Have you ever seen someone doing something and instantly you know you would enjoy it? That’s how I felt about quilting. I knew that it was something I would like and I do indeed LOVE it. The strange thing is, I can’t really “sew”. If I’m asked to do something other than quilt, I can’t do it. Maybe I should take a basic sewing class? Seriously, I can’t hardly sew a button or a hem (and when I do attempt it, the result looks kind of funky), but quilting has my heart. Eventually I'll be making a giant yellow quilt for myself. That might take some time, though.

A few years ago, my Dad was helping a friend clean out his friends parent's old house (that's a mouth full) and found this sewing machine. They were going to throw it away and he asked if he could have it... and now I have it. Normally it stays in it’s cabinet (it’s the kind that is it’s own table) and my actual sewing machine is stored on top of it, but occasionally I take it out, dust it off, admire it, and wonder who it was who used it. This past week I decided to photograph it. The pins that are tied around the center were there when my Dad brought it home. I don’t have the heart to remove them as I think they add to the story of this machine. I’m just not sure exactly what that story is yet.

The cabinet is a little slanted and not in the best condition. I'd love to get it fixed by a professional one day.







My random pins. I love them!


I toss all of the scraps of fabric from past projects into this bowl. Eventually I think it'd be fun to do something with all of the random pieces. I also love how it looks all clumped together. Makes me smile every time I enter the room. Isn't it strange how the weirdest things can make us happy. :)