why yes,

i did go dress shopping today. it was amazing. later, i found this waiting for me on my car:





so. great.


xo

what if i told you...

that THIS:

was where

we were

getting married?

and THIS:

was where the party would be?

xo, for now...

road trip

to central oregon.

we are heading tomorrow afternoon down to Sunriver and Bend, OR to check out some possible wedding venues. not only that, but jeffrey and i have:

three days off

IN A ROW

together.

the mutts are coming along.... i can't wait to write from the desert and share our findings! stay tuned!

xo

inspiration #17: the best neighbors in the world.

this weekend, j and i's wonderful neighbors, bri + r.j., tied the knot! i was lucky enough to photograph the event, and j and i (plus the help of the most amazing miss zora) handled the day-of coordination. i think that every bride should be required to handle day-of coordination for another bride prior to her own wedding - it should be required to get the marriage certificate! i learned so much about the scheduling, little details, and such of the planning process.

bri + r.j. had an amazing ceremony in the Shakespeare Garden at the Portland International Rose Test Garden. after weeks of rain, the clouds broke and their ceremony took place in the sunshine! albeit, the ground was muddy -- but bri came prepared!

following the service (officiated by the couple's good friend, and the groom's former neighbor, seth) the wedding party invited the guests to walk through the park down to oba! for a cocktail hour (not pictured here.) their reception (not pictured here) was on the roof of the ecotrust building. hot lips pizza catered the event, and northwest sweets (the couple's good friend, steve, is the owner) provided cupcakes and lollies!

the colour palette was lovely. the venue choices and procession between spaces was perfectly ideal for the size of their guest-list and their love of portland. bri and r.j. were incredibly laid back about the planning process (let's just say the jacket the bride wore was borrowed off the back of an out of town friend at the rehearsal dinner!) - but they trusted that the pieces would fall into place and were so incredibly happy and gracious with everyone.

some sample photos from the pre-wedding shoot and from the walk to the cocktail hour!

xo

inspiration #16: nieces.

omigosh. bless me blog-world for i have sinned, my last blog post was almost a month ago...

well, forgive me, and trust me: i'm back.

here's a little teaser of some of the lovely ladies that will be involved in our big event (mind you these are photos from when MAE was still too little to frolic, AND these are simply the little ladies from MY side of the fam... J has his fair share that will be involved as well...):

(ALSO. i cannot wait for the reveal where they all get to meet t. curl)

lane rose. andie-girl. mini-mads.

andie.

lane rose.

madison anne.

madison and sister morgan. morgie will provide the kermit impressions throughout the event.

stay tuned. i promise at least 3 posts/week as my penance....

xo

we're in love (with matty g)

here's a smattering of some of my favorite shots from our little engagement sesh with the wonderful matty g. matt is one hell of a guy and an amazing, UH-MAZING photographer. i'd highly recommend working with him to any bride-to-be, or anyone just looking to feel like a rock star and get some super portraits. he can also deadlift WAY more than i can, which is a lot. i like my photographers strong.

i, of course, also have to throw a special shout-out and thank you to the YUM-azing saint cupcake. their cupcakes are the most delicious (and photogenic) cupcakes i've seen (and trust me, i've seen my fair share of cupcakes!) not to mention they have a sweet-ass online store that will ship cupcakes anywhere in the US... AND they have, in se portland, a super fresh party supply shop. THAT, however, is for an entirely different post. oh yeah, and the owner of saint cupcake is the strongest chick i know - and i know some strong ladies. boom.

inspiration #15: totally cheating.

it's not what you think.

i've been slacking.

yes, i am borrowing my friend's homework for this post. but it made me so giddy and warm!

yes, i promise to post more than once in the coming weeks.

i promise.

for now, hop over to the lovely bliss, home of the lovely mrs. french. she has the most lovely of wedding inspired posts today!

xo