Annual Family Self Portraits






Christmas marks the beginning of the end. After such a season of anticipation and joy, now it’s time to reflect on the past year while preparing for a new year on its way. Last Christmas, we had just barely met niece Olive, we were waiting to meet nephew Jesse, were on the cusp of letting the world…
Travelling to Las Vegas has never held much of an appeal for me. In fact, I joke that Vegas is the only place that my wanderlust would refuse to visit. This week, though? I went to Vegas. Las Vegas really is a cheap destination. My round-trip, non-stop ticket from Bellingham, WA to Las Vegas, NV was…
Since I live, breathe, eat, and sleep weddings, it’s only logical that I would spend my family reunion weekend thinking “wow! this would make an amazing honeymoon location!” Especially since so many of my brides are adventure-loving, hike-happy, mountain-loving souls. So, here I am: a five-star recommendation of Crested Butte, Colorado honeymoon location (with a few photos…
Hey, newly-engaged and newly-wed you: have you talked about how you will decide what holiday traditions to start in your new marriage? My husband and I took very seriously the advice to “communicate about everything” but in the six years since we started down the “engaged” path and into the “married” category, we have only…
I am the new girl. It’s a reality that has defined the past 18 months of breathing, and it’s a reality that hasn’t always been fun. (Okay, let’s face it: I hate that reality. It’s more like the antithesis of fun.) Being the new girl, though, has taught me a lot about how to show…
I was groggy from my “little” afternoon nap intended t o combat jetlag without succombing to it. The 45 minutes had turned into four hours. And, really, sleep is important, so why not take an extra long nap? Groggy was gone, though, as I watched four white gloved, reflective-yellow vested begin an unknown pattern around…