When Kristen picked out her insta-glam dress (sorry, was that a bad play on words?), Ashley made the easiest and best decision of her day: boldly red lipstick.  Jiminy crickets!  Between the dress’s jewels, the popping makeup, and the addition of fabulous gloves by Stephanie,  Kristen could’ve sauntered down any red carpet with ease. See?…

Meet Alissa and Jessica. They laugh. And laugh. And laugh some more. They have inside jokes and code words and silly faces. Basically, they are the coolest definition of friendship. Ever. They go to school together. They laugh together. They work together. They laugh together.  They do sports together. They laugh together. Seriously. Nothing serious…

“Hey, Olivia, can you stand over here now?” She moved compliantly into place. “Now a little closer to the wall.  Or, yeah, right there. Closer to the door.  Wait, it’s propped open a bit.  Be careful.  I don’t want it to give you a black eye if it swings forward.” I took two photos, directing…

She was checking out the dresses before settling into the makeup artist’s chair and I was asking random questions.  Very random questions.  It’s what I do to start conversations and break the awkward ice. “What do you think of the color yellow?” She poked her head around the corner, stared at me like I had…

On one particularly glorious  autumn day, Ashton pulled out all the stops and showed off her delightfully creative, exceptionally talented, overwhelmingly cute life.  The day started with dance and glitter  and ended with painting a masterpiece on the back lawn. If this doesn’t epitomize the extreme level of fun that ought to be associated with…

   What girl doesn’t love dress-up?   The  shoes. The accessories.  The picking-out-of-the-dress. The makeup colors.  The twirling. The spinning.  The high heels. The bright red lip stick.   Being an adult is basically playing dress up every day, yes? Dressing up for the important meeting. Dressing up for an important date.  Dressing up for church….