This weekend, the Hall girls threw the last couples shower that we “had” to throw! Yes, it was Whitney’s turn. Whit & Damon are getting married at the end of May and we had a great time on Saturday celebrating that fact. (Couples Shower – it’s only fair to have the guys come, too!)

I’ve been involved in a shower or two in my day, and I know how hard it is to come up with unique ideas, so I thought I would share a few we did this weekend.
First, centerpieces are such a pain! Really, if you don’t want to spend the money on flowers (that are only going to wilt pretty quickly), what on earth do you do. Well, what’s your theme?

Whitney & Damon are moving away to Indiana after the wedding, so we thought that it would be appropriate to have a moving theme. The idea was for each guest to bring packing supplies to help with the move (along w/ a gift). (for Chelsea’s shower everyone bought cleaning supplies that started with their name *Cassidy – Clorox, you get the idea – she now has enough to last for two years, and I got recipes – because of my desire to learn to cook…I am still working on that).

Well, as it turns out, Damon’s new employer is sending a moving company to pack up everything for them…so they didn’t need it, but we went on with the theme anyway.
So here is my version of a centerpiece for a packing themed party:
Another fact about us is that we aren’t big fans of games. I’ve told you about the index card idea already…but we wanted another little activity.
Insert art project!
I bought a canvas, painter’s tape, and different shades of blue (their favorite color), and we came up with a unique guest book idea. Now, it doesn’t say who was there, but everyone at the party had a part in it because we all painted an area on the canvas. Here are some pictures (since my description was awful :)
in process (apologies to my wonderful aunts for posting this picture…I had to show the process:)finished product!

*this photo has nothing to do with the shower, but one of my favorite clients was there, and I loved this picture of her, little miss sophie!
and last but not least, my awesome sisters! *for those that don’t know, the order is Chelsea (oldest), Whitney (my twin) & me! that’s more like it!

I found this site while browsing one day and *loved* their products. I am a sucker for antiques and I love the look of these lights. Head over there and browse around, I am sure you’ll find one you like. And hey, the colors are so CDP friendly!
Schoolhouse Electric Co.

I love designing special things for my clients. Whether it is a holiday card, announcement or save the dates, I really try to convey the feel of the event for them. Here is a custom designed save the date postcard for an upcoming wedding. The blue color and letter ‘G’ is a theme for the couple and I think it worked great on the card.

If you are in need of any type of custom designed card soon, just let me know! There are more occasions than you think that you can take advantage of it…I am working on a “new address” card at the moment!

*photos from my photo field trip today

more exciting news: larger blog images & a new header!!!

Thanks so much for the votes! I really do appreciate it. I was also pleased with the results! By personal stories, I meant my random thoughts and ideas…and that got the highest! That’s the easiest one for me to think up, and today’s post is just that!
The second was personal photos. I have actually been taking a lot of spring photos and plan to share them all soon.
I was also excited for the CDP photos, and since there were so many I can’t wait to hear from each of you that voted. I expect you to set up a session in the near future (I can’t blog them if I don’t have them, silly ;) So hope to hear from you all soon!

Tonight I wanted to share one of my favorite products. Cucina! You may have seen these around, Anthropologie carries many of them along with Ivy’s and All About Cooking (for all you near Chillicothe). I love the scents and how they make your hands feel oh so soft.
I’ve got the Lime Zest & Cypress Hand Wash for the Kitchen (made with Olive Oil!) and the Coriander & Olive Tree Hand Butter (I love that the smell isn’t too overwhelming on this one).

Hope everyone is enjoying this amazing Spring weather. I am planning a little photo field trip tomorrow that I am very excited about!

and for that I am thankful.

It is 1:07 am and I just got off work…so my big question, how was The Office?!? I know what you are thinking- you missed the office? Well, I have been working for the past few months on something and this past week has been the big event, so my days have been really, really long, sorry for the lack of blogging. However, I will be back. We just finished it up tonight (well, this morning :) I’ve got a bit more to finish up tomorrow, but promise to update you all as to what I have been doing.
But please leave some comments about my favorite show…was it great?!

*we didn’t remember to set the vcr (i know, i know, it’s time to upgrade…believe me, we are trying!)

Justin and I were making dinner tonight…which is a rarity lately, it is usually me throwing something together, but today, today we made it together. While I was waiting for him to finish up his part I looked up at the glasses from our wedding (I etched a tree on them…it was our thing), and I asked…”what day is it again?” Justin – “It’s the sixth of a….it’s our 6th month anniversary!” How ironic! The one day we took and really just enjoyed the day and turns out it was a pretty big one for us!
Today was wonderful, the best weather all year. We put aside our work for just a bit (which never, ever happens!) and walked around town and sat on the porch with lemonade and Jack Johnson on the ipod…perfect! I’m actually glad we didn’t realize it until the end of the day…I love exactly how it happened.
It’s been the best 6th months! So good, we lost track :)

Happy 6th month anniversary Justin, I love you!
*oh, explanation for the pic: we just have one ipod…

*Title – George C said this in an interview last week.

We had a pretty exciting week in Maysville last week. The boys basketball team won the State Championship, Bill Clinton came to town, and best of all…George Clooney and Renee Zellweger came for the premier of their new movie Leatherheads. We didn’t get a picture of George (or get a kiss like our friend Nancy…) but Justin got a good picture of Renee. He also got great pictures of former President Clinton, but my card reader is ‘out of order’ and can’t download any pictures until my new firewire gets here (but for any photographers reading, I’ll be posting about my new card reader soon…it is a must have!) Here are few of Justin’s pictures, two points for getting one of Renee looking right into the camera!

Oh and we are on another blog, check out our wedding on : Design Aglow (a great resource for any photographers out there!)