(I owe a quote from yesterday. I’ll get to that soon.)
Ben brought me these beautiful hydrangeas yesterday and they made my day. Aren’t they lovely? I just adore summer flowers. Peonies, hydrangea, sweet peas… sigh.
Wise words, from a wise woman. This quote eloquently sums up the way I try to approach all aspects of my business and my life in general.
We have an exciting new addition to our product collection: storyboards! They are 20×10 inches, mounted on masonite and are ready to hang. This particular style features three of your favorite images from your shoot or wedding. A storyboard would look great as an addition to your kiddo’s bedroom wall or hung elegantly in your living room.
At only $75, they’re an affordable way to showcase your most treasured memories.
Meet the Flemings. They are an adorable family with two adorable little ones, Brock (age 3) and Reagan (15 months). We got together this weekend for a family portrait shoot at Kelsey Creek Park, in Bellevue. Since moving to the Eastside, I have discovered so many wonderful parks that serve as perfect portrait backdrops. And Kelsey Creek is great with kids, since they have farm animals and huge barns. So much fun.
Look at these GORGEOUS children.
Reagan wasn’t so sure about the whole picture-taking thing, but flowers were interesting!
Now Brock, on the other hand, was a complete ham and up for anything.
I love the long fences at Kelsey Creek, and Brock used them as leverage to get a closer view of the sheep lounging in the pasture.
I love this shot.
Mom and daughter.
Dad and daughter.
Mom and son.
A big, beautiful smile from Ms. Reagan!
Andrea is such a fun mom! Up for anything and willing to lay down and let her kids “tackle” her. Her words, not mine!
Thanks, Flemings! I had a great time and hope you did, too!
The album orders have been coming in fast and furious these days. It’s been so much fun designing them and then anticipating their arrival. Last week two albums showed up, and it felt a little like Christmas!
The first album is an 8×8 coffee-table album, purchased as a gift from the bride and groom to the groom’s parents. I absolutely LOVE the way it turned out. Most clients choose a vibrant color photograph for the cover, but this time we went with a black and white image and I did the rest of the cover black. It turned out so chic and elegant looking.
The next book is from Michelle and Eugene’s Puerta Vallarta wedding in December. They went with a 10×10 coffee table book, and it epitomizes their vibrant, playful, upbeat beach wedding. I was THRILLED with the way the color turned out.
I think the thing I love most about wedding albums is how versatile they are. Because I do 100% of the design myself, by hand, the album is totally custom, and totally about you. And of course it doesn’t hurt that I love the design process. 
I’d like to introduce you all to a couple of darling girls, Jaime and Erica, who own Bitsy Events, an event-planning company here in Seattle. They’re fairly new on the scene and are incredibly talented. I asked a few questions I thought might give you a little peek into their business.
(photo not by me)
What inspired you to start an event coordinating business?
A backpacking trip through Italy is where our hearts said ‘follow me’. We have always known we were meant to use our talents in the event coordinating world – but it was on that trip, after a few glasses of wine, that we stimulated the inspiration to map our plan, strategize a vision and create something innovative. When we returned home – the trail blazing of ‘Bitsy’ began & we have yet to look back.
What are your favorite aspects of planning?
Every aspect! That’s why we do it. We each bring a unique design style to the table which helps us to create something that doesn’t just look good… it feels good. Many events help to tell a story; some of love, joy, inspiration, hard work and rejoice. We love to help tell the stories of our clients by reflecting their look, desire & feel throughout the event. Our specialty of custom made creations allows us to create something rare, something beautiful, but most of all something meaningful.
What are traits in clients that would make them a good fit for you?
Exciting! Fresh, chic, vigorous, open to new ideas, have a dash of daring charisma and most importantly should always allow humor along the way!
Bitsy Events would like to offer a 10% discount to any clients who mention this write-up when booking with them!
I’m a sucker for quotes. That’s one thing about me that hasn’t changed since my long-ago highschool days.
I have a folder on my computer desktop called “I’m Inspired” which I fill with quotes and photographs that inspire me. I’d like to share a little of that with you. Maybe something will resonate. Let’s make it a Thursday thing, shall we?
To get started, here’s a little something that I found especially poignant.
Once we reach 200 fans, I’ll be doing another portrait giveaway! Encourage friends and family members to become fans!
