I love to laugh. If there is any one thing a person shouldn’t do, it’s taking themselves too seriously. Fortunately, Austin photography studio Sweet Caroline captures humor in one of life’s most joyous occasions — weddings.
Looking through her photos caused me to spit-up coffee — in a good way. I couldn’t stop laughing at the dry humor captured in these images. Too often women get caught up in the stress of wedding planning and forget that it’s actually just a big party with people you love. Your wedding should be fun, and should capture your personality.
I look at the children in these photos and am reminded that life should be treated a big, fun party when you’re surrounded with the ones you love.
So have fun with your wedding planning. And don’t take things too seriously…even if your grandmother (like mine did) is insistant on sewing lace on your gown because “your bosom is showing.”
Earlier this year I had the opportunity to meet Nicole Patel, owner of Delysia Chocolatier. I honestly have never known much about truffles, but was surprised when she explained she makes her truffles by hand and has more than 60 different flavors – wow!
With flavors like green tea, coffee, wasabi raspberry, cigar, lavender and so many more….I was intrigued. After I took a bite of a milk chocolate truffle made with real Texas honey, I was hooked.
Delysia Chocolatier has a variety of products – from 9-truffle boxed collections, customizable chocolate menus and 2-piece favors, there are a million and one reasons to order truffles for your next affair.
A few months ago Nicole called me to assist with developing a photoshoot for her products. Working from two separate cities and on the phone incessantly, we pulled together details from our collective homes (as well as my mom’s fabulous china).
Below is a collage of the subsequent photos taken by Thompson Poole Photography and styled by myself, Nicole and BZ Events.
A few months ago I had the pleasure of tasting what was perhaps the most delicious sweetness my taste buds have ever encountered. If you follow this blog at all, you have probably already discovered I have a major sweet tooth.
We recently showcased at an open house where all the guests were raving about Blue Note Bakery’s cakes. While the cakes did look amazing – and the artistry of their sculpted cakes was unlike anything I’d ever seen – I’ve never been a fan of fondant. I’m a buttercream icing kind of gal, so I was extremely skeptical about whether I’d like their cakes. But, I’ve never been one to turn away dessert.
I remember wandering over to their table thinking: “Surely these can’t be that great.”
That being said, my heart nearly stopped and my knees buckled underneath me the moment I bit into my first cake sample from Blue Note Bakery. The buckled knees resumed for the four or five additional samples I rapidly devoured.
Directly from their website:
Angela Jiles is the “Confection Composer” @ Blue Note Bakery. She is a Professional Pastry Chef & a 1993 Graduate of Johnson & Wales University. Over the years she has been the Pastry Chef @ Dell, Moose’s in San Francisco, Vespaio here in Austin as well as a Pastry Instructor @ The Culinary Academy of Austin. Angela has been in the Pastry profession since 1990, loves what she does & believes each cake & dessert should be a work of edible art.
Their cakes are pure deliciousness (yes, so delicious that I have in fact created a new word)! I highly encourage you to set up an appointment and sample some cake. If you’re not getting married or don’t have a birthday coming up, who cares! There are a million worthwhile reasons to eat cake. Go. Now!
I’ve been admiring the work of Stacy Reeves for a while now – as I’ve quietly stalked her talent on Twitter. This morning I was browsing through her blog and stumbled upon this gorgeous wedding in Colleyville, Texas (Dallas suburbs) at the Piazza in the Village.
Stacy has impeccable timing, capturing the most beautiful moments of weddings. Smiles full of love and laughter fill her images – the emotion, excitement and beauty that every wedding encompasses.
I absolutely fell in love these photos, though. The details of the wedding, the bride’s beautiful dress, the groom’s super swank suit – how sexy is this couple? I’m not really sure this was a real wedding – I’m convinced Stacy staged this wedding with models, it’s just too perfect!
To top is off, Stacy traveled to Europe to shoot a “Day After” session with the bride and groom. You can view the entire European Day After Session on her blog – here’s just a small snippet of this gorgeous couple:
Absolutely beautiful – thank you so much, Stacy, for sharing your work. Looking forward to many more perfect weddings!
Marriage and weddings are an extremely exciting time in a woman’s life. Without offending or upsetting anyone, I daresay there is a moment that is even more precious and heart-warming: the birth of a child.
Little ones bring such joy into our lives. Although I am not yet a mother, I see a mother’s face warm every time she holds her precious angel in her arms, and I see the laughter and excitement as your child ever so innocently puts you in your place with a matter-of-fact answer to questions such as where are we? — “We’re right here.”
In celebration of life, and the next steps after marriage, I have compiled photos from child photographer, Kelley Ryden. Based in Omaha, Nebraska, Kelly’s photos warm your heart and bring a tear to your eye. Such innocence and perfection in every single child. Life is such an amazing wonder, and it’s these little newborns that captivate one of the sweetest things in life – parenthood.
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