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fact- i have the most talented, caring, lovely and beautiful wife in the world. everyone be sure to wish kate a happy birthday if you haven’t already- feel free to leave a comment here on the blog as they go straight to her email, @ her on twitter or facebook her!
this is from one of our days off when we used to work at a camp in north carolina. we’d been dating for about 6 months, she’s awesome:
it is a blessing that matt and i are afflicted with the same obsessions (passions?). photography, culture, food, craft, etc and now- architecture. we bought our little two bedroom, one bathroom house this past july as the cornerstone of our 5 to 7 year master plan but once we moved in, a love for our little pocket of the city grew- and we gleefully pushed our little plan off a cliff. we were instantly intrigued by the beauty and possibility of old homes and at the recommendation of some of our most brilliant friends and family members we bought a couple of books to learn about the theories of making a ‘home.’
and now we’re pumped! to say the least. we share new ideas most days at breakfast and usually also after matt gets out of the shower- where he does his most creative thinking, of course. ;) we end up walking around the house with our arms spread out roughly measuring and plotting new windows and nooks. we are lucky that we have such a sweet little floor plan to build our ideas upon and create new efficient spaces perfectly suited to our way of living. of course, it’s all just dreams and speculation right now as we save save save to finance this thing but that’s okay- since our ideas change daily getting started now might stifle the more creative ideas that could come later. that being said, we’re having an awesome time spitballing crazy dreams for stairs and ways to bend natural light to our advantage. we’ve started home inspiration folders and we’re always looking for new blogs and websites with a nod toward the renovated and customized old home.
anyway, we’re excited to chronicle some of our house projects on this blog! hopefully, this is the start of moving back to more personal posts in general because this year we’re determined to have a bit of a life outside of our business. :) it’s not easy because we do love our job so much- honestly, i run straight to the computer every morning to see what new, exciting emails we’ve gotten from all of you while we’ve been asleep! but we’re starting to learn to balance other things we love with our business, like sunshine and other people and architecture and thrift stores ;) and we’re planning on 2010 being a fulfilling balance of our passions. so, here’s to 2010, may it be epic!
here are some shots from playing in the snow today!:
now we’re about to shoot our first friday wedding of the year- kate’s already hanging out with the girls… enjoy what’s left of the snow and get cozy and warm tonight! late-ehs!
so this was take two at the park where we were supposed to shoot carolyn & trae before the rain started. we were still so excited about the location that we suggested it to jennifer & rob and they were totally up for checking it out- because they are awesome! after quite a fight with atlanta traffic we all were in the same place ready to get started. and get started we did! since we were racing the sun we didn’t give them quite as much time as we usually do to get comfortable but they were ready for it! their natural comfort with one another made their shoot just flow easily from one location to the next. i know i’ve mentioned it before but we really are so lucky to have such amazing couples like jennifer & rob! couples who know what they want, understand our style, and make things happen!
the sun made it’s first appearance in a while and we were happy to take full advantage of it!
it made me really happy when jennifer mentioned that she really loved close-up shots; so do i! they had no problem at all with us getting a little bit close to their faces to make sure we nailed our closeups- love them for that!
these next two combination shots are simply my shot and matt’s shot of the same moment- it’s fun to look at images this way! also- gives a pretty good excuse for hiring two photogs, no!?
it got dark really fast once the sun set so we were able to grab a few with the moon- a first for us! this was my fave:
***please click here to see jennifer & rob’s slideshow***
jennifer & rob, you guys did an amazing job jumping straight into your shoot! i know this means awesome things for your wedding day; we’re excited! :)
hey friends, wanted to let you know that matt and i are very blessed to be dry and with power at the moment. so many people in our city are suffering from this devastating flood and the rain is still coming down; please do keep atlanta in your thoughts and prayers.
