For those of you with extra closet space...

Hit the 75% off Christmas sales!

If I knew I had lots of storage (which I won't in NYC or London), I'd hit the 75% off Christmas sales and buy all kinds of decorating supplies for next year. My Grandma has started the tradition of allowing us to come to her home and use all her decorating supplies to make the most beautiful gifts.

She stocks up on wrapping paper, gift tags, and my favorite, the trimmings. She buys clearance garlands and Christmas accessories from the floral department of local craft stores to cut up and put on our gifts. It truly makes gift giving even more special. Just something to think about for next year...

The upside? Everyone will feel so special that you put in all that time and effort (so they will automatically love your gift no matter what's inside). The downside? No one will want to open your gifts because they are little works of art. That's what happens at my house.

my favorite that Erin wrapped.... and my favorite gift that I wrapped

Happy New Year + Lee Family Portraits

Happy New Year!

December is always such a wonderfully busy month and I've been neglecting this poor blog. I still have a lot of catching up to do, but I'm thoroughly excited about this new year and all that I have planned...

Here's a shoot from way back in November that I never blogged. Don't worry, my clients get their disks  in 2-4 weeks (unless it's a wedding because those take forever) So they haven't been waiting as long as you have, though I guess you didn't even know you were waiting. And don't worry, there's yet another shoot from a few days after this I have yet to post. Sigh.

I am a huge fan of showing the passage of time through photography. Besides just having an updated picture, of course. I took THESE photos of Ben and Joy last year at the orchard and we went back just shy of one year later.

oh that we were all as gorgeous and photogenic as Joy. Not fair. Not even close.