Being a Fairfax County girl my entire life I had never been to the Prince William County Fair until last week. It was…..interesting, to say the least. There were a lot of cowboys, farmers, and, ummm, carni’s. But I digress. Any opportunity to hang out with Brandon I will take, country fair and all! My Mom and I had a blast watching him play games, helping him ride a horse, watching acrobats, and riding dozens of rides with him. Our last ride (after 4 hours of 95 degree heat) he and I drove the bumper cars. It was so much fun, I squealed like a school girl. I forogt how much fun it is to just play around and be silly! It was much needed.

Goat’s eyes kind of freak me out, so I focused on his cute nose.




He kept cocking his hat to the side, or putting it on backwards so he could see better. It was ADORABLE!!! He’s mad cool.

riding the carousel with Grandma

tall enough for all the cool kid rides!

ahh, the photo that sparked the facebook controversy (his parents are die hard skins fans). ALL the trucks said Eli, and it was jsut a coincidence that he was wearing my giants hat. i swear! i think he rocked it well.

yummy shaved ice!




fresh squuezed lemonade, my absolute favorite drink!




It was a great day. Check back soon for Katie + Patrick’s Kauai wedding!!

OK, I admit it, I am OBSESSED with magazines. Ask Joey, or anyone in my family (we share them, it’s a problem). I buy (and have subscriptions to) a ridiculous amount of fashion/health/beauty and photography magazines. I read them from back to front, who knows why. I am weird like that. I love the end of summer when all the September fall issues hit the newstands. It is such a happy dose of eye candy and makes me dream of crisp fall days in cute skinny jeans, scarfs, and oxfords (my current fall must-have item).

The most recent Jcrew catalogue has an insanely adorable shoot with the cast of The Romantics, which I must now see simply because of this ad campaign (ladies, who is with me?!). I love brands that use actors to embidy their look. I wish I could do that! (Lea Michelle, want to do a shoot with me?) Not only do I want all of the clothes in these ads (in my dreams!), I rip out my favorite pages and they become inspiration for posing my couples. I am definietly using this pose that Katie Holmes and Josh Duhamel are rocking in the pic below.

Also check out the adorable fall campagin for Banana Republic starring Krysten Ritter. She typically has the “best friend” roles in rom-coms, but think she will be a leading lady soon. They also created a short video that is so much fun. Click the youtube link below to view it.

I am one who loves holding a good book in my hands. The smell, the feel of the pages on my fingertips, the words on the page. But WOW, the new Kindle commerical is so amazing it almost makes me want to go buy one!

Last week I had the pleasure of lunching (and photographing!) with the best group of wedding planners in our area. We were blessed with stunning weather and took advantage of the locations charming terrace in Georgetown. It was quite nice to chat with wedding planners and hear about their exciting weddings coming up in the 2010 season. Photographers don’t usually get to know about all the details until the day of.

A HUGE thank you to Pam Barefoot (Atrendy Wedding) for setting this up, you are the best! Thanks to Nick Perez of Multiflor, floral designer extraordinaire, for the stunning textured centerpieces and tabletop decor.


Pam had notecards made from Etsy for each of the attendees. So sweet!










Thanks to SilverLeaf for the yummy bites.





Here is the entire group: (from left to right)
Jamie Sears, A Simply Chic Event
Terri Eaves, Bash DC
Anne Kelley, Atrendy Wedding
Laura Weatherly, Engaging Affairs
Pam Barefoot, Atrendy Wedding
Sara Muchnick, Engaging Affairs
Lisa Schulz, The Posh Planner
Elizabeth Duncan, Pineapple Productions
Sara Franklin, Social Scene Events

It was great to spend time with old friends and make some new ones as well!

Magazines and catalogs are like my crack. I get so excited when they arrive in the mail, and I am never one to resist the luring of the checkout aisle. Never. It definetly runs in the family too. My Mom, sister and sister-in-law and I share magazines regularly. So much in fact that it drives Joey nuts. I think it’s the clutter they produce though, there are stacks everywhere in our house! Here are some recent catalogs that have given me inspiration for my photography, which their crisp editorial style are perfect for.

And a big Thank You to The Knot magazine for printing Chip and Lauren’s wedding.