Colorful Gifts!!

one of my new favorite places to find fun gifts is loft party. they have everything from eco-friendly, reusable bags to conversation starter games for family and friends to uniquely printed table & dishware--these are perfect for bridesmaid/groomsmen gifts and even cute little additions to place settings at your reception.

Jared Birt Photography Summer Promo!

jared birt photography is offering a special summer promotion for weddings held in august or september of 2008 & 2009: $400 off any of their wedding packages. craziness! okay, all you brides i know who get engaged and bust out a wedding in 4 months (wait a min, that's what i did ;)) or even if your photographer is just not working out the way you have hoped this is your chance to save an extra buck with a photographer who is definitely worth the big bucks! jump on this before their remaining summer dates are gone!! for examples of his work check out his website or even look at my earlier posts of his last year weddings.

Jared Birt Photography

good morning and i hope you all had a wonderful weekend in the sun! today, with great pleasure i am featuring photographer jared birt. my husband and i were blessed enough to meet up with him downtown at sip and cranz (which i love in the pearl!) to look through his portfolio and talk wedding "shop"--well, my husband didn't do too much talk, but he did enjoy a sugar-free vanilla latte :) anyway, we had a wonderful time. and though jared may be a little less known around these parts, he is one of those hidden jewels in the portland area--such a fantastic photographer with a great eye for the beautiful. and his urban style, in his personal and professional life comes through so wonderfully in his photography--

jared sent me some photos from last years wedding season and hopefully we shall be updated with more weddings to come from him this year. enjoy and thank you jared!

Mindy Strauss Life Photography

Good morning! Today I am so excited to share with you a wonderful photographer: Mindy Strauss. Mindy not only is absolutely great at what she does but she also happens to be one of my dearest of friends. She is such a joy to work with and makes every one of her subjects feel as comfortable and easy-going as she is—which is key if taking pictures is as hard for you as it is for me :) Anyway, enjoy these few engagement shots she sent me and check out more on her website. And because I know you’ll ask, no, she does not doing weddings (but this isn’t without my constant persuasion and words of flattery on my part to convince her otherwise…), but her engagement photos are gorgeous and worth getting an appointment. She is a busy gal, so make sure you call a head early and get your spot it now!
Well here she is:


...some of these pictures might look a little familiar :)