It’s a girl! Can you tell? :) Adelaide was born this week and I can’t wait to meet her. These are photos of her mom Stephanie and her shower. Steph is a wonderful woman that opens her home up week after week for a ladies Bible study and breakfast. She truly is a Proverbs 31 woman! And I’m so grateful to have her in my life.
Liking those cute little booties? I do! They were made by our friend Alli Coate and you can find her work on her blog and Etsy!
Here are a few of my favorite black and white images of Evelyn and Katie together. Don’t you see the love?
More to come soon, I promise :)
Hello world, meet Evelyn :) I hope you enjoy this little sneak peek. There will be many more precious images to come shortly….
On a beautiful day back in February we had a family outing to Coggeshall Farm Museum in Bristol, Rhode Island. It was so neat to see an authentic, historical working farm. We even got to participate in and learn about maple tapping. If you are looking for something different to do with your family one weekend I definitely suggest checking out their calendar.
This morning I sat down with a mug of coffee and the premiere issue of Atlas Quarterly. Inside it was a collection of beautifully written articles featuring American makers, artists and collectors. After reading the Letter from the Editor and the first two articles I knew I was in love. I can’t wait for the next issue and I’m not even done with this one :) If you’d like to learn more about Atlas Quarterly, please kindly visit their website HERE.
Laura, I cannot express how proud I am of you! I love this publication. You and your team did an amazing job!
I was walking through Whole Foods this afternoon after church, looking for lunch and a HUGE sign caught my eye… now the fact that it was huge was only one of three reasons that it caught my eye. The other two eye catching features were: 1) great design and 2) its mention of chocolate :) So, I took a closer look. Turns out they were selling $5 candy bars… I took pause… five dollars? I read further. Theses lovely Save Chocolateville Bars were local, handmade, artisan chocolates (yum!) created by Andrew Shotts owner of Garrison Confections, the package design was by local artist Casey Spencer, even the printing was local (Barrington Printing) and proceeds from the sale of the candy bar would go to benefit children in Central Falls, RI; an idea by Mike Ritz. I was sold and inspired! I love seeing Rhode Islanders take an active role in their community.
You can learn more about Save Chocolateville, it’s name and inspiration as well as Leadership Rhode Island by clicking on their highlighted links.
And the next time you’re at Whole Foods pick up a Save Chocolateville Bar.
While we were in Portsmouth, New Hampshire last weekend we crossed the bridge into Maine and visited the Cape Neddick “Nubble” Lighthouse. I loved the coastal drive over. I think we will have to visit again in the warmer months.
We were up in Portsmouth, New Hampshire last weekend. While we were there we took a stroll, had brunch at The Friendly Toast and stopped by Gus & Ruby. I loved that little letterpress shop! I pretty much wanted to purchase EVERYTHING! But I settled for a business card case, a lovely rubber stamp set from Chewing the Cud and some striped paper straws. If you ever get a chance you should stop in too :)
Two weeks ago I was able to attend the lovely Branches & Light photography workshop. It was hosted at the Sutherland in North Carolina by Nancy and Caroline. I learned so much about overcoming fear in business, organization, branding and Emily Ayer of Southern Weddings spoke with us about getting published. We even had a professionally styled shoot to photograph…. I hope you love it as much as I do!
Designer and Stylist: Erin McLean with Erin McLean Events
Flowers: Tre Bella Flowers
Gown: Tre Bella Bridal
Cake: Ashley Cakes
Cake Stand: Sarah’s Stands
Hair and Makeup: Samantha Crowder
Jewelry: Emily Hansel Designs
Calligraphy: Juliet Jones
Venue: The Sutherland
