this is the beginning of something new

last week was my last week at my graphic design position at my job. this week is the first week doing photography full-time! being self-employed is both scary and exciting. i find myself so much more productive now that i know that every hour i waste matters.

it's such a relief being able to focus on my photography and only my photography. working two full-time jobs was way too much for me. i even find myself more inspired and motivated to do other things i enjoy, like painting! i painted that little chipboard girl last night :).

here's to new beginnings. contact me if you need a portrait session or even photography for your wedding day!

something's hiding in here

vintage wallpaper music boxes by Something's Hiding In Here (creator of Forage Bowties) for BHLDN!

(via designworklife)

grady mcferrin

i really admire grady mcferrin's lettering and illustrative work. there's a gritty folk feel to each of his works that i absolutely adore.

check out his work here.

glósóli

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guess where i want to go for my honeymoon? not hawaii, not cancun, nope, not paris or even a cruise. i don't want to lay out on the beach or drink out of coconuts.

i want to go to iceland.

it is absolutely beautiful, hauntingly breathtaking. i've been burning a hole into my screen just staring at iceland photos like a mad woman. i even put on some sigur rós to admire these photos. i know, i'm weird.

have any of you ever been to iceland? is it expensive? any tips?

quiet wednesday

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it's a quiet wednesday around here, nothing really to be done at work...but tons to be done back home. wish i could sit at a coffee shop, drink a hot cup of hot chocolate or coffee and edit away. since i can't do any of that right now, i'll share some links i like today:

- i'd love my wedding to feel like this birthday party.

- really cute lingerie from anthropologie.

- fun matchbook illustrations from tom frost.

- this amazing forest/nature/wood-themed wedding invitation.

- this quote:

“Cherish your solitude. Take trains by yourself to places you have never been. Sleep alone under the stars. Learn how to drive a stick shift. Go so far away that you stop being afraid of not coming back. Say no whenever you don’t want to do something. Say yes if your instincts are strong, even if everyone around you disagrees. Decide whether you want to be liked or admired. Decide if fitting in is more important than finding out what you’re doing here. " eve ensler

- ONA camera bags.

- braided hairstyles tutorials

bond glam

(watch, heels, ring, lipstick, swimsuit, tub.)

today's inspiration board is a (james) bond girl, classic glam kind of board. isn't that swimsuit to die for?

emedemarta

i've been sifting the interwebs lately for geometric necklaces and came across these....loving these necklaces and the use of triangles from emedemarta.