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Anthony and Jessica

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December 14, 2013

I truly believe that winter weddings can be just as magical as summer weddings. Last December, which seems like forever ago, I had the pleasure of being a part of Anthony and Jessica’s winter wedding. . Jessica and Anthony’s wedding had so many beautiful elements to it, from the dried flowers arrangements to the pretty aubergine bridesmaids dresses, each detail was lovingly thought out. Mix in some breakfast for dinner, an ooey gooey cinnamon roll cake, and you have a wedding that if fun and rustic, with at touch of campy (Jessica and Anthony met at camp, the same camp I worked at many years ago). Add in a touch of sparkling winter white snow, and you have the most magical of weddings.

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Busyness, Business, and Beauty

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“Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.”

I have been busy. That may be an understatement. These past few weeks have been a marathon of business meetings, client appointments, photo shoots, event proposals, floral quotes, fashion designing, and sleepless nights. Apparently I do my best thinking at 4am in the morning. However, it’s in these times of busy and stress that I am reminded (by a little Canadian birdie) to enjoy. Enjoy everything. I am reminded that this adventure for me is only beginning and that half of the beauty is in the journey. I tend to get so caught up in the finished product, the end result, the tear down at the end of a wedding, the finished garments of a spring line, and somehow I seem to miss all the beauty. So, somehow in-between all the craziness that is my life, I am trying to laugh a little more and to enjoy hard life lessons. I am learning to enjoy the stumbling and faltering, and I am trying to find the beauty in everything.

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Well played 2014. Well played.

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I have not had the best start to 2014. I will spare you all the gory details, but starting NYE, I was hit with a bad case influenza. Fast forward 3 days, and I am still sick, but sleeping as much as possible. Needless to say, I have not been able to get any work done, nor have I been able to start the New Years full force with the enthusiasm and gusto I had intended. But for now, I can only sit here, in bed, drinking tea, and trying not to worry.

Well played 2014. Well played.

Cheers.

Holiday Happiness

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I hope you all had a great Christmas. It was certainly a wintry week, but a very pretty one. The ice covered world, uh, gorgeous! Then add the dusting of powdery snow atop that glittering crystal, ah-ma-zing. I know all my photog friends were outside snapping up a storm. This Christmas I was not able to travel to Alberta to visit Jas and my family, so I snuggled in at my parents for a very, very quiet Christmas. With my siblings living in other States and Countries (and Jas living in Alberta), it means that holiday’s usually are just my parents and I. This December, my mom and I put up the Christmas tree, with a few hilarious hiccups along the way, decorated the house in enough pine boughs to make you think you were walking through a forest, and had Peter, Paul and Mary’s Christmas Album playing loud enough for even the smallest creature outside the house to hear.

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With December drawing to a close and Christmas Decorations being taken down, and a New Year just within reach, I am reminded that each moment is special, no matter how quiet and small, as long as I spend it with those I love.

Take A Bough

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This Christmas season, my mom and I dragged in our massive Christmas tree from outside and in the process, we lost a few branches. Instead of throwing them away, I decided to take the 4 branches and multiply them into enough boughs to cover our entire house (and presents) in fresh, lovely smelling pine. Below, you will see the simple directions to make boughs that you can hang anywhere from your front door to the back of chairs, and many places in between.

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1. Select your branches: I chose 3 different types of evergreens for a total of 8 branches.

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2. Arrange your branches: I chose the biggest branch and placed the smaller branches on top of it, trimming away excess.

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3. Wrap your branches: I wrapped the ends of the branches where they are gathered together with florist wire and then florist tape. Wrap enough of both so that the branches are secure.

4. Tie a bow: I chose to wrap a red satin ribbon around the ends, but you can use anything you want.

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5. Place your bough: Depending on the size of your bough, you can hang it on your front door, on the back of chairs, on the wall, on Christmas presents.