I have always been fascinated by photography. I have spent countless hours studying photographs of people, while considering the angles, the lighting, and the editing the photographer used. I love the fact that photography has the amazing ability to transport us to a different time, or place with one single shot.
It was not until I started blogging that I decided to take photography more seriously. With camera in hand, I started experimenting with photographs of my apartment, of friends, and family. It was after experimenting in this way that I realized my passion for photography. I have no formal training or background in this field, but I realize that passion can open your eyes to the impossible, so not only did I invest in the proper equipment I also spent the necessary time to learn everything I could to enhance the skill it takes to be proficient with this passion.
I enjoy, and appreciate the opportunity to photograph bloggers, couples, influencers who make an impact in their profession, families, and also lifestyle type setting. I take an individual approach to each person I photograph. I make every effort to embrace and highlight the focus of what they are trying to convey to their audience with each session.
I look forward to working together and capturing the potential magnificence of your moments through my eyes and the lens of my camera.
2020 is the year of a lot of things but for me it is the year of Blue. It is so weird but I remember 2018 distinctly being the year I fell in love with Pink. I couldn’t get enough of it. I painted my daughters room pink, I bought all pink dresses, and I only wanted pink accessories in my home. But 2020, it is blue. I am loving all shades of it too: french blue, navy, light blue, etc. I am even doing my daughters nursery blue.
We decided to have a couple over for dinner and I had blue on my mind. The first thing I do when I put together a tablescape is to figure out my colors, which was easy since I had just received my Alice Neylor-Leyland “Serena” tablecloth. It is beautiful and the perfect tablecloth for those summer evenings. After the tablecloth is selected I usually play around with different placemats and plates. I really have a lot of fun mixing and matching patters but it was my husband who told me to use this arrangement. To top off a beautiful table I love adding florals and/or candlesticks. They are such a fun way to add texture, color, depth and height. I used these OYOY candlesticks (currently 50% off) that I had as decor in my living room and turned to Pointers Petals to create a beautiful arrangement for the centerpiece.
The evening was a success. We laughed, listened to music, and over served ourselves wine. Everything I want a dinner party to be!
I have been a longtime fan of Biscuit Bedding. A friend and I drove to Houston for their grand opening party years and years ago. I remember calling my husband and telling him we needed this bedding. He agreed and I got my first biscuit bedding (I believe it was 2013 or 2014). The print has since been discontinued but I followed up my original purchased with the Marfa, Bloomsbury, Dorthy, and now the Truvy. Their bedding is everything I center my design around – sophisticated fun. That is how my designer, Molly Graham, described my interior style and I couldn’t agree more.
Sophisticaed. Biscuit’s sheets are soft without being too buttery. A follower described it best, “they are soft without the feeling of the 90’s/00’s jersey feel.” My husband and I both prefer crisp sheets so with Biscuit, we get both. I have to admit that I ventured away from Biscuit for a minute and purchased a simple set of white sheets that I thought my husband would love and they also went well with our new Master bedroom decor. By the end of the week he was begging for our biscuit sheets back.
Fun. Their prints make me so happy. I love the look of a fluffy white bed, but often times I find I need fun. The way Bailey, the founder, mixes all of the prints is truly a skill. I have always loved her design eye and envy the way she can “see the whole picture.” If you want a fun follow, she is it! I have taken so many screenshots of her finished rooms over the years that by this point I am sure my camera roll now knows her by name.
Growing up I went through the same faze most girls go through – I wanted a purple room. My mom delivered the most beautiful purple room any 12 year old had ever seen. However, like those low-rider jeans of the early 2000’s we started to out grow each other. I painted over the purple when I entered high school and went with a more original color – white.
I had not thought of a purple bedroom until Molly presented me with the scheme for Eleanor’s big girl room. To be honest, her bedroom was one of the last we designed of our entire house so I was a little tired. I said yes, whatever you think is best. When the room started being painted and drapes being hung, I looked at Molly and said, “I don’t even remember making these selections, but I LOVE it.” Her room is so happy, bright, and age appropriate. I find myself asking Eleanor if we can go play in her room just because I love being in it so much.
When Biscuit reached out that they had a new color way coming for the Truvy print I got really excited. Then they told me it would be in lilac. I almost died! We had just moved Eleanor’s big girl bed from the guest room (we needed the guest room for Eloise’s nursery) so the timing could not have been more perfect!
A few weeks ago we moved Eleanor’s big girl bed over but it was missing one thing – the perfect bedding. I can’t tell you how beautiful the Truvy print is in person. It makes me so happy that my sweet baby girl gets to enjoy the same luxuries I do. Since she is still in her crib (yes she has a biscuit crib sheet) we read books in her big girl bed, say our prayers and snuggle before she goes night, night. She always gets under the duvet and snuggles extra close to the sheets. Even she knows a good sheet when she feels one.
The Truvy comes in Pink and Lilac and is the perfect addition to any girls room – big or small.
Getting dressed after having Eleanor is a very different process. I need pieces that are functional, easy to clean, and cover me when I pick up Eleanor or something she has dropped. Adding to the challenge is the Texas heat. It is so hot that dresses (I prefer above the knee) are the only thing I have been reaching for.
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I photograph bloggers around Dallas and each one of them kept saying they got pieces from Walmart. They told me Walmart has recently added a lot of different fashion lines and they all loved the pieces they had purchased. Being that I am on a fashion budget, I decided to check it out. I was pretty excited at the things I found. My favorite was definitely the EV1 sneaker. The quality is amazing for $100 sneakers and they are $30!
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The Love Sadie dress I found was so easy to go from errands to drinks. And becuase it is $18 it makes it the perfect “mom” dress too. I literally had my husband snap a few photos after I went to the grocery store and UPS. And then I had him take some more photos before we headed out for pre-dinner drinks. So what you see, is 100% real. I will say, the dress has an opening in the back but I had my tailor sew it closed. I love the opening but for this stage in my life, it needed to be sewn.
