LIFE LATELY

I can’t believe it is already mid-March. So many folks around me are whining for springtime, and I love spring, but I just can’t believe how these past few months have swept by. Let me catch you...

Sick day

I hope you’ve all had a beautiful holiday! I’ve been sick so I’ve been moving slowly over here and canceling a lot of plans. I took one “official” sick day, laid in bed, and read a book. I’ve still...

Christmas Eve Eve – An Invite

We’ll be celebrating the coming of our King and anticipating His next coming on the 23rd at our church. If you’re in the area, I’d love to see you there.

Christmas Scenes

Merry Christmas my friends! I hope you are all enjoying the season. Des Moines finally had a good dose of snow dropped on her. We’ve been spending free time pushing out our neighbors cars. Let’s...

A GOOD REFLECTION

Because I really like my work and am so happy to dive right in, I like to spend Monday mornings reflecting, reading, and listening to a sermon or two. This might seem strange since we keep Sunday...

27 FEELS ALRIGHT

Wednesday was my birthday, and, although it was a pretty low-key day and we weren’t able to squeeze in everything I had hoped, it was nice. AND I won’t feel guilty to keep celebrating a little and...

STRING ART

This little lovely was created for my friend Nicole. Earlier this year Nicole and husband Scott were visiting, and Scott noticed the string art hanging in our office. Not long after their visit we...

BREAKFAST WITH FRIENDS

Breakfast with friends is completely worth a few extra dishes. Our friend Josh’s fiancé, Heidi, has been in town so Dave invited them over for crepes this morning. Saturday morning crepes are as...

New things at The Wedding Format

It’s been quiet here, no? The mister and I have been keeping busy recreating our website for The Wedding Format and adding new content. We have lots of exciting ideas for that space in the coming...

FALL AT JESTER PARK

A couple things: Isn’t fall beautiful? And McKenzie’s back!

Stay With You

Earlier this summer we spent four nights shooting the following music video for our friends’ band Parlours. Dave has been wanting to make a video with fireflies for a couple of years. We almost did...

TREES & TIME

Hello my neglected blog and readers! I’m checking in only because while I’ve been amassed in wedding polaroids, I came across a few photos from vacation and realized I never shared any. ANY. It was...

THOUGHTS ON A SATURDAY NIGHT

While Dave’s out filming a wedding this evening, I’ve been home working on wedding photos. I catch myself at times being caught up in the emotions of the day. During the first time the couple sees...

HEAT RELIEF

My goodness, this week is flying by. Though it’s warming up again, this few day break from the heat has been awesome. I’ve finally been leaving the house much more willingly. Sunday evening, Dave...

FREE LOVE

I thought about keeping this one to myself but decided that just wasn’t kind. Today you’ll find some free desktop backgrounds on DESIGNLOVEFEST from The Weaver House. And from the sound of it,...

THE FOURTH

We’ve been anticipating opening night of Moonrise Kingdom for a long time. It made its way to The Fleur here in Des Moines a week ago Friday. This was a little later than other places; I had...

ANNIVERSARY PARTY | PART FOUR

(You can catch up on parts one, two, or three here.) I hope you have enjoyed these photos! It was such a beautiful night. Emotionally, I was a mess days before the party and constantly on the verge...

ANNIVERSARY PARTY | PART THREE

(Find your way to part one or two here, if you like) Dave and Sarah of 1 cup Awesome were in charge of food, and it was an awesome meal. Not sure if you could read the menu from the photo: Mexican...

HAPPY 4TH, MY FRIENDS!

I hope everyone is having an awesome day. I think Dave and I will be taking it easy today. He is feeling pretty worn out after a busy week+. We spent last week filming another music video for the...

ANNIVERSARY PARTY | PART TWO

(Find Part One here if you missed it)

10 YEAR VOW RENEWAL AND ANNIVERSARY PARTY

I’m really excited to finally share these photos with you. I’ve broken it into four posts, so you’ll have to stop back by to catch them all. Let me just say that it was a huge honor being asked to...

SECRET PARTY

Here are just a few snippets of the preparations for the party I mentioned. I maybe went a little overboard, but it all made for a magical night. We couldn’t have pulled it off without some amazing...

EATS | BREAKFAST

I haven’t been able to get enough of this sandwich. There may have even been a day a couple of weeks ago where I ate it for both breakfast and lunch in the same day. Dave gives me supreme credit...

HEALTHY BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

Num, num, num. I love muffins! Here’s a good, hearty muffin recipe that is sure to leave your tastebuds (and colon, ha!) satisfied! The oatmeal and chia seeds give it a rich chewiness. Add a lemon...

NEW FRIEND

Look at this lady dear! I have been wanting a Staghorn Fern since the day my cousin Stuart told me I should have one! I didn’t know what they were at the time, but I was smitten at first glance! It...

EASTER VIDEO

This is an ambient video Dave created to play before our Easter service this year. The music is by Circle of Birds. Enjoy.

EASTER 2012

Better late than never? :) I just wanted to share a few photos of some fun we had this spring planning and creating our church’s Easter service. There are so many components to a special service...

AROUND HERE

Hello my friends! It’s been a while, hasn’t it? I had to cut one thing off my to do list towards the end of April because I was immersed in planning decor for our friends’ anniversary party and vow...

HAVE YOU HEARD OF

DAVID RAMIREZ? We were invited to a house show a couple weeks ago. I had never heard of the guy but decided to go. I almost didn’t go; I was working on a project (you’ll see soon). Dave left and...

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