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Picture Party
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A girl with a camera and a big imagination writes a blog. Julia Manchik works as a photographer with her husband and is learning graphic design. This is a personal blog about her creative endeavors.
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Cozy Christmas Home

I haven’t been this EXCITED about the Christmas season since I was probably 9 years old. The husband and I missed last Christmas at home, so it’s our first Christmas together as a married...

15 dec 11 1 person likes this

In the Kitchen

The holidays put me in the mood for baking. And eating. I bookmarked this recipe ages ago, and finally decided to give it a go one night. It was amazing. Our home smelled so warm and cinnamony and it...

09 dec 11 1 person likes this

Camp Booklet

I got to design some neat stuff for my church’s youth camp this past summer. I am always really excited to see my designs in print, so I snapped some photos of the camp booklet. Every camper re...

14 nov 11

Got My Eyes On : Alphabets

I like letters a lot. What could be better than an entire alphabet? I want to make an alphabet print some day… in the mean time, I am admiring these. [Seed Factory][Gus & Lula] [1. Bombus |...

12 nov 11

What I’ve been up to…

I took a trip home to Boise with Yuriy to visit my family. We planned to stay a week, but it somehow grew longer. In between hanging out, eating way too much (I prefer to bond with people over food)...

10 nov 11

Favorite Season

I decided some years ago that Autumn is my favorite season. Autumn seems to pass so quickly because everyone’s either hanging onto summer or looking forward to winter. Autumn brings such a warm...

18 oct 11

An Autumn Girls Night

I love to entertain, and we planned to invite friends over all summer long, but it didn’t really happen. Maybe because I never found a patio table and maybe because we were too busy photographi...

11 oct 11 1 person likes this

Our Photobooth

Wanted to share some fun images from our wedding photobooth as I wrap up Wedding Week. The only props we provided were the chalkboards and the giant J & Y letters. Somehow, all of the props from ...

04 oct 11

Wedding Week – Reception

I’m getting a little tired of posting photos of and jabbering about our wedding, but I know I must finish Wedding Week with the reception. This was the part I was most excited about planning, b...

04 oct 11

Wedding Week – Ceremony

Well I wasn’t all that efficient posting this week, even though it’s Wedding Week. So here I am blogging on a Saturday morning, when I should be out estate sale hunting. We had a quick lu...

01 oct 11

Wedding Week – Bridal Portraits

We headed to Discovery Park in Seattle to take some nice photos with our bridal party before someone spilled coffee on their dress or my hair fell out from all the hairspray and bobby pins. Didn̵...

30 sep 11 2 people like this

Wedding Week – Getting Ready

[Wedding Week is a short series in honor of our one-year wedding anniversary! I am finally sharing our wedding images/story for the first time.] Unlike most brides, I was the last of all the girls to...

28 sep 11

Wedding Week – Preparation

I said I would post some wedding images on Sunday, didn’t I? Well I had no desire to be behind the computer on our anniversary and decided to enjoy Boulder with the husband instead. We had ours...

28 sep 11

Invited

Designing our wedding invites was harder than picking an ice cream flavor at Baskin Robbins. Too many options and ideas floating around in my head, and I knew I only had one chance [Im planning to be...

24 sep 11 1 person likes this

Coming Soon

Our one-year wedding anniversary is approaching in a matter of days [gasp!], and I would like to [finally] share our wedding photos for the first time and relive the memories with you all. Stay tuned...

22 sep 11

My Windowsill

I’ve always adored kitchen windowsills covered with cute little pots and plants. Our kitchen sink faces a window, which is ideal [looking out a window while washing dishes is so much more enjoy...

20 sep 11

Starting the Day Right

One of my favorite things about being married is eating breakfast together. Prior to our wedding, I almost never ate breakfast. If I felt like being responsible and nourishing my brain, it was a bage...

16 sep 11

A Storm

Though Seattle may be known for it’s gray weather, we’ve never had to worry about hurricanes or tropical storms. We’re babies when it comes to extreme weather. Yuriy and I traveled ...

15 sep 11

Got My Eyes On : Brass

My new favorite thing to look for in thrift stores… nice brass pieces. It’s classic, it’s shiny, it’s warm, it’s retro. I especially love industrial looking brass pieces...

12 sep 11

Birthday

Tuesday was my birthday. Yuriy and I had a dinner date in Seattle. It started with a sunset stroll at South Lake Union Park (where Yuriy asked me to be his girlfriend many moons ago… I like to ...

08 sep 11

Homemade Business Cards

I wanted to share some home made, last-minute business cards I made for myself. The husband and I attended a summer party for Seattle photographers and I knew I’d be meeting a lot of new faces ...

07 sep 11

Summer Adrenaline

Recently, the husband and I were in California photographing a wedding. The next day, we spontaneously decided to go sky diving with our friends [there was no talk of this before our trip so I could ...

05 sep 11

Got My Eyes On : Fringe

I’m so glad fringe is here to stay. I expect to see it even more this fall once we start wearing boots, scarves, and layers. It’s got a perfect hippie/tough-chick vibe to it. Here are som...

19 aug 11

Handmade Wedding Gift

The first time I ever cross-stitched was half a year ago during our honeymoon travels. I decided to give it another go and make something special for my best friend’s wedding last month. Now I ...

18 aug 11

Summer is flying

Goodness, it doesn’t even seem like it’s been that long since I’ve blogged until I look at the last date. Yuriy and I are in the middle of a busy wedding photography season, summer ...

18 aug 11

Small Gatherings

The summer is quickly passing by me and it makes me sad. I think summer is about spending time with friends and taking it easy (over food), but we’ve been working a lot and away from home due t...

28 jul 11

Paper Goods for a Special Wedding

My best friend, Olivia, asked me to do the paper goods for her Idaho wedding earlier this month. The only time I’ve done paper goods for a wedding was for my own wedding. It was a fun experienc...

21 jul 11

Itch to Stitch

Lately, all I want to do is stitch. I am working on a cross-stitch/embroidery for a special someone (will share soon) and have been learning some new and exciting techniques here. Now that I know mor...

20 jul 11

Good Things in Life

Excuse my absence. Yuriy and I just spent a sweet week in Idaho visiting my family. I grew up in Boise and my parents still live there and have left my old bedroom untouched for me! I love coming to ...

19 jul 11

Cream and Swirls

I recently designed invitations for my best friend’s wedding. Her wedding style is very soft, romantic, and elegant and the invites reflect that. Yuriy and I are driving down to Idaho to attend...

03 jul 11

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