I met a local photographer yesterday...

Since I'm feeling guilty about going with SOTA Photography because of the cost I met with a local photography who is only 5 mins away (my competition). She is really nice and her name is Dani but, she has only done 10 weddings and like me, she keeps getting better with every shoot. She uses the same camera I use and her package is awesome as it should be when you're starting out. My only hang up is the fact that she is a new photographer and with this being my passion, I kind of wanted someone with several years under their belt! I want Sota Dzine!

Check out her links to her site and new blog.

http://www.danileighphotography.com/

http://www.danileighblog.com/

What do you think?

Save the Dates

I made our 'save the dates' this morning (1 am), it only took me about 20 mins. We're trying to save money anyway we can so we're emailing them instead of paying for postage, ink, paper, and envelopes. We're pretty happy with them, but we want to know what you think, so please leave a comment!

I made this one a few days later!

Flower Girl Dresses

My sister has flooded my email with so many cute flower girl dresses! It's going to be hard to pick just one! I really wanted to make the Tutu dresses (above) but, with two of girls getting older and growing fast it will be better to put them in a more classical dress. Plus, the time it would take to make them. As you can see I had it all planned out.

So I really like these two!

A night with Lulu

I took Lulu out a few weeks ago to try on some flower girl dresses to make her feel special since she didn't try any on when the other girls bought their dresses and she also, just got glasses that day. I figured we better try some on in case we can't get the tutu dresses made. The two of us had a great time! We shopped at Nordstrom and ate dinner at Panera. Lulu tried chicken salad for the first time and loved it (it's my favorite)! Here's a few pictures and videos from the night.

We met with the Photographer of my DREAMS!

So Drew and I drove down to Fairfax, VA to meet with Nicole from Sota Dzine Photography. It was a long drive but worth it! I've wanted to meet her for some time now! I really admire their work and would love to be as successful as them one day (and I will one day). Her home office was in her living room and her style is very similar to mine. She played us a DVD of their work and we looked through her amazing albums. I was already sold on them before we even walked in the door and now even more so. Drew likes their style as well and he wants to make me happy it's just they aren't cheap. The cheapest package they have is $5,500.00 and that includes 6 hours, one photographer, and a DVD of High-Res photos but, you're paying for their unbelievable talent so I think it's worth it! So, we're trying to fit it in the budget! She said her husband would be our photographer and he is the best out of the three of them. They have a background in fashion photography and he is a graphic designer. Two roads I wish I went down, do you see why I like them so much? I really hope we are able to have them photograph are wedding because I know they would absolutely amazing work and they are my best fit!

Check out their site and blog.

http://sotaweddings.com/

http://overexposed.squarespace.com/

I hope you guys don't mind me using a picture of you from your blog if you ever see this. I just wanted to show you off!