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Nov 21 2011

Coffee Talk Monday #45

Posted in: Coffee Talk Mondays

What’s up internet friends?! Happy Monday to ya! :)

My dilemma: Would you eat a delicious chocolate-chip covered carmel apple if you knew that it would make the roof of your mouth sore? It’s like, on the one hand it tastes so yummy but on the other hand my mouth is writhing in pain by the last bite. So what should I do? Let’s be honest…the carmel apple WILL be gone by the end of the day ;).

Have you seen those Target2Day sale commercials? You know, the ones with the lady who is WAY too excited about the Black Friday Sales like she is HERE. That’s kinda how I feel about Thanksgiving this week! I can’t wait for the turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, pumpkin goodies. EEeeeeeee!!! I. can’t. wait!

Speaking of food, I found this new food blog that I am swooning over. The name itself makes me happy: All Day I Dream About Food hehe. Anyways, it has a TON of gf recipes that I can’t wait to try. And with my new stove, I am definitely in the baking/cooking mood. Now I just need to find some non-stick induction pots + pans that will work on the induction cooktop. Let’s just say that my gf pancake attempt yesterday was less than successful. Joe took one look at pancake #1 and said “What IS that??!”. Good thing he doesn’t have high cooking expectations or I’d be screwed! But I did make some super yummy gf pumpkin cookies over the weekend that he loved so that made me happy :).

I know some of you have been waiting for some pics of the new stove (cough…Victoria!) so here it is ;)

(P.S. Please do not judge the dog slobber marks on the stainless steel. I have yet to buy the ‘official’ stainless steel cleaning product.)

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November 21, 2011 - 8:46 pm

Melissa - Love it. Can’t wait to see some of your yummy creations! Ohh and good ol yellow can Pledge works awesome on stainless! Just spray on the rag first or will you will slide all over the floor. :)

Nov 16 2011

Chris+Liz Burns: Gilbert, Arizona Wedding

Posted in: Weddings

I’ve heard it said that opposites attract, but that is no so with Liz + Chris. They are what I would call soul-mates. A perfect match. Two hilarious, quirky nerds who do life better together than apart. One of my favorite quotes sums them up quite well: “We are all a little weird and life’s a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love.”

You can’t be around these two for more than a minute without cracking a smile or bursting into uncontrollable laughter. They are the kind of people you want to be around. The kind of people you can call when you’re having a bad day. The kind of people who keep their glass half-full, never half empty. And now these two are one. And the blessings that they once were as individuals has just been multiplied. There is no doubt in my mind that God will use them in wonderful ways.

Chris+Liz, thank you! Thank you for letting me + Joe be a part of your wedding day. It was beyond fun! We loved hanging out with you and your wedding party. You guys all rock my socks! Congrats on your new life together :) xoxo stacy (and joe)

I fell in love with this wedding party.

Impromptu dance party. Yes. Please.

Glass elevator shenanigans

When a couple can be themselves in front of my camera like this, I SWOON.

Reenacting the ‘sailor/nurse kiss’ per request. I think they nailed it!

Nerdy science cake :)

What other couple would do their first dance to a Wii game??! Gosh I love them!

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November 17, 2011 - 4:59 pm

Jeanne Chavez - Stacy and Joe, You so captured the special moments! I love these pics, can’t look at them without getting teary eyed.

^_^ Jeanne
Liz’s Mom

November 20, 2011 - 10:32 pm

Michelle Koechle - Haha, what a hilarious couple! That must have been so fun. :)

Nov 14 2011

Coffee Talk Monday #44

Posted in: Coffee Talk Mondays

Shortest CTM of my life today because…

1. I got sucked into Home Depot for MUCH longer than I anticipated today so blogging during the morning was out.

2. Blogging during lunch out with the ‘rents would be frowned upon.

3. The Packers game needs my full attention tonight.

Don’t worry. I still love you very much internet friends. So much so that I captured this sunset, just for you ;)

 

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Nov 09 2011

Reese+Teena: Sweet Desert “Wedding” Styled Shoot

Posted in: Styled Shoots | Weddings

Every once in a while I need to stretch my photography creativity by planning and shooting a styled shoot. It starts out as an idea, a vision or concept I see in my head. Then when I’m finally feeling crazy enough, I start bringing it to life. But I’m only one part of it. I would never be able to execute a styled shoot with out the help of all the amazing vendors that contribute their talents to it. This time around I was able to collaborate with 4 amazingly talented vendors to bring this styled shoot to life.

When I first starting thinking about what this shoot would look like, these things came to mind : Intimate desert wedding with a rustic chic, DIY, sweet vibe to it. My uber cute friends Reese + Teena Dare played the role of bride and groom for the day and they were perfect for it! Teena radiates sweetness like no other. Ashley Nicole did such a wonderful job keeping Teena’s makeup sweet and natural, yet stunningly beautiful. Wait til you see the bouquet, boutonnière and cake topper that Jenni Lind of A Simple Start made. I just about fell on the floor when she brought them over. April of Designer Cakes by April outdid herself with the ruffled flower cake. You can’t get much cuter than that! And the Cake Contessa brought the ensemble to completion with her sweet, custom cupcakes. To all that contributed to this shoot, I can’t thank you enough. Thanks for trusting in my vision and allowing me to bring this to life. I am so grateful to work with such talented people such as yourselves.

To all of you brides out there, you MUST check out the vendors below. They will rock your wedding like they rocked this shoot!

Vendors:

Cake: Designer Cakes by April

Cupcakes: Cake Contessa

Makeup: Ashely Nicole

Floral + Cake Topper: Jenni Lind (A Simple Start)

Models: Reese + Teena Dare (real-life couple)

Had to get a pic with my sweet models. Although I sure do look subpar next to them!

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November 9, 2011 - 3:34 pm

Damaris @ Le Magnifique - Absolutely beautiful, Stacy! Loooove love love!

November 9, 2011 - 7:24 pm

Cassie Kraus - Freaking amazing!!!! Teena and Reese, you look absolutely fabulous! And Miss Stacy-these photos are gorgeous and so creative! I miss all of you so much!

November 24, 2011 - 11:36 am

Jocelyn - I’ve been brought here through Facebook since I’m a friend of Teena’s. Stacy, your work is amazing. These pictures are just wonderful, and seem to really capture how in love these two are. Good work!

-Jo
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