More Real Brides

Posted on | Wednesday, October 28, 2009 | 2 Comments

I have so many more stunning bride and wedding photos to post, but I leave you with a few more gorgeous twigs & honey weddings:

The oh-so-pretty Tiffany wearing a Twigs & Honey custom hair piece and birdcage veil. The wedding also featured Twigs & Honey boutonnieres and matching corsages.

Photo credits: [6:8] Photography
Pictures of Daisy's wedding:

Isn't she the cutest in her Twigs & Honey hat (this hat!).

What an adorable photo of the happy couple. The hat looks gorgeous on you, Daisy!!

Pictures of the beautiful Elizabeth wearing a twigs & honey custom flower and birdcage veil:

Don't they look so happy?? Elizabeth... you look so lovely!!
Photo credits: Tim and Cheryl Halberg of Halberg Photographers
I promise to post more real brides.. I've been so bad about that lately! There are so many lovely weddings I need to share!!

Real Bride :: Lindsey of Lost and Fawned

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Many moons ago, I worked with one of the sweetest of sweet ladies, Lindsey, who now has a lovely Etsy shop, Lost and Fawned. If you're on the lookout for vintage inspired jewelry that could easily become heirloom pieces to pass down, visit her shop! I made a set of silk flowers for Lindsey for her Cannon beach wedding this past summer and the pictures speak for themselves... gorgeous!

Photo credits: Christina Gilchrist
Congratulations!!!

Peachy new piece in the Etsy shop

Posted on | Monday, October 26, 2009 | 2 Comments

I recently made a batch of pieces for a photo shoot and it inspired this new piece for the Etsy shop:

Peachy
More pieces to come when I get them back from the shoot. :)

Just a couple more pieces in the Etsy shop!

Posted on | Friday, October 16, 2009 | 2 Comments

I was feeling autumn inspired and have created a couple pieces for the Etsy shop that would be lovely for a fall or winter wedding... plus they are ready to ship! Enjoy and Happy Weekend!

Berry Beautiful

Crystals and Feathers

Two beautiful Twigs & Honey features!

Posted on | Tuesday, September 22, 2009 | 4 Comments

The cats out of the bag... Twigs & Honey has a new collection (available online very soon!) and I am so giddy over the photos of the pieces by Elizabeth Messina. I've been on cloud 9 looking over the photos... each one is really a piece of art (no, literally! I was telling Matt how you could print any one of them out and frame it for lovely wall art). So dreamy. It was a HUGE amount of work and creative energy to complete the new collection and I thank everyone for their patience with me these last couple weeks! Especially, I'd like to thank Elizabeth Messina for her always, gorgeous photography. I also want to thank Kathryn of Snippet & Ink for this lovely inspiration board today that includes a Twigs & Honey piece:

And I want to thank Abby, of Style Me Pretty, for the beautiful posts on Twigs & Honey and the lovely words. You can view them HERE and HERE.
THANK YOU!!!!!

Mt. Angel Oktoberfest 2009

Posted on | Monday, September 21, 2009 | 3 Comments

Last year, when Matt and I went to the Mt. Angel Oktoberfest, we said that the next year we would eat even more... and I think we accomplished that goal. The food there is consistently delicious and was actually fantastic relative to a few duds in terms of food at events this past summer (carnival food is so hit and miss). We started out the weekend of food by heading over to Oktoberfest Friday night where we indulged ourselves with bratwurst and sauerkraut and then apple strudle for dessert. I didn't want to mess with taking night photos so no photos of Friday, but here are the Sunday highlights:

Watching the German dancing.

The baker's dance.

Posing in front of the Harvest Monument.

Checking out the arts and crafts booths... similar to last year's photo.

Tourist shot in front of the entrance.

First food stop on Sunday... baked potatoes with everything.

Next came the corn of the cob.

This was really delish, but I always hate how it gets stuck in your teeth. I forgot to take a photo, but it was accompanied by marionberry lemonade.

Matt got the marionberry pie with ice cream...

... and then strawberry shortcake with ice cream, whipped cream, chocolate, strawberries and a cherry.

We also ate some apple fritters...

...with mango lemonade.

A nice and enthusiastic couple took this lovely shot.

At the car show.... and who's in the backseat?

Dapper bunnies!

St. Mary Parish

Taking a little break.

I had to get a full length shot of this cute dress, which I snagged at Loyale's sample sale that I found out about through Unruly Things blog. And Joanna says it's the new trend... legs! This is paired with the Anthropologie Sandy Stretch Belt (I had to punch a new hole in it because the small was too big) and Me Too shoes.

Another shot of the hubby.

Sunset.... goodbye, Oktoberfest! Until next year...

New pieces, vacation notice, and "other"

Posted on | Thursday, September 17, 2009 | 2 Comments

I listed a few new pieces total in my Etsy shop and online store. I'm so excited about these ones. I think they are lovely, lovely.

Twinkle. Similar to my New Year's piece last year.

Candy

Ivory Woodland
Matt and I will be leaving for Napa Valley on September 23rd next week and we'll be back on Saturday and then leaving for Istanbul on September 28th until October 5th. I'll be feverishly fulfilling orders and boutique orders until we leave. I'll ship all made to order pieces purchased through this Friday (September 18th) by September 23rd. Anything purchased after September 18th, I'll ship when I get back first week in October. Email with questions!

And just for some random "fun", here's what the family did last weekend. I just got some photos back that my sister sent me today. Be warned, we're a wacky bunch. My dad was an army ranger and trainer back during Vietnam and since he had two girls, we learned how to do "guy stuff". And boys will be boys:

Oh! Did I tell you that Matt got me a cotton shirt with "Mrs. Callan" type for our 2 year anniversary? The traditional gift is cotton.

I'm aiming the 223 here. Matt always makes fun of me because I like watching movies where girls kick butt. Have I mentioned, we also started taking Krav Maga this summer? Who would have guessed, yes?

We were shooting 22 and 223 rifles at 50 yards. I fired a shotgun for the first time and got the clay pigeon on the first pull. After the recoil knocked off my ear muffs, I decided to stick with the rifles.

Work can sometimes be really stressful. My dad has been target shooting for a long time and he always says it's a good way to release built up stress. You should try it sometime! It is quite the opposite of my day job. ;)