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day 174





It was a fairly interesting day, running around with my mom, hiccuping at the library, and taking practice photos at the wedding reception.

Time is so interesting. No matter how much we want (or don't want something) to happen, time still continues and tomorrow will come and then it will pass.






But I am very excited to shoot this wedding. It's a whole new experience and I have had enough practice from shooting for my church during the service, and again with the rehearsal and figuring out the best shots. Tomorrow shall be a long day, waking up early and going to bed late, but we've been waiting for this day for months. It's going to be awesome.

crying at a wedding

Today is the day before the big day! I'm headed off to help decorate and snap a few practice shots of the rehearsal, then pigging out at the rehearsal dinner for the wedding. It's a busy busy day but I'm loving it. The nerves are going away and now I'm just excited for Joel and Marquel's wedding!

To celebrate, I've gathered together some tear-jerkers for you. Tumblr always goes through these phases, I've noticed. Last summer it was the wedding video phase and man oh man were my eyes regretful of that! I sat in my darkened room just bawling over wedding video after wedding video. Hopefully you'll do the same because there is nothing quite like a wedding. Here's some videos that made me cry like a baby. I know some of them are long, but trust me, they're totally worth it.

lizzy & brandon from madeulook films on Vimeo.

n'tima & steven from madeulook films on Vimeo.

sam & josh from madeulook films on Vimeo.

Wedding Preview: Noah and Rachael from The Cana Family on Vimeo.

justin & meghan from madeulook films on Vimeo.

Sorry for making you use up your entire tissue box! Hope you have a great rest of the day and and awesome day tomorrow. Wish me luck on the wedding!

you and I

day 173






I woke up an hour before I had to babysit, so the majority of my day was spent with three kids whom I have no relation to and yet I love them dearly. After we had set up the sprinkler in the front yard and they were getting soaking wet in their clothes, the feeling of really wanting my own kids and running around in the sprinkler with them and just playing in the sun swept over me. Hah, eighteen and already I want children. What's wrong with me? I think it might be nice to be a stay at home mom. It will give me a chance to be a kid again, only this time I can drive. Don't worry though, it's still many years before I get little ones.

My sister so kindly agreed to model for my 365 for today as I had nothing else planned, so we had a mini sister shoot together. It wasn't long before the mosquitoes got to us, and after already receiving countless welts on my skin (and hers--you can even see a mosquito on her hand in the last photo), we didn't stay outside too long.

We Love Colors Giveaway!

I have a pretty awesome giveaway for you guys today! We Love Colors is an awesome company that specializes in making super fun and colorful tights! In order to win a pair of tights, here's what you have to do.

Rules:
1. Follow We Love Colors on Pinterest
2. Create a Pin Board titled “We Love Colors ~ [Insert one of the 53 Color Options]”
3. Repin your favorite We Love Colors Color using product from any of the boards. Feel free to mix and match other pins using the same color!
4. Under each pin on your board, include the hashtag #WeLoveColors
5. Include a link to your board in the comments below.

The contest will run until the end of the month and then I'll pick the winning board. I've already made my own board which you can view here. But I'll probably add more to it because you could wear the tights with almost anything!

I'll announce the winner July 7th and the winner will receive merchandise in their favorite We Love Colors color, so be sure to leave a way for me to contact you in the comments below, along with a link to your board!

Happy pinning!