doesn’t this just make you laugh??

My dogs LOVE the snow. Murphy turns white with all of the flakes stuck in his fur. So damn cute. But you know it won’t last…

Happy Thursday!

This past Saturday was my first wedding of 2009, it was that long ago since my last wedding of 2008 so I was still in the zone, just refreshed. I had first met Nadine last summer at her brother’s wedding, and its her brother’s wedding that is featured in the current issue of Minnesota Bride. Nadine and Brad are quite the pair. They are sassy and love to laugh. And they have a super cute little girl, Lilly.

We were all very happy that it snowed 5 inches the night before the wedding because St. Paul was looking quite brown and yucky. It was a little chilly out, but the bride, groom and wedding party were troopers and were more than willing to take fun photos outside at Rice Park and Mears Park. Plus, beer was involved, so I think that helped.

Thank you so much Nadine & Brad!! (and Lilly!) Enjoy every second of that tropical honeymoon!

You may have already noticed that the blog has a little different color scheme and look to it, and now my wedding website matches! I just had the whole site worked over by my lov-a-lee website company, Webaloo. They always do a fantastic job and are so quick to deliver the final product. If you need a website, give them a look, and tell them EyeSpy sent you!

Have a little look around and tell me what you think!!

The new EyeSpy-Weddings site!

My friend Sara of BeeTour Photography found this unbelieveable and inspiring blog post from Zack Arias, a awesome photographer based in Atlanta. If you are a photographer who makes a living with your camera or is someone who wants to, this might speak to you. Otherwise it gives you a little insight into what makes a photographer tick. (here’s a little secret, we are weird!)

I am constantly struggling to improve, wow, and succeed with each gig that I shoot. And coming from a photography background where I have no formal training, no degree, so I am extra hard on myself to not suck. And who says you need a degree in life to be successful?? I am always comparing myself to other “successful” photographers and wishing I was making tons of money and putting on workshops and being asked to speak at photography conventions, like they do. When in all reality, I have it pretty damn good. I make my own hours (in theory), I spend tons of time with my boys, and I get to perform a job where I am the boss, get to be creative, and make the world prettier with unique and cool photos.

Its about 10 minutes long, but it is good. Thanks Zack!

Meet Allison, she is one of Luca’s girlfriends. Isn’t she a super cutie? She just had a birthday and I knew I would be over at her house soon to play. She loves her mommy and daddy, she is great at saying “Hi”, and she hates tutu’s.

Let’s start out with my favorite:

Mmmm, pacifier

Happy Birthday Allie!! We will play soon!

I was able to sneak out of the house the other day and have a little “me time”. I decided to use my “me time” to grab my camera and go out shooting just for fun. I haven’t gotten to do that for a long time and it was quite relaxing. I came up with quite the smorgasbord of images but I like them and I think they mesh well together. I think they would make awesome art prints for the house.

Now this one seems a little out of place, but look at those eyelashes.

It has been a little bit since I have blogged, I know. I have been busy with consultations, redesigning my website, and chasing a 1 year old around. I have also been reading this note being passed around on Facebook, maybe you have seen it, 25 Random Things? I really like seeing what random things my friends have to say about themselves, its kind of like a sneak peek into their private lives. I thought that I would take a break from working and do a little “Random Things about Me” list.

1. I love Coke. Really love it. I try to only have one Coke a day, but sometimes I need 2. YUM.

2. EyeSpy is named after my dog. Spyder is the queen of the house and I love her little furry face so much that I wanted to name my business after her. And since Spyder Photography sounded kinda creepy, I went with EyeSpy instead.

3. Eating is one of my hobbies. I love good food and lots of it. Indian, Italian, Japanese, whatever, I will eat it. But only if its good. And ice cream is my ultimate weakness. I sometimes eat it for breakfast if Matt is not home to stop me.

4. My favorite color is yellow. But I hate yellow cars, coats, phones, it looks tacky as a tangible item. But that iPod Nano in yellow looks good, I will take one of those! Oh, and I have yellow Converse that I love, so yellow shoes are ok too.

5. I make my own spaghetti sauce. It’s delish! The recipe came over from Italy with my great-grandma. And no, can not have the recipe–it’s a secret!! It is so good, that I have considered canning it and selling it to the masses.

6. I have had basically every hair color imaginable. Every shade of blonde, brunette, red, pink, purple and blue. But not black. I hear its a bitch to get out.

7. I love tattoos. Pain is good! And colorful. I am hoping to get a half sleeve for my birthday.

8. I really enjoy traveling and seeing new places BUT, I am not a fan of airplanes. I hate them. I actually considered driving to Cabo San Lucas until I mapquested it and found out it would take something like a week to get there. So I flew.

9. I pretty much have the coolest job anyone could ever have. I spend my weekends at fabulous parties, take pictures of gorgeous couples and get to have cake once a week. And my boss is pretty nice too.

10. I never really planned on liking my life as much as I do. I have a hot hubby who loves me, a spunky little kid who makes me laugh, and 2 adorable dogs. Everything has just fallen into place. I am a lucky girl.

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