Foto Friday & Afternoon Ramblings | Sheboygan Wedding & Portrait Photographer

gooooooood afternoon

yay for Friday,

and for spring weather!

woo!!! it is 60* today!

yessss...there is hope for no snow on our wedding day :D

which...by the way...is only 22 days away!

dang.

that is not long. 

i am SOOOO excited for it tho :D

[and excited to stop planning for it.] shhhh don't tell :D ;)

anyway. spring is here. and I am excited.

because that means wedding season is here as well.

in 2 [short] weeks I am shooting my second wedding of the year.

I am so excited to spend some more time with Ashely and Tim!

you can check out their engagement session and guest book here and here.

they were so much fun to hang out with. this time we get to hang out in Chippewa Falls, WI for the day.

so, here is this week's foto friday photo:

my lovely tulips out front. and my cute [no-so] little Tucky

Tucker is excited for spring too...because the squirrels are back in the yard for him to chase.

I'm pretty sure he thinks that they should squeak like his stuffed squirrel toy does hehe

have a fabulous weekend!

xoxo

Maggie

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hoppy Friday :D

haha...ohhh yes.

I totally just made the easter bunny hop joke.

also...happy earth day :)

starbucks is giving away free coffee if you bring in your own mug :D

score.

buuuttt we did not go there today lol

so maybe not score...for us?!

today's foto friday is of something that I have been dreaming up for a while now. 

it's the packaging for my client's discs.

before I would put a nice label on the disc and then put it in a jewel case.

you know...one of those clear ones.

it looks nice, yea.

but I wanted more.

after a whole mess of searching and researching...

enter this...

[ Please excuse the not so nice lighting and junk on the table :) ]

cute, huh?!

I think so.

the envelope on the left has the disc of photos and a piece of paper explaining how to use the disc. 

and the right hand side has a photo.

I just looooooove the these. 

they are hand made AND even made in the USA. :D

then they go in a cute little box, get wrapped up, and sent to the client.

I'm pretty sure I would love to get one of these :D

I hope everyone enjoys the weekend :)

have a Hoppy Easter

:D:D

xoxo

Maggie

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Foto Friday & Saturday Ramblings | Sheboygan Wedding & Portrait Photographer

happy Saturday!

I know, I know...

late.

again.

:) 

I have a REALLY good reason..

like...epic.

Mike came home last night :D

see...he's been gone for a week on business soooo I decided it was much more important to spend time with him...

and watch Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1...

than to blog :)

so its another rainy dreary day here.

I am getting impatient mother nature...I would like some nice warm days.

then the flowers will grow.

and photos will be much prettier.

anyway...this week's foto friday is of some stuff that I made for the guys and girls for my own wedding party.

These were so easy and fun to make!

p.s. -- thanks Sara for helping me make these :D:D

the flowers are for the girls' hair and the boutineers are for the guys. 

and to tie them both together, the guys will be wearing blue ties (to match the blue in the flower) and the girls will have yellow jewelery.

I can't believe how close our wedding is! crazy how fast time flies sometimes! 

happy weekend!

xoxo

Maggie

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oppss...its Sunday again :)

I had this post all ready to go on Friday with this photo....

this is our new upstairs bathroom.

mike did all of the work himself....well I helped with the painting :D ...but the rest is all him 

it will be done soon...yay! one room down...and a bunch more to go :D

so why didn't I post this photo on Friday?? well...because I kinda forgot to hit publish post when I was done. lol...yea it was one of those Fridays. 

but...that means there are 2 photos in this post because today it was in the 70's! yay! summer is on the way! the flowers are blooming....these little ones are in the front yard

 I hope you all had a great weekend! 

xoxo

Maggie

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there are so many things that I wanted to write in this post. I know its actually Monday and not Friday. Friday Mike and I were able to just hang out, have a nice dinner, and a few drinks. just hang out. not something that we have been able to do lately because we have been running here and there...sometimes with and sometimes without the other, and finishing this or that, and meetings running late at work or having to start work earlier and work longer hours. sigh. but! today we both have off so that we can be at home and veg out. and in reality we aren't doing much veg-ing...I am writing this blog post and he is cutting tiles to put down in our new bathroom. oh well, such is life I suppose. 

this week's foto friday is of our yard...which is looking kinda gross right now. except for the fact that the flower buds are starting to bloom :) so excited for the tulips to come up

flower buds and grass...so excited for green grass again (which...right now is really just a whole mess of mudddddd) :D

 yellow flowers in the front

 tucker :D what kind of doggy mommy would I be if I didn't include my fluffy doggy

 annndddd....the tulips. :) grow faster!

happy week :)

xoxo

Maggie

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yesterday was friday. 

today is saturday.

so maybe this should have been called foto saturday.

nah...not as good of a ring to it as foto friday :)

I am patiently waiting for spring to get here. it snowed a couple days ago.

yes. snow. in late March. 

helllloooooo wisconsin spring time. 

its the time of year when you go to work with your heater on and come home with the air conditioning on.

or something along those lines :)

anyway I decided to put up a photo from last fall...because I really can't wait for spring to come so that all the pretty flowers come up out of the ground :D

they make much better backdrops than snow...I mean I like snow because it adds something different into the mix. but it gets boring quick. and is kinda gross when its in the half-melted-showing-all-the-nasty-dirt stage. yuk. spring, summer and fall offer WAY more colors :D

so here's to spring being right around the corner!

(even though as I look outside now....it is...of course...snowing. again. sigh)

happy weekend!

xoxo

Maggie

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Foto Friday & more afternoon ramblings | Sheboygan Wedding & Portrait Photographer

"baby you're a firework, 

come on, show 'em what your worth, 

make 'em go oh oh oh,

as you shoot across the sky" 

katy perry / firework

as I sit here listening to music, writing this blog, thinking about the pile of things to do, pondering what photo I'm going to post for foto friday, and realize that...geez it really is friday. hm. this week was crazy. certainly in a good way. but crazy busy. it seems weird to not have somewhere to go tonight. everyday this week we have had something to do or someone coming over. don't get me wrong, I like to be busy. and I like even more to cross things off the wedding to-do-list (that really seems to get longer when I cross things off). I also like being able to sit and veg. 

for a minute anyway. because my to-do list is far to long to sit still for long. 

since I got home from work today I have:

bathed the dog

cleaned the bathroom 

(because we all know that bathing a medium/large sized dog results in water...everywhere.)

cleaned off my little table

got my mod podge out

along with all of the other stuff to make these....

I am freakin' excited to make these. not just because they are cute but because it is one step closer to decorations for our new rooms (that by the way are almost all dry walled :D:D) in our addition. which is also one step closer to me buying paint and painting. these are going to make their appearance at our wedding as well. and yes...there is a reason there is only 2 letters....we will have the same initials (with the exception of our middle names) and yes the initials also coincide with the company :D 

I know, I know

I. am. a. genius.

:D:D

I am off to make my letters. don't worry. I'll share how I made 'em :)

I got my inspiration here. 

I think that may be my fav new blog of things that I want to make :D:D

happy friday & weekend!

xoxo

Maggie

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Foto Friday & Afternoon Ramblings | Sheboygan Wedding & Portrait Photographer

the end of another week. 

this week felt slow and fast all at once.

I'm not sure how that works.

let's take this morning for example...

my alarm rings at 432 am

yes. 432. am. 

it rings then so that I know I have at least 2 snoozes :)

when I do get up, Tucker goes outside.

and I put in contacts, brush my hair, and my teeth. 

in that order. 

always.

well, during the week anyway.

then I grab my lunch and let Tucker in.

and feed him a carrot. 

because good doggie mommies give their puppies healthy snacks. 

then I get dressed.

by this time its about 525...depending on the amount of dawdling I do. 

yes, I am up, dressed, and out the door in about 35 minutes. 

I give Mike a kiss goodbye and I am out the door and driving to work.

and I yawn. a bunch. because...its early and I want nothing more than to crawl back into dreamland for another  hour.

but this morning...although I followed that very same schedule of events...something was different.

not the dog, or contacts, or hair, or teeth, or lunch, or leaving. 

the sky. it was glowing. glowing because the sun was coming up :)

this, dear friends, is one of my FAVORITE times of the year. 

its the time of year when getting up at 432 am really isn't so bad because I can watch the sun creep up over the eastern horizon on my way into work. 

I get to drive into the sun light. 

its like I'm leaving winter behind. 

this weekend Daylight Savings Time begins. 

when I was younger I dreaded this because lets face it, who REALLY wants to lose an hour of sleep?! 

but the older I get the more I appreciate this time of year. 

because it means spring, 

and warm weather, 

and flip flops, 

and rainy days,

and green grass, 

and pretty flowers, 

and birds, 

and fresh cut grass and hay,

and the smell of farms (yes...I happen to love the smell of farms:) )

and longer days with more sun, 

and oh-so-in-love brides and grooms.

all of these things that make my job as a photographer so much more fun because I get to have the sun, the grass, the flowers, the oh-so-in-love couples in front of my camera.

spring is also easter time. 

and easter candy time. 

and jelly bean time.

I love starburst jelly beans. 

with the exception of the yellow ones. not so much a fan.:)

xoxo

Maggie

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well, another week has come to an end. another busy week. I think I am seeing a trend here....hmmm :)

I just want to say...the invites. done. yesssssss. SO glad to have them done. the first bunch was sent out on Wednesday and the next bunch will go out in another week and a half. yes. we totally did the...lets-send-out-two-rounds-of-invites-to-see-who-is-actually-coming. hahaha. don't hate :) 

so not only did we finish the invites last weekend but I was also able to fit in an engagement shoot before it snowed. again. for the record...I'm pretty sure it snowed over 2 feet in one week. 

so this week's foto friday is a sneak peak of that session :)

yes, we incorporated a Harley into the session :D LOVE.IT.

so excited to blog the rest of this session! stay tuned for more!

xoxo

Maggie

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Foto Friday | Sheboygan Wedding & Portrait Photographer

ahhh Friday :) it has been another long and sort of dreary week. I am SOOOO ready for spring, nice weather, and THE SUN. if there is one thing about Wisconsin that I don't like its the number of gray and blah winter days. makes me want to stay in bed all day lol. but, I am pretty excited about this weekend. I have A TON planned. Saturday morning I have an engagement session with Carlie & Rory and then ALL afternoon we are putting together the invites for OUR wedding! I am so excited...I can't believe how fast May is coming! I am super excited to be getting stuff off the checklist. then on Sunday I am going to look at flowers :) 

so...I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend! I can't wait to blog about Carlie & Rory, invite making & flowers :)

Tucker buddy...aka "snow buddy" he LOVES to dig his nose into the snow....as you can see :)

this is Tippy...or "fluffy kitten" even though she is really like 14 I still call her a kitten...and it isn't very often that I even GET a photo of her :)

and last, but not least....icicles! finally melting...melt away and bring out the grass!

happy weekend! 

xoxo

Maggie

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Foto Friday |Sheboygan Wedding & Portrait Photographer

well. here we are again. Sunday. but this Sunday isn't just any Sunday. it's Super Bowl Sunday. which...if you live in Wisconsin...today is a big day. even bigger considering the Packers are playing. fantastic. the last football game I watched I ended up falling asleep and waking up just in time to see the winning touchdown. fabulous. so...although I am not all that excited we will still watch "the game" and hopefully "we" will win. and "we" meaning the Packers. side note...is it just a Wisconsin thing....or does everyone who has a "team" refer to them as "we"?! lol...I'm thinkin' its a wisco thing :) 

anyway, so foto friday is once again late. oppss :( well...I do have a good reason for it being late! :D Mike and I went to a few stores on Friday to get going on our wedding registry! fun! ....not so much. well, it was kind of fun. but I'm pretty sure we get the FAIL award for registering for gifts. now, if anyone knows me...I am not the type of person that is super easy to buy for because let's face it...if I want something...I'm just gonna go buy it. that way I can get what I want, when I want, and not have to wait around. so as we are roaming about stores looking for things to scan the whole time we are both thinking...well this (insert item name here) would be cool...but...will it go with our house?! because you see we are in the middle of a HUGE remodel. I don't mean put up some new dry wall, slap on some paint, get some new furniture remodel. I am talking...let's take down the garage, put it back up, add a second story, tear off the old second story, new kitchen, living room, laundry room, bedrooms, bathrooms. yea. the whole deal-io. which is awesome. and time consuming. but awesome none-the-less. and since we are in the middle of remodeling it is REALLY hard to imagine what your future living room is going to look like. or what kind of plates you want for your kitchen table (that by-the-way is a REALLY great printer holder :) I'm just sayin'). well...in the end we ended up with about 50 items total. and we went to 2 different stores. sigh. I guess we just weren't meant to create super cool registries. 

so this week's foto friday is dedicated to our not-so-good registry making skills :) 

you know we HAD to make a Target registry :D:D love, love, love Target!

I hope you all had a fabulous weekend! 

GOPACKGO!

xoxo

Maggie

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Foto Friday | Sheboygan Wedding & Portrait Photographer

Happy Friday! What. A. Week. I think this week has been the longest so far this year. I don't know but it juuuuusssstttt did not go fast. Sigh. So, lets hope the weekend continues the trend and goes slow :) because I have LOTS to do! Lots to edit & blog. Lots to get ready for our wedding. Lots to get ready for Quiz Bowl practice. And LOTS of laundry to fold. That is kind of a big list. Maybe I should just hope for no procrastination this weekend :) Sometimes I wish I was a dog like Tucker...because then it wouldn't matter what I did. And, lets be honest here, going for a walk or car ride would totally be the highlight of the day :) As I sit here typing he is laying here snoozing...so cute

oh to have the life of a dog :)

I hope everyone has a great weekend! 

xoxo

Maggie 

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Foto Friday | Sheboygan Wedding & Portrait Photographer

wow....it's friday....again! this week went by super fast! I can't believe it is the weekend already. now...lets hope the weekend doesn't go too fast :)

so, being that it is Friday, I figured I might as well do another Foto Friday :D

here is this week's photo:

this week's photo is all about Thanks!

these little beauties are going to all the brides that entered to win at my booth at the bridal show last weekend! so ladies look for these in the mail! :D they might just have a little surprise in them!

enjoy the weekend!

xoxo

Maggie

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Foto Friday :) | Sheboygan Wedding & Portrait Photographer

Happy Friday everyone! Boy am I glad it is Friday. I feel like this week took fooooorrreeeevvveeeerrrr to get to Friday. Maybe its because I had a 10 day stay-cation from my other job. Who knows. But, I have to say I am SUPER excited for this weekend! I am going to be at the Stephanie H. Weill Center on Sunday for the Lasting Impressions Bridal Fair! I will be giving away a free engagement session and I may just have some other deals up my sleeve :) So...brides...stop on by! :D:D 

Also, in 2011 I want to try to do a 365 project or 52 week project AND a 2 people 12 times. More on the 2 people 12 times in another post :) So...this is my first entry of Foto Friday 2011 :)

Today's foto is....

tri-folds

These little 5x5 tri-folds are my new brochures! They were so much fun to make! They came in the marketing package that I purchased. They also match my site and blog! I just love the look of them. They go so well with my logo

Happy Weekend!

Brides...I will see you all Sunday!

xoxo

Maggie

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