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The dresses were such a cool thing. Sterling designed hers and had it made and she had each bridesmaid have their dresses custom made using this one color palette. The dresses were bright and fun and individual to each bridesmaid's personality. Her dress had a sash with one of the colors as well.

The wedding was at their home (Her sister's was too) and it made the whole thing so special and personal. This is Sterling and Her Dad about to walk (literally) down the aisle. Oh, and another thing...the veil was her Mothers and both of the sisters have worn it at their weddings.

Friends came from all over to celebrate and it was a party!

To make room for the reception, they covered the pool with sheets of plexiglass and created a dance floor. I have never seen it done like this and it is quite a sight!

a little collage of moments from the day...

At both weddings, we set up a Crazybooth (you know like a photobooth but with a bunch of crazy wedding guests). It is hi-lar-eee-ous! Danny put together this amazing slideshow of the Crazybooth craziness.

If you missed it, check Moran's crazybooth. Make sure and stop by Danny's blog too and his see images from the day.

Thanks for having us (again!). It was a blast!

We have some property about an hour and a half from our house. Right now it is just a beautiful piece of property without a house but Steven has been hard at work planning a future house. A few weeks ago, on a perfectly beautiful cloudy day, we stomped around "the farm" (as we call it despite the fact that there are no animals there) and tried to pick the perfect spot for the future house. We even picked a spot for the boy's future treehouse too. The house will look out onto this pond.

Sayer shares my love for hoodies but, unlike me, the hood always has to be up and it has to be completely zipped up too.

Picking the perfect spot...

One of the boys' favorite things to do is tackle their Daddy.

A little collage from the day.

So, what about you? What is in your heart on this Love Thursday?

Objective: try something new by making a simple collage of images.

My oldest son, Sayer, recently lost his first tooth. I still can't believe it by the way but then I am always shocked by how fast he's growing up. So, in an effort to capture the big moment, I brought him up to the studio this past Sunday for a little mini session. My concept was a single image on a white background that I could make into a big canvas and put in their room. I was going to put it alongside this one of Finn, which is currently a 40x40 canvas:

If you are a follower of these Monday Lessons, you might be saying..."hey! she's going into a session with her kids with defined expectations! She said not to do that last week!". I know, I'm busted. Well, so here's what happened (and it proves my point), I have this idea for a single one image thing and sure enough I am not just seeing "the one". So, I switched gears in our little session and used my new chalkboard wall. I had Sayer draw himself a little backdrop and we did a few more shots. Once I started to look at these more, I really felt like they would look best as a collage. My one shot canvas idea seemed shot. This is what I came up with:

I love making collages of images and this one is super simple to do. So, my challenge to you this week is to come up with your own 9-image collage. Here are the simple steps:

Step One: take 9 images and crop them all to 5"x5" and 300 dpi. I use photoshop. If you are using photoshop then all you have to do is grab the crop tool. Once you have that tool selected, you can set the dimensions of the crop in the tool, like this:

Step Two: Go to FILE>NEW. Make a new document that is 15 inches x15 inches by 300 dpi, RGB color, background: white.

Step Three: drag guides to create 5" squares. (Need help with dragging guides, just email me)

Step Four: Drop your 5x5 images into the grid, flatten the document and Voila!

Optional Step Five: If you like the gray border that I put around the 9-up collage above, it is also simple to do. Go to IMAGE>CANVAS SIZE. From there you can add pixels or inches (your choice) and it will increase or decrease the size of your canvas (not the overall image). If you want a color, there is a drop down menu there that allows you to choose colors.

Here is an image that shows the canvas size menu and it also shows the guides from the earlier step:

So, what do you guys think? Would a 9-up collage printed as a 40x40 canvas look good next to Finnian's big single image? Or do I need to choose one of the blackboard ones or one of the white ones? Let me know!

If you guys make one of these, I want to see it! Post a link in the comments below! I love hearing your comments, they make my day.

We had an amazing view. It looked great both during the day and at night and was especially amazing this one afternoon after a rain. Isn't that rainbow incredible?

We spent most of our time walking. I love walking cities probably because Houston is NOT a walking city at all. In Houston, we spend all of our time in cars so strolling the streets of SF is a real treat. We did a bunch of shopping too. One of my favorite little shopping finds was in a little doggie boutique in the marina. Do you think I should have gotten these for our dogs, Phoebe and Milo? We could have even have a ceremony!

On our last day in town we took the trolley down to the marina and walked around. I was so excited to round a corner and find...an In N Out Burger!! I always look for In N Out burger when we go west and make a point to eat there at least once. I used to live in San Francisco and, when I lived there, they didn't have one. So, I made Steven stop and eat a double-double with me at 10:45 am. Yum!

You might think that we'd be alone at that hour at In N Out but no! Have you ever heard of Santa Con? It is one of the most hilarious and creative gatherings that I have heard of. There is also one called Santarchy. Just the word, Santarchy, makes me laugh out loud.  The basic idea is that thousands of people gather together, dressed in their various interpretations of Santa-esque things, and walk through the city partying and drinking. They start early in the morning and end up all at one central spot where they party until the wee hours. Check out the links and you can witness the madness.

So, that fine morning in SF, the Santacon crew (or one group of them) had gathered at the In N Out for some sustenance to go with their "spirits". These guys were the "agents". I guess they helped keep everyone in line?

More Santacon highlights...

I'm hoping that Santacon has a gathering in Houston this year. If so, I'll be there with, um, I guess sleighbells on!