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Category Archives: Holidays & Bdays

5 Places to Find Amazing Christmas Cards & Templates

Before I became a photographer I didn’t care much for sending out Christmas cards. There were a few years we made our own, but most years we didn’t even send one out. In the photography world, however, most photographers send out cards to all their clients as a way to say “thank you”, “keep in…

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  • Heather

    Don’t worry. You will still get one of those cards u “do not love” from us this year! By the way, we got your card and it’s way cute!ReplyCancel

    • Jess

      Ugh. Maybe we’ll get your card. Problems with our mail forwarding. BUT I know I will LOVE it when I see it. 😉ReplyCancel

Thanksgiving Holiday Wrap Up

I’ve always had mixed feelings about Thanksgiving. Growing up, for me, it was a holiday to get together with all of my extended family, play games all day, eat around 3pm, play more games and then eat dessert when we finally thought we could fit it in before heading home late that night. Sam, on…

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22 Gifts for the Photographer in Your Life

Everybody knows someone that is a photographer, and with Thanksgiving wrapped up and Christmas approaching I thought I’d help you out with your shopping list. Here are 22 great gifts for the photographer in your life (in no particular order). 1. Black Rapid Strap: I love mine. The cross body carrying method is 10x more…

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  • I have the mug and it startles people all the time. I want the f-stop watch. Too cool!ReplyCancel

    • Jess

      Jenni – I know! Me too. I like making lists like this – I can just add them all to my shopping cart while I’m at it. 😉ReplyCancel

Gratitude for a Simpler Life

Our Thanksgiving tradition is to create a “Thankful Tree”. Usually this involves a cardboard tree cutout, lots of tape, and the kitchen wall in our home in Lehi. Even though we are not in a normal house this year, we really wanted to keep up this tradition and provide some continuity for our family. So…

Halloween at National Harbor “Chillin with My Peeps”

The Event I normally am obsessed with Halloween. Seriously. I love everything about it. Not the creepy part, but the fun, costume parade, trick-or-treat, decorate, dress up part as evidenced by the last 3 years of Halloween documented on my blog here, here, and here (Wow, check out how LITTLE my kids were in 2010). This…

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  • Karen Bourne

    I LOVE it! Rachel looks like an awesome mummy. Andrew’s cape throwing is fun and Cara looks delightful. Your yard is perfect! It sounds like you did have a magical night. Since you weren’t able to trick or treat in the neighborhood you know, why not go to the cool festival thing?ReplyCancel

  • […] right up there was Christmas. I especially love decorating and costumes as evidenced by past years. Last year in Virginia was a bit crazy and I was determined to do better this year. We actually planned ahead and I […]ReplyCancel

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