Inspiration Tuesday: Trent Hultgren

I recently came across this room, and I really, really liked it.

Imagine my surprise when I discovered that it was designed by Trent Hultgren, the baseball cap wearing designer that didn't do much on this season's Design Star. (Side note: I only watched a few episodes of this season and was underwhelmed. That said, Emily has a pretty entertaining blog.) Trent said that the environment of Design Star wasn't one that he could be creative in, and he voluntarily left the show. I totally get that, as I am someone who can only paint artistically when the stars align and the "mood is right" :-)

But isn't that room above fun? It's totally not my style, as we sooo do not live in a beach house, but I love all the texture of the room, and the fact that it emits a lived in vibe. I'd love to see more work from him like this room. Not too shabby, Trent!

My life in bullet points

• The month of creativity was slightly derailed by the fact that on the 9th day of the month I unexpectedly flew out to California for the next four and a half weeks. My sister in law was having some complications with her pregnancy, so I went out to help out. So, no creativity, but lots of time with this guy:


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• Obviously, since I got home I've been playing catch-up. Our yard got a little out of control, the grass was about a foot long in places. ?!?@?#!? It was a bear to mow.


• One of my projects this week has been taking out this desk. Simple project, and it already looks so much better.


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• If you are local, don't forget to look into the fall mini sessions that I am offering with Sweet Pea Print. It's a great deal.


• I got to take this sweeties pictures again yesterday - we found an enchanted forest!


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• Lover comes home today. I can't wait. :-)

Fall Mini Sessions Special

Hi friends! I am teaming up with Samantha McLarney of SweetPeaPrint to offer some pretty awesome fall deals! All of the info is below, along with my contact info, so if you would like to schedule a session, I'd love to hear from you!

Baby Jude

While photographing newborns is my absolute favorite, I haven't had the chance to do a whole lot of little boys yet, so I was excited when my friend asked me to take pictures of little Jude! He was such a good boy for this shoot, and once we got him snuggled into the basket, he just settled right in! I could have taken pictures of him for hours!

Jon and Steph: The Newlywed Couple

This is the last installment of the wedding pictures, I promise. I saved the very best for last; the pictures of these two lovebirds together. There is an old nursing school downtown that is no longer in use, and the old brick buildings are completely overrun by ivy and weeds. I've been wanting to do a photoshoot there forever, and I convinced Jon and Steph that this was the perfect place to do their newlywed shots. :-) They came out awesome! :-)












Wishing you two a lifetime of happiness! :-)

Here are a few more pictures that Lover and I captured on the day of my brother's wedding. Normally I find photographing weddings to be quite stressful, but this one was just fun!

Jon and Steph: The Details

Some details from Jon and Steph's beautiful wedding that I was fortunate enough to photograph!