happy valentine's day!!

i know it's a little corny, but i always get a bit excited about valentine's day. even as a little kid...the prospect of a happy surprise or two was on the horizon as the day approached. i remember my first "big" valentine's...i was in 4th grade and a boy named kevin gave me a heart shaped box of chocolates and a poem. i was ecstatic!! as i got older (and full of teenage angst), i went through a "wear black on valentine's day because the holiday is dumb" faze. i crack up just thinking about it.

and now that i'm happily married, i think more about how thankful and lucky i am to have such a great husband. i know that regardless of where we go or what we do, it's always more fun to have him by my side.

photo by pobke photography

a friend asked me the other day "what's the point of valentine's day?" (he wasn't in the greatest mood, either) and i got to thinking about it...it's not so much a day for huge, over the top demonstrations of undying love or a promotion for greeting card companies everywhere...it's about appreciating the people you love: family and friends. hope everyone has a happy valentine's day!

i'll be famous...

late last night, we received an email from christine at pobke photography...and she said our wedding is going to be featured in a bridal magazine!!! WOOT! so we're going to be all famous now. i'll just sit back and let the modeling contracts roll in...haha yea right.

i'll be getting a copy of the magazine once it comes out, but in the meantime, i have to send christine some details about our wedding. awesome.

in other news, fall is here in alaska and it's freaking freezing (almost).

have a wonderful weekend...hopefully next week, i'll have some orders in with new paper for the upcoming shows!

wedding pics, part 2 - christine

as i've mentioned before, christine pobke was our incredible photographer! she and i met when i was deciding on what college to attend - and we've been friends ever since :) i've gone on and on about her work...but i'll let it speak for itself. it was such a pleasure to see her again, after so many years apart. go here for the rest of the sneak peek:

making a face :)

getting dressed

accessories

me & my parents

hello friends!

mmmmm confetti cake

hubby and i

my favorite of the set

* all pics are from pobke photography *

wedding pics, part 1 - johnna

so we don't have our official wedding photos just yet - the photos will be ready 6 - 8 weeks from the wedding date :( but our two photographers posted some sneak peeks on their blogs!

johnna brynn was our second shooter. we actually originally didn't plan to have more than one photographer, but a fortunate turn of events changed that. our photographer, christine pobke, mentioned that a second shooter was coming to the wedding and we said "sweet!" i had assumed that christine & johnna were friends, but as it turned out, they met in person for the first time in connecticut!! christine lives in australia and our wedding was a rare trip to the states for her - johnna loved christine's work and wanted to meet her in person. pretty amazing, huh?

johnna was so sweet and such a pleasure to have at our wedding! if you ever need a photographer, call her! check out her website here.

here's a few of johnna's shots from the wedding - see more on her blog here:

newly married hubby & i in the spa's gardens

entrance of the spa with our wedding party

my hubby getting ready

my makeup appointment

me and my shoes

* all photos are credited to johnna brynn *

wedding planning

big, huge strides in the world of wedding planning have been made in the last few days! in addition to nailing down a date, bfff and i have our location for the big day just about figured out (a couple of small things to check on before the final final decision). the invitations are in process...i'm almost ready to send off the files for the first batch of letterpress plates. catering proposal is being figured out...

and the big GIANT news: WE HAVE A PHOTOGRAPHER!!!! it's official! she booked her flights :)

her name is christine pobke and she's an old friend of mine from college. and she does some seriously killer work. it's absolutely gorgeous. check out her website: pobke photography and be sure to visit her blog - there are a ton of pictures on it. i'm ecstatic to be seeing my dear friend in the near future. she's going to do a fabulous job!!