wednesday's.whimsy:collection.of.thoughts
yesterday,,, i was feeling something like this :
yet today,,, i am feeling more like this :
both 'feelings' are beautiful in their own way, yet so very, very different in their own right. today has been one of those 'thinking' days (as if
every day is not for me, ha!). however, today in particular has felt almost consumed in thought. i have had this post on my mind to write all day,,, and yet now, i am almost at loss for words. funny how that happens...
but i am compelled to write. it is on my heart today. one thing that has been on my mind in particular is my
'eleven months left' post that i posted at the beginning of February.
can you even believe that May is just a day away? how is it that we now are at 8 months left? are you living your days to the potential of what is in your heart?
i am happy to say that i have been. i only hope to continue on this way even when things are beyond the normal 'busy'... but somehow,,, i think i will.
there is something about 2009,,, or maybe something about turning 30 this year (still have to get to writing up that post!), or maybe just something in the air we breathe --- but my eyes, body, mind & heart are wanting even more to explore, taste & embed this thing we call 'life'! i am taking the time to stop & listen to what it is that my spirit needs & giving back to those who
need more.
i am realizing
more than ever that less, is truly
MORE. materialistic things will never make our hearts genuinely happy... the time you spend with your loved ones, and with yourself
WILL.
honestly, there is so much on my heart & mind right now that i could easily go on & on, however i will not bore you with more of my cluttered thoughts.
i will however ask you, on this spring-fall-ish wednesday, to share your thoughts with someone
today.
your thoughts are
so very important.... i feel that all too often we hold our thoughts in, when sharing them could be the key to the next grand adventure.
what are your thoughts today?
on another note, i have had a few people tell me that they miss my weekly
wednesday's whimsy. in fact, just last week my dear, sweet friend
Aya gave me one of the most intense
'YES's' after i asked her if she, too, missed my
wednesday's whimsy.
right there & then, i decided i would try to bring it back, as well as still continue to post more often throughout the week. with that promise, i asked her if she had seen the youtube video called 'Validation' that i had posted a couple of weeks ago on my
Facebook page.
Aya replied with a curious 'no?!', so i decided i would post it today, as well, so that those of you who might not have seen it would have a chance to.
'Validation' (below) is something beyond wonderFULL. it is worth every second of it's 16-ish minutes. i highly advise taking a 'lunch' or 'snack' or 'anything really' break in your morning, afternoon or night to check it out below.... it is guaranteed to make you smile. it also made me think a lot about how much impact one single person can make in this world...
a most happy, happy day to you.
with great love & appreciation,
ksenija
.antoinette.
when Antoinette first contacted me to do her head shots, i knew right from the start from her sweet & enthusiastic email that we were going to have a blast... & that we did!
Antoinette is one of those people that you cannot help but smile when you are around her. she is most certainly a
gooooorgeous person,
as you will CLEARLY see from the images below.... but what will capture your heart is that she is truly an
even more gorgeous person on the inside (if that is humanly possible!!).
below are some of my top favorites from our afternoon. if you would like to see more, be sure to check out the slideshow at the end of this post to see even more photographs!
a
BIG thanks to Eric Johnston for allowing us to use his amazing dance studio, the
Birmingham Dance Academy. another
BIG thank you to the great people at
Anthropologie, in downtown Birmingham, who so graciously let us use an area of their store for some photographs. thank you, thank you, thank you!
Antoinette, thank YOU for being the wonderFULL person that you are.
getting to know you has been such fun & hanging out that day was truly the best! i feel so lucky to know you & to have been asked to document this incredible time in your life. the sky is the limit... continue to dream
BIG -- you are going to go soooo far! i can't wait to see where the journey takes you! but first,,, hope you enjoy the images below.
without further ado, please meet the lovely, Antoinette :
there is something so dreamy about this one that i love :
she has the BEST smile!
loooove this one :
Antoinette is also an incredibly talented dancer...
somethin' a lil different
LOVE everything about this one :
we then ventured on to
Anthropologie...
where Antoinette made a few heads turn
:
Antoinette has such an elegant, sophisticated, truly breath-taking look :
one of my top faves from the session :
yes,,, those lashes are real!
love, love, love :
*please note : by no means are we promoting smoking with this image*... just capturing a concept
can we say S-T-T-T-T-TUNNING!
last but definitely not least, another top favorite from the day.
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*CLICK HERE!!!* to view her slideshow & see more photographs. the song i chose is called 'ballerina'... one of my top faves that i thought was appropriate considering ballet is one of Antoinette's passions. hope you enjoy,,, happy day to you! . pulp & honey .
i am a firm believer in following your passion & breaking down those 'fear' walls that life tends to put in our way all to often.
therefore, when a dear, not to mention
uber-duper sweet client & friend of mine,
Erin, told me she launched her brand new website for her new company,
Pulp & Honey, i literally wanted to jump up on my kitchen table & do a little jig of joy!
i was all smiles & slapping my computer screen some internet high fives!
i originally met Erin when i photographed her sister & brother-in-law,
Allison & Matt's, wedding in September. when i saw all that she had created for the wedding (including the awesome invitation below), my mouth literally kept dropping. i couldn't believe how beautiful & unique her creations were... but something else caught my eye most of all -- they were made with
so much *heart* that you could literally feel it when you looked at or touched them.
so it may not be much of a surprise that i would want to share a business with you that is so unique, passionate & truly created with love for each & every client.
since Allison & Matt's wedding, Erin & i have kept in touch and i can tell you first hand, she is one
incredible soul. truly one of the most delightFULL, heartFULL, & wonderFULL people that i have ever met.
(...
side note,,, since then Erin has gotten engaged, as well & i also have the great honor of documenting her wedding this coming October! so this is not the last you will see of Ms. Erin on my blog! yippee.... i cannot wait!)
i always love to know more about the company through the owner's eyes, so i asked
Erin to tell me a bit about her company in her own words. this is what she wrote :
"Pulp & Honey" stands for my true passion of handmade things, brought to life. The reason I picked the word "pulp" is because I love the idea of something being handmade by an actual person. Pulp is the beginnings of how paper actually comes into existence. This is how I begin each design, with pencil and paper. The reason for the word "honey" is just for its sweet simplicity. My goal is to bring thoughtfulness to more people in different, graphic ways!!! People always remember how you make them feel. I want to help my clients send a positive message of clear communication to their audience!
with that said, i LOVE the background behind the company philosophy, i LOVE the name (so much!), i LOVE her work & i LOVE Erin! so if you are in need of something creative, fun, heartfelt & unique for your wedding, event, shower, bat mitzvah, etc., i would highly advice you check out
Pulp & Honey!
here is a photo of the invitation she created for
Allison & Matt's wedding... however, like i said earlier, that is just a taste of all the fabulous touches she had a part in for their wedding day!
...& below is just a snippet i grabbed from her
website of more of her awesome work. just
click here to see more!
