we hired mollie from bloom photography to come to our home to take pictures of e when she was a week old. this is one of my favorites. she’s so tiny + peaceful. i’m happy we took time during the oh-so-tiring newborn stage to take these. it’s hard to believe that tomorrow she will be eight weeks old. how fast they grow! cliche but oh so true.

ps - mollie was fantastic! she was so patient [especially when e decided she needed to nurse during the session even though she had just done so right before the shoot]. and she really took her time so that e wouldn’t wake up while she was positioning her. if you’re in or around austin, you should hire her. if not, i highly recommend finding a photographer that specializes in babies to photograph your newborn. i think it’s much different than photographing adults or even children.

the week before miss e was born was a very, very busy week. we closed on our house, painted our guest room, nursery + office and moved into our new home. friday, in the midst of all the crazines, kacey and i paused for a few hours to take maternity pictures in soco with the über talented wendy of blue lily photography. here are a couple of my favorites from our fun shoot.

i was really on the fence about taking maternity pictures. i didn’t exactly love the way i looked while pregnant, especially near the end. however, i also didn’t want to regret not taking them. now, seeing the pictures, i’m so happy we took them and that we have this special time documented.

when i was looking for a picture for friday’s birthday post, i stumbled upon these transparency images from photographer stephen lenthall. i realize there’s now three back to back posts with balloons, but i just thought they were too lovely not to post!

loving the styling of these images by photographer + new orleans native alison gootee. reminds me of the warmth + spice of autumn and the crispness of winter!

how was your thanksgiving? ours was filled with love + laughter and lots and lots of yummy food! and those hot browns? absolutely delicious!!

today, i’m guest blogging over at one of my absolute favorite blogs - the english muse. i hope you join me over there. i’m posting magical pictures of a friend’s wedding. i also hope you’re having a fabulous friday!

photo by chennergy weddings

Such a gorgeous collection from J.Crew. I adore the color palette. And the styling + photography is perfect.

I’m finally coming up for air after being engulfed and in awe of Tim Walker’s stunning portfolio. He’s a truly talented London based photographer that I just rediscovered. I’ve seen one of two of his pictures floating around before, but seeing so much beauty all at once… Wow. I need air. Beautiful, beautiful air.