Hey guys. I knew I could suck you into this post with a really cute puppy at the beginning. Just wanted to post some photos from the last month or so on here. Things have been pretty sweet here in Salt Lake. The highlights: helping my friend Cassie pick up a cute puppy, hiking in neature, light painting, and trying out some new, not-so-unhealthy recipes. Here is the photo documentation 🙂 His name is Duke 🙂 Just look at that…
7 Sweet Ways to Use Sugar
May 23, 2016I spend quite a bit of time on here talking about sugary cake recipes, and it’s kinda gotten me thinking about other ways I could be using the sugar in my kitchen. Here are seven great ways to use sugar—aside from baking with it. Face (and body) scrub Exfoliating your face one to two times per week is key to keeping your skin smooth and radiant, and you can use a face scrub to do this. You can even make…
How to Take Stellar Blog Photos in Your Home
April 20, 2016Whether you’re a food blogger, a crafting blogger, or a party planning blogger, chances are you know the pains of trying to take good blog photos within the walls of your own home. Not all homes are designed for great photography, after all (especially rentals), and as bloggers we often have to make a photo shooting session work in less-than-ideal conditions. If this description speaks to you, here are some tips for taking better photos for your blog inside your…
7 Things Only (Boy-Girl) Twins Will Understand
April 4, 2016Fun fact about me: I’m a twin. I have a twin broski named Carl. I like to call him my “former wombmate.” It’s funny, because every time someone asks me what it feels like to be a twin, my response is something weird like, “I feel like it would be weirder to be born by yourself.” Ha, I simply don’t know what it’s like to not be a twin because being a twin is the norm for me. And that…
St. George with Victortilla
March 14, 2016Guys, I’m back! I know a lot of bloggers apologize for long absences, but honestly I think it’s silly to (it’s your blog, after all!), so I won’t 🙂 But I thought I’d start off my return to posting regularly with some pics I took a few weekends back on a trip my friend Victoria and I took to St. George, Utah. We basically just needed to get out of town for the weekend, and it was so so refreshing…
10 Things I Learned after Photographing My First Wedding
January 6, 2016It happened—I photographed a wedding! Officially. For the first time. I wore a legit photography vest and everything. It was for one of my best friends Cassie and her husband Brady (or as I have so frequently referred to them here on the blog, “Brassie.”) You can peruse shots from their engagement sesh here, and shots from the actual wedding day here, here, and here if you like. Anyhow, today I wanted to share with you ten of the most crucial…