Scottsdale, Arizona Wedding & Portrait Photography
Monthly Archives: July 2010Mary and Drew had a very simple, lovely wedding that started with a Catholic mass and finished with a lunch at the Wrigley Mansion. It was nice having a day wedding for a change. The part of the mansion that they had their afternoon lunch in was surrounded by windows with a beautiful view. It was such a nice wedding and I’m glad I got to shoot it with One Fine Day!         Ok so if you know me, you know I’m not the best cook in the world. It’s not that the food I do make is bad, it’s just that I never actually cook! I was excited to make an apple pie through because I definitely love me some pie. It was a fun experience for Ryan and me and I get to cross something off of my 101 in 1001 list! Here are some photos of the pie. It wasn’t as gooey on the inside as I would have liked, but it was still delicious!  We soaked the apples in a combination of cinnamon, brown sugar, white sugar, flour, and a hint of vanilla.   Ok the edges didn’t turn out perfectly…but my stomach sure didn’t mind!  I’ve always been a goal maker. When I was fourteen, I made a list of 100 things I wanted to do in my life and I’ve been working towards those things I wanted whenever I’ve gotten a chance. A lot of the dreams/wants/goals on that list won’t be complete for years or decades so I decided to make a second list with a shorter time frame. This second list is about 101 goals and dreams I want to do to expand my business, my experiences, and just to enrich my life. I have 1001 days to complete it and since I finished making the list on July 16th, 2010, I have until April 12, 2013. No matter how many I actually complete by that day doesn’t matter to me as much as the fact that I’ll be doing things that I want to do and that make me happy. I believe written goals are way better than ones that never get written and worked towards. I hope that this list helps bring me more success and happiness in my life! (and helps me get over some fears too) So here is my list. I’ll try to keep it updated and possibly blog about some of the items once I complete them. My 101 Things to Do in 1001 Days 1. Take a self defense class 2. Try two new cookie recipes this Christmas 3. Travel to Spain 4. Write a list of 101 things to do in 1001 days! – DONE! 5. Answer the “50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind” 6. Find out my blood type – Partially Done! 7. Start an Etsy store – DONE! 8. Take a random weekend road trip- DONE! 9. See the Northern Lights 10. Grow a garden 11. Go on another cruise 12. Visit Paris again 13. Visit London again 14. Organize and label all technology cords. -In Progress! 15. Book an out of state wedding- DONE! 16. Finish my degree- DONE! 17. Pay off student loans- DONE!! 18. Visit Italy 19. Learn to play “Claire de Lune” 20. Private Goal 21. See the pyramids in Egypt 22. Visit Australia 23. Send a message in a bottle 24. Visit Disneyland again. – DONE! 25. Create a wedding welcome packet. 26. Network with at least 3 new wedding professionals. -DONE! 27. Make a sample wedding guestbook or parent album. - DONE! 28. Get photos taken of Ryan and me. -DONE! November 2010. 29. Go jet skiing. 30. Get published in a magazine. 31. Paint something for myself. -DONE! December 2010. 32. Video record 4 different personal events for myself. 33. Get a Vimeo account to share videos on. 34. Organize my room to work well as an office too. - DONE! 35. Take portraits of my Oregon family. - DONE! 36. Re-do my room cork boards. -DONE! 37. Make a posing inspiration collection. -DONE! 38. Get a PPmag subscription. -DONE! 39. Get a fashion magazine subscription – DONE! 40. Sell my old MBP – DONE! 41. Go to Canada. 42. Make/buy 5 new Christmas templates – DONE! 43. Make/buy 5 new everyday card templates. - DONE! 44. Put a note in a book for a stranger to read. 45. Write a letter to myself to open in 5 years. 46. Write a letter to Ryan to open in 2 years. 47. Read and take notes on four business books. (2/4 Done) 48. Find a personally inspirational quote and work it into a piece of art or home decor. 49. Try yoga. 50. Make ice cream from scratch. 51. Go skiing again and try to fall less. 52. Go horseback riding for the first time. 53. Get a new sample wedding album. - DONE! 54. Get a massage. – DONE! 55. Bake a pie. – DONE! 56. Frame and hang 3 new personal pictures. - DONE! 57. Write a list of 50 things that make me happy. 58. Carve my name on a tree. 59. Take some photos of something other than people. – DONE! (but continuing the project) 60. Get at least 2 prints made of the photos not of people. - DONE! 61. Write down 20 dreams I had in a dream book. 62. Make a playlist with 25 songs I truly and will probably always love. - DONE! 63. Mail a secret to Post Secret. 64. Own that perfect little black dress. - DONE! 65. Send out my own business Christmas Cards. 66. Get an apartment in Phoenix. 67. Go on a movie-marathon: three in one day at the theater. 68. Make a photo book for myself from a vacation. 69. Take a vacation awesome enough to have a photo book made from it. - DONE! 70. Make a photo book of non-people photos. 71. Learn 10 new recipes. -DONE! 72. Make a recipe binder/book of my favorite things to cook. – In Progress! 73. Write down my pp workflow and check through it for every client. – In Progress! 74. Get a smartphone. - DONE! 75. Get a white board to further organize office. - DONE! 76. Help someone make their own 101 in 1001 list. 77. Learn to drive stick shift. 78. Watch the sunrise and sunset in the same day – DONE! 79. Create an info packet all about albums. - DONE! (in a different way than I planned) 80. Go a full day with no phone or internet. 81. Get two weddings published on an online style/wedding blog. – (1/2 Done) 82. Make a get together for young wedding pros. 83. Meet 4 new online photographer friends in person. -DONE! 84. Get a macro for ring shots. – DONE! 85. Buy a rolling camera bag. -DONE! 86. Fix my off-cam lighting situation. – DONE! 87. Shoot a wedding in California. 88. Shoot an engagement outside of Arizona. 89. Visit 3 new states I haven’t been to. – (1/3 Complete) 90. Visit the four corners. 91. Go on a road trip to somewhere other than CA. 92. See a Cirque du Soleil show. 93. Clean out closet of old clothes and replace 50% of the donated ones with new ones. -In Progress! 94. Go in a hot air balloon. 95. Create a survey for past clients and have some complete it. -DONE! 96. Send out 15 anytime cards to friends for no reason. -In Progress! 97. Get a dedicated video-only camera. 98. Grow out hair and donate it to Locks for Love. 99. Go swimming in the natural pools in Sedona. 100. Photograph around UofA before I graduate so I can remember it. - DONE! 101. Read Dave Ramsey’s Money Makeover and make it work for my life. -DONE! |
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