i want to go to there... seattle

James Moes' engagement photographs are so beautiful. i love love love them. is that dry ice? genius.

oh, gobble.

Once Wed is so great. These are from Nathan & Anna's wedding in Mexico.

I love the gorgeous scenery and whimsical decorations.

Photography by Belathee Photography

Event Design and Paper Goods by Rifle Design

that is the guestbook. a typewriter. :)

happy president's day!

how adorable.

so, want to hear the cutest story ever? danni, from the amazing blog ohhellofriend, got engaged! her boy, nick, took her on a surprise trip to seattle and got these two photographers to sneakily follow them and take photos of them on their journey. then they "happened to be" at this gorgeous old property danni and nick were at. they showed danni all the adorable photos they had taken... along with this!

and then he proposed. :) how sweet. take a look at photographer laurel's website.

in other news, we started watching mad men! it's so beautiful. the opening titles alone have me smitten. it's the perfect blend of modern with the style & advertisements of the 1950s... and don draper is beautifulllll.

i can't stop listening to this song by adele. it's a cover of a bob dylan song, and she sings it beautifully.

&check out abbytryagain! her posts are great.

have a nice week.

the elusive red balloon

photo post! 

yesterday zoe and i braved the humidity and heat and had an outdoor photo adventure! i love love love the photos that came out. the balloons popped after a few minutes in the heat, but we got a few good shots in anyway. 

to see the rest, please visit my flickr by clicking [here] or clicking the photography link on the right side of the page. 

my friends and i talk about weddings too much, so here's some wedding inspiration for today! 

&& vintage maps-inspired wedding? genius.

&& i would definitely decorate with pretty flag chains, like the ones in this print. 

&& letterpressed invitations from mika 78! how nice.

Dear Austin,

I love you. 

Come back to me. 

Love, Margo. 

Please gobble up the new catalogue (and the entire clothing line, and housewares, and store) from Anthropologie. I kind of can't believe we missed them photographing it. I know exactly where all of those places can be found, and also, Jen and I are best friends with the lady from Amelia's. I feel really really really awesome, not going to lie. :)

Aren't Josh Goleman's photographs of this wedding gorgeous??

 I am definitely taking inspiration for my wedding from these photographs. And I can only dream about such a table- hundreds of photographs and old wonderful cameras! 

I saw UP today in 3D with Poppet. It was so, so wonderful and whimsical and beautiful. 

Oh, Disney-Pixar, you never cease to amaze me. If nothing else, go see it for the heartbreaking (in the best way) montage about 5 minutes into the film. Reminds me of the beautiful French animated short La Maison en Petitis Cubes. 

Have a great weekend!

Wow.

I will absolutely be a wedding photographer if I can take pictures like Max Wagner. 

Robin's Wedding Shower

I just got back from San Antonio for my cousin Robin's bridal shower. It was quite fun. Amy (my cousin and the Maid of Honor) hosted, along with my Aunt Ilene's Mah-jong friends. The Mah-jong ladies are adorable, and the shower went really well. I made the table decorations (mirror and confetti are the Martha Stewart Wedding line for Wal Mart) and little note tags as a guestbook. Amy got the cupcakes from The Cake Shop in San Antonio. Aren't they cute? 

It felt so comforting to be back at Aunt Ilene's house. I feel like so much of my childhood has been steadied by the Goldman’s and their homes. It’s so great that the play room hasn’t changed at all in fifteen years. Old Spurs pictures and posters of 90210 t.v. stars and Kate and Leo in Titanic still grace the walls. I remember sitting in those circle bucket chairs and watching Babysitter's Club until we fell asleep and promptly fell off the chairs. The house still smells faintly of cat food, even though Rocket died years ago. Robin and Amy’s rooms still have their stuff inside, and the pictures on the walls haven’t changed. Just the people in them.