a belated merry christmas :: greensboro wedding photographer

I hope you all had a merry Christmas, a cheerful Chanukah, feliz navidad, and a very happy holidays! The sentiment is better late than never, right?

After having a very busy early December trying to tie up lose ends and get photos to our fabulous clients in time for the holidays, I took a much needed week off to spend time with my family and soak up all the Christmas cheer I could possibly fit into seven days. My parents were in town for the holiday, and we filled our time with lots of last minute shopping, plenty of Christmas movies, wayyyy too much food, and our annual driving tour of the local Christmas lights.

Christmas in Greensboro, NC
Christmas in Greensboro, NC

Monty joined us on the light tour this year. He's usually pretty critical, but he concluded that these Greensboro folks really know how to decorate for Christmas :)

Christmas in Greensboro, NC
Christmas in Greensboro, NC

Beautiful lanterns lining the sidewalks around the Catholic church...

Christmas in Greensboro, NC
Christmas in Greensboro, NC
Christmas in Greensboro, NC
Christmas in Greensboro, NC

Your eyes do not deceive you... that is, in fact, A GINGERBREAD MARSHMALLOW. Why didn't I know these existed til now?!

Christmas in Greensboro, NC
Christmas in Greensboro, NC

We must have been very good this year because Santa brought us lots of great loot! You don't believe, you don't receive, y'all!

Christmas in Greensboro, NC
Christmas in Greensboro, NC

My hubby went rogue again this year and bought me a beautiful pearl bracelet... he's such a good gift-giver! Other favorites included a new watch, way too many clothes from Anthropologie, and for him, some fab Warby Parker sunglasses, a Penguins jersey, and some new luggage for us both. Oh, and in case you were wondering, we didn't get my grandfather's gift mixed in with Josh's... my husband just has 80-year-old man tendencies. Such as loving plaid. And wearing argyle socks. I fully expect him to progress to white nylon tube socks with black patent shoes and shorts within the next 5 years. Get ready for it.

Christmas in Greensboro, NC
Christmas in Greensboro, NC
Christmas in Greensboro, NC
Christmas in Greensboro, NC

I'm so very thankful to have been able to spend so much time with my family over the holidays, and we're looking forward to celebrating Christmas with Josh's family in Pennsylvania at the end of this week!

catching up + a sneak peek at a winter wonderland styled shoot :: nashville wedding photographer

It's been a busy couple of weeks, and unfortunately, the blog is the poor soul that gets neglected when the chaos ensues. Last week, Josh and I travelled to Tennessee to spend Thanksgiving with my family, and it was so nice to get to have more than just a weekend there. I know I say it all the time, but I love me some Nashville!

In our five day visit, we managed to pack in:

 

  • a Predators hockey game
  • baking four pies
  • Thanksgiving dinner with my entire extended family
  • our annual Skinner family Thanksgiving night viewing of Christmas Vacation (Surprised Eddie?... If I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet, I wouldn't be more surprised than I am now)
  • Black Friday shopping at Anthropologie (can you say DANGEROUS?!??)
  • watching Elf on TV
  • OFFICIALLY setting the Christmas music station as a preset on my XM radio
  • more shopping on Saturday

 

AND, in addition to all that good stuff and despite some inconvenient rain and wind, we fit in a winter wonderland stylized wedding shoot, complete with lots of silver glitter and the most scrumptious cake pops known to man. Here's a little preview from the shoot...

Winter wonderland styled shoot by CHIC Nashville Weddings and Events at Lillie Belles of Franklin, TN with dress by Olia Zavozina

Watch out for more images coming soon! In the meantime, I'd like to thank everyone who helped make this shoot absolutely FABULOUS... CHIC Nashville Weddings and Events, Lillie Belle's of Franklin, {anna.michelle Cards}, Mallory Eggleston, Olia Zavozina Bridal and Menswear BoutiqueGrand Central Party Rental, Sweetface Cakes, and Covered with Icing. Y'all are all AMAZING at what you do!!!