confession.
my roommate asked me if i had OCD after living with me for 2 days.
genuine inquiry.
she has good reason.
tonight i stayed up 3 hours later than normal because i got the idea to add a testimonial section to my blog. i have a little word document where i store nice emails from clients and blog commenters etc., so i sifted through it and found my favorites. that took a while. next i had to figure out how to make a new page on my blog.... that took a few minutes. next i had to typeset everything. took forever. then i chose which order they'd go in to make it flow. i read everything about ten times each. next, published the page and checked out how it looked...... did that fifteen, maybe twenty times? then decided i wanted to make everyone's names small caps. another republish. then... lets BLOG about this experience! great idea! and here we are.
so now i have worked myself up quite a bit, and i feel like the most showered-upon person alive. a small random idea at midnight..... has left me with my heart full. words mean a lot to me, and to look at all of these word poems that so accurately name what i have been aiming to do....... it makes me feel so happy.
it worked.
you get it.
so, check out my new testimonials page.
my roommate asked me if i had OCD after living with me for 2 days.
genuine inquiry.
she has good reason.
tonight i stayed up 3 hours later than normal because i got the idea to add a testimonial section to my blog. i have a little word document where i store nice emails from clients and blog commenters etc., so i sifted through it and found my favorites. that took a while. next i had to figure out how to make a new page on my blog.... that took a few minutes. next i had to typeset everything. took forever. then i chose which order they'd go in to make it flow. i read everything about ten times each. next, published the page and checked out how it looked...... did that fifteen, maybe twenty times? then decided i wanted to make everyone's names small caps. another republish. then... lets BLOG about this experience! great idea! and here we are.
so now i have worked myself up quite a bit, and i feel like the most showered-upon person alive. a small random idea at midnight..... has left me with my heart full. words mean a lot to me, and to look at all of these word poems that so accurately name what i have been aiming to do....... it makes me feel so happy.
it worked.
you get it.
so, check out my new testimonials page.
which i named 'a few testimonials' so that it would be first alphabetically on that list, so that it wouldn't mess up the nice triangle shape that the words make. these things matter.
possibly OCD,
shannon. :)
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there are times when i have OCD tendencies.
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
before i go to the post office as my reward for finishing editing a wedding....... (i know)
wanted to show you this polaroid.
favorite!
shannon
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2 seconds before they left for their honeymoon.
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their relationship has strength but also has lots of space.
let me explain.
it seems like they let each other be.
they meld in a really lovely way.
two whole people bringing themselves to be nourishing and lifegiving to the other.
marriage seems like it can be a push and pull, a struggle, a place of tension....
or it can be a place with lots of space.
to grow, to be.
------------- enjoy the wedding of kate and tim.let me explain.
it seems like they let each other be.
they meld in a really lovely way.
two whole people bringing themselves to be nourishing and lifegiving to the other.
marriage seems like it can be a push and pull, a struggle, a place of tension....
or it can be a place with lots of space.
to grow, to be.
kate was an etsy queen,
as well as a jcrew queen.
outfits are all from jcrew.
including THAT AMAZING NECKLACE.
do you LOVE those birdseed hearts?
took one home for cosmo.
the wedding was held in a friend's backyard in stockton, california.
everyone pitched in,
everyone helped,
and kate rocked the world with her skills and her beauty.
love and peace :)
as well as a jcrew queen.
outfits are all from jcrew.
including THAT AMAZING NECKLACE.
do you LOVE those birdseed hearts?
took one home for cosmo.
the wedding was held in a friend's backyard in stockton, california.
everyone pitched in,
everyone helped,
and kate rocked the world with her skills and her beauty.
love and peace :)
(slideshow with more: click!)
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bird by bird says:
I really love your description of their relationship...and marriage in general. It makes me not freak out so bad at the thought of it. the pictures are lovely too. :)
(05.25.10 @ 08:21 PM)
Shelley Leith says:
The bouquet toss photo is amaaaazing. The details in this wedding are absolutely delightful, and as usual, you captured everything with perfect images, and perfect poetry of words.
Mom
Ro says:
shan the 1st and the 5th photo .... move me. The orange chair / plant - I want to be there & then the tree ahhh.
(05.29.10 @ 04:37 PM)
Jenna says:
LOVE it! I love the flower(tissue) balls - so adorable!
(06.01.10 @ 10:35 AM)
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i always wished i had glasses.
and curly hair.
rosanna has glasses.
doesn't have curly hair,
but does have AWESOME HAIR.....
and is able to do pretty buns and side-braids.
she's also MORE THAN comfortable in her own skin,
shines as herself in a way that inspires and brings me more freedom.
rosie, you just have an inner confidence that is attractive and sparkley.
love photographing you,
love being with you.
"yeah i didn't get the anti-glare stuff."
and curly hair.
rosanna has glasses.
doesn't have curly hair,
but does have AWESOME HAIR.....
and is able to do pretty buns and side-braids.
she's also MORE THAN comfortable in her own skin,
shines as herself in a way that inspires and brings me more freedom.
rosie, you just have an inner confidence that is attractive and sparkley.
love photographing you,
love being with you.
"yeah i didn't get the anti-glare stuff."
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christmas on your FACE,
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extracting a little section of the world and paying attention to it brings depth for me. helps me become more attuned with the complexities of creation and of the daily life we've been given.
hope you enjoy,
hope you take the time to see something specific and meaningful today too.
shannon
hope you enjoy,
hope you take the time to see something specific and meaningful today too.
shannon
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Jason Leith says:
Shan! i love these so much. (the bottom one is my fave) thanks for posting em!
(05.18.10 @ 08:40 PM)
jennifer young says:
i connect with your thought process...like a lot! love these.
j.
MaeMae says:
it's funny because those photos feel like winter to me, but it's almost summer.
(05.21.10 @ 07:19 PM)
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saw this on a walk,
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Monday, May 17, 2010
their favorite part was the cake.
first thing they told me at their initial fun get-to-know-you meeting.
the part she was looking forward to all day and even talked about as she was getting her makeup done.
"I CANT WAIT FOR THE CAKE."
honestly.....
best cake i've ever had.
cookies and cream....
layers of cookies,
layers of fudge,
layers of goodness.
ahh!
erin, i like your priorities, girl.
first thing they told me at their initial fun get-to-know-you meeting.
the part she was looking forward to all day and even talked about as she was getting her makeup done.
"I CANT WAIT FOR THE CAKE."
honestly.....
best cake i've ever had.
cookies and cream....
layers of cookies,
layers of fudge,
layers of goodness.
ahh!
erin, i like your priorities, girl.
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fresh air.
these feel like fresh air to me.
i decided to clear everything off of those shelves and make it new.
they're hand-made by my friend gretchen!
ceramic genius.
these feel like fresh air to me.
i decided to clear everything off of those shelves and make it new.
they're hand-made by my friend gretchen!
ceramic genius.
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Gretchen says:
you blog about me so much it seems.... I gotta update my site man.
(05.17.10 @ 03:36 PM)
shannon leith says:
lehu, i like that you noticed the knee bend. was wondering if anyone would. :) :) :)
(05.19.10 @ 11:06 AM)
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i made #2!!! yes!
i love how you added the extra words to keep the shape of the drop-down going. those things matter more than you know.
(05.28.10 @ 09:34 AM)yeah girl. lets keep first things first. word shapes!
(05.28.10 @ 02:30 PM)