The last dessert I made for the Progressive Dinner: Martha Stewart’s Parisian Macaroons.  I made them pink with a strawberry cream inside and it took me three tries (and my entire bag of expensive almond flour) to get them right!  I’m sure this was the Lord’s way of showing me I’ve been far too cocky about my culinary skills [...]

One of the other desserts I made for our progressive dinner was Raspberry Brie bites. Super simple. 
Raspberry Brie Bites
- 1 package of fresh raspberries
- 10 oz. of brie cheese
- 2 packages of Fillo mini shells (found in the freezer section)
Fill each Fillo shell 3/4 full with brie cheese and put a raspberry on top.  Bake at [...]

Last Sunday, we had a progressive dinner with the Frederick side of the family so that they could see our new house and Caleb & Amy’s new house, and also to celebrate Grandma Frederick’s birthday. We had some lovely appetizers and lasagna at the first stop, then had dessert at our place.  I really wanted to make pink & [...]

I have always loved the idea of a locket with the photo of the one you most love tucked away inside, near to your heart. 
Below are some lockets I found on etsy… they’re just so darn pretty!

{ credit: birdzNbeez, trystbykerry, feathersandhope, heartworksbylori, birdsNbeez, and myrtleandlloyd }

I loved so many things about Nick & Jayne’s wedding: that Nick’s dad was his best man, that Jayne made all the jewelry that she and her bridesmaids wore, that Nick and Jayne’s grandmothers got up and gave some reflections and advice on marriage during the ceremony, how happy they looked dancing at their reception. Everything was [...]

From our week by the sea…

“We photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing, and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth can make them come back again. We cannot develop and print a memory”
…. Henri Cartier-Bresson.

Today is our last full day in New Jersey.  It’s raining, there’s a tornado warning until noon, and some of the streets are flooding.  And you know what?  I don’t care.  ((I do care that it’s our last day, but I don’t care so much about the rain.)) I am sitting in a quaint coffee [...]

Hi Interwebz!
It’s me.  Jen.  The girl who never updates her blog.  Sorry about that. 
Tommorow I am shooting a wedding, and then it’s off to the Garden State for a week on the beach with my husband and family. 
 
(( Cape May, 2007 ))
I promise I will update more frequently when I return. 
xoxo
- jen