Congratulations Gold #5….two years undefeated & untied in Notre Dame Stadium!
Some of you probably remember last year's blog post about my dad participating in the Notre Dame Fantasy Football Camp. Well, on July 4th we headed north to South Bend again for another awesome game and even more great memories. Check out some of my favorites! 🙂 Since Rocco's was going to be closed on 7/4, John & I had dinner with my aunt and my sisters at Rocco's the night before dad's big game. They have the best pizza in South Bend and now dad's picture from last year's game hangs on their walls next to Lou Holtz, Frank Leahy and other famous ND coaches and players!
It rained early that morning but cleared up in time for all of us to head over to the stadium…
Since we got there early, I pulled out my fisheye and snapped a few cool, unique pics of Touchdown Jesus…
Here's one of my beautiful sisters, Mary…
John got a shot of my nails…:) Last year, my sisters painted their nails blue & gold for dad's game and so the day before we left, I had a few minutes to run over and get my nails filled and when I got there, they had a new shade of blue polish…so, what the heck, I went ahead and painted them blue & gold. 😀 Of course, the lady at the nail place probably thought I had lost my mind. LOL Oh, by the way…if you look closely, you can see where the logo bling idea came from. 😀 My e-ring is a heart shaped diamond…unique and girley, John did good. 🙂
We had Mazda Signs in Carmel print up this 30×40 in. banner for dad before we left and they did a fantastic job!! We surprised him with it that day after he came out onto the field for practice…he had the best looking sign of course….;)
(Rudy theme song playing here….) 🙂
#7 on the wristband, in memory of dad's friend Arty, who played for the NDFFC last year…
Us pros rarely get our pics taken…LOL…here's one of Mike, the official NDFFC photographer…he's a great sports photographer and the official Notre Dame football photographer too. I talked to his wife for awhile during half time and she's so nice!! He stays with the guys from the day they arrive until after the game so he's able to get a lot of behind the scenes shots that I love…and I'll be buying more this year I'm sure! 😀
Gold team won 21 to 0!
After the game, we all had dinner in the President's VIP box upstairs. It was delicious and the view was incredible….here's my favorite shot of dad taking it all in. I don't think he knows we got this shot…:)
Autograph time!
Congrats dad, we love you!!!
Congratulations Leah!
My baby sister participated in her first horse show July 1st. She did an AMAZING job and we're all so proud of her! She and her horse, Thumper, were quite the team that day as they ended up with 5 ribbons for her first show! WOW!!! She received 1 blue ribbon for the walk/trot competition….1 blue ribbon for walk, trot, canter and two 4th place ribbons, one for crosspoles and one for low fence. She won All Around Grande Champion of her division in her league. Here are a few of my faves….
I think Thumper thought my camera was food. 😀
He's blushing…:)
Favorite!
This shot meant a lot to me…when she first started riding, I took a picture of her walking out of the barn with the horse next to her. Here we are a few years later…same shot as a silhouette with her show ribbons in hand. I love you Lebe!
Congratulations Michelle & Clint!
Michelle & Clint were married on 6/30/07 at St. Luke Catholic Church and their fabulous reception was at Lumiere du Corps in Lebanon. It was such a gorgeous venue….their families were so nice, the wedding party was a lot of fun and we stayed an hour or two later that evening just to hang out with everyone and dip our tired feet in the pool at the resort! LOL Thanks you guys for a great time, we can't wait to see you again at Carolyn & Josh's wedding in a few months! 🙂
The ring bearer….running around the church with no pants. LOL! That was hilarious, it's amazing what you can get away with when you're little – and adorable! 😀
Her gorgeous flowers…another work of art from Chuck Eaglin….
The simplicity of the baby's breath as the centerpieces looked beautiful with the chandeliers reflecting the light from under the mirrors…loved it!
The groom's mom is a SUPER talented cake maker and did a fantastic job with their cake. Not only was it gorgeous, we were ready to go back for a 2nd slice! LOL
Bubbles, bubbles everywhere!
For their favors, they made donations to help the fight against melanoma (one of their close friends has melanoma) so everyone got to take a bracelet home with them that night….I thought that was such a great idea.
They even had a guest whose birthday will be their anniversary date! 🙂
Scott Baker from Ultimate Entertainment kept the dance floor packed all night…
I noticed the warm, golden sunlight right before sunset and grabbed them away from the reception for a few quick pics that turned out AMAZING!!
Melissa + Patrick sittin’ in a tree…..
Some of you already know Melissa, she's one of my super talented side-shooters! 🙂 This past Valentine's Day, Patrick e-mailed me about setting up a "Session with Hession" (how cute is that?!) and he wanted to surprise her with a photo shoot of the two of them together for V-Day. Well, even before that, she and I had our own photo shoot of pics of her that she was giving him on V-Day so I had to keep a surprise from BOTH of them! I was all wrapped up in their V-Day plans….LOL…well, we had a few photo shoot dates in mind for when it got warmer outside but between the unpredictable weather and crazy busy shooting schedules, we ended up doing a V-Day/Anniversary photo shoot for them on their 6th wedding anniversary on 6/29. 😀 Happy Anniversary, we love you guys!!!
– E&J
Paparazzi style shooting….LOVE IT! 🙂
John got this shoe shot….loved it…
I liked this ring shot a lot…I told her it looked like their hands were easer eggs in the grass…LOL
Summer Bridal Show 2007!
Our first Summer Bridal Show at Allisonville Nursery was a complete success! Over 100 engaged couples attended our show and there was a line to get in at 3 p.m! LOL After 5 long months of planning, it all came together beautifully. We had a 40×60 ft decorated white tent behind the nursery filled with dozens of local wedding professionals and a few furry friends too. (above) 🙂 This kitty lives at Allisonville Nursery and decided that she would rest on a comfy chiavari chair provided by Elite Coordinators.
Our friends Rob & Hayley of Beach Bum Vacation…they are SO AWESOME!! We are using them for an upcoming trip, full review with lots of pics to come soon!! 😀
Chuck Eaglin from The Florist at Allisonville Nursery is AMAZING. His flowers are gorgeous and he's so creative. 🙂
I wish I would've had this bouquet for our wedding…it's SO BEAUTIFUL!!! 😀
Heidi from idieh design had some cool set ups of her business cards and info. (pictured above) And one of my pics of Emily Ann Thompson made it on the Indy Star's website this week! 🙂
A cute bridesmaid gift displayed at the Lucky Lou booth….
The hot new chocolate brown tuxes displayed by S&K!!
…and the cutest baby shower idea EVER! I had to post this for my clients who are doing maternity pics and are having baby showers in the near future. Anna Godar from Special Occasions by Anna made this adorable diaper cake display that was a huge hit!!
