One evening soon I will tell you the story of our wedding day. It won’t include views from the top of Cape Perpetua or a look at the little stone shelter… Read more Champagne in the Storm (A Wedding Day Glimpse) →
Since shooting her first wedding as a gift for a friend three years ago, Edmonton-based photographer Michel Feist has evolved from an amateur who had “no idea” what she was doing to the creator of a rapidly growing photography business, Ampersand Grey. Her work has been featured in the Edmonton Journal and Wedding Bells, and on the blogs Weddings in Alberta, Sash and Satin, and the UK-based Rock and Roll Bride. On top of being the Creative Director at design company Graphos, Michel shot 13 weddings in 2012, and has… Read more Q + A: Wedding + Lifestyle Photographer Michel Feist on Attracting Clients, Finding Personality in a Bathroom, and What People Should Know Before Going Pro →
Wrote the script for promotional video of a wedding photographer in Edmonton, Alberta.
It’s an illusion, right? That a new year can wash away any parts of the past that cling to your heart like tar. The election. The negative pregnancy tests. The… Read more New Starts →
We took this photo (or, rather, the young couple also pulled off on the roadside in front of the California Welcome sign took it) on June 22nd. It was a… Read more Our Road Trip to Now →
Sometime in the last few years, Joe and I started a tradition of giving each other ‘experience’ gifts for Christmas instead of tangible ones. We each plan an activity/date to… Read more Cottage Grove Getaway →
Writers live twice. These were the words of my second-year writing professor, and they have stayed with me for more than a decade as I’ve written my way through a… Read more Who I Am →
I don’t know about you guys, but for me, November hasn’t proven, historically, to be the happiest month of the year. The days get dark. That ‘look out the… Read more Vashon Island Getaway (or how to combat the winter blues) →
Photo by Sweet Tea Studios There’s a tradition in the Southern U.S. that if a bottle of bourbon is buried upside down at the location where you’re getting married one… Read more How to Get Married in the South →
When my friend Dianna started planning her Louisiana wedding a year ago, one of the first things she told me was, “We’re having a crawfish boil on the Friday night.”… Read more How to Eat a Crawfish (Louisiana, Night One) →
Courtney Tait 