Five Things for Friday
1. Here’s what Shawn and I look like working weddings! I can tell this is right before the kiss, Shawn and I are both at the center of the aisle, ready to capture it.
We filmed and photographed a wedding this weekend for one of our friends, which is always much funner. Shawn (and several cameras set up on tripods) films, and I photograph. It’s so much better when we get to call all the shots, rather than working with an outside photographer. Makes the day go much smoother.
Shawn’s cousins Amy and Ashley were at the wedding too. Just love them!
2. The wedding was out of town in Grass Valley, CA. My wonderful Aunt Susan and Uncle Tom live the next town over in Nevada City. They were nice enough to have us be their house guests for the weekend while we were up there filming the wedding. They have the most beautiful home, just look at their front yard!
3. I’ve slowly started decorating our little house, and finding things here and there. I found these cute glass vases with rope accents at HomeGoods, and thought they would fit in perfect for our ranch house. I didn’t know what to put in them, so they’ve just been sitting empty on the desk. Shawn decided to make one his own personal candy dish, and filled them up with salt water taffy, which he is obsessed with. Men.
4. Sometimes I swear Shawn and I have ESP. We have weird coincidences all. the. time.
For instance, this week I made a double batch of tomato basil soup for dinner, so we could have leftovers for lunch the next day. I ate my lunch early at 11am, and texted Shawn a picture of it when I was eating it. Seconds later he texted me that he was eating it then too. Brain twins!
5. I’ve thought about doing a little feature on Five Things for Friday called “Conversations in Marriage” because Shawn and I are constantly having the funniest conversations, or saying the funniest things to each other. I figured you guys could use a good laugh too. Here’s a little gem from Wednesday:
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(calling Shawn on my way home from work)
Shawn: So, I already got us some chilli and cornbread for dinner. I got 3 cans, but we probably only need 2. Unless you want to just go for it and make all 3 cans at once.
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Made me laugh so hard! For the record, we only made the 2 cans.
19 Comments on “Five Things for Friday”
Oh my gosh, that front yard. That’s where I want to live!!! Now if I could just win the lottery…. ;)
JUST GO FOR IT!! Haha you guys crack me up. Love the pics of you guys shooting!! Adorbs.
It’s so exciting that you get to experience all of these weddings! They’re always such joyous occasions and being around that would be really fulfilling, I think. Or, it’s probably stressful when you work hehe, but still! Very fun! I love the soup twin text, you know you’re meant to be when… ;) Also, that soup looks amazing!!! I wouldn’t mind that for lunch today. Love these little peaks into your life!
You guys look so professional! And that lens is huge! I think my arms would fall off if I had to hold it all day! That is so awesome that you guys get to work together like that! That soup also looks so good! You guys are too funny :)
You guys are so cute!! Sharing your lunch at the same time… but in different places!! :) So nice!! lovely pictures as usual!! :)
The two of you in action is such a cute pic. years down the road you will cherish this picture. :) And that soup looks so good Natalie. You have to share the recipe :)
Conversations from marriage are definitely fun, but I think I’d be slightly (Ok, a lot) embarrassed to share some of ours. From half of them you’d think we were 10 year olds!
You two are so cute together!! I love Home Goods!! You can always find such great bargains!! :)
That really is a gorgeous front yard! Sounds like you and your husband have the best time working together. Have a great weekend!
I think that’s so great that you two work together with the wedding photography, that would be so fun! The conversations in marriage would be hilarious too ;) have a great weekend, Natalie!
Liking the pic of you 2 hard at work. As an event & wedding planner I love seeing the day come together, standing back watching the filming, photographer, waiters bustling around, grandparents sniffling & kids sometimes running amuk!, for me, sometimes thats the real event going on – everyone that makes the day awesome.
You should totally have a conversations in marriage feature – you and Shawn say the cutest things! Love the photo of you guys filming and sounds like such a great time at the wedding!
I love your five fridays posts, my friend! It is always fun! I also love your picture with your husband. It should be wonderful work together! Have a great weekend my friend ;-)
That’s such a cool photo of you and Shawn! I just love that you guys get to work together on something you both love! You both look so professional. ;) And omg I saw your photo on IG of the vase and it made me laugh so hard that Shawn stole it for his candy! LOL.
I just love these posts! You should totally start that conversations feature. That would be too funny!
I had an Aunt Susan and Uncle Tom, too! That’s funny. What a lovely home they have, just gorgeous!
Working with your husband sounds like a blast! I’m sure it has its challenges, but the rewards would be great. I help lead tours around D.C. with my dad a few weekends a year, and it’s definitely fun to work with family! Even if it can be interesting at times . . .
Love the vase — and the fact that Shawn claimed one for candy! That would definitely happen at our house, too. I’m slowly getting our home decorated (it’s only taken three months!), mostly because I didn’t want to just blow a ton of money on random furnishings without getting anything that really lit my fire. I’m trying to be purposeful about what we choose and where to place it, mostly because I know it will likely stay like that for years to come!
Much of the artwork on my parents’ walls has been there since, oh . . . 1989? No kidding. I mean, we may not plan to keep it the same for 20-plus years, but you never know!
Photographing/videoing together must be so fun!
And what a view for the weekend. Just gorgeous. I’m sure you would have loved to turn into a mini-vaca.
Enjoy the first fabulous fall weekend!
Looks like your Aunt and Uncle have a gorgeous house! And sounds like you had a great time filming at the wedding. You and your husband sound just like me and my husband! We have the funniest conversations, too. Enjoy your weekend, Natalie!