When in Rome...

I know it has been way too long since I have blogged. Life got a bit crazy there for a while! Right after Joe and I got back from Italy, I headed to Las Vegas for wppi- which was a conference for wedding and portrait photographers. So, after being there for a week, I am finally HOME! I have a ton of stuff to blog about this week, including our trip, a fun engagement shoot and a fabulous senior session (I'm still looking for more reps, anyone out there interested?)

I have been dying to get our pictures from the trip up here! I am going to start at the beginning: Rome. Day one of our trip was probably the "most exciting", but not for reasons you might think. After arriving early in the morning in Italy, we weren't able to check into our room yet. We left our bags and the front desk said there was a great market that was open only on that day, and that we should go check it out. Great! Off we went! We took a bus that she said would take us right there. We found the market, but didn't buy anything, just simply wondered around for a bit taking in all of the sights. When we decided to head back, we got back on the crowded bus to go back to the other part of the city, and this is where "exciting" took place.

I, Lindsey Lee, self proclaimed world traveler, was pit-pocketed....by a woman...holding an infant. The good news is that she was unsuccessful(barely). Luckily a little Italian lady started yelling at me. What she was saying, I don't know, but I looked down to see my wallet literally dangling out of my tiny little bag that was wrapped around my arm and hanging right against my side. Apparently their method of attack is find a crowded place and crowd you in more, so you can't move, or look down, and that is how they get you! We were a little worried that since we hadn't been in Italy for even 5 hours yet, that this was not a good sign. Luckily, it wasn't and we had a great time!

We saw the Colosseum, the Pantheon, where Caesar was killed, the Vatican, all the marble, statues, brick that you could ever want to see. We went in museum after museum and ate until we dropped. We kept the streets hot! There was a little lack of color in Rome for my taste, but just you wait until we go to the Cinque Terre. You should recognize some of these famous sights.

product share...

While trying to shift through all of the Italy photos, I wanted to share quickly some awesome products that I have been meaning to get up on the blog for a while now.

I have been RAVING a for some time at how awesome prints on canvas are- so I wanted to give you some proof! You may remember Sophia from a pre-Christmas session. Her mom ordered this photo of her on a huge canvas to hang over her crib in her room. I am obsessed! I hung this on one of my walls just so you all could take a look.

These little 5x5 books are my favorite product! They come in every color in the world are a great little brag book. Great for parents, or even of your favorite My So-Called life: SENIOR photos.

We're back!

Whew! 2 weeks and one cancelled flight later we are back in the land of cowboy boots and southern drawls. At the airport, when I saw camo in Charlotte, I was actually excited because it solidified that we were indeed back in the south! 40 hours trying to get home will do that to you!

I really have no words to explain how amazing our time was together on our trip. No phones, just each other and some amazing places. I will be sharing more in detail and showing lots of pictures here on the blog- but for now, here are just some snapshots of what is to come!

First there was Rome (so much to see, so little time)...

Then Venice (my personal favorite)...

On to the Cinque Terra (a sleepy little region)...

Florence (where The David lives)...

and finally Sienna (under the Tuscan sun)

Can't wait to share more after all I crawl out from under the laundry and the email.

Italy Bound!

Joe and I head out in the morning (weather permitting!) for our first real out of town adventure as man and wife! There are so many things I look forward to sharing about this trip with you all! However, as I was sitting here trying to figure out how to automate response my emails- I am pretty sure everyone in my email box got the automated message 5 (or possibly more, it's hard to tell) times. For anyone of you who got my messages 5+ times, I am SOO sorry! Just when I think I am I am getting the hang of this whole computer thing! I feel like such a dud!

If you need immediate assistance while I am away about wedding date availability- please shoot my lovely assistant LeAnn an email: leannll@gmail.com and she will get back with you!

Ciao!

Amanda & Mark- Engaged!

I absolutely LOVE this couple. Seriously, we had so much fun on our shoot up in Statesville, NC. Amanda and Mark had amazing locations picked out for us to shoot at- and I was in love! Every location was perfect, and they even brought amazing props that meant something to them for us to use! Amazing. I love it when couples create their photos with me. It is such a fun process.

Basically, I had five million favorites- so here we go! Warning: Every smile in these photos is real:)

This photo below is one of my most favorite engagement pics ever.

Couples in love make me happy. Really happy.

Both Amanda and Mark are going to be History teachers with Teach for America. Beauty and brains- some people have all the luck;)

Hello, we are beautiful people:)

Sigh.

Amanda- you are stunning. Seriously.

We played football- aka- Amanda trying to tackle Mark.

You need her, I promise.

One thing I am loving lately about the wedding industry is all of the fun people I am getting to meet! Alyse is no different. We first met at the bridal show the other week and then met up this week to talk weddings...and a little bit of life:)

Bride's out there: feeling overwhelmed with your planning? Or just can't seem to make your vision come to life? Don't know which vendors to use? Alyse can help! Check out her site, Alyse Woodward Events, to learn more about her services and to get some wedding inspiration. Also, check out her blog where she has great tips and happenings for all things weddings.

Have a fabulous weekend! And because no post is the same without a picture, here is one that makes me all warm and fuzzy on this chilly and rainy day!

Smile! It's Wednesday!

I was finishing up Gracie's photos and came across this one that made me smile. Love her little face! Enjoy this Wednesday!