Magical Insta-Life

Life is more magical in Insta-world, isn't it?!
If only my real life could be filled with light leaks and magical little orbs of light & hearts...everything would be perfect!
But hey...I can get pretty darn close with my handy little iPhone ;)

I've decided to create a book filled with our iPhone photos.
Tim's family is really great at keeping photo albums from every year.
I figured we'd start doing that as well!
So I bought an album for 2012 and I'm going to fill it with cute little photos from our everyday life!
I found an app called PostalPix. You can get your photos delivered to your door in the adorable 4x4 format.
So I'm gonna print a bunch at the end of every month and do a few pages in the album from every month.
I'll share some photos of the book once I get our May pictures ;)

Happy Sunday!
Enjoy the last bit of your weekend!

Film Friday #2

Time for Film Friday #2!
Kylie and I shot some 35mm film the other evening during "magic hour".
For those of you not familiar with it, magic hour is pretty much prime time for photos.
It's right around sunset and the lighting is just perfect for photos.








*All images taken with a Canon Rebel K2 with expired 35mm film.*

I love the way these images turned out.
It was so fun to run around, exploring, and taking photos with my best friend.
It really felt like we were 16 again.
This is pretty much all we did when we were younger.
We'd drive around town, trying to find new hidden places for photos.
I think we'll try to do more of that this summer.

Oh, and I'm starting yet another new feature that I'm excited to share with you all!
I'll be working on it this weekend, so hopefully I'll have something to show for it on Monday.

Happy Friday!
I hope you all have the grandest of weekend plans!

ps. Please bear with me as I play around with the design of this blog. It's still in the process of being tweaked & perfected!

Barton Hollow

My sister Kylie took these photos the other day.
She was over at my place watching Bye Bye Birdie (amazing musical, by the way!).
We popped outside really quick to snap these shots.
There's all this greenery right downstairs in my apartment's parking area.
It's so pretty and magical in the evening.
The sun sets right behind the trees. It's just so perfect on summer nights.

Well because of this perfect lighting...I have a lot of photos to share!
Sorry if it's a bit of an overload. But let's be honest...photos are the best part of blogs ;)










Scarf, shirt, shoes: thrifted, shorts: Glassons (NZ)
A quite sweet & simple look, but I enjoyed it!
And the peachy pink color of the shirt just makes me smile.


I've been listening to a lot of The Civil Wars the past few days.
I love their harmonies. And the whole feel of the record reminds me of a train on the move.
The title track "Barton Hollow" is one of my favorites.


Pretty great, right?
I suggest listening to the entire album if you've got time this evening.
It's definitely worth it!
Have a nice night! Spend it with people who make you laugh.

Hair Tutorial : 20s Inspired Finger Waves

I've got a special treat for you this evening!
My sister and I whipped up this fun hair tutorial video.
I've done the finger waves look a few times, and I always get lots of compliments and questions about it.
So I thought I'd share my technique!



Honestly, it was a bit of trial and error when I first started styling finger waves.
Most of the "how to" videos I found were really not that great...
I've found that the secret to it is to wet your hair before you put the pin curl clips in.
It really does make a world of difference.
Anyway, have a watch!


It's really quite simple once you get used to it.
It takes a bit of practice, but if I can figure it out...I'm sure all of you can as well ;)
Kylie & I are planning to make more hair tutorial videos in the future.
We really enjoyed making this one.
But let me know if you have questions about this style!

Circus Time

Here are some dreamy shots we took the other evening.
My sister gave me this ridiculously amazing corduroy blazer the other day!
It's quickly becoming a solid favorite of mine.

And...I bought leather shorts. Well, I'll be honest and admit that they're "pleather".
I was shopping with my Mom & sister in Chicago and my sister Kylie found them.
She and I each bought a pair...twins...sheesh...I don't think we'll ever stop matching! haha
Anyway, I'm starting to fall in love with them so you might have to get used to seeing them on the ol' blog here ;)









Here are a few snapshots of the party we threw for my dear friend Ashton.
It was such an amazing sight!
I wish I could live in a gypsy-train-car/circus-themed world all the time.
We took a whole lot of polaroids. Maybe I'll get my hands on some to scan in & share with you sometime ;)
But for now I'll just share these pretty shots of the decorations & my 20s inspired hair!

Oh, and my darling husband got me an iPhone for our anniversary!
So I've finally joined the world of Instagram. Follow me if you'd like @twohappyhearts.

Happy Memorial Day weekend!
Have a cook-out with some people you love.

Film Friday

I'm starting a new feature on the blog called Film Friday!
I'm attempting to post more film photography of mine.
It's something that I've always really enjoyed (and even went to school for!), but I rarely make time to experiment these days.
So in an attempt to bring more film into my life, I've started this feature!

I have tons of old cameras, some found at antique stores, others passed down to me from my Grandpa who was a photographer.
So I really have no excuse not to use these amazing cameras of mine!
 For this first roll, I used a cheap little plastic camera of mine.
It's a little Bell & Howell that is "focus-free" and quite unpredictable.
 But that's a quality that I kind of love in cameras.
I took these photos in Chicago on our 2nd Anniversary a few days ago. We drove downtown, then headed up north into the woods.

 Hopefully I'll have more where these came from ;)

Happy Friday everyone!
I hope you all have grand weekend plans ahead of you.
Mine includes a circus-themed birthday party for one of my very best friends tonight!

Year Two

Timothy and I had a super special day yesterday.
We celebrated 2 years of marital bliss!!
 We had a pretty low-key day full of delicious meals and quality time together.
We drove out to Chicago and enjoyed the beautiful weather and ate at a delicious burger place for dinner.

Oh, and last year we started a tradition of taking yearly portraits on our anniversary.
We kept up with the tradition and took a few portraits with our "Year Two" sketch.
I've got a notebook set aside for all the illustrations we'll be doing throughout the years.

We had quite a perfect day.
We are so blessed to have the relationship that we have.
For those of you who are lucky enough to have found your soul mate, I'm sure you know what I mean.
You know how it feels to be utterly and completely secure and peaceful in a relationship.
You know how it feels to look at the one you love and fall even more in love with every day that passes.
You know how it feels to "know". To know that you've found your perfect match.
The one who loves you on your best days as well as your worst days.
The one who cracks up laughing over your ridiculous jokes that really aren't that funny.
The one who wants to spend every moment by your side, for the rest of your live.
It's really a surreal feeling, isn't it?

And how could I not share our wedding video?!
It kind of becoming a tradition on this blog, as well ;)
 

Hope you all didn't mind my "hopeless romantic" post ;)
I tend to get caught up in talking about cheesy love things!

Have a perfect evening, friends!