My New Blog

I'm so excited to announce my new blog, which is located **here** I've spent the last few days modifying a template, moving all my posts and tweaking the code. I hope you like the new look:) If you use RSS feeds to keep track of all the blogs you follow, please make sure to update the link!

One day left!

One day left to get your entries in for the **FREE** Boudoir Photo Contest. Don't wait until the last minute to enter!

4 days left....

to get your entry in for the **FREE** Boudoir Photo Session Contest! I'm ecstatic that so many people have been entering!! More info on the contest and how to enter **here** So don't forget and get your entries in by midnight, February 28th.

New England Bridal Show - Sheraton Harborside, Portsmouth, NH

I'll be exhibiting at the New England Bridal Show this Wednesday, February 28th from 6-9pm at the Sheraton Harborside in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. I'm looking forward to meeting lots of couples! I hope to see you there:)

Day 5: Going home

Last night we had dinner at Fernando's of Martha's Vineyard, which by the way was excellent, and we passed Murphy's Law. Since Brendan's last name is Murphy and has had many experience's with "Murphy's Law" we had to go back before we left Savannah and get a picture.



It was a gorgeous day, temperatures in the mid 70's and not a cloud in the sky (it's going to be really hard to go back to the cold and snow). There were a lot of people walking on the beach out at Hilton Head Island. The beach was really nice, but was kind of boring, no sand dunes, no waves and there weren't even any sea shells.


Growing up on family vacations we used to drive by South of the Border and I always used to wonder what it was. You see these huge billboards on I95 for hundreds of miles advertising the place and there never seemed to be anyone there. I couldn't believe the place was still there, so we decided to stop and get some pictures of probably the tackiest place I've ever been to.





We flew out this morning and are back in the Northeast. We had a great mini-vacation and even though I had a great time, it's always good to be back home:)

Day 4: Savannah

Today we woke to dreary, overcast skies, so we decided to visit some museums in the area. The Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum is just outside of Savannah and has a great museum on the the Mighty Eighth and their role in WWII. Well worth a visit!

Great photographs celebrating the end of WWII

Next we went to Fort Jackson...

We drove out to Tybee Island to see the lighthouse and I spotted this bird. It looks like a hawk, but I'm not sure. If you know what type of bird it is, email me and let me know. He was so cool, he just sat there watching me.

Tomorrow we leave Savannah to head back to Raleigh. One last shot of Savannah:)

Day 3: Savannah

My feet hurt! We wandered all around the historic district today, starting off at the Mercer House, which is the setting for Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. We decided to pass on the tour, as it wasn't focused on the book. We spent the rest of the time just walking around and looking at all the amazing homes as well as doing a little shopping. We had dinner on the riverfront at Spanky's Pizza Gallery.

General James Oglethorpe, founder of Georgia, in Chippewa Square.

This is Frankie. He was very friendly and was kept on a leash outside of a cute little store, and I cannot remember the name of the store right now, even though I bought some cards there.

The Book Lady, a wonderful little bookstore on East Liberty Street.

The Paris Market, a very cool store with a Paris theme.

I love these old buildings where the advertisements were painted right on the bricks.

I'm not quite sure why this dress was on display in the courtyard, but I thought it was a cool picture.

Day 2: Savannah

Savannah is amazing, there are just so many cool things to photograph! We spent the morning exploring the historic district. Did you know that Savannah's historic district is the largest historic district of any US city. It is rather big and we only walked a small portion of it. We started off at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.

The cathedral is right off Lafayette Square. Savannah is very unique, in that the city was designed with 24 squares, although three have been lost to "progress" (one is currently being restored, Ellis Square). River Street runs along the Savannah River and is where all the touristy stores and restaurants are located. Lots of souvenir and candy stores. They actually had the old style Coke's in the glass bottles in one of the candy stores.

We also visited the Isaiah Davenport House, but of course I wasn't allowed to take pictures inside:( It was so funny, our tour guide could not bring herself to say Civil War, it was either the War of Northern Aggression or The Unpleastantness. The wrought ironwork around Savannah is amazing, so many cool designs to photograph.

Bonaventure Cemetery plays a prominent role in The Midnight of Garden of Good and Evil and I spent some time wondering around the cemetery capturing some of the unique stonework and wrought ironwork. Even during the daytime cemeteries feel haunted.

And finally, after being in freezing Maine, it is so nice to actually see flowers blooming:)

We had dinner at Bella's Italian Cafe, which would have been really great, but they put way too much ricotta cheese on my white pizza. But they were really nice about it and didn't charge us for it.