It’s Wedding week!

Categories: PERSONAL | WEDDING PLANNING

Oh my, I can’t even believe it’s here already! 4 weeks just flies by, and what a crazy 4 weeks it’s been.

The wedding planning process has been a wild and crazy ride,  fascinating, so much fun, and pretty stressful all rolled into one. Phone hasn’t stopped ringing, inboxes are FULL. Believe me when I say, everything that could go wrong, has. If there is one thing I have learned about planning a wedding in 4 weeks is you must roll with the punches. Problem solving, compromise, and positive attitude will get you a long way with any project. Our motto for this entire process has been “NO RULES”. If the ceremony doesn’t happen in the order everyone expects, who cares, who wrote that rule anyhow. If the ring bearers don’t match, whatever… it’s more eclectic! Weddings can bring out the best and the worst in friends and family. For the most part it’s been relatively painless in that department(probably because of the short time frame). When ugliness has reared it’s head (because it does in every stressful situation) Billy and I turn to each other and just smile and giggle, we know the secret….. shhhh…. none of this drama really matters because in the end, it’s only about ONE THING, WE’RE GETTING MARRIED!

I wish I had more time to share all of the juicy details with you, my days have been packed full of appointments, errands, and shoots… yes among all of this I’ve been shooting weddings, engagements, seniors, and planning stock shoots. I’m so thankful to all of my amazing clients who have given me the flexibility to focus on getting this wedding done. They are so important to me, and haven’t blinked an eye at having to wait on their images.

You can learn more about the wedding planning process we’ve been going through on the Junebug wedding blog here, here, here, and on the CreativeLIVE website. They’ve been following us along with every decision, and doing these awesome wedding planning sessions live online!

The next I’m here internet, I’ll be a MRS!

xo,
Laura

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  • mandie (08.24.10 - 10:22am)

    Yay! So excited for you and Billy!

  • Dianne (08.26.10 - 16:03pm)

    Congratulations!! Having a blast watching the First Look and day before shots @ Creative Live.

  • Wendy R (08.26.10 - 18:02pm)

    You were beautiful this afternoon. I’ve been watching on CreativeLive. And I can’t wait to see the photos from today. I hope tomorrow goes flawlessly for you and Billy! And thank you so much for sharing yourself and your day with us!

  • Dorie (08.26.10 - 21:08pm)

    Congratulations to you and Billy. Thank you so much for sharing your special day with all of us on CreativeLive.

  • jessica ho (08.27.10 - 00:25am)

    tomorrow is the big day, you have so many people watching. i feel like i know you, and i am so happy for you! i wanted to let you know how inspired i feel by this whole project. thank for you being a part of it!

  • Evonne & Darren (08.27.10 - 03:56am)

    Congrats, Laura & Billy… will be tuning in to your wedding later today with the fabulous J*! :)

  • Catherine Guidry (08.27.10 - 16:01pm)

    WOW!…How selfless are you!! :) It’s your wedding and you’re still thinking of your clients. I know they’ll be excited.It’s been great watching the process on creative Live

  • auntie aleta may (08.28.10 - 09:18am)

    oh sweet kiddo’s, how happy I am for the both of you! Happy that your crazy 4 weeks is over, happy that you have a lifetime to love eachother ahead of you!!! Kisses Billy Boy, kisses Pinky.

  • Kaylee Sizemore (08.30.10 - 15:51pm)

    Bless you and Billy Boy for all of your lives!!!! Thanks for letting me into your most special day!

  • Bianca (09.02.10 - 14:04pm)

    Your wedding pictures on j* are perfect..& heres a random compliment for ya..you have beautiful POW WOW eyes! :) congratulations from the tiny south pacific isle of Fiji

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Wedding Planning update!

Categories: PERSONAL | PHOTOGRAPHERS | WEDDING PLANNING

Hello Internet! In case you’ve been hiding under a rock for the last week, I thought I would fill you in on what we’ve been up to with the ol’wedding planning process! About two weeks ago, Billy and I entered a contest through a company called CreativeLIVE to win a free wedding. You can see our video entry here. Over the years we’ve bought countless lottery tickets, and I think our winnings total about 5 dollars (which we then promptly reinvested into our get-rich-quick plans by buying another ticket) So we’re really not ahead, and really not luck of the draw people. Needless to say, it was actually a surprise to us that when we woke up last Wednesday morning, we learned that we were the couple chosen for this incredible opportunity! For the last week, we’ve been walking around in a daze, soaking it all in and trying to sort out what we need to do….. fast. I’ve had to practically turn my phone off because every time I hang up with someone it rings again, I’m a little overstimulated…  forgive me for being MIA. I’m trying my hardest to have life and business go on as usual, but it’s been difficult!

Here is the deal. Our new wedding date is August 27th, 2010! Hooray! We get an almost entirely free wedding, the only catch is… Jasmine Star HAS to be our photographer (which we are really really upset about…. insert sarcasm here :-) And our wedding will be broadcast LIVE through the CreativeLIVE website as a workshop for photographers who want to learn more about how to shoot weddings from Jasmine. We’ll be out there for the world to see, or not see. Tune in if you can’t make it or we didn’t invite you! Ha!

We really only had ideas in place for our former wedding,  we’re starting fresh. CreativeLIVE is working with the lovely and ever so talented Daniela Fagét of Bella Signature Design to create a wedding that is uniquely us. She really understands our aesthetic and what we’re going for with our wedding celebration. It is a major point of emphasis from everyone, that this process be about Billy and I. That our wedding remain in our taste and style, which is SO amazing. We feel so taken care of in this process. We genuinely connect with everyone on this team in a way that it makes it very easy for us to call them friends.

Here are just some of the things we’re working on this week!

Venue, Invites/Paper, Wedding dress, Wedding bands, Bridesmaid dresses, Cake, Decor color palette, and rentals… I’m sure more to come!

Friday we went dress shopping to a couple of stores here in Seattle, and the CreativeLIVE team followed me around at La Belle Elaines! BILLY DO NOT CLICK ON THIS VIDEO ;-)

We also checked out some wedding bands at E.E. Robbins, a really really great jewelry store here in Seattle that is very customer service focused. We have some great prospects there.

Honest concerns about this process: getting everything done in between, My clients, my family, my tan, they all deserve the attention they are used to getting. I’m only one person, one person who generally speaking is already stretched too thin. Hoping this doesn’t put me over the edge. Not sure what we are going to do about our bridesmaid dresses, and my girls call me every day to remind me that it’s important that they have clothes on at the wedding. Oy. My general disdain for Friday weddings, which I’m pretty outspoken about… and here I am, having a Friday wedding.

Concessions we’ve had to make: Bridal shower? Not sure when that will happen or if it will happen, bachelor/bachelorette, same deal. Some family won’t be able to make the event, which is good for the guest list, but bad for the heart.

So there it is! Thank you for tolerating my stream-of-consciousness ramblings. We don’t know much so far, but I know it will come together just fine.

Hope you’ll follow along with us during this process, and if you’re curious about more join us on Mondays at 12:00PST every week on CreativeLIVE for a live conversation about the wedding and where we are with everything!

xo,
Laura

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13 people have commented

  • Jasmine* (08.03.10 - 07:27am)

    i {heart} you. a lot.
    even though you’re forced to have me as your photographer, i promise to do good by you. promise. ;)

  • Natalie (08.03.10 - 08:17am)

    Congratulations Laura! It was so fun watching your and Billy’s video and you trying on wedding dresses! I am so happy for you :)

  • Tira J (08.03.10 - 08:34am)

    Hi Laura. I tuned in yesterday to the Creative Live segment on your planning process. You were so adorable and I can’t believe this happened to YOU! I keep saying that you and Billy are so deserving! YES! Yeah, bummer that Jas has to shoot your wedding. Um, hello? ha ha! Love you tons and can’t wait to see you on your special day….LIVE! xoxo

  • Amanda Howse (08.03.10 - 09:09am)

    I got my wedding dress here, so fun! Love the runway!!!

  • Kaylee Eylander (08.03.10 - 09:15am)

    Awe! That was fun! You just need your own tv show! Thats final!

  • Tanya Davis (08.03.10 - 09:17am)

    That is so awesome! Congrats to you two!!

  • Erica Hupf (08.03.10 - 10:11am)

    lLaura- Regan and i are so excited for you and Billy!!!!! I personally like the last dress a lot! Also if there is anything Charlotte and I can do to help you and Billy let me know. xoxo Erica

  • Cousin Hayley (08.03.10 - 10:27am)

    Awe, Princess Bold~
    Hang in there and remember why you were given that name. ;)
    Thinking about you guys daily and hoping you are having the sheer blast every bride deserves to have during the planning process…just in f-forward mode, right?! ;) We’ll be following as much as we can–is there a way to see the CreativeLive interviews after-the-fact? Alas, I am teaching on Mondays at 12noon…

  • John Huson (08.03.10 - 12:48pm)

    You look gorgeous in all the dresses. It seems like you are leaning toward the last one…it seems like it would be hard to choose between awesome and awesome. I can’t wait to see you wedding pictures. You must feel like a lucky lady. Enjoy the ride!

  • Lesley (08.03.10 - 12:56pm)

    Our wedding bands came from EE Robbins and I loooove them! Best of luck with the rest of your planning, but I know in the end you’ll just love it! You’re getting married!!!

  • Gail (08.03.10 - 12:59pm)

    Oohhhh girl, Dress No. 7 — ding ding ding!!! That is SPECTACULAR on you!!!

    And I promise you, when you look back on your wedding a year from now, you will cherish the way it all worked out. Because all that matters in the end is you and your hubby and who’s snapping the photos.

    And I think you have those 3 things down pat :)

    Congrats again – this is so fun to watch this process through your vids!

  • Sherrie (08.03.10 - 15:52pm)

    Loved the last one. It was absolutely you!!!! Matches your ring too…

  • Laurel McConnell (08.03.10 - 22:34pm)

    Congrats Laura! I just saw the good news on Junebug…. I can’t wait to see it all unfold! It’s going to be a drrrrream!!!!

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Jasmine Star and CreativeLIVE – Free wedding?

Categories: PERSONAL

We heard about this contest actually ONE week ago today! Since then we’ve been scrambling around trying to put the finishing touches on our entry to win this free wedding with Jasmine Star and CreativeLIVE here in Seattle. Anyone who knows us, knows that we can’t turn down a good bargain, FREE wedding? WIN! Added with the fact that we’re from Seattle, our family is all here AND we’ve been having the hardest time nailing down our decisions for the big day, this sounded like the perfect storm!

We’re so excited to show you this video…. DON’T JUDGE ME after you see it, because NO, that’s not a body double (although for some scenes I wish it was) Hahahahaha. One thing is for sure, we don’t take life too seriously! Wish us luck in winning this amazing opportunity!

A HUGE HUGE HUGE thank you to TJ and Olivia with LUX Collective who spent countless hours helping us make this movie, and to Mandie for filming the car wash scene and probably blinding herself with my white skin. You are a brave soul.

PS> My awesome earrings are from Brooklyn Grace on Etsy ;-)

Laura and Billy want to win a free wedding with Jasmine Star from Laura Marchbanks on Vimeo.

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  • Jasmine* (07.22.10 - 10:34am)

    Oh Emm Gee. I LOVE IT! I wanted it to keep on going forever! :)
    Congrats and good luck!

  • Rachel Nickel (07.22.10 - 10:35am)

    So amazing and cute! I totally hope you guys win!

  • Liz (07.22.10 - 10:37am)

    the butt squeeze… classic Laura. :)

  • Tira J (07.22.10 - 10:42am)

    WOW!!! That video was so amazing! You guys are amazing, and Lady is so cute! I really want you guys to win, because you deserve it so much!

  • Lesley (07.22.10 - 11:15am)

    Oh my goodness Laura, that was so cute! Love love loooooved the car wash scene!! :)

  • Laura Randall (07.22.10 - 11:23am)

    You guys are so cute!! I really hope you win!!! :)

  • Kaylee Eylander (07.22.10 - 11:25am)

    um…tear…running…down…cheek…

    loved the butt squeeze.

  • Alan (07.22.10 - 11:28am)

    Great photogenic subjects. Wonderful interaction between them would create many shooting ops for the students.

  • Stephanie (07.22.10 - 11:36am)

    Laura! It is amazing! Great job :) I would love to watch your wedding on Creative Live for sure!

  • Rachel (07.22.10 - 11:51am)

    YAY! We totally love you both and just know you’ll win!! There isn’t a cuter, more sincere couple around!Quin says the video was awesome, and Garrett just said “Wow!” Olivia and Teej-you two rock!!

  • Don, Irene, and Jude (07.22.10 - 12:05pm)

    VERY CUTE VIDEO!!! Good luck! We’re rooting for you!

  • RENAE! (07.22.10 - 12:35pm)

    I think I literally just started tearing up! I LOVE you guys, so beautiful together!! Love the video, expresses you individually and as a couple perfectly! You better win, I need a reception to dance at! ;)

  • Virginia (07.22.10 - 12:53pm)

    You two are so cute! I hope you get your free wedding, you def deserve it. :) xoxo!! love u

  • RENAE! (07.22.10 - 13:00pm)

    OH and did I not comment on the ‘car wash scene’ :: probably the best part of the video!

  • Julie (07.22.10 - 13:35pm)

    Cute vid! You look like a great couple…so good luck…I hope to see you on the CL class webinar next month! Best Wishes, Julie XOXOX

  • Victoria de Martigny (07.22.10 - 15:17pm)

    GREAT video you guys! You looke like such a fun couple. I hope you win :)

    And Laura, you ROCKED out the car wash scene!!

  • Keri Doolittle Photography (07.22.10 - 15:19pm)

    Soooooo adorable!!! Love it!

  • Sherrie (07.22.10 - 16:24pm)

    WOWZA! You guys are incredible! An amazing couple and an fantastic video. You really deserve to win. Good luck!!

  • Marie (07.22.10 - 18:25pm)

    OMG soooooo good! I loved it….wonderful and i hope you guys win so i can come to the NW lol love both you guys tons! the flash back of laura washing the car takes me back to a time at camp where she did a similar seizure move as an interpretive dance.

  • sarah (07.22.10 - 19:04pm)

    I have a complaint. TOO SHORT! you guys absolutely kill me. the best news is that we will be in oregon at the time… thanks to you of course. hahaha. love you so much

  • Steven Fielding (07.22.10 - 20:30pm)

    Love it. Great sense of humor. I’m submitting a video to be one of the lucky few to attend in person. Would be a blast to have you both as the winning couple. Good luck.

  • Brie'n Miller (07.22.10 - 20:35pm)

    ummmm… I LOVE IT! You have to win, it is truly amazing.

  • Devon (07.22.10 - 20:44pm)

    I love it! I love you guys! I am so happy for you… I really hope you win because this sounds like an awesome opportunity. Yay!!

  • Heather White (07.22.10 - 20:46pm)

    Love your video!! Being married is the BEST! I hope I can be one of the shooters!!

  • malika (07.22.10 - 21:09pm)

    perfect … just perfect :) !!!

  • Charise Proctor (07.22.10 - 21:39pm)

    okay seriously…could you be ANY cuter?!?!? I have everything crossed for you guys!!

  • Chelsea Patricia (07.22.10 - 22:07pm)

    SOOO good! And funny :) good luck, hon!

  • Romonia I (07.22.10 - 22:48pm)

    I love this video! Absolutely beautiful, funny and completely showed your personalities! Good luck you guys!

  • Amanda Howse (07.23.10 - 01:11am)

    OMG – If you win, you MUST invite all local photogs to your wedding!!! Would love to see Jasmine Star in action :)

  • Elizabeth Hand (07.23.10 - 01:48am)

    holy crap! that was great. I want you two to have your own tv show! You’re gunna win, I can feel it!

  • Nicole (07.23.10 - 13:40pm)

    that is too awesome! can’t believe that was put together in a week!Good Luck!!

  • Kate Ford (07.23.10 - 14:30pm)

    you are soooo going to win this! gah! so exciting!!!

  • Jordana Hazel (07.23.10 - 16:03pm)

    SOOO adorable! Good luck!

  • katie (07.23.10 - 18:17pm)

    love it!! you two are totally going to win, at least I hope so, you have my vote!! great video… fun, fun!!! fingers-crossed remember i’m going to be your dress straightener-outter : )

  • John Huson (07.23.10 - 20:10pm)

    OMG…your video is soooo good and well produced! You guys are so cute. I don’t know how you won’t get picked.

  • Amy Higgins (07.23.10 - 21:42pm)

    Love it!! Everything you do is gold. Good luck!!!

  • Brandis Allison (07.24.10 - 06:40am)

    Laura, I LOVE it! I hope you guys win! :) :)

  • Emily Andrews (07.24.10 - 22:52pm)

    so cute, you guys look like you had fun doing it!
    I hope you win!!

  • Leah and Melody (07.25.10 - 10:03am)

    HAHAHAHA! Only you two could be so totally romantic and utterly dorky at the same time! Oh my God, we love you guys so much. The perfect representation of your personalities and your love for each other. T.J. and Oliva- unbelievable talent! Thanks for helping our kids get the “send-off” they deserve. Love you guys.

  • sara berry (07.26.10 - 14:25pm)

    you two rock the tassel!! good luck.

  • Amy (07.28.10 - 10:18am)

    What a great little story! The butt squeeze is the cherry on top of the ice cream… AND it made me laugh out loud at my desk, which is bad, because I am at work right now and this is NOT work related.

  • Cairith (07.28.10 - 10:22am)

    CONGRATULATIONS YOU WON! WAY TO GO! WICKED!

  • Gail (07.28.10 - 10:30am)

    Laura, congratulations! Just saw on Jasmine’s blog that you guys won! How exciting for the two of you!!! LOVED that video. That car wash scene made me laugh out loud!

  • Mavi Fuentes-Archilla (07.28.10 - 10:40am)

    Congrats!!! I loved your video the minute I saw it and to me, it stood out from the rest. I hope to be one of the lucky photographers to win the opportunity to capture your wedding day and learn from Jasmine*. Wish you both all the best and hope to see you in Seattle!!!!

  • AbiQ (07.28.10 - 10:48am)

    Okay so I was just on J* blog to see who won, saw your video, teared up,{and laughed!} and then had to come over and tell you CONGRATS!! I am so excited for you two! {even though I don’t know you!} Happy wedding planning !!!!

  • Courtney Clarke (07.28.10 - 12:03pm)

    Congratulations (on your engagement & winning a Jasmine Star/CreativeLIVE wedding)! Your video is gorgeous – love the sneaky bum squeeze! ; )

  • Bianca (07.28.10 - 14:02pm)

    CONGRATULATIONS guys!! Just read on J* that you guys won! :))) No doubt your wedding will be perfect with the dream team behind you. All the best & glad her post lead me to your site – its great!

  • Adam Stevens (07.28.10 - 15:56pm)

    Well a little birdie told me you won… Wicked cool. All the best, in your marriage.

  • Nicky (07.28.10 - 21:01pm)

    LOVED the butt squeeze towards the end!!

    Congrats on the win!!!

  • April Christine (07.28.10 - 23:08pm)

    Congratulations. You already made it 6 years, so you are bound to make it over the next 60 :-)

  • Amanda (07.29.10 - 05:40am)

    you’re most likely still sleeping and have no idea that you’ve won the free wedding yet! Ahhhhh, wake up!!! Hahaha, enjoy!

  • li (07.29.10 - 06:10am)

    Congrats!

  • Christiana (07.29.10 - 06:12am)

    You sooo totally deserved the win! Couldn’t have found a couple more perfect for it! Shame I won’t be able to admire your wedding from afar…But I am looking fwd to the follow up video and pics to come!! :) Loved your video and can’t quit smiling I’m so happy for you two… Be Blessed U Beauties!

  • Sally (07.29.10 - 07:47am)

    Hi Laura, Just saw you won the competition on Jasmine Star’s blog and came to check your blog out! Congratulations, you seem a really nice and down to earth couple, bet you’ll have a blast, what a gerat way for you to get married…

  • amy (07.29.10 - 22:50pm)

    SHUT UP!!! how did i not know this till today when my MOTHER told me?! ohmygoodness cutest ever video (teej and livvie…genious?!) and i’m beside myself thrilled for you guys!!! love love love you!

  • Holli True (07.31.10 - 00:38am)

    Congratulations! I love your video- you two look like you would be so much fun to work with! I can’t wait to see the amazing images Jasmine captures of your day! :) Best wishes to you both in your new life together!!

  • Michelle (08.02.10 - 23:21pm)

    GIRL! You did it!! Awesome! As Tom Peterson would say (before your time!), “Free is a very good price!” CONGRATS!!

  • Elizabeth Muir (08.04.10 - 10:55am)

    Hey Pinky and Billy, OMG you too are as adorable as ever as always! It was nice seeing your smiling faces after soooo long! I’ve heard you won, congrats! And um well, good luck with Leah’s burka! lol! Cannot wait to see pics when it’s all done! Have fun and hopefully we will see your bright and smiley faces in the future.
    Luv, Elizabeth, Patrick, Finnegan and Cuddles too!

  • Becci (08.26.10 - 18:35pm)

    That was so amazing! Loved the subtle humor and so stinkin’ adorable.

  • arios (08.27.10 - 12:41pm)

    Amazing video!! I LOVE it! Congratulations! I’ll be at your wedding (via creative live)…so exciting!!

    You are a beautiful couple! Laura, you are a gorgeous bride!

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Incredible Women

Categories: ANYTIME | PERSONAL

There is nothing in this world that can compare to the relationships we women have with each other. Yes at times, women are competitive and catty. Our friendships take constant work and dedication and care. But what you give of yourself to the women in your life can build you up, sustain you in hard times, and bring you joy in a connection that goes beyond words. It’s why sororities work, it’s a sisterhood. Women just get each other, we are from Venus, we speak a common language.

I’m lucky enough to be marrying into a family full of incredible women. Every year these women gather for a girls weekend. For 3 full days we  fill each other up with hugging, pee-your-pants-laughter, long walks on the beach, cooking amazing food (OH THE FOOD!), American Idol worthy singing, and lots of other activities that are so sacred – if I told you I’d have to off you. This year we had a couple of special projects in the works, and I want to share with you a few quick  portraits I took of some of the incredible women in my life, and a few words that come to mind about them.

Mama Mel. Generosity and wisdom.

Auntie Amy. Light.

Auntie Jo. Strength.

Aunt Lolly. Humor and laughter.

Aunt Aleta. Fearlessness.

My Sisters. Rachel and Leah.

Radiant Rachel.

Amy Lynn. Talent and Laughter.

Heidi. Beauty and Grace.

Leah. Warmth.

Hayley. Passion.

Brooke. Ease.

Olivia. Inspiration.

I’m incredibly blessed. I think you’ll agree!

Get in touch or View more work.

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  • Laurie Smith (06.03.10 - 11:04am)

    wow, Laura. (PB) Thank you. What a special gift you have–making others feel strong and special. I love you dear girl, and you must know by now that you are such an amazing addition to this family of wild and wacky and wonderful women (and a few good men, and you’re getting one of ‘em!) Love you more than words. Lolly (Princess Laughter)

  • Brooke (06.03.10 - 12:03pm)

    Love, love, love you Laura. Let’s get together soon– no excuse for us waiting until our next Girl’s weekend!

  • Jeanine (06.03.10 - 14:45pm)

    Goodness, me! You’re a lucky girl to be marrying into a fun family indeed. Don’t forget how lucky BB’s family is too! My mom is going to be 80(!!) this year and I’m so lucky to have her in my life. I also have two sisters who both agree that it’s all about the low maintenance and the love!

  • Christiana (06.04.10 - 05:04am)

    Aww…You’re invited to be part of my family too lovely Lady! :) I don’t know how we’ll goin about doin that…but I’m sure we can find a way – What a beautiful person you are Laura! <3 I hope you're blessed for blessing so many others! Cheers to you and these incredible women!

  • melody (06.04.10 - 22:19pm)

    Darling Laura…What a precious gift you are, and this lovely gift you gave to all of us ! I might just learn how to “blog” now that youhave started this ! I love you precious daughter ! xoxoMama Mel

  • amy (06.06.10 - 07:52am)

    Thank you, Laura, for sharing your amazing pics and lovely thoughts. Such a gift, such an eye, such a strong and beautiful woman you are!

  • Aleta McGee (06.07.10 - 08:20am)

    Sweet Laura (incredibly insightful) – how sweet, precious, the way you have captured the essence of these women, whom yes, I too love and admire so much! How blessed are we to be gaining you as a sister and strong woman amongst us! Love you dear one. Auntie Aleta May

  • Rachel (06.08.10 - 06:17am)

    You are wonderful. I love you little sister!

  • amy (06.15.10 - 20:29pm)

    you darling darling girl! i missed this as i was busy on the farm, but this is SO special to have. you’re amazing, talented, so full of life and fun and so genuine i’d like to carry you around in my pocket to remind me of some of the best about the world. love you, dear talented you!

  • Patty Keene (06.16.10 - 14:52pm)

    Laura, You are so gifted and talented, plus a woman with inner beauty. I am delighted you have you in our family.

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Attention to Detail

Categories: PERSONAL

It’s been an awesome birthday week around her at casa-de-bobanks. (yes we celebrate for a week) Minus the sinus infection, turning 26 has been a relatively painless experience. Billy gave me the first season of Glee, which I have been watching over and over for the last week while I’ve been sick. My brilliant parents gifted me a memory foam pillow topper AND a new flip video camera which I fully intend to use to inundate you with VLOGing. Watch out.

Reasons number 533 and 534 why Anthropologie is a detail oriented girls best friend.

This little diddy showed up in the mail yesterday from my BFF in California, Ari. She knows I love Anthropologie about as much as I love my own mother ( i kid mom, i kid). I opened the box and HOLY COW, check out their attention to detail. Their packaging is so thoughtful, and look! they even hand wrote her note to me. I. AM. IN. LOVE.

Another surprise from Anthropologie this month was a coupon that came in the mail like this:

Wishing yours truly a happy birthday ;-) So clever, and detail oriented. They really take the time to put craftsmanship first for their customers. This card also doubles as a necklace! CUTE!

I bet you’re dying to know what was wrapped up in that pretty little box? A brand new gorgeous pair of freelance pants, which I happen to be sporting at this moment. I love Ari, she just gets me!

Hope you had an awesome week too.

xoxo,

Laura

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