white lips kissed

    I wanted to share a few of my favorite photographs from a shoot I did with my Emily a week ago, for she has such an interesting and unique complexion. Her bright red hair (which most of it she cut off randomly, and has been wearing a short wig for awhile), her trademark facial expressions, and the fact she danced around on my bed during our shoot makes her such a character to have model for me. I wanted to do a Valentine's day themed shoot for the holiday, so we just kind of went with what we had in my bedroom one morning and made things happen. 

   This shoot was mainly inspired by the day of love, along with Peggy Lee that was playing on Pandora. I am not quite sure yet what I plan on doing with these photographs, but prints from this collection will be for sale in my shop (which is about to open!) in the upcoming days. You can see a few more of these photographs from this shoot and more of my personal collections on my photography portfolio. 

love and some verses

(tights: h&m, headband: charming charlie, everything else is vintage) 

"kisses are a better fate than wisdom."

e.e. cummings

    A huge happy Valentine's Day to everyone reading this, and I hope you day/evening was surrounded by a loved one(s). This holiday has always been one of my favorites; from the tradition of picking a Valentine, to seeing everyone in line at floral shops picking up flowers. I like to theme my outfits with holidays, so Valentine's Day is one of my favorites to do so. I picked out pinks from my closet (including a nightgown and one of my favorite pairs of tights), and paired them with a pink-flowered headband. Yes, people did in fact ask me if I dressed specifically for the holiday... and I loved it. 

    For my Valentine's Day, I went to school as usual during the day, but in the evening my boyfriend surprised me with a night of bowling and arcade games. We had planned on seeing a few bands at a holiday show, but I loved the spontaneous idea. He picked me up a dozen white roses, a bottle of blush champagne (which I mostly drank all to myself.. opps!), three of my favorite movies, and some nude matte lipstick. For him, I tracked down a collection of three short stories by one of his favorite authors, double chocolate stout, and white chocolates. Little gifts for little holidays are my favorites. 

oh my, valentine

(Valentine's Day cards this year so far.) 

(unhappy kitties make a silly picture. happy Valentine's Day from us!) 

(sweater coat: thrifted, cardigan: mom's closet, sweater dress: thrifted, belt: give n' get, tights: h&m, pin: thrifted, loafers: thrifted, rose ring: red velvet shop.) 

   Happy St. Valentine's Day everyone! I just love this holiday... celebrating happiness and love with candy hearts and flowers. I honestly could not have designed a better day myself. I do not just view this day for couples only, more of an excuse to give cards and homemade sweets to people surrounding you. The people whom despises this holiday only do so because they view it has such, which it has become much more. Or do I possibly love this day because I can wear layers of pink and many heart pieces?! Nope, that's just an everyday thing! 

   For my evening plans, my "self proclaimed chef as I say" boyfriend is cooking us a lovely meal and providing some sweet white wine. We never plan ahead for holiday evenings, so going out for dinner would seem to be difficult on this holiday.  I am growing accustom to evenings in for dinner, which I feel makes everything that much more personal and cozy. Ending this post on the note that dinner is served and I am delighted to spend the night with my Valentine. 

Readers, how did you spend your Valentine's Day?