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The Perfect Baby Shower Gift

By Tiffany on May 3, 2013 / Babies & Bellies, Blog / 1 Comment

Happy Friday Friends!! Some lucky Mom-to-be is about to open this wonderful package this weekend! Today I wanted to share how a Baby’s First Year Membership comes packaged and ready for giving! Are you looking for the perfect bridal shower gift? Give the gift of photography, something that will be cherished for a lifetime. A membership to the Baby’s First Year Club is the perfect gift for the expecting mother in your life!! You can read all of the details of what is include with the Baby’s First Year membership, over HERE. This is a great group gift for aunts, sisters or BFFs and if you give this wonderful gift you’re pretty much guaranteed a couple of adorable prints from these adorable sessions. Included in your gift is a framed gift certificate along with a mini booklet that explains how all 4 sessions work and all of the adorable membership details. Also included is

My First Guest Post!

By Heather Rizzo on May 3, 2013 / Blog, Custom Invitations / 8 Comments

HOORAY for FRIDAY! Hey gang! Good morning! I must admit… today I’m a little excited. OKAY, I’m A LOT excited! And NOT just because it’s Friday (although that always helps)! My excitement carries over from yesterday! I’ve been pretty stoked ever since I checked my mailbox Thursday morning and saw that my first guest post was featured! SO EXCITING, RIGHT?! As a blogger it’s a pretty big deal to be featured on someone else’s site. They have to think your work is worth sharing with all of their readers. So to say the least, I AM HONORED! My guest post is featured over on a pretty sweet site, Smart Party Planning. It’s an amazing resource for all you party planning fools out there. I recommend you check it out. When you head over you can find a party planning checklist, party theme ideas, free party printables, planning tips, food ideas… pretty much a plethora of party planning goodness! Catherine runs the show over there

32 Random Acts of Kindness

By Heather Rizzo on May 1, 2013 / Blog / 19 Comments

On Saturday, Tiffany, Melissa and I spent our entire day being AWESOME! Well, we are ALWAYS awesome, but Saturday we were EXTRA AWESOME!!!! We carried out 32 Random Acts of Kindness!!! Why 32? … Great question!! This year we all turn thirty-two. We figured rather than receiving gifts this year, we’d GIVE instead. One act of kindness for each year we have been blessed with. The three of us always try to be as kind and as positive as possible and thought it’d be pretty amazing to dedicate an entire day to it. Our birthdays just gave us a reason. :) So we made a plan… spend $32.00 (yes 32, see the pattern?) and spread as much kindness as we possibly could… And that is exactly what we did!! Before I show you how we spent our day, we wanted to give a special thanks to two generous gentleman who donated toward our cause… Pat Herman, who is

Invitation Design | Appletini Design

By Tiffany on April 30, 2013 / Appletini Designs, Blog, Custom Cards, Custom Invitations / Comments Off

Last week I was an invitation shootin fool We needed new product shots for some marketing and promotions that we’re busy working on so we had a much overdue photo shoot for the invitations that I have designed over the past 2 years. It was so fun to look back at all of the invitations that I’ve designed and style them to convey the concept of the event. One thing is clear, I have an absolute passion for invitation design. It is amazing to see an invitation go from concept to fruition and each piece in my box is a little piece of heart, sweat and tears {{happy tears of course}}. Here are some of my favorites from the shoot. You will be seeing more of these images shortly on the design page and in our upcoming promotions. Know someone who is planning an event and needs an AMAZING

It’s Senior Time!

By Tiffany on April 29, 2013 / Blog, Senior Portraits / Comments Off

It’s that time of year again – graduation!! Gosh I can remember high school graduation like it was yesterday. It was so bittersweet to leave all the people I knew and my daily school routine but I could not wait for senior week, my senior summer and even better my freshman year of college. Being a senior is one of the most carefree times in our life, too young to have real responsibilities but too old to act like a kid. It’s the closing of the first major chapter of our lives and the opening of a whole new book. If there is one thing I know for sure is that it is critical that we document who we are at this stage. Honestly, my senior pictures are awful! I am wearing a black triangle in one shot {why did they make us wear that fake shirt?}. And a cap,

Photography Tip | Change your camera angle

By Heather Rizzo on April 26, 2013 / Blog, Photography Tips / Comments Off

CAMERA ANGLE: Angle from which the camera photographs a subject or scene. When Tiffany, Tini, Melissa and I went Cherry Blossom shooting, Melissa took this photograph… It is a wonderful example of each of us using a different camera angle. We are all photographing the same path at the same location but our points of view differ which give us each an entirely different photograph. When thinking about the composition of your image, there are certain things you should consider. Are going to look down on the subject, look up at it, how close will you be? Every choice made will change the point of view and how your image is viewed by others. Your camera angle is something you should practice when taking photos. Many people see something beautiful they want a picture of and just snap a photo. Sometimes this will create a nice photograph but

Save the Date & Invitation | Vintage Garden Wedding

By Heather Rizzo on April 25, 2013 / Appletini Designs, Blog, Custom Invitations, Wedding / Comments Off

Our darling Melissa got married , GOSH, almost a year ago. I can’t believe it has been that long! She and Tom had a very nice GORGEOUS Vintage Garden Wedding. It was absolutely beautiful and started with her stunning Save the Dates, designed by none other than the very talented Appletini Designs! Tiffany did an awesome job! Just look at these lovely Save the Dates… Melissa knew from the start that she wanted to create vintage handkerchiefs save the dates. She diligently collected and a few trips to the flea market later she found over 125. Melissa created this tree of life drawing and Tiff worked it into design and added the details. She stamped each handkerchief save the dates with a personalized wedding stamp then wrapped each handkerchief around her elegant garden themed Save the Dates cards. It was an unexpected touch that made her already awesome Save the Dates even more fabulous. The wedding hankies were great too because most of the guests

MOMography: Park Photo Ideas

By Heather Rizzo on April 24, 2013 / Blog, MOMography / 8 Comments

Hey there Mamas! The weather is getting nicer and chances are you are spending more of your days outside with your little sweeties. I know I am! Hadley and I are loving it! Taking walks, playing in the backyard, but most of all visiting the park. Now, I don’t always tote my camera around with me but I do think it’s important to photograph my little girl growing up! I’m currently working on my MOMography, you know, my photography as a Mom… trying to capture those special moments in my child’s life in the most precious way possible. I want to remember all the little (and BIG) things that go on and have photographs WORTH showing her in years to come. I don’t want snapshots. I want photographs! There IS a difference! So, as I take my MOMography journey, I’m bringing you with me. To teach you what I am learning along the way. You are practicing YOUR