It's My Birthday!

Yes, it's my birthday! This week is packed full of goodness. Yesterday I toured our wedding venue during their annual open house, today I'm celebrating my birthday with breakfast out and then a trip to the vet for Butters' yearly checkup (exciting... I know), tomorrow I have a hair trial for my wedding and finally... this weekend Vique and Brian are getting married! 

Looking back at this past year I think it was defined by a lot of professional growth with the expansion of SSP Weddings and the movement into three years as a full time photographer. But there was a lot of personal goodness too. I'm so blessed to spend each day surrounded by incredible family and friends who make every year better than the last. 

25 was a weird feeling... like you're not early-twenties (so you're not young and naive and just out of college) but you're not late-twenties (so you're not totally a real bonafide old person). So many of my biggest milestones came while I was 24 - we moved, bought a house, got engaged, started planning a wedding, I quit my office job, grew this business, etc. - but this past year was about expanding on those milestones! 

There was a lot of work on #VictorianonSecond...

There was a lot of wedding planning...

There were puppies... 

And there were a lot of weddings (read: sore backs and warm hearts) ...

There was this guy. He's pretty cool I guess. 

My inner activist gained immense confidence and I found a community of humans who think just like me. #NastyWoman #ResistEnlistPersist 

And then there were these pretty people (and many more not pictured) who made each day of 25 so perfect. It's such a joy to have friends who are like family and family who are always friends. Thank you for making my year so special and my birthday so fun!