another year gone and a fresh beginning awaits. a few things on my mind lately that i would love to do more of next year. i’m not hard pressed to call them resolutions, more just ideas floating around in my head. 1. collaborate with other artists in and out of the wedding industry. 2. on […]

hi friends. it has been quite awhile since my last blog post, the longest i’ve ever gone in the history of this blog actually. there has been lots of shoots going on behind the scenes that i can’t wait to share. warm, snuggly babies (is there any better smell than a newborn baby?), newly engaged […]

 

10 things you didn’t know about me. 1. i don’t go by astrid in my family. i go by peluchi. my dad started it when i was little and it never changed. it actually comes from the word pelusa which from what i’m told is what people say when they have something stuck in their […]

well it’s been one year since chris came home from deployment. when i think back to that period of time, it is still hard to believe he was gone for 15 months. what is “normal” for us has changed numerous times in the last few yrs. a year ago, normal for me was grocery shopping […]

if we were having coffee this morning, i would tell you that i am excited for this warm weather and everything that comes along with it. sitting on our back deck, running outside, and bbqs. i am very excited for summer! if we were having coffee, i’d tell you that my heart is still broken […]

i have a love affair for the state i live in. the rolling mountains, the endless valleys, the vineyards, and the easy access to downtown DC. on any given beautiful day, we can hop in the car and be at a number of vineyards in under 10 minutes. i have many memories as a child […]

i have a thing for quotes, funnies, and motivational phrases. thought i’d share one every now and then.

i’ve seen these virtual coffee dates in the past, and i thought i would do my own to try something different. a new series of blog posts written as if you and i were at an adorable coffee shop, just chatting over mugs of hot lattes. sipping away and catching up on each other’s lives. […]

it took longer than expected. sometimes seemed like it would never come. but how fitting for this to show up just days before your birthday. the day after st. patrick’s day, your favorite holiday of the year. husband, you drive me crazy. you make me proud. you give me hope. and at times you make […]

this is a post for all the moms out there. to get right to the point….it’s time to take pictures of you. for your children. for your children’s children. so often it’s easy to forget about you. the amazing women who literally birthed all those beautiful children this world. the entire reason we have these huge […]

my friends + family sure know how to make a girl feel special! thanks everyone for the sweet birthday wishes. my 30th birthday was incredible! starting with a fun dinner with the husband, a cheese-inspired surprise party at my own house (ha. they know me so well), and spending my actual birthday in the best […]