nyjl fall house tour

if you are in nyc this weekend don't miss the new york junior league fall house tour!!!!

tickets available here

xoxo

elle.

shoot happiness.

stephanie rausser is a photographer i've stumbled upon in the last few months.

and the more i see, the more i love.

i (and you!) have seen her for years, just not knowing it was her, well i didn't at least.

she has photographed for conde nast traveler, glamor, health, people, real simple, self, shape and more and more magazines. she does commercial work for big people, like target. and a whole other long list i won't mention but it's here on her website.

what i really love most about her photography, is how she captures people at their happiest.

it doesn't look like she tells you to stand there and look to the left. now smile.

now, turn your chin down. bla bla bla bla.

it looks like she's getting you being you doing something you enjoy doing.

especially with children.

goodness sakes.

i mean. a sparkly backdrop with a prego belly? yesss.

happy, love, happiness, joy, love, and more happy.

she captures all the best feelings.

and in my opinion, she does it better than the rest of us.

go here to see lots lots more.

i want to be her when i grow up. you know what i mean.

she makes me want to grab my camera and never put it down!

to shoot more happiness.

especially the happiness going on around me in everyday life.

stephanie chronicled her daughter's relationship with her doll, coco, and

i haven't seen a more grand way to document a stage in a child's life such as this.

note to self: please remember to do this with your own children.

it is priceless and perfect, and being in paris doesn't hurt the cause, either.

here are a few of the photos she got of her daughter with her doll, but you should most definitely watch the whole video (with the music up if you can swing it).

i hope i haven't photog'ed you out with this post and all last week...

but i kinda like it if you haven't gathered that by now.

JILL

and if you need someone to capture you being you, i will most certainly try my hardest and enjoy every second of it. go here for more details.

show stopper.

i was doing a little magazine clean out yesterday and came across this photo of emma stone in the gorgeous tom ford dress and christian louboutin pumps from in style. wow. what a stunning combination.

xoxo

elle.

flowers for friday #63

here is a photo i took on my iphone at a wedding this weekend in millbrook, ny

gorgeous. dramatic. autumn. intimate.

xoxo

elle.

tis the season

not christmas...

it's time for s'mores!

it's still mid to upper 70's in kc during the day

but the nights are getting chiiillllly!

husband and i slept with our windows open and it was hard to get out from under the covers this morning.

i wish we had finished, take that back-- we haven't even started!

but i wish we had a patio like we plan, so we can build a firepit and roast some marshmellows.

makes me hungry.

we could host a s'mores party and make cute sticks a la martha, and set out more options than i ever thought of! {bananas are genius.}

for this we'll have to wait til next year.

in the mean time, i can roast em over the stove like i used to do as a kid. or maybe we'll make a fire?

or....

i could just make any of these recipes i have saved on pinterest :)

nutella and marshmellow pasteries.

s'mores cupcakes.

s'mores cookie bars.

tgif.

JILL

m + d. part IV.

last post.

if you haven't seen by now, this group of people were a joy to photograph because they were Fun! with a capital F.

boring doesn't stand a chance around these people.

this is maggie with her sisters.

basically a whole family of pretty.

and these next 2 deserve an explanation:

groom loves (LOVES) jordans. he has lots and lots and lots of them.

groom switches into a pair after the ceremony.

well, bride knows groom's love for jordans and she too

slips into a pair of the most lady-like white bridal jordans

on the market, just before the reception

without groom's knowledge.

time for the garter toss.

groom sees bride's shoes and has a moment.

its probably the sexiest thing bride could put on, in groom's eyes.

and i think it's awesome.

i really really really want to thank my sidekick extraordinaire, sean mcnally.

he killed it.

the end.

JILL

m + d. part III.

today i've combined two posts into one, so tomorrow will by my last day of maggie and derek.

i've said it before, but i just really like these people.

omg. she's got it goin on.

i hope you're having the most splendid hump day.

love.

JILL