Leah, Rachael & Julia

The lovely and extremely talented  Leah Goren, Rachael Cole and Julia Rothman have released a limited edition batch of the cutest scarves ever to make the amazing products they create together once a week at ladies drawing night available to YOU! Each scarf (there are two from each artist) is printed on lightweight silk chiffon, was designed in Brooklyn and made in San Francisco!

 I was lucky enough to have the chance to spend the afternoon eating sushi, hanging with moses (when he wasn't hiding under the couch) and photographing two lovely ladies to show off their debut collection.

 Each one is absolutely beautiful and would make a perfect gift for the holidays...or like, for me, if you're feeling super generous. I can't even decide which is my favorite! So excited about all of the goodies to come! Check out their website and store here.

Noah / Park Slope session

Before New York turned into the hurricane-y mess that it is right now, I was lucky enough to spend a gorgeous day at the boathouse in Prospect Park with THIS little man...

I can't even deal with how beautiful Noah is. When his mama Chastity asked if I'd take a few photos of him for his birthday / halloween invite, I couldn't resist! Those cheeks! Those eyes! That tuft of hair! I'm a sucker, and he's quite the charmer, so this shoot was definitely tons of fun. It was the perfect fall day to show off those peepers and his adorable costume.

I'm really glad I got to snap some sweet photos of this family - Noah's such an adventurous little dude! I couldn't get enough of him, and he was so good with the camera. Such a great session!

A quiet day in Greenpoint

Happy Columbus Day everyone! This might be my new favorite pointless holiday. I spent my lovely day off exploring my old neighborhood in Greenpoint enjoying the chilly weather and what's left of the flowers. Going to be so sad to see them go!

End of Summer

It officially feels like fall in New York today, which, for the first time ever, I am super excited about!  I actually have an itch for leggings, boots, scarves and chunky knits this year that I'm super excited to satisfy, though I know I'll regret saying that by the beginning of November.

I will definitely miss all of our summer adventures though. Hopping on the back of the motorcycle and exploring until we ended up somewhere new was my favorite thing to do - not sure how we're going to get through the winter without that freedom!

This trip was one of my favorite summer days. We hopped on the bike in Brooklyn and rode to Upstate New York until it got chilly enough for us to have to pull over to put on a few extra layers. We rode through small towns (my favorite part) until we hit the coast all the way back to NJ. We found a cute little restaurant right on the water and had an amazingly delicious dinner next to the docked boats.  I love our random adventures so much - it puts us both in such a positive mindset, it feels like we become little kids together when we're exploring new places. I wish everyday could be that way, but adulthood always calls...!

Anyway,  here are a few of my favorite moments from that day. Until next year...

The Taliaferro Sisters

Right before the weather in NYC finally got gorgeous, my boss Gayle asked if I would be up for braving a possibly cold day (we all know I'm a west coast wimp when it comes to the weather) to take photos of her and her sister to give to their father as a birthday present.
Lucky for us, the sun was shining and though a little chilly, was mostly gorgeous! We spent the day roaming the streets of SoHo, hanging out on rooftops, and mostly talking about how excited we were for Spring to arrive!

               
         
         
          
The Taliaferro sisters were my first sister session, and I couldn't have asked for better, more beautiful models. Shooting them was a blast - and watching them goof around and primp each other made me wish for a hot second that I wasn't the only girl in my family!
          
           
Gayle actually got engaged on Wooster St. this past week, and had the whole moment captured (in secret) by Mr. Tommy Ton himself! I'll make sure to share those once they're up! Her engagement story was adorable - and we all know I'm a sucker for an adorable engagement story.

Summer recap

Am I the only one having the best summer EVER? Well, sort of. The best ever would involve a lot more beach time and a lot less time spent in the city, but I'm doing what I can to remedy that with...

Lunchbreaks spent at Cafe Habana! aka: the best kind of lunch breaks. It's of course, no Versailles in L.A, but it definitely hits the spot when the craving hits. I'm sparing you the photo of my attempts to eat that giant ass corn on the cob covered in the cheese. It really wasn't pretty, but it was delicious!

Filling our apartment with summer flowers! The Californication/Santa Fe-esque additions continue to pile up! Guess I'm pretty fortunate that I found a Jersey boy with a (possibly) more LA aesthetic than myself / who appreciates the random bouquets of flowers I'm constantly sprinkling around our apartment. I know this is far-ish off, but I'm dreaming of the days when I'll be able to wake up early on a saturday and bring home a car load from the LA flower mart!
I also really love & recommend that issue of Beached Days if you haven't already picked it up. It's issue 001, so there's still time to catch up!
The animal head we picked up on one of our photo excursions our sophomore/junior year of college. We were only best friends back then, but we found that one together, and after trying to find the most efficient ways to clean/disinfect it without ruining it, there it is! Probably the most romantic skull that will ever exist in my life. I mean, I hope.

Pool days with my ladies! Thanks to our charm and determination to swim with bloody mary's in hand on a weekly basis, this salt water pool has become our new weekly ritual. We've made some preeeetty interesting pool friends & enjoyed some seriously delicious grub here together on many a Friday. Hands down my favorite Williamsburg gem.


Loungin' with some serious babes (see: colorful shorts man behind me)

trying new summer recipes! i've been obsessed with summer salads lately, and this is my favorite. My summer salad staple is : 10 ounces of Chickpea, a whole, sliced avocado, 10 ounces of sweet corn, 1/2 onion, lots-o-limes, an entire jalepeño + salt + pepper to taste. Pretty sure Brandon's over it, but it's definitely the summer of the chickpea for me!