Say hello to the newest little bit of awesome to join our team.  We are so excited to have Anna on as part of La Dolce Vita Studio!  We have been growing by leaps and bounds this past year and were ready to bring someone in to help with some of the behind the scenes studio life.  Anna is such a perfect fit for us.  She is a vibrant, creative soul that will surely be a blessing to us and our clients.  This is her second week working with us and she is an absolute delight.  I’m excited for you all to get to know her as well.  I took her out the other day for a little mini shoot and posted a few of my favorites down below.  Aren’t her vintage boots incredible!!! I love this girl’s style and zest for life.  So without further ado meet Anna…

Well hello everyone! I am the new Marketing | Design Manager for La Dolce Vita Studio and I am so excited to be working with such talented photographers.  Just a little about me…I am originally from Chapel Hill, North Carolina and will always be a Tarheel.  My family moved to Statesboro, Georgia where I went to high school and my parents still reside. I attended the University of Georgia where I majored in Interior Design through the Lamar Dodd School of Art.  I love art and was fortunate to be able to experiment with all genres of studio art while earning my degree. During my time in Athens I blossomed into the bright, bubbly person I am today.  Athens is such a unique city full of life, culture, and of course, bulldogs.  GO DAWGS!

I have a passion for photography and would like to experiment more with digital photography and see where it can lead me.  Melanie and Bradford are so amazing and I am so glad that I get to work with them and learn from them.  I love design; interior design, furniture design, and graphic design. I would like to someday have my own studio devoted to some facet of art or design.  Traveling and exploring new cultures is another one of my passions.  I have a desire to visit every place I can and see everything there is to see! Right now I am pretty much lovin’ life!

I just saw this AMAZING clip from the Conan O’Brien Show posted on the Wide Open Spaces blog and HAD to share it with you all.  Seriously I’m still giggling to myself as I type this.  Conan interviews comedian Louis CK and he discusses how incredible life is today and yet no one is happy.  Seriously, this is some of the funniest stuff I have heard in awhile.  Disclaimer:  this has nothing to do with Conan and the fact that I have a ridiculous crush on him… so rest assured this is not a top secret attempt to force you all to swoon over him.  Its super funny I promise.  Now… do yourself a favor and hit play.

I cannot get over how sweet and wonderful our clients are. After Jenn & Kelvi’s wedding, Brad and I started packing our gear and getting ready to call it a night when our lovely couple gave us this adorable lantern style candle holder with a card inside thanking us for all of our hard work that day. It made us feel so special and appreciated. How sweet it is to think that amidst the whirlwind of their own wedding day, Jenn & Kelvi took the time to think about us. Knowing the impact we have on our couples and their families on one of the most important days of their lives brings us so much joy. Not only do we let them into our hearts but they let us into theirs as well. We work in a business of emotions. Each wedding day, we lend our hearts fully to our clients so that we can see their wedding as it is meant to be seen. The love, the joy the laughter and everything else that comes together to make their day so special. We are there to see it and live it first hand. There is no way we can create art from these feelings and memories if we do not open ourselves to it. It is so good to know how much it means to our couples that we were there loving, and laughing along with them.

Thank you Jenn & Kelvi.  You guys are the best!

Just this past week the beautiful and talented Amanda B. Young aka The Blissful Bride, officially introduced her new calligraphy studio, Swoon Over It,  to the world.  Offering hand addressing, custom maps, t-shirts, and a variety of other custom products to meet the needs of any modern bride.  So if you are looking for that little something extra to make your invitations really say “wow!” then head on over to www.SwoonOverIt.com and check out all that this fabulous company  has to offer.  Her unique calligraphy style would be perfect for party or shower invitations as well.  As an added bonus, Amanda has a wealth of wedding info on her super popular and highly entertaining blog:  www.TheBlissfulBride.com.  I have a feeling some of her beautiful calligraphy will be gracing some bridal shower invitations I need to send out very soon!  Amanda, lets talk!

Woohoo!!!! Brad and I were featured this week on AreWeMarriedYet.com.  Its a great site filled with engagement photos and tips for brides to be.  We were so happy to see Lori & Justin’s Las Vegas Engagement session posted this week.  Be sure to check it out and don’t forget to rate us while you are there by selecting the number of stars under our name.  Happy Friday Everyone!!!!