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nothin’ like {santa barbara family photographer}

Whitney — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 01:20:40 +0000

chocolate milk, to make you feel like a kid again :)

what makes you feel like a child again? for me:

chocolate milk, swing sets, homemade pizza…i could go on and on…

the most wonderful time of year… {santa barbara family photographer}

Whitney — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:45:49 +0000

I can’t believe it’s already December, can you?!? This time of year, sadly, always flies by…so I’m trying to soak it up and enjoy it as much as possible :)

We busted out our Christmas tree and ornaments early this year…2 days before Thanksgiving to be exact :)

all things paper… {santa barbara family photographer}

Whitney — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:10:11 +0000

I recently commissioned Heidi from Zenadia Design to use her amazing letterpress skills to print new business cards for my portrait business. I designed the cards to be very simple and elegant, like my brand, and I love how they turned out. Heidi creates amazing wedding invitations and other fun things, and as you all know, I just love all things paper!

flat stanley {santa barbara family photographer}

Whitney — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:18:21 +0000

I haven’t blogged anything personal, well, really anything lately so I decided to share a personal story today…

Last week I received a really fun package from my oldest nephew in Charlotte, NC. I opened the envelope and found a letter, a booklet and a laminated cutout of my nephew. The letter consisted of a story about a “boy” named Flat Stanley and a plea for my help to educate Jackson’s class about my town/part of the country…so of course I’m going to help out my nephew! In fact, I’m a little on the competitive side so I’m going to make sure we, I mean, Jackson gets an A+ on this assignment! So far, Flat Jackson has sailed with me and friends to Santa Cruz Island (part of the Channel Islands)…good thing he’s laminated…we got a tad wet on the way out there! The next day Flat Jackson, myself and Uncle Mike visited my favorite Santa Maria winery, Riverbench. Hopefully his teacher will realize that viticulture is an important part of California tourism!! ;)

I definitely plan on photographing Flat Jackson more throughout this project but here are a few snapshots from my phone…

Flat Jackson and us enjoying some Champagne…I’m such a fun aunt! ;)

So where all should we take Flat Jackson?!

happy 4th of july! {santa barbara family photographer}

Whitney — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 19:33:50 +0000

I have so many great memories of the Fourth of July…mainly because my birthday was just a few days ago and as a child, I always looked forward to the entire weekend of birthday cake and watching fireworks for the 4th…Wherever you are, I hope you are enjoying this special day!

being an aunt… {santa barbara family photographer}

Whitney — Tue, 18 May 2010 22:36:55 +0000

is truly the best :)

snapshots from a recent visit home:

back into the swing of things…

Whitney — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:51:45 +0000

I arrived from Haiti late Saturday night and have been furiously editing all my images to send to my group members. I am only blogging the images on my wedding blog, mainly, to save time, so be sure to check www.whitneyelizabethblog.com for my recount of each day in Haiti. It was the most incredible experience of my life and I am certain that I will be going back in the future…Haiti is an amazing country with the most soulful, spiritual and resilient people I have ever met.

If you want to help in some small way, please email me if you would like to donate a tent (VERY MUCH needed as millions of people are displaced) or if you have any old eye glasses (reading or distance) you can mail them to me and I will make sure they arrive at our Haitian clinic!!

Thank you all for your support!!!

off to haiti!

Whitney — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:53:02 +0000

Hi everyone-just wanted to post a quick update that I am off to Haiti tomorrow and will be returning all phone calls and emails when I return on April 12th. For more info on my trip, please visit: www.haiti.whitneyelizabethphoto.com.

Thanks and Happy Easter!

trip of a lifetime

Whitney — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:20:51 +0000

It’s been awhile since I’ve blogged…tons of things going on around here…you know, just life in general!

One quick item worth announcing today before I get back into the roll of posting adorable kids is that I have been blessed with the opportunity to go to Haiti in just a few weeks to photograph nurses and doctors and dentists. To find out more about my trip, please visit www.haiti.whitneyelizabethphoto.com. Thanks everyone for your support and encouragement! :)

road trippin’!

Whitney — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:12:25 +0000

Yay! It’s finally here! After a long wait, Mike and I are finally hitting the road to NC/TN to visit family for Christmas :) Last year, we went on our first cross country road trip and much to my surprise, we had a lot of fun…I completely expected us to get bored and basically go nuts after riding all day long, but we had the best time, just talking and talking and, yup, more talking! I’ll be updating the blog as we go, along with updating a few shoots, so be sure to check back :)

Check my wedding blog for my post on last year’s trip!