"Photobooth" Engagement Pictures From Our Corvallis Studio

Tanner & Julia are engaged! They are planning a wedding for next year, and came up with a great idea for a "save-the-date" card in a photobooth filmstrip style. We were able to meet in our studio for a mini-session this week to shoot some fun pictures against a white backdrop for them to use:




We love shooting portraits against simple white backgrounds like this... the lighting makes people look great, and it's a timeless style that really brings out their expressions!

Introducing: Rocket Queen Cupcakes

Carrie here - this time to introduce you to Rocket Queen Cupcakes! I had been hunting high and low for a place that made delicious cupcakes but had failed to meet with any success. Then this past week, one of our July brides (Shayna) mentioned that she had booked Rocket Queen Cupcakes for her wedding...

The moment I finished talking with Shayna, I looked up Rocket Queen online and placed an order for a special dinner we are having coming up! Then I discovered that she was going to be at the local Corvallis Farmers Market. So guess who hopped down to the Farmer's Market primarily to check out the cupcakes!? Yup, that would be me!

Naturally, after arriving home with a small stash, we chose to take a few photos before consuming them. (Well. Except for the lemon one. That one was eaten before being captured for posterity's sake.) And this first chocolate cupcake you see here was deftly snatched from our three year old's hands before he was able to dive in...





I confess. I LOVE cupcakes. I've already placed a second order with Jessica for another party. I'm holding back on trying the spicy chai cupcakes though, because I anticipating sinking my teeth into one in July (heh heh, be sure to order extra, Shayna! ;-) but in the meantime, I plan on enjoying some non-wedding cupcakes this spring. I'm not sure if it's a blessing or a curse that Jessica and her cupcakes are at the Farmer's Market. You should go find out and make that decision for yourself!

Our top recommendation this week: Baphomet - a carrot cake finished with a creamy goat cream cheese frosting, topped with toasted walnuts.

Add your own side glass of cold, refreshing milk and enjoy!

While we're at it, introducing new businesses, we want to give a "shout out" to the new Family Law Attorneys in Bakersfield, CA, with Eaton & Associates. These are friends of our who have done a magnificent job growing their law firm from scratch over the last few years, and it's exciting to see them expand into new legal areas.