Moving!!

BIG NEWS! New Blog

Hey guys! No I have not died:) Yes I will still be blogging.. but I will not be posting here anymore!

With a new name, a new married life, and lots of awesome things happening.. I have plenty to blog about! So check it out: heatherpepin.blogspot.com


The wedding pictures are back and I've made my first post. Go check it out!

Home Sweet Home

We're all moved in.. It was totally wierd at first but we got used to it pretty quickly. So far we haven't found any major quirks about living with each other (like everyone said we would). But I think that's because this is both of our first times out of our parents house and we're deciding together how we like everything to be. Although I did learn that all of B's shirts have to be washed inside out and hung to dry! Who does that?! I get the inside out thing for printed shirts but all of them hung to dry?! I told him I'll do it but I just can't guarantee I'll be doing that until the day we die.. haha! Everything has pretty much found a place in our little love nest. My next project is decorating. The walls and windows are all bare and it's driving me crazy.

Our wedding decorations have been recycled into home decorations. Recycle, Reuse...

This is the first meal I made Brett in our home. A turkey sandwich for lunch!

Mom showed me the ropes of grocery shopping.
Everything in my fridge is so much smaller than the sizes I'm used to my Mom buying for our big family. It's wierd.

I came home from a long day at work and B had candles lit, the table set, and was working hard on delicious homemade barbecue pizzas (his specialty). He's going to spoil me!

That's what's going on at Casa Pepin right now.
The adventures and memories just get crazier and sweeter everyday.
Updates are sure to come!

Siblings

I got to spend a whole day with my amazing siblings! Now that the apartments getting settled in and livable they came over to spend the night:D We had so much fun. First we took Ellie to dog beach. I love it there. The dogs are so hilarious! Then we came back to the apt where we rolled out the pizza dough and made personal pizzas. After the pizzas we made some chewy, fudgy, delicious brownies and put ice cream over them. Then the night was finished of with a few episodes of Hannah Montana. The next morning we made chocolate chip pancakes.. my favorite. Madison was so funny. For some reason she can not walk without stomping... which I'm sure our down stairs neighbors enjoyed. I had to keep reminding her to watch her feet. By the next morning she had heard it so many times she finally responded with "Heather, I'm not used to living in a hotel!" Hahaha she calls it a hotel. Love it!

Working On It

I am soooooo behind on updates! Getting back to reality is a time consuming thing. With all of these transitions and changes we're like 2 fish out of water... but we're having tons of fun! Updates to come!

We're married! The wedding was AMAZING. We spent a fun day at Disneyland and now we're off for 8 wonderful days in St. Lucia!! We miss you all and can't wait to share all of our adventures:D xoxo Mr. and Mrs. Pepin

Honeymoon!!!!!!!!

I'm getting more and more excited for the honeymoon as the wedding approaches. I can't wait to go on a great adventure with my new husband, off to see a new corner of the world, zip lining through the forest, playing in waterfalls, horseback riding on the sand, watching sunsets in a hammock, touring a volcano, snorkeling with turtles and dolphins, eating until I can't possibly eat anymore at our all-inclusive beautiful resort, and most of all I really can't wait to live with another culture for a week. I'm so excited to meet people that are nothing like me, to hear stories, to barter at the local market, to have someone show us all of the local spots.
Seriously can't wait!!!!

Waiting on emails from the other side of the world = no sleep.

But I have had fun going through old pictures of me and b.
I forget how long he's been around. How much he is a part of me, my family, my memories...
I can't believe as of this Saturday it's forever.
How cool is that?!?!?!
Pretty darn cool if you ask me.
Then it's more memories, growth, laughter, love,..
forever with Brett sounds like the best thing EVER.

Forever is coming quickly but for now.. it's time for bed.
Wedding details with my beautiful and amazing momma in the morning.
Then it's my last day at work before the big day. WOOHOO.
Good night Hong Kong. Thank you for emailing me back.

Oh and here are a few old pics (because a post just isn't a post without some eye candy)

Engagement Photos

I'm losing my mind.
I made this post on May 27th.
You would think after spending forever uploading pictures it wouldn't take me 2 months to notice I never actually hit the post button.

Now that we're 5 days away from the wedding.. Here are our engagement photos.
Hey.. better late than never! Enjoy:)

It's July 10... 12:32 am

We're 8 days away. SINGLE DIGITS!!!
oh. my. heck.
Brett tried so hard to stay up and work on some last details with me.

He woke up about 20 minutes ago and shrieked "they've arrived!"
I said "Brett who's arrived?"
He says "the guests! they've arrived with the remote!"

... then his head flopped over and he was out like a light.
My little pooper is pooped.
Can't wait for that vacation!!!

Romance

Romantic nights in a season of wedding planning...
9 months ago our nights were full of adventurous dates, fancy dinners, roaming San Diego.

Fast forward. We're now a skip and a hop away from the wedding and our nights consist of things like...
Tangling ourselves in christmas lights as we label, test, and organize them.
or, cutting and melting fabric to make flowers.

Actually, I must admit, I'm totally loving it:)

^^^ That's SIX boxes of christmas lights in the background!

YAAAAHHHooooooooooo!!

We're officially less than a month away!!!
Everything is falling together perfectly and I'm feeling extremely blessed. I've been itching to update but were in full force operation wedding and every spare moment is filled... I LOVE IT! I'm doing my best to fully enjoy the little time I have left of being engaged. We're having a blast on this wedding roller coaster... updates soon:)

Black Plastic and Thick Glass

One of my dear friends is graduating college!
... and I had the privilege of shooting her graduation portraits.

Wedding planning has been consuming every thought and spare moment of every day lately and this shoot was a much needed break.
I just can't explain what happens when that camera is in my hands.
For a brief moment I lose my flesh. I lose my worries, my concerns, my opinions, my struggles..
I take shelter behind black and something happens deep within my soul.

Grass is greener, skies are bluer, smiles aren't forgotten, and pain is not unseen.
I take shelter behind black plastic and thick glass and wait for God to meet me there.
There He takes my hand and opens my eyes, showing me what He's made, what He sees, what He wants seen.

I've been given a gift and I've wasted a lot of time doubting, worrying, and feeding my insecurities with it rather than thankfully taking it, shaping it, and growing it.
Handing photography over and letting God take it to a level that will impact, effect, and infect people with glory for God has always been a dream but I've never been ready to take that risk. Afraid of failure, I've never been ready to hand it to Him and trust Him to make it happen.

Well.. I'm done. I'm handing over my fear, my doubt, my anxiety, my insecurities.
Life's too short and God's too big.

I don't know what's around the corner and what role photography will play in my life
but this I am sure of... It's His to do with what He wants. And I'm ready for it!

Can you say BEAUTIFUL?
Thanks Aub for letting me capture your sweet beauty.
Love you forever xoxo