I love a good party.  Between family life and work, my opportunities to be out-and-about after 6PM are pretty scarce.  Getting to be at the Grand Opening of Simply Love Studio was a hoot.  If you haven’t checked out their site yet, you might head over HERE to see what the buzz is all about.  Simply Love Studio is THE place to visit for all things wedding related. 

The night of the Grand Opening, I brought my gear and provided a ”Pink Carpet” photo-op for those in attendance.  I got to meet alot of new folks and catch up with other wedding vendors.  It was a GREAT night.

Here’s what I contributed to the Swag Bags given out by SLS to the first 100 people.  I’m always meeting folks for coffee, so it seemed fitting that I send home some java-themed goodness.  Many thanks to my incredible assistant Candi who packaged all 100 of these.

This was the scene at the corner of Broadway and Main Street in the heart of Lexington. Location, location, location, eh?  And by the way?  So many people are outside because it was shoulder to shoulder inside.  Crazy how many people came out.  That certainly bodes well for the success of this company.  Rayna, you rock!

The highlight of the evening for me was finally meeting up with Angela Anderson and the talented AAP crew (yo, Lucy!).  We’ve both done a lot of work in the Kentucky market, but had yet to connect.  Angela, you’re an amazing photographer and an inspiring business owner.  I’m glad you’re involved with Simply Love, and I’ll look forward to staying in touch!

A shot of my brother Jay being awesome.   You can check out his website HERE.  He’s an excellent dj, and he’s one of the preferred vendors at Simply Love.  I love that he’s working in the wedding industry, too.

And a few more shots from inside.  Sorry there aren’t more!  I was having too much fun socializing!  LOL

The after-party…Who knew?

Thanks to all the other vendors who helped to make the night so fun:

Season’s Catering- ice sculpture in display window

Twirl Boutique-dresses in display window

Lundy’s Special Events-tables, linens, glasses, bar

Dupree Catering and Events-passed appetizers

DaRae and Friends Catering-buffet

Tinkers Cake Shop-cake in display window, cake-pops, cupcakes

Platinum Band-live music

Bluegrass Beat-dj service, gobo (logo lighting on floor), uplighting

Always Planned-event design

Curtis A Grace-flowers

Jeanie Gorrell-flowers

Lauren Chitwood-flowers

M & K Premier Photobooth-photobooth

Ever had an out-of-town friend you can feel 100% reconnected with instantly when you see each other?  Like you never missed a beat?  It’s like that with my friend Logan.  We literally get to catch up with each other maybe once a year.  And usually for about 10 minutes.  Logan’s a well-loved dude, so when he’s in Lexington visiting, tons of his friends get together to visit with him.

I’m not trying to write an Ode to Logan here—he’d hate that kind of attention, but I think it’s important that I brag on him.  Not for being an awesome guy–which he is.  Not for being a tremendously talented musician—which he is.  But for being bold in life.  Here’s a guy that lives with passion.  He’s always loved music and has wanted nothing more than to do it full-time.  Seeing that Lexington wasn’t a big enough venue to do that, he packed up and took off for New York a few years back.  No plans for employment, no strong leads for musical connections.  Just a van full o’ gear and some courage.

We should all be so bold with our dreams.

He’s now the drummer for The Stationary Set.  I listen to them all the time while I’m editing images.  You can download their newest EP here, watch their first music video here, and check out their website here to stay connected.

The Stationary Set’s recent tour brought them through Lexington, so we all went out to Buster’s to check them out and catch up.  Here are some shots I grabbed from their show:

Hope you enjoyed the images!  You can connect with me by Facebook and Twitter.  Leave some comment love below if you feel so inspired.  Stay in touch, y’all!  -shaun

Now that we live on the east side of Lexington, Gymboree is waaaay too far away from us, so we’ve got Carson enrolled at The Little Gym, along with his little trio of friends that we originally met through Gymboree.  We’re loooving The Little Gym.  Carson surprises us so much.  We just assumed that he’d be hesitant to get involved with all of the gym equipment, but as it turns out, he’s quite the adventurous little ham when he’s in there.  Who knew?

Congrats to the Julie Wallace, owner of The Little Gym, for opening a much-needed biz for kiddos in Lexington.  If you’ve got little ones, please click HERE and get involved with The Little Gym.  The more the merrier!  Bye y’all!  -shaun