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Jessica first entered my life in 2005, and thank goodness she did! As my oldest friend from Emerson College, she has brought me an amazing friendship filled with boundless creativity and laughter. We’ve stood on top of the Eiffel Tower together, pulled all-nighters, lived in a castle, explored Amsterdam, adapted to two new cities, obsessed over a certain cafe’s chocolate chip cookies, dressed for countless theme parties…the list is honestly endless. This girl knows me incredibly well. She’s been there throughout great times and not-so-great times, and I’m thrilled that nearly seven (seven?!) years later she’s still one of my closest friends.
Jess and I had an idea for a photo shoot awhile back, and needless to say, things did not go as planned! We were forced to change our shoot four times before deciding on this at the very last minute. Rebecca saved the day by lending us her adorable bike and joining us on the adventure! Even though nothing went as we expected, the three of us had SO MUCH FUN together that we didn’t even care. Here are some of my favorite photos from our spontaneous shoot:
This is to give you an idea of the scale of Jess’ audience – she had just a bit of attention 
Jess, thank you so much for being such a positive, artistic influence. You were one of my very first guinea pigs when I picked up a real camera, and I’m so happy that we’re still having these photo shoot adventures years later! Much love!
P.S. Yes, I had to make a reference to The New Girl…of course!
Rebecca, Megan, and Jessica share a lot in common. They never say no to a photo shoot, they love sweets, they are or have been vegetarians, they’re three of my very best friends from college, and now they all live in the same apartment building a mere 2.2 miles away. Awesome? Yes!
Anyways, last year Becca and I made a cake with a heart inside of it as a fun Valentine’s challenge – it’s completely from scratch and took a ridiculously long time. Naturally I decided this is going to be an annual event with Bec, and each year I plan on taking a new heart cake photo (or several, as the case may be). I wanted this year’s photo shoot to be a celebration of female friendships. I think it’s easy to get caught up in the romanticism of Valentine’s Day and forget how we should to be grateful for all the love in our lives. I am so thankful for my girls, both near and far – I don’t know what I’d do without them!
Thus, the four of us gathered this past weekend for an afternoon of laughter, champagne, and of course, the heart cake. HUGE thanks to Jess for putting her set design skills to work and making the amazing background!
Moment of truth…
The heart is a bit pointy, but it’s a success!
Bright colors and hearts? How could I not partake for a bit? (Please note last year’s disclaimer on my overuse of this shirt).
Time for some very serious photos. It almost looks as if I’m dipping my fork in Megan’s champagne, which is terrible.
The light in Jess’ apartment was nearly gone by the end of the shoot, so pulled out a flash. This isn’t normally my style, but I love this photo of Megan!
If you’re interested in learning about the process of making a heart cake, check out Garlic My Soul’s website today – Becca is posting a full recipe with lots of helpful tips!
Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope yours is full of love.
Model: Hannah Elder
Our new favorite ride? Mickey’s Fun Wheel…with swinging gondolas!
Fact: Fast motion makes me laugh uncontrollably.
We wore these buttons around all afternoon, because we’re cheesy like that. People kept shouting “HAPPY ANNIVERSARY” at us…it was fabulous, and made me grin from ear to ear.
George, thank you for spending three magical years with me. I look forward to many more!!
Many more to come from that shoot in the future!
These next couple are from a recent trip we took with Ellen down to San Diego. Isn’t Becca gorgeous?
Had to include this gem from our trip to the Children’s Museum…typical silliness! (And you’re never too old for a children’s museum, FYI).
I hope you all have fabulous things planned for this weekend! Happy Friday!
by Mary
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