a morning at tiffany's

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Ok. Maybe I'm floating in the clouds three weeks after the fact, but who's counting. I was just looking through some photos taken by the wonderful Kevin York and purchased a few photo keepsakes so we can re-live the weekend whenever our heart's desire. Simply living the dream, one day at a time. Oh, and one more little treat, as if Kevin didn't make me feel like a movie star already, how about actually being featured on the Tiffany's site...Voila.

smooth serenade

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"At Last", here's one very interactive printable for your Valentine.

It's as simple as this... 1. Purchase a favorite bottle of wine. 2. Download a QR code reader app on your smart phone. (most are free). 3. Print the label and affix to your bottle of wine with double sided tape. 4. When ready, scan the code with your phone and place it in your sound dock. It will play "At Last by Etta James". 5. There you have it! We're hoping for a nice glass of wine and a slow dance with the love of your life.

OR...

Feeling creative and want to use YOUR song?

1. Purchase a favorite bottle of wine. 2. Download a QR code reader app on your smart phone. (most are free). 3. Find YOUR song on youtube. We betcha it's there. Our code is linked to "At Last by Etta James". Go ahead and use it if you'd like and you're ready to print now. Otherwise there's a blank label to add one yourself. 4. Create your very own QR code of your song by visiting qrcode.kaywa.com. (It's so easy!) Place your code in the space on the empty label we also provided on the printable. 5. Print the label and affix to your bottle of wine with double sided tape. 6. When ready, scan the code with your phone and place it in your sound dock. 7. There you have it! We're hoping for a nice glass of wine and a slow dance with the love of your life.

So you're not a techie and don't own a smart phone or sound dock? No worries, just print the label and write your own little love note in the open space provided.

Enjoy!

celebrating life and love

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I created this video for a pocket full of reasons. One being the most obvious...to capture a moment in time and to relive a weekend that will go down as my favorite to date.

I feel the other reasons hold a little more substance in my decision to do so. It's was so important for me to share it with you and serve as inspiration to do it yourself. Really...think about it. We live on this planet for such a short time, so why not live it to it's fullest. You never know what tomorrow is going to bring. Quite honestly, I had a tinge of feeling a little presumptuous at the start, but now that it's past, I can honestly say, it was one of the best things I've ever done for myself. It doesn't have to be in NYC or even in a ball gown. It should reflect you.

I must tell you that Kevin York, our photographer, said I was a difficult subject matter to deal with until I surrendered myself to the camera, as it was quite tricky being on the other side of the lens. It took some doing and a glass of champagne here and there, (I may start serving champagne at the studio on photo session days) but Kevin has such an underlying talent of pulling passion out of people. While I know I'm not a young gal on her wedding day, Kevin made me feel like the most beautiful woman on this planet, and Ted, well, he makes me feel that way every day.

My main reason for preserving this weekend was to have a keepsake for my children and to show them what love looks like after twenty years of marriage. Oh, life and marriage can be oh-so-bumpy at times, but if you buckle up and ride it together, you'll find yourself on this beautiful road with the wind in your hair. My hope is that when Ted and I are long gone, a photo book that was created and filled with so much love, back in 2012, will sit somewhere on a coffee table of one of our grandchildren to remind them how it's never to late to celebrate life and love.

Signed, A gal who completely fell in love with her husband all over again after 20 years of marriage