britt leigh design blog

NEW WEBSITE AND BLOG LAUNCHING SOON!

admin — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 16:28:14 +0000

Hello all!

I am still here. Sorry for the long absence. I am excited to announce that I am launching my new website and blog in September. It is long overdue, but seems to always get pushed aside when the schedule gets booked. I am excited to share with you what I have been up to for the past year. Oh and another BIG, EXCITING THING………. I’M ENGAGED!!!!

See you soon!

-Britt

photography + chicago blizzard

admin — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:50:37 +0000

The past few days the weather has been absolute madness. The blizzard was much stronger than expected due to the high winds. I have never experienced anything like it.

Nothing in my neighborhood got plowed yesterday, so some opted for the streets instead of sidewalks.

This is a 3-foot fence that separates Lakeshore Drive from Inner Drive. You can see its almost completely covered.

Here are cars that got stranded on Lakeshore Drive during the blizzard. This goes on for about two miles.

The only traffic the drive saw today was pedestrian traffic.

Me sitting in the snow outside my place.

Matt in front of an alley nearby. The snow drifts piled high.

favorites + winter teas

admin — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 03:28:58 +0000

We are definitely in the middle of winter here in Chicago. Lots of time spent inside to keep warm and toasty. Here are some new teas I have discovered since my last post about my favorite teas.

1. Tazo Vanilla Rooibos - A mildly sweet and indulgent blend of rooibos, vanilla, sweet blackberry leaves, apples and peaches. Starbucks becomes my office about 3 days a week. The one in my neighborhood is open 24 hours, so that is conveinent! In attempts to not drink sooo much coffee, I have switched to ordering this tea whenever I work from there. It is a cup of deliciousness.

2. Traditional Medicinals Throat Coat - Organic Throat Coat® is a complex and aromatic blend of herbal tastes–sweet, aromatic, earthy and viscous. I drink this tea even when I am not sick, but it has been clinically proven to promote throat health.

3. Good Earth Original - This is a deliciously full-bodied blend of tea and herbs. The perfect mix of orange and cinnamon. This makes for a rich dessert tea.

save the date + bill and lindsay

admin — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:33:30 +0000

Here are the Save the Date invites I designed for Bill and Lindsay’s wedding. We used a photo from their engagement session for the front. One of Lindsay’s passions is theatre so we thought it would be a fun touch to add save the date info to the marquee outside the Chicago Theatre.

photography + emma and ryan

admin — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 17:28:10 +0000

I have been capturing images of miss Emma for a few years now. She is growing up WAY TOO FAST! And now she has a baby brother named Ryan. Here are a few images from a shoot I did with them a few weeks ago. Emma is a great big sister, they are just so precious together.