New blog! {dallas, tx engagement & wedding photographer}

Monday, April 11, 2011


It's here.
Fiiiiiii.nuh.Leeeee.

I'm excited, and exhausted, and just so happy to have it done that I'm all out of words.  Which is a strange occurrence for me ;)  Seriously though, even though it's not the perfect blog, and it's not exactly what I want, I'm still pretty proud of it.  Mainly because it took me so stinkin' long to figure out what I did want, and then learn how to do it all :)

I knew I wanted to make it a little more personalized, add in some of my new branding stuff, and new colors.  I also knew I wanted alot more quotes.  I collect quotes like nobody's business, I have journals full of them, a blog devoted just to posting them, and pages of word documents on my computer where I copy and paste them.  I love words, and I'm not the most eloquent person on the planet, so I love when I find that someone else has said something that I was thinking, faaarrrr better than I ever could.  So I incorporated some of my favorites into my header and I'll be rotating through different quotes in my side-bar every few weeks.  I'll also be adding some new features to the side-bar eventually, but for now make sure and check out my new about page, and if you don't already follow me on Twitter, or haven't check out my Facebook page goooo do it!  I love making new cyber friends ;)
(ohhh yeah, I just said cyber.  And I was totally serious. *nerd alert*)

haha, I feel like a dork for how excited I am over this, like a proud home-owner giving a tour of their new house.
"Welcome, welcome!"
"Here's the main living area. . .check out the new furniture!"
"Back here we have the bedrooms, I made those curtains, and recovered that chair!" ;)
(tooold you--dorky!)



So friends, come in, have a look around, and let me know what you think!
I'm still working on tweaking a few things, but the majority of it's done :)
Now I think I'm going to go paint my toes, lay out in the sun for a while, and breathe a sigh of relief, before jumping into this week's project: finish website design.  Oh my holy moly. . . pray I make it through alive ;)


Much Love.
Jessica Shae
p.s. if you come across any glitches or are having problems with anything I'd loooove for you tell me about it so I can do my best to fix it! :)
p.p.s. thanks to I'm Kristen for taking about half of the pictures in my new header! :)
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32 comments:

  1. Hi Jessica! I love this new blog. Love it! Love it! Love it! It is you and youthful and fun and sunny. You did a phenomenal job and should be very proud of every single line, photos, post, code, etc...

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  2. YEAH! You did it! It looks beautiful, and I love the quotes. :) I come over to your blog this morning to see if you had any updates and it said it was blocked to uninvited readers. I confess...I panicked and got mad from being shut out of your blog. :P However, I then realized that you were probably putting up the new blog! I then became very excited and couldn't stop checking to see if you had finished. Hehehe.

    So yeah, great job! *applauds loudly*

    God bless,
    Vicki M.

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  3. The whole thing screams you. You you you you you. And I love it. :D You did an awesome job! And when we do that internship you are going to teach me how to do those cool sidebar things. ha

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  4. I love it! It's all so pretty! I love the touch of blue everywhere! :)

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  5. Oh, Jessica...OH, JESSICA!! Your header is brilliant...BRILLIANT, I SAY! And your BACKGROUND is utterly lovely. Way. to. go, friend. The only little critics I have are these: the words in the blog post are just a bit small for reading. Other than that I LOVE it! :D

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  6. I love it! It looks so "you" :) :)

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  7. oh my sweet goodness. this is so gorgeous, Jessica! seriously. the header is amazing. your background is beautiful. it's ALL beautiful. love it, love it, love it!

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  8. Jessica, everything looks awesome! I just finished putting everything together for my graphic designer, so I can't wait to join you over the finish line!

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  9. I love your new look, Jessica!!! THe header and background are terrific! I love the quote by Audrey Hepburn, and especially the picture of you that you said that today you feel so excited. Perfecto! Great job! :D

    -Susanna Simpson

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  10. JESSICAAAA! Oh my goodness gracious -- I love it! The colors are absolutely gorgeous and the whole design is beautiful. I love quotes too; I have a book dedicated to them somewhere, and small, crumpled pieces of paper are scattered throughout my room bearing words that I wanted to keep. Kindred spirits, perhaps? :) Totally agree with MsMillis -- it's very Jessica Shae! :) Love it so much; simply put, it's aaaaahmazing. What a perfectly lovely, delightfully sweet, wonderfully whimsical, and completely you design! Love it! :)

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  11. ps that Peter Pan quotes is one of my favorites. ♥

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  12. er, quote, not quotes. typo. haha. ;)

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  13. I L.O.V.E it!!!!! ALOT!!! Great job!!!!

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  14. oh, this is simply wonderful Jessica! I'm having my blog re-designed right now and I'm gonna have to just send the link of your blog to my designer so I can have the same thing. Okay, not really. ;)
    But really -- awesome job!

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  15. O Jessica! It is SO pretty...and definitely very y.o.u. <3

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  16. Oh my, oh my!!!! You did amazing on this new look!! :) STUNNING! I loooooooove your header! Great idea to add your favorite quotes!!! I also love to collect quotes!!! i absolutely love this design and the colors are great!! :D

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  17. yaaay Jessica..love, lOVE, LOVE your new little house here with the blue accents everywhere ;) Your drama in the excitement is so fun and contagious, not the least bit dorky :) Its all so you and inviting and fun here...hats off!!!

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  18. Your blog looks fabulous! And don't worry... I'm the exact same way :) I fret and nit-pick over a new blog design for weeks until it is JUST PERFECT, and then I'm SO excited to show everyone!!! :)

    Emily

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  19. It's beautiful. Just beautiful. I love the colors, the simple design, and how "you" it is!! =D Great, great job! I love it.

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  20. Very lovely website, I really like it! Love the background with the writing on the blog.

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  21. brilliant job babe! i'm oh so proud of you and i love everything!

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  22. WAYYYYY awesome, my girl!! I loooove it.

    Somehow it's different, seeing it "live," not quite like just seeing the "raw" part!! =)

    And I can't wait to see the quotes and all... exciting, exciting, exciting!!!

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  23. Loooovveee it! You did a great job. You go, girl! :)

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  24. Love it, Jessica! Professional with a touch of vintage sweetness. =) Love, love, love the header! And the background is beautiful! And browsing your new pages was enjoyable, too. Congrats on your oh-so-amazing design!

    Blessings!
    Elizabeth

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  25. Way to go!!!!!!! It's so very cute!!! :) I was so excited when my computer was loading the page, and my anticipations were matched up with the good job you did!!!!

    cant wait to see more quotes! :)

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  26. looks super great! love the quotes. couldn't be improved upon much. <3

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  27. Quick question, how did you make and how did you learn to make your banner change pictures? Is there a link you can share me with to show me how? Thanks

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  28. This is SO LOVELY!!! I wish it were my blog!!! (plus I LOVE the quotes on the top banner!)

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  29. This is an incredibly awesome website!!! I LOVE the colors!! :)

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  30. this site is so lovely. I just happend to stumble upon it today, but would love to keep in touch! your design is lovely- you did it all on your own?! I can't wait to look around.
    xo
    L

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  31. I just have to say that you (and your blog) are literally such a breath of fresh air. There is light, life, joy, freedom, and love just spilling off the pages into my soul! You shine for Jesus, and it's wonderful :)

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Thanks for taking the time to say hello, it makes my day everytime! :)

Jessica Shae