play time..

sneak peek..

Amy and James got married..
Floral crowns and VERY happy couples get my vote.

a beautiful mess...

If you spend any time browsing the internet, reading blogs.. then you most definitely will have come across A Beautiful Mess.. the lifestyle blog of Elsie and Emma, two crafting and thrifting sisters from Springfield, Missouri.

They've been blogging now for five years and I've been an every day reader from before I even started this little photography business.  I've watched the blog grow... watched them build their vintage shop.. design their own clothing line.. watched Elsie get married.. move house.. and with every new project.. with every new adventure you would cheer them on a little more.. and it might sound silly.. but you end up feeling super proud of all their achievements..

So when they announced they had a new photo app I was cheering them on loudly from the sidelines.. and once I downloaded it I will happily admit that I was HOOKED!

You can add custom text in a selection of fonts.. there's pre-drawn doodles.. photo borders.. and a selection of phrases in Elsie's cute handwriting..



I just can't stop!!!

Aghhhhhh I LOVE it!!!!

Cute huh!

You can download A Beautiful Mess photo app from the iTunes store now or search 'A Beautiful Mess' in the app store.. I think you might get hooked too.. :)

You can also find me on instagram at @emmacase

* Photos above of me and Pete by Jesh de Rox and Marianne Taylor

sneak peek..

Playing dodge the rain yesterday with this gorgeous bunch..

Wedding party - 1
Rain - 0

A Bit More Soul..

I say this quite a bit but this job smacks me in the face an awful lot.. like literally.. a massive smack right up in my face kinda stuff.. and at every turn you try to take it all in.. try to remember.. to stop and look around.. appreciate the journey.. the huge steps that you take.

This job, the people we connect with through this job and the places it ends up taking us blows me away every single day.

I actually cannot believe I'm saying this but we have been invited to speak in New Zealand.

In friggin' New Zealand.

In November a bunch of wonderfully creative, open, warm and honest photographers are getting together to share, learn, create and laugh (a lot) and we are so overwhelmingly excited to share our story and meet a bunch of amazing people.

A Bit More Soul is a four day retreat at the most amazing Boomrock in Wellington.. and we'll be speaking alongside six incredible photographers, all at different stages of their careers... sharing our stories, shooting, playing and most importantly.. switching off and experiencing..

We actually don't know how we're going to get to November without bursting with excitement.

If you are over that side of the world (or even if you're not).. there are still a few spots left and we would LOVE to see you there..

www.abitmoresoul.blogspot.co.nz/

Woah.

Life lately..

So.. life has been pretty crazy the past few weeks and wedding season has well and truly kicked in!  Soooo... going in reverse.. this Bank Holiday Weekend we had two weddings.. one in Liverpool and then one in Wales on Sunday.. we were only an hour away from our good friends O&C Photography so we decided to pay them, their little girl Florence and the beach a visit (the actual Harry potter beach no less.. you know.. the one where Dobby dies).. it was absolutely beautiful and exactly what we needed. We hung out.. ate good food and laughed a lot.. we love this little family..

On the Sunday we found ourselves in the beautiful surroundings of Fforest in Wales.. it was such a beautiful wedding and it was so true.. no strangers were there.. just lots of new friends..




Ohhh I got a pair of Agnes and Norman shoes!! My absolute favourite.. Daisy in Mustard.. they are GORGEOUS!! I still need to blog about that shoot!! I also bought myself a Parker and have pretty much not taken it off since..

We also got to hang out with another good friend Lucy Ledger at her Sister's wedding on Friday.. and we got to meet her gorgeous boy Tristan.. I actually wanted to take him home with us.. I got cuddles most of the evening.. he is simply scrummy..



We managed to spend a little bit of quality time at home putting our wedding photos in frames and cooking.. and anyone that knows me at all will know that I HATE cooking.. with a passion.. so this is actually pretty big news..



We had a bloody great time down in London shooting a wedding with the Shutterbox kids.. we love working with these two.. actually it really isn't like work at all.. :)



Ahhhh and my favourite little family.. we celebrated Freddie's Christening in style with a little party at their house.. I've known my friend Zoe since I was 14 and she now has four gorgeous kids who both me and Pete adore.. we're so honoured to be God Parents.. check out her beautiful blog... here.

sneak peek..

Zoe and Darren's wedding was proper lush..