10 Sep
Cesars Chicago Bee Meetup
I don’t just go around meeting up with girls from Weddingbee. Really! This past month though has been the time to do so with all of my travels. This round was with the Chicago bees at Cesars, and I adored each and every one of the girls that came. Sounds like we’re going to try to make an effort to get together every few months, and I’m already looking forward to the next one!
Powderpuff
Meatball
T1 was passed around from person to person and didn’t seem to mind the attention one bit.
From left to right, MaPo (Meatballs friend and an honorary attendee at the bee get togethers), Quiche, and Emerald.
Emerald laughs in this really cute, prim-and-proper way.
Doing the old man face for the ladies. (And that’s Stiletto in the background)
Seashell
The whole crew! THanks to MaPo for taking the picture.
A brief aside: I handed MaPo the camera with the camera set to AV mode and this is what the camera thought the exposure should be. This is why I shoot in RAW, because I was able to bring down the crazy exposure so it looks like the photo above instead!
I couldn’t bear the thought of leaving without asking Powderpuff to pose for me. The hat, the striped shirt, the messenger bag… I’m going to have to take style pointers from this girl!
I'm a farm-raised almost-crunchy stroller-pushing picture-taking lifestyle-blog-writing gastronomy-obsessed divine-seeking thrift-store-combing cheese-inhaling pavement-pounding laughter-sprinkling lover of individuality and taking chances.
<3 the Bees! Confression – I unsubscribed from Weddingbee in my reader! With one month til my big day, I couldn't keep getting more ideas
T1 is just about the cutest little man ever!
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1I’m glad you called it his old man face! I remember one of the pictures you showed us from the pool party back in Dallas and thinking “he really looks like an old toothless man in this picture” and even though all babies kind of look like old men, T1 really nails the look!
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2Looks like fun. T1 is as cute as can be! hope your digging the AWESOME weather we’ve been having here in Chicago – I know I am!
Love Powderpuff’s style too!
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3I love your dress. It looks really good on you!
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Jenna Reply:
September 10th, 2010 at 9:52 am
Thanks! It’s a maternity dress
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I love T1s meetup outfit. Those leg warmers look familiar!
I can’t wait to get engaged (the boyfriend already bought the ring and I’m just waiting for it to be official) so I can apply to be a bee!!
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5Powderpuff has the greatest smile too!
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6That’s really interesting about the picture and shooting in RAW. I really need to invest into a class or something to learn more about my DSLR. I have had it for three years now and I still shoot in Auto for really important occasions because I’m afraid I’ll miss a moment fiddling with the settings. And I never remember the tips about exposure and stuff. Tips!?
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Jenna Reply:
September 10th, 2010 at 10:44 am
Practice on stationary objects at home. That’s how I learned.
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I so wish I could pull off a hat like that!
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Sophia Reply:
September 10th, 2010 at 11:38 am
Me too! I always feel super goofy and way self conscious in hats, or big scarves, and there is no way I could get away with the “huge vintage flower on the side of my head” look that’s so popular right now! I think you just have to have the right attitude, of “you know what? I look AWESOME.” But I certainly don’t feel that way in hats, so I’m back to square one
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Jenna all I could think was how awesome that dress is! Purple is my favorite color and a dress on top of it? You look great.
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9Love the Chicago Bees!
I’m sure it was a fun get together.
(the shots of PP are SO great!–lucky her for some new blog head shots)
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10I’m currently oozing jealousy.
Looks like fun!
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11Yay I’m famous-ish!
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12Love the pictures, Jenna. And it was SO great to meet you! Hopefully we can meet up again super soon!
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13That looks like such a fun group to be a part of!!!
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14This looks like such a lovely group! And I totally agree – PP has such cute style!
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15Oh man, I’m still bummed I didn’t get to come to the Dallas meet-up! I’m so jealous of all the bee hang out time you’re getting! Hopefully you guys will decide you miss Texas and come visit sometime soon!
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16FUN! Love you Jenna
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17Powderpuff has the CUTEST smile
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