shewanders is looking for a creative, fun, bright and motivated individual for an internship position. Start date: Later Summer.  are you creative?   do you love photoshop? do you want to learn and help us continue grow? are you san diego based? if you answered yes to all of these questions, then you might be the intern we’ve been looking for.  if you’re interested in helping us out, please e-mail: suzanne@shewanders.com and tell us a little about yourself. what you are in to…what inspires you? who inspires you? in turn, we’ll tell you a little bit more about the internship. thanks. look forward to hearing from you! suzanne    

Here are a few pics because I have summer on my mind…I hope your summer is full of bright, happy, sunshiny moments.  I’m ready for it.  hugs s!!  

I remember being a flower girl in my aunts wedding. I felt so special. I loved playing dress up and even as a kid I thought weddings were awesome. It was mostly the dance floor, and although I wasn’t much of a dancer I made up for it in spirit and gymnastics =) I thought I would share a couple of flower girls from Organic Elements. There’s just something great about flowers in your hair… xoxo suzanne ps how cute is baby Olivia!!

Marty and Alyssa had a sweet baby girl =) I love when my friends have babies, it’s so much fun. Ashlynn is adorable, i’m so excited to watch her grow up.

I really love featuring local wedding vendors. I have been in the industry for years and I get to meet and work with the coolest vendors. It’s so nice to be able to pass them on. Peggi is a good friend of mine and such a joy to work with. Check out her work and hear what she has to say. hugs suzanne Here is an interview with Peggi Walker… Describe yourself in five words. I am compassionate, loving, free spirited, open hearted with a sense of humor

Describe your craft in five words. Creative, colorful, energizing, fulfilling, & satisfying

Complete the sentence: I cannot live without… LOVE

Where would you love to live and why? San Diego!!  America’s Finest City!  …Maybe Costa Rica later…… or Big Sur……or Paris…… to experience life from a different perspective

What inspires your style? Love

Complete the sentence: What the world needs now… is LOVE sweet LOVE

What is one of your favorite words? Forgiveness

What are you proud of yourself for? Why? I am not afraid to face myself & make adjustments to habits, etc. that need attention in order to better my life & the lives of those I touch

What is something you would love to accomplish? I would love to develop a beautiful property on which weddings and all ceremonies could take place – along with retreats for personal & spiritual growth, healing & connection

What drew you to floral design more than 30 years ago? The beauty  and act of devotion required to make them present well

Do you have a favorite flower or plant that you love to work with? I do love green cymbidium orchids (right now……) but I love it all!

What is your favorite aspect of working in floral design? Having the freedom to create beauty

What is the best advice you could give a client in regards to floral design and aesthetic for their special day? Choose me!!

Whitney and Danny had a lovely, touching, sweet, exuberant, festive, laughing, colorful, bright, wonderful wedding day.  I wish I had a copy of their vows and I would post them because those words would some up the day better than I could.  Bella Sera Event Design created a stylish day full of warm, sassy, tropical details.  I loved the orange linens by concepts.  Check out their sweet day.  hugs suzanne   

oh my gosh how exciting I hope you win!!!!!  Check out some REVO history on La Dolce Idea’s blog Do some reasearch and check us out.  Bid like crazy!!!!!!  REVO BLOG REVO SITE AUCTION

We love sharon, soren, and olivia!!  I was so flattered when they asked us to capture Oliva’s baby pictures.  Sharon is an amazing florist check out her website =) I am a huge fan http://www.organicelements.com/ Introducing Baby Olivia!!!!!  wahoo s

It occurred to me that I have one more person to thank.  At some point between now and April 2011  I am going to photograph a REVO wedding.  We will get to photograph the ceremony, the romantics, the first dance, and meet all the friends and family of a couple that hired us through the REVO auction.  That couple will have helped me in so many ways.  They will have given to my friend Peggi and helped me realize the dream of REVO weddings.  They are like a validation that -People are Great.  At the start of this auction I really hoped that people would give of themselves for someone else.  There were naysayers at the start, people who wondered if we could pull off an online auction people, who wondered who would even donate.  I just couldn’t shake the feeling that given the chance our industry would surround Peggi in hope, love, community and they did.  So thanks, who ever you are that bids on us.  You are amazing to me.       Our blackout dates are currently incorrect and we are trying to update them =)  The real information is   Shewanders Photography is valid until april 30th 2011 black out dates may 24th -30th, labor day weekend, 6-11, 6-12,6-18, 5-15,september 3-6, 12/25 and  1/16

I know I have been a giant blog slacker lately and I promise to be a better blogger after the REVO auction closes on April 30th. I keep thinking about the auction and all of the wonderful people who have created REVO weddings with me. I have been counting my blessings a lot lately and I run out of fingers lol. I always start with the beginning. I thank Peggi for bringing us all together. I thank Alyssa and Jennifer at Exquisite Weddings for believing with me that an online auction of vendors could even be possible and for giving us the ad. I thank Sharon from Organic Elements for pointing me in the direction of Kate from Resolusean Events, Sabrina from La Dolce Idea, and Meaghen from Weddings Made Splendid. I thank those girls a lot =) Kate, Sabrina, and Meaghen for their big hearts and tireless efforts. And then I thank Pamela Noxin for giving Peggi and REVO a booth. And I thank Tara at Bob Hoffman Video for coordinating and producing our videos. I thank the Bridal Bazaar for the booth they are giving us this weekend. And then I thank about 80 other vendors for surrounding Peggi with love and community. I run out of fingers. I thank Christianne Penunuri for helping with PR. I thank Mike for listening to me and supporting me through this emotional time. I thank Peggi again for focusing on getting better so she can stay here with us and be my friend. I thank everyone who has told anyone about REVO. I thank everyone I forgot and my mind wanders. I just keep thanking people. It’s funny if I have a few minutes to myself or if i’m waiting in line for something…in my head I’m thanking everybody. Thanks for caring about my friend. Thanks for caring about each other. Thanks for this sense of community. Thanks for not letting me fail. I’ve never planned something like this. I didn’t know what to do or where to start. I didn’t know if i could find the drive in this emotional setting. I didn’t know if we could do this smart enough, fast enough, good enough. Well it’s here and now we have an auction so tell your friends, family, coworkers, tell everyone you know. This is our mini REVOlution – let’s shine together. I’m so proud of REVO and what it means to all of us. Now let’s get bidding =) http://www.startarevo.org/weddings/