Category Archives: Personal
Um… I think I just ate an entire bowl of olives for lunch. That’s right, just olives. And, I’m not even pregnant, swear. Penn Mac totally rocks.
For the past year I have been using my wonderful oversized purse as a catch-all for, well, everything! And, one of the things it frequently caught was my laptop and any other books or papers I was carrying around. Needless to say, my laptop has a few extra dings because of this solution (or lack...
Mexico is a beautiful place full of sun, blue skies, great food, and kind people. I will be posting two Cancun photo sessions soon, but for now, a few snapshots I grabbed on my android while we were on the road.
I am just finishing up 24 hours in hotlanta with two of our wonderful clients, Ellie and Josh, who are getting married here this coming November. Yesterday we had a full day of visiting venues, talking wedding plans, eating good food, and somehow fitting in two photo sessions on top of all that! Atlanta is...
Last month Mary and I had the great honor of traveling to England to work with London wedding photographer Mike Garrard on two of his beautiful weddings – one in the Cotswolds and one in downtown London. We met Mike through the Foundation Workshop and were really excited when he asked if we’d want to...
At the Chappell house, one of our favorite hobbies is food. Eating it, yes. But, creating it even more. And, one of our favorite things to prepare is totally uncooked, raw food. It’s creative, it’s healthy… and it’s totally delicious. Here are a few creations from this week: greek wraps, tomato soup with jalapeno cream...
Last month, Mary and I went to England to photograph a few weddings with a friend and decided that since we were in the country on the same day as the Royal Wedding, we had to do whatever it took to make it into London on the big day. So, we came up with a...
Since I’ve returned from England, this city has been nothing but cool air, sunny skies, and freshly-budded flowers. There is absolutely nothing better than Pittsburgh in the spring. Happy Friday Everyone!
I am back to work today after a work (and play!) trip to England that started in Durham touring castles and cathedrals and ended in London attending the Royal Wedding festivities with Mary and then photographing two weddings with Mike Garrard, a fantastic English photographer and Foundation Workshop friend. It was an amazing trip full...
One of my favorite things about London: the tea! Here are a few photos from Laduree, a french tea store inside Harrod’s. YUM.