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A tribute to school photos from years past, since school season is upon us. The kids are cute, but it’s the schoolteacher dressed to the nines that cracks me up. She looks ready for a wedding, not a classroom! (click to view larger)

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Please note the hanging girdles, the vintage All, and the machine for pressing her husband’s clothes. And still she smiles! Am feeling quite grateful for modern life at the moment.

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Today I designed a book documenting a home birth. Here’s one of the images – mom + baby just hours after the baby’s arrival. Beautiful.

[photo by Toni Greaves]

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It's photos like these that keep us entertained when we're designing books!

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We are so excited to start working with Joel Flory, a SF-based photographer who has such a great eye and fun, creative wedding clients!

We just finished his first sample book, which he featured on his blog. Thanks, Joel!

If you’re looking for a SF area wedding photographer, check out his work and then make your wedding book with us!

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Tomorrow we start on Helmer and Emma’s gold mining history in Alaska. Such great photos. And I’m learning a lot about gold mining, of all things.

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From a book I’m working on right now.

A photo this newlywed sent to her husband in World War II. On the back she wrote, “My skirt couldn’t be much higher but – look at my wedding band – I still want to pinch myself to see if I’m dreaming – you’re all mine dearest – we’re one forever.”

Love is the greatest.

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Happy Friday…thought you’d enjoy these photos from books we’re working on right now. They make me smile.

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