|| Besties Be Bloggin ||

As everyone already knows I live way to far away from my family and friends. It kills me actually! I just want to be apart of everything and when I miss anything I tend to pout about it. Poor Brett. I can't help it, I just want to be apart of all the fun activities! So what is the second best thing? Reading all about it on a blog. Two of the ladies that I miss the most living here are Katelyn and Bethany! I told Katelyn months ago I was going to start a blog up for her so I could keep up with her life since texts and insta just weren't cutting it! Life got in the way and it got pushed back… and back.. and back…. But this last time home I made it happen! While I was designing Katelyn's, Bethany wanted one too so I made her one! 2 full days of blogger later and we have 2 very cute, very personalized blogs! I love design so much, it was so much fun to make all the fun little aspects of their blogs. I am really thinking about starting up a little blog design shop… we will see! 

You should all go read them right now! These ladies are hilarious! When we get together it gets a little cray and we like it that way. Bethy has already posted a few great posts and Katelyn (with a little threatening) did her first post last night :) So do yourself a favour and go check them out already!

www.thewildepages.blogspot.com

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www.bethanykathryn.blogspot.com

|| One Year and Paper ||

photo by alixann loosle

Can you believe it? I have been a real married girl for a year now! Time really went fast. Like lighting speed fast. It is kind of freaking me out actually! I swear I was just picking out flowers, dresses, table linens, and center pieces yesterday. To say that this year has been incredible would be an understatement. It has been the best year yet! I have had so much fun with Brett this year and we have done a lot! I have loved the new adventures that living in Arizona have brought and I hate thinking that we only have one more year here! We aren't sure what the future will hold for us as far as where we will live, where Brett will work, if he will specialize or not, the whole kids thing, and so many more choices to make but I am so glad I have such an amazing partner to go through it all with!

I am currently working on a wedding day post (a little late I know) so look for that in the next week or so! I just wanted to share with you something that I made for Brett for our anniversary! I am a pretty traditional girl and I knew this list existed so I looked it up to see what I was "supposed" to get Brett for our one year anniversary, it said….

Okay paper it is! I will be making sure to show Brett this list come our 30th anniversary and on! I can't wait for my diamond at 60 years! So during one of my late night Pinterest sessions I came across this idea! I knew I could make it myself so I whipped it up :) I think it makes for a good idea and a cute decoration!

{FYI blogger is making the colours look terrible for some reason!}

I think it's a nice keepsake we will have of our first year of marriage! As we move I will update the "we live" part but always keep the past copies.

Ane because I LOVE it so much I think all of you should have one too! For $10.00 I will email you a JPEG image that can be printed, it is 14"w 11"h. All I need from you are the places you met, married, and live and the colour you would like the banners to be! This is a great wedding gift idea too! If you are interested just shoot me an email at meghaneholt@gmail.com!

Happy Friday Everyone!!

|| Christmas Card GIVEAWAY ||

***Due to some comment errors, I have installed a rafflecopter to do the giveaway! All those that have entered and your comments are showing below, I will still put your names in no worries! If your comments don't appear please use the rafflecopter! Sorry for the inconvenience!***

 Merry Christmas!! My favourite season is finally here and I am so excited about it. Our shopping is all done and we are ready to back our bags and fly back to the mother land to spend the holiday season with the people we love most! Since we don't leave for a few days I have some spare time and I also wanted to do a little something to give back this Christmas, SO here is what I came up with….

A FREE CUSTOM MADE 

CHRISTMAS/NEWBORN/ENGAGEMENT
/NEW YEARS

 CARD GIVEAWAY!  

So basically any kind of custom card you would like me to make : ) I know it's almost christmas and most of you already have your christmas cards made and sent so I figured I should open it up to all other types of cards! I have tons of great backgrounds, fonts, colours, borders, graphics, and more! I can't wait to make one of you up a fabulous card!

How To Enter:

1. Follow my blogs on Bloglovin HERE

2. Follow me on Instagram HERE

3. Follow Meghan Maxwell Photography on Facebook HERE (look for another giveaway coming here soon!)

4. Share this giveaway on your own Facebook page with a link back to this post

5. Comment below and tell me what your are hoping Santa Claus gets you this year! (if your comment doesn't show up, please email me at meghaneholt@gmail.com or just say you did it in the rafflecopter and I will believe you!)

a Rafflecopter giveaway

I have been making random cards and things for people over this past year quite a bit and I think I might get into it more and actually start charging people… lol So if you see this and you don't win and still want me to make you a card, let me know!! I would be happy to show you a price list and design something up for you!

I made our very first christmas card this afternoon! Hope you have a very merry christmas and a happy new year!

|| Colour Schemes ||

Photography will always be my first art love but design comes in close second. I have random designs of logos, fonts, christmas cards, senior and baby announcements and so much more stored on my hard drives and computer. I love it. It's something I do when I am bored or when I'm stressed. Which means lately there has been a lot of random designing going on. So I thought I would share with you something I have loved doing lately... making colour schemes! I think I will make this a monthly thing.{?} Here are October's colour schemes! Feel free to pin these and use them for your design or decor benefit!

OCTOBER COLOUR SCHEMES

fall

 mason jar pink

holt wedding

bright and tight