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A Year in Photos -2012

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Pantone 2013

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:42:00 -0500

Feeling green? Not so much with this 2013 Pantone color of the year!
How do you plan on incorporating Emerald into your designs, weddings, home decor or fashion?

EVOKEing an Experience of a Lifetime

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 11:16:54 -0500

My move to Washington DC was based on my decision on joining the ever fabulous group of three women at EVOKE ! One of the leading event planning companies in the Washington DC metro area.

Spending the last five months with Jodi, Thy and Jeanette let me experience some of the most elaborate, high energy, stunning, unique events that happened in the city! Working side by side with these three event geniuses was amazing. Each of you ladies have taught me valuable professional, financial and personal lessons that have helped me grow.

I must give credit to Mandy for showing me the ropes around the office and taking points from her elegance and poise in office and out on event days. Thank you for everything you have taught me. And Cara I couldn’t have asked for a better person to be on this journey with me, I wish you all the best in the future!

Although I may not be in the office daily anymore I am lucky enough to be considered EVOKE’s new “in-house” graphic designer!

As Mandy, Cara and I leave the EVOKE office we welcome with open arms Kaitlyn to the EVOKE team. I look forward to working with you on many more events and growing closer to you. Your going to do great and I can’t wait to hear all of your event stories!

I love all you ladies so much!

End of 2012 Design

Sat, 29 Dec 2012 14:28:00 -0500

My design life has completely done a 360 since August. Moving to DC I have had the chance to work with fabulous clients creating new and out of the box designs!

I have stepped into the world of event graphics and I can’t wait to be fully submerged. Opportunities have presented themselves to me as the form of travel themed bar mitzvahs, baby showers, baptisms, camp inspired bat mitzvahs, weddings, Diwali (a Hindu celebration), even formal corporate functions and one of my favorites the EVOKE holiday party! My designs have been blown up to massive sizes, transferred to chalkboards, created to fit on a custom dance floor, printed on menus, banners and even on a custom map!

The end of 2012 has been exciting year for my design career and here are just a few examples of the work I have created.

Baptism Invitation

Travel Themed Bar Mitzvah Signage & Logo Design

“Cravings” Themed Baby Shower

Camp Themed Bat Mitzvah Signage & Logo Design

EVOKE Holiday Party “Mad Women of EVOKE” Logo Design and Signage

Talk a jump over onto my website Jenn-Haskins.com to see the full stories of all my design experiences!

DC Home

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 09:58:13 -0500

Our small studio apartment in DC is not much but it is home filled with patterns, textures, a shag rug, letterpress letters, photos galore and of course a whole lotta love!

The new DC home boasts a gorgeous little back patio which often...

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:18:25 -0400

The new DC home boasts a gorgeous little back patio which often lends itself to me for my home office. As it gets colder I hope Chase and I can finalize all the design elements in our home before winter hits.

I don’t ask for much @chasinthedream #sorrelli #oldhome...

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:36:27 -0400

I don’t ask for much @chasinthedream #sorrelli #oldhome #jewelry #demands @sorrellisparkle (Taken with Instagram)

Adventures in DC

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Rewind

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:46:29 -0400

I know… I’m absolutely terrible at keeping my blog these days… With summer and the move to DC I have been completely consumed with work and not a lot of play. But here is a picture of my temporary new digs… because Chase and I just signed a lease for our very own DC apartment! Cheers to that!

My outlook on the move to DC.

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:15:47 -0400

My outlook on the move to DC.

Rock Hall 2012

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 21:54:00 -0400

This is clearly long over due… But with how crazy this summer has been I guess I can use my favorite expression “better late then never”.

Every year I go with Chase to his family’s house on the Chesapeake- Rock Hall MD, an old fisherman town. We had foil fest, crab fest, Chase’s Dad’s birthday and this year was exceptionally special because we were celebrating the 50/70 party. Chase’s Grammy and Poppy were celebrating their 50th Anniversary!! This feat is pretty remarkable to me, it is something I want to achieve in my life. I want to marry once and done. But that was the 50 part of the party and the 70 is Grammy’s birthday. I absolutely love these two snow geese and hope to be an official Armand one day so I can call them my own Grammy and Poppy.

Chase and I took a much needed week of and got to enjoy quality family time. We played in the pool with his little brother and sister, romped around on paddle boards and in dingys with Marianne, and of course ate, drank, and partied our faces off with the aunts, uncles, extended family and friends, and to say the least enjoyed every moment!

^^Image by Brian Long aka Sparky

*All my photos taken with my iphone

McClellan Wedding // May 26, 2012

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Ian and Yumi were a pleasure to work with. Luckily the rain held out and the young vibrant couple that was open to all of my crazy ideas because I think we had a great time and got some great shots! Congratulations!

Family, Friends, Food & Farewell

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 22:54:26 -0400

The Mayberry family put their house on the market and within less then 48 hours their childhood home had an offer on it. My friend Kaitlyn asked me to do a little surprise shoot for her family capturing some candid moments. Dad the grill master, mom the baker and brother and sister taste testers invited me into there home to share memories and stories over a delicious home cooked meal! Below are just a few photos from the night!

Good Luck Mayberry Family, in all of your endeavors especially safe travels to the Mr. & Mrs. on their journey to Utah! You are a fantastic family full of love and I’m happy you let welcomed me into your home with open arms.

Beep Beep Baby on Board!

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 13:03:00 -0400

My beautiful lively friend has had the year of her life! Graduated from college, engaged and about to have a baby! Nat makes a stunning pregnant lady. Her and her soon to be husband Grant are great for each other, carefree, full of life, fun and will make great parents! I got to capture some great photos of her family and friends at her baby shower. The best baby shower I have ever attended! My anticipation is growing for the little nunnion to arrive!

Connecticut

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 12:27:51 -0400

Wednesday I had a meeting in Connecticut at Tracey Locke (an advertising agency, with clients like Pepsi Co. & Frito Lay) so the manfriend Carma came with me on the three hour car ride ($18 in tolls) then sat outside waiting for me while I had my three hour meeting. He’s a good man, supportive and loving and I wouldn’t trade Carma for anything.

The Tracey Locke stuff went well, I got some great feedback on my work a lot of compliments about my photography and design skills (check my new site out at Jenn-Haskins.com ) so that was nice, the agency was pretty awesome, unfolding into more expansive rooms that held chalkboard walls and exposed ceilings. The best analogy I could use to describe the structure of the building was similar to Mary Poppins bag… you could fit a lot in to what seemed like a small space!

Carma and I went out and grabbed an appetizer and a delicious beer at this place called The Gingerman. DELICIOUS beer and food! Just before we were about to leave we ran into this graffiti of “Where The Wild Things Are”. If you know Carma at all he is max, so we quick snapped this picture, and were on our way three hour journey home!

Hairy Decisions

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 12:06:35 -0400

I used to be pretty adventurous with my hair but since I’ve gotten older I don’t really do much to it. I was thinking of trying to do the dip dye ends, ya know bright colors- blue, purple, pink but I don’t think it’s really my style anymore, so then I thought I might explore the world of ombre…

A little fun, but still serious? I’m so indecisive! I think the only thing holding me back is that I’m afraid this might look like I just have really horrendous roots. hmm… Thoughts?

Cameron Family Photo Shoot 2012

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 21:29:47 -0400

Every year I take the Cameron Family portraits and this year Kelly approached me with an idea of doing something different. Getting out of her backyard and have a change of scenery. Our location? A diary farm! Below is just a little preview of some of the shots I got!