the life of 3eastdesign.

the baldwins | decatur, il

2010-03-24T15:05:00.000-07:00

Hello, friends! Need family photographs? Need senior photos? Having a baby? You can help a need by scheduling a photo shoot today! 3eastdesign is donating $25 of every photo shoot to Casey & Matt Baldwin. We will continue to do this until they have all the money they need to bring home their little bundle of joy. To book a photo shoot call 3eastdesign @ 217.855.9409 or 217.855.3494. ask for elizabeth or becca. or you can email us at 3eastdesign@live.com

thank you.

here is a link to the best reason to help them with their adoption.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?v=app_2347471856&id=1231673086

The Baldwins Biography-
So, a little bio...we have been married for 4 years and have a three year old daughter, Emma. We are both Christians. God called us to adopt and we are following that call. We are adopting from Ethiopia through Children's Home International out of St. Louis. We are adopting a boy age 0-2. We have just turned in our adoption agreement and have paid $1000 so far, but will end up paying around $18,000-25,000 when all is said and done. We will have to travel to Ethiopia twice in the process. We will be able to apply for some grants, but not until after the home study is done, which is our next step. We are doing our home study through Baptist Children's Home and Family Services. We have $1900 to raise for the home study, plus a $100 application fee. Until we get that done, we have some things to get done in the meantime... one class will cost $150, state licensure $150, and then around $200 for passports, $830 for FBI fingerprinting and our I-600A forms, and around a $100 for numerous certified, notarized copies of birth certificates and marriage certificates. So, these are fees we'll have to pay while we are trying to save money for the home study. We know that God has called us to do this and also know, just as well, that it is something we will ever be able to do on our own. I am thrilled at what God has done so far to make it happen and so anxious to see what He will continue to do.

Soon...we'll have promotional photographs taken of the Baldwin family. They have a precious little girl and think you guys should meet her also. We will post them as soon as possible. :)

child photographer | Moweaqua, IL

2010-03-08T09:05:00.001-08:00

You've met Ambriel before...remember her back in December with her cute little hat and heart sweater? Well, this is her and she's turning one, so had to get a nice photograph of her for the newspaper! I think we accomplished that, of course it's not really that hard when you have such a cute subject. Thanks Amanda, for letting us photograph Ambriel once again. It's always a joy.

wedding photographer | Decatur, IL

2010-01-06T10:53:00.000-08:00

We wrote a blog a few times back about Cori and Damon's wedding. We said we'd write more than one, so here's number two. Just some random good ones of the wedding party and things. The guys were hilarious. Damon really came into his element when they were around. The girls got to have some fun also. Thanks again Cori and Damon and congratulations. :)

child photographer | Moweaqua, IL

2010-01-06T10:47:00.000-08:00

Here is another cute little girl we photographed. This is Macy and she wanted to get photographs taken of her for the fun of it. She was a little shy at first, but came out of her shell quickly. We think she's quite a ham. Gotta love that sweatshirt too, giving props to the grandparents!

family photographer | Moweaqua, IL

2009-12-21T13:21:00.000-08:00

Grandma and Grandpa needed some photographs with two of their grandchildren. Meet Rich, Vicki, Ava and baby Jack. Rich and Vicki go to our church and like us just a little. They consistently use us. Don't know if you remember Tierney or not, but that's Rich and Vicki's granddaughter as well. She was amazing to work with. We truly enjoy photographing this extended family. How could you not want to photograph these precious children?

Look at these eyes? Amazing, right? Sister and brother. Ava loves her brother. Can you tell?

child photographer | Moweaqua, IL

2009-12-21T13:15:00.000-08:00

I told you we photographed very cute girls at Christmas on Main, this is another one. Her name is Kyla. She definitely had the most faces for the day. Such a personality on this girl. She loved the ornament. In one photograph, she's eating it. We have a feeling she can make anyone laugh. Thanks Holly for letting us photograph your adorable little girl!

wedding photographer | Decatur, IL

2009-12-14T20:54:00.001-08:00

This is the first of at least a couple of blogs of Cori and Damon's wedding. Cori was a such a fun bride to work with. She wasn't afraid to try things and I think her individual shoot went well. She knows how to work the camera with those gorgeous eyes. Congratulations Cori and Damon! Hope newlywed life is everything you expected and more!

baby photographer | Moweaqua, IL

2009-12-14T14:34:00.000-08:00

As stated before, we were at Christmas on Main in Moweaqua, IL. This is one of the cute little girls we did that day. :) This is Ambriel. She is about cute and a half, don't you agree? She's eight months and already walking. Beat that! Haha. We loved her hat, and mommy was along to keep her energy up and going. Thanks Bob and Amanda for letting us photograph your precious daughter!

family photographer | Moweaqua, IL

2009-12-03T12:48:00.000-08:00

3eastdesign is offering mini-sessions this Saturday at the Old Firehouse Auction in downtown Moweaqua from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The sessions are approximately 20 minutes long. For more information- 3eastdesign@live.com.

The Duncan family asked to do one earlier since the daughter, Tessa, is in college and was home last weekend. This family has been taking photographs for years so it was very easy placing them! It came natural. They were a fun, loving family. Thanks, enjoy!

family photographer | Moweaqua, IL

2009-11-06T13:40:00.001-08:00

Meet Paige, Matthew, Matt, and Jessie. They're siblings and pretty funny to be around. Thank God it turned out to be a gorgeous fall day. The shoot was scheduled for the week before, but I'm glad it didn't happen because it was cloudy and windy that day. If the shoot would have been scheduled for the next week, the leaves would not have been on the trees, so perfect timing! This was our first time shooting in downtown Moweaqua believe it or not. We usually stake out places in the country, but it was fun seeing beauty in something you see everyday. We did go everywhere with these four. We started at Central Park, moved to downtown, went to the country and then the studio. They were troopers. It was fun guys, hope you enjoy. :) Becca has photographed Paige a couple times before and it was even better adding more people to the mix. 3eastdesign is photographing a wedding next weekend and Paige happens to be a bridesmaid! We can't get away from her. Haha.

This is a favorite of 3eastdesign's. Chillin', having fun.
Gap advertisement anyone?

live music photographer | Decatur, IL

2009-11-05T10:17:00.000-08:00

About a month ago, Becca went to an Icon for Hire show in Pana, IL. Needless to say, it was a very late concert, but it was fun. Check out their facebook or myspace. www.facebook.com/iconforhire or www.myspace.com/iconforhire

If you haven't been to a show, go! You'll like them.

live music photographer | Alton, IL

2009-11-02T17:16:00.000-08:00

Becca had the opportunity to photograph Riverjam '09 in Alton, IL this year. She had been sick all week, but wouldn't give this opportunity up, so she showed up with a fever and all! The next day, she ended up in the Emergency Room and had emergency surgery. She ended up in the hospital for 3 days! The bands that played for Riverjam this year included VOTA, Superchick and BarlowGirl. If anyone knows Becca, you know her favorite band since she was 13 is Superchick. No way was she going to miss this! She had to rest a lot, so the only band she continually photographed was Superchick, but the photographs turned out well.

Alyssa from BarlowGirl sings her heart out.

Dave and Tricia on the last song.
Dave playing a 10 minute solo. It rocked.

Matt from Superchick always plays his face off.

Here's the guitarist from VOTA. Becca caught the very last song that VOTA played.

The next three photographs are the Meet-n-Greet part before the concert. It had been raining all day and it started sprinkling while kids lined up to see the bands. Faithful fans! Right before the concert started the rain stopped. I think God answered prayer!
These girls were the most excited out of anyone to see Superchick and BarlowGirl. They smiled like that the entire time.
From left to right: Bekah(BG), Lauren(BG), Melissa(Superchick), Tricia(Superchick) smiling for the fan's camera.

baby photographer | Decatur, IL

2009-10-26T10:29:00.000-07:00

So, Becca's sister-in-law was in town for a while and decided she needed a good photographer to capture candid shots of her son. Needless to say it wasn't too hard...he loves to play! We photographed at Grandma and Grandpa's house in Decatur and had a ball. The only problem was, Brendon didn't want to love on his mom, so photographs with mom in the picture were few and far between. He was more interested in bugs and running around. Boys will be boys!

He found tall grass and got pricked, but that didn't stop Brendon! He kept on.

He was bringing a japanese beetle to his mom. Only way he would go to her! Haha.
Look up Brendon!!!

He kept running into Becca and falling on the ground laughing so hard he couldn't get up!

maternity photographer | Moweaqua, IL

2009-10-12T19:23:00.001-07:00

A couple of months ago, we had the opportunity to photograph Mallory who was expecting her first little girl. Becca has been photographing her for years. She's been an official 3eastdesign model for a very long time now and she looked so cute pregnant!

It was very, very windy that day and she couldn't stop laughing because she almost got blown away!

She got a pedicure just for the shoot. So cute.

wedding photographer | Kansas City, MO

2009-09-10T08:27:00.000-07:00

One last post should be devoted to this wedding. We were there 3 days, so 3 posts sounds about right. These photographs are just compilation of some good shots.

Such a gorgeous wedding!

wedding photographer | Kansas City, MO

2009-08-26T08:58:00.000-07:00

We just can't make this wedding one blog. It definitely deserves more than that. So, here's a photoshoot we had with the bride, Ruth, before her day began. She did anything, it was so much fun. If you like our work, contact us to do YOUR wedding!

This was a cool cave thing Ruth knew about on the side of the road. It was interesting getting there. Haha. It was also very, VERY muggy!

Tyra Banks, ANTM, anyone?
The wind was perfect for this shot!

Ruth loves her shoes. :)

Ruth had one of her bridesmaids with her to assist and she saw this shot and said, "Eve!"
Looking gorgeous Ruth!

wedding photographer | Kansas City, MO

2009-08-22T08:38:00.000-07:00

We're going to present day now with our blogs, but will return to the past later. Almost two weeks ago now, Becca headed to Kansas City to photograph a wedding. She was there to photograph the rehearsal too, which is what this blog is devoted too. The word for this weekend was "HOT." So, hot. Everyone was still in good spirits, though, as the sweat was drenching down. Ruth and Brady, here's a preview of the rehearsal. Soon to come, the wedding!

These guys were so hot, they decided to get under the water fountain...
Laying in the shade, trying to cool off!

maternity photographer | Moweaqua, IL

2009-08-22T07:22:00.001-07:00

At the end of June, we got the chance to photograph Alisha who is, next to our mom, the biggest fan of 3ed photography. She promotes us everywhere. Haha. Keep up the good work, Alisha! A week after this shoot little Braden came into the world and we had the opportunity to have a little photoshoot with him also. Stay tuned for the preview.

Alisha would do anything we wanted, she trusted us completely, which is always a plus. We got so many different shots. Little Siegel, who is her oldest son, talks up a storm! Such a joy to be around.

Siegel likes to talk to baby Braden. :)
He also likes to kiss him.

portrait photographer | Ramsey, IL

2009-08-10T10:40:00.000-07:00

The next week we headed to Ramsey, IL and met with a pretty cool girl named Tierney. She was moving to New York the next day and thought what better way to spend the day than getting pampered and capturing every moment? 3eastdesign did all the makeup for the shots and loved every minute of it. I think she had a good time also.

We headed out to get some cool shots on this door and on the way back, got stung by a bee! What an experience. Tierney had to be a crutch to be able to walk back to the house.

The consensus is this is the favorite photograph and should be on every magazine, ever.

portrait photographer | Moweaqua, IL

2009-08-06T08:14:00.000-07:00

Our church held a conference for Bible Time Ministries and this lovely lady came all the way from Florida to attend. She has been a family friend for quite a few years now and it was a pleasure to see her again as it had been at least 6 years since we've seen her. She has a bubbling personality as is shown in the photographs below. She loves to have a good time. These were all taken during a break at the conference on the our church's grounds.

family photographer | Effingham, IL

2009-08-03T08:27:00.000-07:00

A couple days later, we headed to Effingham once again. This time, we photographed the Vail family at Bliss Park. Those boys were something else, such hams. We arrived at the park and the first thing the boys said to us were, "I'm shy, I don't like to get my picture taken." Well, they were definitely teasing. Beautiful day at a beautiful park.

This photograph should definitely be huge, love how the boys are looking back.

Loved the camera!
Beautiful rose garden at Bliss.

first blog in a long time. photographer | Effingham, il

2009-08-01T09:35:00.000-07:00

We have decided to start blogging our photoshoots and therefore, I decided to start a few months back with a session we did in Effingham, Il. Meet Kendra, Troy and baby Gabriel. We did this shoot in one of the many parks Effingham has and it turned out to be a beautiful day. Gabriel is a precious little boy and enjoyed sleeping while we continued to photograph him and couldn't stop. You can tell how much love Kendra and Troy have for their little boy!

Little Gabriel had his eyes open for about 5 minutes the whole shoot! We grabbed at the opportunity!

high performance

2008-08-27T07:21:00.000-07:00

my boyfriend is a genius. (aw i know sick huh?) anyway he gave me the door emblem from his gto he has had since he was 16. and i was like, 'what?' he said, 'i just thought that you would like it.' i said, 'what do i do with it?' he said, 'whatever you want.' so naturally i said, 'i'll make a necklace out of it.' and so is born high performace jewelry. made from any car emblem i can get my hands on.

ps. i have added lots of new pieces to 3eastdesign.etsy.com

time is of the opalessence

2008-07-20T08:31:00.000-07:00

Check out the timeless collection.

http://www.3eastdesign.etsy.com

2008-07-17T13:20:00.000-07:00

time for a change. hope you like the new look.

3eastdesign is working on lots of new things.
something a friend has dubbed 'high performance' jewelry. e will be taking original and reproduction car emblems and making them into awe inspiring jewelry for you car folks.

slowly moving

2008-03-14T15:34:00.000-07:00

we are going to be making a slow move from waldenphillips7.etsy.com to 3eastdesign.etsy.com. please bare with us.

3ed.e.

check this out...

2008-02-22T20:53:00.000-08:00

http://ncperformanceinc.com/index.htm

it is the coolest car site ever. soon they will have local drag races. so i will keep you updated.
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THIS WAS CANCELED do to the track and mean people.

co-owner

2008-02-12T12:38:00.000-08:00

my sister has joined the ranks of 3eastdesign. becca erbe is now co-owner. her vein of creativity is portrait photograghy. just come in looking clean and she will beautify you. others talents include painting, makeup, graghic design and style.

more to come.

1st etsy sale

2008-02-05T18:18:00.001-08:00

i sold my pearl/tanzanite circle earrings....

http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=7321037

whoo hoo yay for me.

thank you. thank you.

2008-01-29T11:32:00.000-08:00

been a long time. there has been some changes. im feeling down. i have not sold anything on etsy and im wondering why. oh well God's got it so we will see. man im boring.

seeya
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2007-10-29T23:33:00.001-07:00

interesting blog i found.

http://www.thesartorialist.blogspot.com/

2007-09-15T18:17:00.000-07:00

i put some more pottery pendant necklaces and earrings in Tournesol today. i sold one on monday and some costumer broke one yesterday so i had to get the pendant fixed. fortunately the woman that makes them was in town for the 'arts in central park" festival. so its fixed. la la la.

kinda of eventful.

2007-09-04T14:53:00.000-07:00

i put a few new pairs of earrings up (on etsy). i might put more up later today so maybe someone will look at them. wink wink.

sold stuff

2007-08-30T22:02:00.000-07:00

today i sold 4 pairs of earrings to a local boutique. whoo hoo. made a necklace for my sisters mother in law. i also got a banner for my etsy shop.

um... ok

2007-08-27T21:26:00.000-07:00

right. so i dont know what i am doing. i dont like capital letters. and im kinda boring. till i have something more interesting to say im done.

oh here is my esty link.....http://waldenphillips7.etsy.com/