viva la revolution (or whatever).

throwback thursday to when the french revolution was going down at the artisan theatre.

scarlet pimpernel is a pretty fabulous musical (for those of you who don't know).

also i have talented friends...but that's a given when you work at a theatre.

an accidental butterfly kiss.

although accidental butterfly kisses create excellent photo opportunities...in the moment...they totally weird me out.

apocalyptic preparations.

i can almost taste the apocalypse now.

[radioactive: imagine dragons plays somewhere in the distance]

behind the scenes - EMMA.

while i've been gone, i enjoyed a couple of months in austen-land. 

dressing in the regency time period, talking in a british accent, and being a giddy/gullible jane austen character...was really some of the best times i've ever had.

i had the honor of portraying "harriet smith" three nights a week for 4 weeks at the artisan.

i don't know that a character has ever been quite as fun to play as this one.

also...i got to eat SO MUCH FOOD ONSTAGE.

i'm not exaggerating.

they started calling me hungry harriet...or "hungriet."

and the costumes.

let me tell you.

i do think i enjoyed making these costumes the most.

even if that did mean building 15 regency dresses in 2 weeks!

more performance pictures to come...!

r.

behind the scenes wedding prep.

i was just going through pictures from the wedding 2 months ago (how is that even possible?!) and found some that were never posted...wedding prep and the like.

so here they are! :)

above: crafting wedding gifts for atlanta and jordan.

the "day of" emergency kit that i started for atlanta.

it actually came in handy a few times!

ironing my dress (both the night before pictures and the night before the actual wedding).

if you've never ironed a civil war dress, you don't truly understand what a huge task this is.

decorating the venue all afternoon (after the rehearsal luncheon).

driving down neighborhoods seeing if anyone would be cool with us cutting down a few small branches of their trees' blossoms.

we found a sweet family who were totally fine with it and got quite a few!

see above also, my slightly OCD piles of blossoms...organized, obviously, by size. 

catching up with old friends i haven't seen in YEARS!!

turns out i'm the most awkward bridesmaid of all time and make strange faces while rushing down the aisle because OMG EVERYONE'S STARING!

also known as...the wedding rehearsal.

driving to the cabin where the wedding was to be held in a little over an hour. 

SQUEEP!

more pictures soon, i'm sure!

rebecca jane

p.s. if you want to see the full story, pictures, etc...head over to the bride's WEBSITE.

just a really epic photoshoot.

a few months ago i was asked to help with this REALLY amazing project.

a "through the decades" photo shoot.

i put together all of the costumes.

and it turned out incredible.

so now i must share.

the crew was an uber talented group of people.

see above.

however...the initiator and photographer of the entire project, blake hannah (who, consequently, took my senior pictures), is not pictured, as he is behind the camera.

of course.

to see the entire photo shoot, go to this facebook page.

go ahead and "like" it while you're there.

you'll be glad you did.

HEY HO!!

friends.

have you ever hear of a band called THE LUMINEERS?

if not...go immediately to look them up.

i'll wait.

you're welcome.

i am definitely not the kind of person that attends concerts regularly.

honestly...i never attend them at all.

like not once.

but all that changed when i heard THE LUMINEERS were coming to town!

my friend scout bought me a ticket for my birthday and oh how happy was i?!

our seats were perfection.

the opening bands were lovely.

the lumineers were SO GOOD OH MY GOODNESS!

they only have one album out, so they played every song PLUS SOME NEW ONES!

and i died.

happy day.

rebecca jane.

ermergersh. fertlerse.

just thought you'd like to know, i spent a whole month in the 1980's back in january.

FOOTLOOSE.

 we danced. 

we sang. 

we backcombed our hair.

it was a delightful time.

i ran microphones on the nights i wasn't on stage.

in case you didn't know...being a techie is harder than you might have thought.

stressful and crazy.

also...once you've seen the show 20 times...a little dull.

the talent in this show was insane.

INSANE I TELL YOU!

who knew i had such dancey friends??

just thought you should know how i spent my january.

my following time period?

february and march in the 1940's.

a wedding.

i spent the weekend in tennessee being a part of something crazy special.

my best, oldest, dearest friend was married.

MARRIED!!

and i was honored to be the maid of honor in her civil war themed wedding.

it was a totally unique and incredible experience.

and isn't she just the most beautiful bride you've ever seen?

we spent the weekend decorating the wedding venue.

knocking on strangers' houses asking if we could cut off branches of their trees' white blossoms.

doing huge photoshoots.

and just enjoying the last few days together.

*weep*

right before the ceremony, all the girls (her sisters) were upstairs making bouquets.

i finished mine within minutes of walking down the aisle.

close call...but they turned out BEAUTIFUL.

we gave hugs, swallowed our tears, and walked downstairs.

i won't lie...walking down the aisle all alone was absolutely terrifying and felt like it took forever, though my mother says i all but ran.

i remembered to take her bouquet.

gave her his ring at the right moment.

gave her back her bouquet.

and cried the whole way through.

the weather stayed perfect and only began to rain during the reception.

although that didn't stop the dancing and merriment.

my dress, socks, shoes, and petticoat were 6 inches deep in mud, i'm sure. 

i looked positively medieval.

i will always treasure these last 6 years with atlanta.

she's been my sister, teacher, confidante, and friend.

there's no one else i quote movies, discuss wives and daughters for hours, communicate via a secret language, have the most absurd adventures, and watch the worst movies with better than with her.

she's the most inspiring and lovely person, inside and out.

and jordan is the luckiest guy in the world.

and that is all i will say about that.

xo, 

rebecca jane

spring. tea parties. birthday.

spring.

whenever spring rolls around i get this happy feeling inside.

it means new beginnings.

colorful clothes.

picnics.

AND MY BIRTHDAY!!

i had just about the coolest birthday of all time, yesterday.

i've honestly never felt so blessed and excited about the people in my life.

there are so many of them...and they're all just about the coolest.

i got phone calls.

a recorded song.

a really sweet message.

a birthday cake.

a cast singing for me.
i got to see so many dear friends.

happy birthday wishes all around.

and...a suprise TEA PARTY!!

i mean...best ever, right?!

i'm just...so very happy right now.

OH!

and you only have a few more days to enter the giveaway on my blog.

go here to enter.

seriously.

it's the coolest.

catch you later!

rebecca jane