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Bree is the founder and writer of BakedBree.com, a recipe site that shares her love of cooking, baking, and entertaining with others. BakedBree.com launched in February of 2010 as a way to merge Bree’s love of photography with her love of food, and share both with friends and family. Currently, Bree lives in the suburbs of Washington DC with her husband and 3 children.

[Summer Break] Dreamy Summer Light

Some of my very favorite images are those that are sun-soaked.  The ones that instantly transport you to a picnic blanket beneath a tree in a grassy field, under the hazy late afternoon sun.  Yes, I’m talking about backlight!  Anyone who knows me will tell you I get giddy when I can shoot backlight in…

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[Summer Break] Summertime Photos

Summertime screams “photo op” and you should absolutely take advantage of the sunshine, carefree attitude, warm weather, and fun summer activities to capture the memories for yourself and the kiddos. Here are a couple of things to try out as you’re documenting the lazy (ha!) days of summer: 1. Rock the light. Most people think…

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[Summer Break] Simple and cheap DIY party decor:

Earlier this year we had a little luncheon to celebrate the finalization of our daughter’s adoption. It truly was a simple luncheon with simple food, lots of sweet friends and of course, yummy champagne in order to toast the celebration! I did just a few things to give our house a party feel that didn’t…

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Summer Vacation

There are a few weeks left in the summer, and we are all enjoying them before we send our little ones back to school. We will see you with fresh content in September, but for now, we are sharing some oldies but goodies. xoxo, The Creative Mama Team

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eMeals [giveaway]

If you are like me, then you know that it can be a struggle to get dinner on that table every night. Before we know it, school will be back in session and the days will get busier and busier. Soccer practice, ballet, piano lessons. You get where I can coming from right? You also…

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On Mental Illness

I have a beautiful grandmother in Heaven that I look forward to getting to know one day. While I did spend time with her before she passed, I didn’t get to know who she really was because mental illness had taken her true spirit years before we met. Unfortunately, when my grandmother began suffering from…

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