{"id":41,"date":"2017-04-25T17:00:01","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T17:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hooker56294.cmdwebsites.com\/blog\/?p=41"},"modified":"2017-05-02T15:59:10","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T20:59:10","slug":"sweetolive-buisnessname","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sweetolivephotos.com\/blog\/sweetolive-buisnessname","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Olive… What’s in a Name"},"content":{"rendered":"

A goal I set for 2017 was to make my photography business more of a priority in my life. I have been doing family<\/a><\/strong>, children<\/a><\/strong>, and engagement photography for the past four years. Then, life adventures called me to push pause on my business; a move to a new town in a new state, having a child, and starting two new jobs (yes, two) made me step away for a bit.<\/p>\n

Now the dust has settled and I can hit the reset button.\u00a0As a result, I decided to change the name of my business. Normally artist use their own name, but I wanted to do something different.\u00a0What do you name something that someone else has not already done?<\/p>\n

With time, lots of daydreaming, and asking people around me, I was finally able to create a name I love. Sweet Olive Photography <\/strong><\/a>is named after my grandma, Olive. Looking back, she was a creative soul that showed her daughters how to be ones too. That of course was passed on to me.<\/p>\n

Her creativity was shown through her work on her sewing machine. She loved to quilt. I have many fond memories of spending time with her and looking at the quilting projects she was working on. I was blessed to have worked on a t-shirt blanket quilt with her, and amazingly, I received it two days before she passed away.<\/p>\n

Gone by not forgotten: <\/strong><\/h3>\n

After her passing, my mother and aunts went through all her completed projects. I am not sure how many were left, as they kept that to themselves. Why not share them with all of us? Well they had a much better plan. At my wedding shower and baby shower, I received those hidden gems.<\/p>\n

Can I get a tissue? I mean come on!<\/p>\n

Not only are her quilts great reminders of her amazing skills, and lasting love, each one matched the \u201ctheme\u201d of those exciting moments in my life. The quilt I received at my wedding shower was brown with intricate cut outs of different flowers within the pattern. My wedding had a rustic vibe with a touch of spring.<\/p>\n

Then at my baby shower, I received a baby blanket. My grandma made a baby blanket for everyone in our extended family. (I even still have my pink bunny one!) I would say it was grandma\u2019s trademark gift. Well the baby blanket waiting for me was a baby boy blanket. It was blue, with nautical theme material. You guessed it; the d\u00e9cor for our baby\u2019s room was nautical.<\/p>\n

Also did I mention we didn\u2019t know what gender we were having? That is right, we had a boy. Yes, she knew before any of us knew! Years before.<\/p>\n

MIND BLOWN!!<\/p>\n

Just maybe, though\u2026as a close friend said, I am just predicable. Maybe, but I would like to believe my grandma had an amazing plan to impact my life even after she passed away. She certainly has! I hope to honor her name and creative soul as I continue on this photography journey!<\/p>\n

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