So we have been living in our house for about a month now and in that time we have spent a lot of our free time and money on sprucing up the yard. Since our home was a foreclosure it had been empty for several months meaning it had just about no plants in the front yard unless you count the overgrowth of weeds. Despite everything else going on when you move like oh um unpacking and just daily life, we made it a priority to clean up the weeds and add some flowers to the front for a nice little bit of curb appeal. Then yesterday we get a notice from our HOA saying we need to remove our weeds! During an observation on such and such date they noted we had weeds. Let me note that we never received a nice welcome letter from our HOA which we pay for and get NOTHING from, except the aforementioned nasty letter. Yes, there are a few weeds but considering they pop up constantly I don’t imagine our yard will ever be 100% weed free unless we are literally out there constantly. In addition they are the weeds that you might only be able to see if you were to actually walk in our yard, they aren’t like 4 feet tall and bringing down the value of the whole neighborhood. Plus if you take a little walk about the neighborhood there are far worse weed problems including several other foreclosed homes that maybe just maybe should fall to the responsibility of the HOA to take care of since we all PAY them. The most ironic thing is that it was a 14 day notice which means we will likely go out there and remove said 3 weeds and in 14 days when they come back to check, I can almost guarantee more weeds will have made an appearance. Hello, HOA find something better to do. Like for example pick up the huge load of dog #2 I had to step over on the sidewalk yesterday, or perhaps actually put something in the common areas that would make me want to use them, or maybe send new residents a welcome letter before you make them hate you. Just some ideas. Are all HOA’s this ridiculous or is it just ours?
Good thing I have this gorgeous TTD shoot to take my mind off such madness. Remember a few weeks ago when I shared a beautiful Malibu shoot complete with what looked like a model? Well the photog, Claire of Claire Barrett Photography is back with another stunner! This Bride was married in Mexico and she decided to carry the beachy theme through to her TTD session. The shoot was done in Ballona Lagoon in Marina del Rey. Much like the last session, this Bride could probably be a model too!
Beautiful right? And the dress was completely unharmed!
Have a great weekend everyone while I pick weeds…
Images submitted via Two Bright Lights
Before I go into how gorgeous this shoot is, sorry to hear of your HOA whoas. And, in my opinion, they do all seem to operate the same way. They are difficult to deal with at times, and we do our best to comply to their regulations in our neighborhood. Stinks, though, that you just moved in and already they sent a weed notice! Chin up, and hopefully all will settle.
OK, onto the shoot! What a stunning bride, and beautiful imagery! I love the shot in the row boat, and the walk through the weeds. All the images are stunning, though! Happy Friday and have a great weekend!
Beautiful shoot! I actually live right near there!
Absolutely gorgeous shoot! I love the photo of her under the archway of flowers!
And yes, I think all HOA are lame. Ours is awful. Our neighborhood is filled with foreclosures, so I have plenty of weeds to look at, too.
My big beef with our HOA (besides our ridiculous quarterly dues) is that they don’t enforce the “no parking on the street” rule. I live in a townhouse and instead of parking in their 2-car garages OR driveways, everyone around me parks in the street constantly. The result? You can barely drive down the street since there are cars on both side. The HOA’s response? “Just call the cops.” Thanks guys, real helpful.
That last pic is so angelic! I love it! How annoying about that letter! I never liked Homeowner’s Associations. It will be awhile before my hubby and I can have a house but friends and family always have complaints about their HOA. I guess it is worth it but annoying since you pay for it only to get a nagging!
oooooooooh so so pretty!
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