it's the most wonderful time of the year

every year my friend joe throws a huge party around november 16th to kick off the 40 days of christmas (more explanation here). he gets super into it, transforming his condo into a winter wonderland, and even turns his bedroom into a photo set for pictures. this year's set up is by far my favorite one, so i wanted to share a few photos here on the blog.

photos by 2nd shift photography. full set here.

i think i'm going to frame a few of these, they are just too good! have any of you started celebrating the most wonderful time of the year yet??