We see each other every single day when we work together, and we talk every day… about work. Sometimes we wonder what our relationship would be like without our business because frankly, it's impossible to imagine at this point.
What's funny is that when I let my mind wander to an imaginary space where ABM does not exist, I'm then imaging us starting another business. It's in our blood. It's what we love.
With that said, we're sisters first and sisters forever. Emma has always been the cute sister, and I have always been the bossy one. Some things will never, ever change.
I love you, sister.
Elsie's Wearing: Dress/Topshop (last year), Shoes/ShoeMint, Hat/Ruche.
Emma's Wearing: dress c/o Modcloth, shoes/F21.
Happy Monday, friends! xo. Elsie
Credits// Author: Elsie Larson. Photography: Sarah Rhodes. Photos edited with Kennedy B&W and Lula B&W from The Signature Collection, and Clementine from The Folk Collection.
106 Comments
Elise your dress is totally stunning x
Really cute photos! xo Leinz
gorgeous photos! you guys are so cute!
xxoo,
nikki
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Gorgeous photos! Sisters really are the best thing. I get to experience the best (+ worst!) of both worlds being a middle child, but I wouldn’t change it for the world!
Beautiful sisters!
This is so sweet. My siblings are my best friends and it’s so great. I could never imagine our lives being any less intertwined either.
Also, way to go Sarah! This shoot is awesome and it looks like it was so much fun!
cute!!!
I’m the bossy one too π something never change, indeed!
Xo, Belen
Androbel
You two are so talented and beautiful!!
Ps. have you announced the winners of the #abeautifulmesschallenge yet?!
I think you’re both cute! Love these shots.
Seriously this is just too adorable!
I love this. My sister and I started our business together just last year and I can’t think of anyone I’d rather be doing it with. We are so different but yet the same. You both look like you have a lot of fun. Good luck with it all.
Not yet, but we will notify the winner soon! π – Jacki
Love my sister! <3
Love you sisters π Happy Week!
hi emma, LOOOVE your lip color! what is it??
You guys are so cute I can’t even. You always take the most adorable pictures together π
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Oh my gosh, gorgeous pictures and gorgeous sisters! π Looks like a fun photo shoot.
Sincerely,
Laurali Star
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I am so thankful to have a sister. We don’t live/work as closely as you too, but we are still there for each other and “get” each other in a way that others don’t. That looks like such a fun photo session… giving me an idea!
Awe! Thank you so much Sarah!
xx- Elsie
You’re both pretty damn cute!!
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Awesome photos! You both look great π
What a great and sweet post! I also love the dresses!
Older sibling somehow end up bossy. I guess it’s because we’re older & CLEARLY more experienced. Respect your elders, right?! :] // http://www.itscarmen.com βΌ
I love this! I have an older sister and we are both entrepreneurs and will probably have some business adventures someday. She is the bossy one and I’m the cute one π
You girls are too cute! Elsie and Emma inspired me and my girlfriends to make a blog together, too! I hope it can one day live up to yours <3
xoxo
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Such a cute post, my Dad always said to my Sister & I that when we grew up we would be best friends. I never believed him when I was younger but it’s so true! I love your sister photos! I need to take more of my sister & I (:
L x
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These photos are so fun! Elsie, my husband and I were in Springfield over the weekend, and I totally saw you and Jeremy at STD Flea Market. My husband acted like I was a total creeper, but I can’t help that I know what you guys look like! I didn’t follow you around or anything! I did actually pay for my sweet, aqua hippo watering can right behind you though…but not on purpose. We live in Kansas City, so it was kind of crazy that in all of Springfield I saw you there. Hope you guys enjoyed your Sunday shopping!
These are probably my favorite pictures to date. You two are stunning! These are fun! :)) xoxo
I love these photos! You guys make such a great team. My sisters and I would kill each other if we went into business together.
Also: WTH Elsie, you guys are BOTH the cute sisters. Seriously, I think you’re gorgeous!
you two are so cute! sisters really are the best! <3
Dying here of envy, because I do not have a good relationship with my sister I have tried but it breaks my heart that it will never happen for me.However seeing you two makes me happy.Happy to see that it is possible for sisters to have good a good healthy relationship with each other. I have 2 daughters and I see that love and bond already happening.You two, make me hopeful for my own little girls.
Sister Style just keeps getting better and better – I blame Sarah Rhodes ;P
Awesome photo shoot! Beautiful pics.
Nice photos, as always! Go sister!
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Awww I miss mysister dearly, I would love to see her every day. I’m also the bossy one, you should see out old home videos, I’m 7 years old and trying to tell her how to unwrap her christmas pressies.. teehee. Lovely photos gals π
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I think it’s amazing and awesome two sisters went into business together! I love what you guys do. Keep up the great work, ladies! You are very inspiring!
xo
Rachel
What a cute post. You guys look good together.
This is my first time on your site, and I had to scroll down to see who was “the cute one.” You’re both cute to me! And very talented.
The cutest sisters ever. Love your blog!
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Love this post. My sisters drive me nuts!!! If I could ever get them in one spot, I would love to do a post like this!
So perfect! You guys are so lucky to have so many photos together. I wish I had photos like this with my brothers.
Jordyn
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You both look great… i have always missed having a sister after i started reading your blog (more than 3 years now).. Elsie i love your dress, its very pretty.
xo
every. single. one. of these photos is absolutely stunning.
I think sisters get jumbled together with their personalities and then sometimes they grown into those. My oldest is the bossy one, the middle the sneaky one and the youngest lost in her own world. It’s wonderful to see sisters get along though because not all families have that. Being an only I wish I had someone to have as an automatic best buddy. You two are lucky!
You too are adorable. Such an awesome relationship !
It took me 20 years to have a working and loving relationship with my younger sister, but now we’re never going back !
Wow, you are both so stunning! And Elsie, I’m totally obsessing over your tattoo.
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Love this! I’m super close with my sisters, and we’ve always been told how “weird” that is! It’s nice to see another healthy sister relationship! π
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So Gorgeous! Feeling the love on this one.
xo, K
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Gorgeous Ladies! Feeling the love on this one!
xo, K
oh my lanta, you two are the cutest!
Seeing your style shoots make me wish I had a partner to share with on my blog to be silly with in photos! π
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Awesome photos π
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Y’all are so cute!
Haha! I always have been ‘cute, yet bossy’, and my sister has been ‘talented, yet clumsy’. Sisters are the best!
I adore you both! Beautiful, in and out.
xo
Dani
These are such amazing photos!!! Love them. This post is making me miss my sisters! Hope you guys had a great time on your vacation!
super cute photos <3
awesome ideas! thanks!
Beautiful set of photos of you two. Very inspiring women, love your work π
These photos of you two are absolutely gorgeous!! It’s inspiring to see such a great sister team π
I love your sisters-pictures!
So beautiful, so cute, so wonderful.
I am very curious, what will happened in your business-future.
Greetings & Love
Ines
This is super cute. My sister is my best friend and together we both started our own blogs at the same time, motivating each other. While the topics are different and we’re not involved in the business of each other’s blogs, we are constantly pushing each other to do our best, and sharing ideas, tips and inspiration.
With or without the mutual blogging careers, we would be the best of friends, as we always have been. I always feel sad for people without siblings, or those who have siblings but don’t feel connected to them.
such pretty girls in pretty pictures! you look great π
xo, cheyenne
beautiful shots, and emma is especially SMOKIN’ in these photos! get it, girl! π π
I would love to know what lip colour you’re wearing as well! It is such a perfect shade of pink for summer.
I love these pictures of you two! I’m also very close with my sister. It’s a special bond that you can’t find anywhere else.
This is so very sweet. Such a blessing to have a sister like that!
Ronnie xo
This pictures are so beautiful!YOU girls are stunning! and your dress Elsie!!
Thank you for making ABM, it’s my happy place!
Ester π
Such an amazing post! The pics are so pretty and your story is very sweet. Thanks for sharing π
You look absolutely stunning in that Topshop dress!!!
Such a cute post! My sister and I are also one blonde, one brunette π Excuse me while I go call her now that you’ve made me miss her more than I already did ^^…
I totally envy your close relationship, it makes me think that I really should do more things with my Sis… have a great week x
Beautiful ladies and great photographs!
You guys are the cutest! π π
The love between sisters is really something hard to describe! You are both really cute and talented! I love this post π I could imagine me and my sister starting a business one day too… have a nice week π xo
Awww you make me want a sister. Love my brothers, but I’ve always wondered what it’d be like to have that bond with a sister. Gorgeous photos!
Such cute pictures! How far apart are you in age and have you always been close?
I love this post! My sister and I are very close as well, but we don’t have a business together. π
Love the pictures! What did you use to make the blurry cut-out effect? Floating lens? It looks fantastic. You guys are awesome; such an inspiration.
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what are you talking about, you’re BOTH beautiful π
there’s no friendship like the friendship between sisters!
xx
Love this so much. You guys are the cutest and now I want to call my sister. Is is weird to say I love all the love? lol
xx Sarah | Loser Girl Wins
hah! thanks π -Sarah
This is such a cool edition of sister style! Love the photography style. Very SNL.
Love the way you shot these! Sarah did a great job! You ladies are both adorable!
xoxo
Taylor
love both of your dresses, guys! and it totally seems like you guys have the ideal sister relationship. I love it!
love, arielle
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you ladies are stunning! <3
I’ve always daydreamed about how amazing it would be to have a sister. Loved this little post + the gratitude you two have towards each other π
You girls are both adorable. π
I’m the bossy sister too! π
But like, my sister is 13 years younger than me so obviously it’s easier for her to be the cute one, especially when she was the most beautiful baby ever and at that time i was the stubborn and angry teenager. π
Love these pictures, they are so precious!
xx
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Haha! Hi Katie. Say hi next time!!!
xx- Elsie
We agree! Sister Style shoots were not that fun before Sarah. Now they’re our favorite! π
Love you Sarah!
-Elsie
Thank you so much Carolyn! π
xx- Elsie
Haha! We are too.
xx- Elsie
Missing my own sister today! With her in Dallas and myself in Honolulu, it can be a tough distance, but once reunited, there’s no stopping us! PS: I think you are both the cute sister!!
Good evening,
you2 are lovely, beautyful, clever.
The photos are perfekt:-)
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Heidi
Beautiful photos of two beautiful sisters!!
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You ladies are adorable!
I agree with the comments here, you are both the cute sisters π I love Elsie’s crafty skills, but I also love Emma’s humour that comes out in her food posts. I love you guys!
Adorable photos, and that’s such a lovely declaration of love between sisters… and you guys are definitely the best workteam i’ve ever seen!!
Keep up the great work, we’re all loving it! Oh and for the record, you don’t only inspire ME, but also my love! He’s very inspired by your blog, your app and all your work, i’m glad that i shared your blog with him, we now read your post and discuss it and even plan to do some of your DIY together in our future home…THANK YOU!
Much love to you both!
Melodie
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your sister posts are my favorite.
Freaking Beautiful!! Not just for the looks (which you ladies have for sure!!!!) but the emotions captured through the camera’s lens.. Seeing the “Sister Style” tag always make me think of my soul mate, my own sister!!
May you girls be eternally blessed!
Xoxo
You guys are the cutest.
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Very sweet post π
Holy moly these photos are incredible!
Sisters forever! I just said farewell to my sister as she heads over to the US for 5 months… I’m excited for her but man, we’ve only been apart for 2 weeks at the most so I know I will be missing her very soon!
You’re both very blessed to work with your best friend by blood!
Love, Ngaio xx
Love this post and love love did I say love my sister!!!
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Love the photographs and the post itself! Love the black color itself.
You’re blessed to have each other!