Southern Weddings

We’re back with some more good old-fashioned behind-the-scenes details from our cover shoot at Serenbe!  Let’s start off with a few outtakes from my personal portrait series, shall we?  All I wanted was a nice peck on the nose from Mr. Horse.  Sadly, all Mr. Horse wanted from me (apparently) was to eat my face.  Oh well.  Somehow I managed to smile through it all!

Now that today’s token embarrassment is over, we can move on to prettier things.  Like Serenbe.  Similarly to Watercolor, Serenbe is a magical place of sunny skies, picturesque weeds (no seriously… we picked weeds from the side of the road for the shoot bouquet), and perfectly repurposed decor.  Even the street lights are works of art (they look like metal plants)!  Below, you’ll see the bakery where we ate breakfast, the living room of the house where the crew bunked, a friendly canine, and a typical streetside scene.  Idyllic, no?  I was ready to move in.

As seems fitting for such a lovely place, even the behind-the-scenes shots are glamorous: the light is great, you’d never know our model just woke up, ribbon merrily untangles itself, etc., etc.  We had tons of help on this shoot from some great Atlanta-area planners.  Ashley Baber, Jeannine Kennedy, Eliana Bachicault, Michelle Lemiga, and Heather Vreeland all lent a hand throughout the day.  Jeannine in particular went beyond, driving about two hours round trip to pick up the dessert plates that somehow didn’t make their way into Joy’s car with the rest of the china.  Thank you again, Jeannine!!

I love the images above and below of our vendors doing their thang.  Scoobie primping Miss Adair, Joy making styling magic, Amy pulling together a bouquet two seconds before handing it over to the model for a shot, and Jeremy, of course, behind the lens. Images by Kyle Barnes.

Big thank yous to Bridals by Lori for our bridal fashion; to Sid Mashburn for the groom fashion; to Elite Model Management for our models; to Owen Lawrence for most of our beautiful table accoutrements; to Paloma’s Nest for the menus, placecards, and ceramic pieces; and to Sweet Sensations for a gorgeous, delicious red velvet cake.

Be sure to grab a copy of the most recent issue to see how everything turned out!