Southern Weddings

What better way to kick off Memorial Day weekend than with a fabulous flag engagement session?  Many thanks to Kristin Vining for sending us these images, as well as her fave stylist, Lindsay Regan Thorne, for pulling together the details.  The SW ladies hope your weekend is full cookouts, beach trips, and a quiet moment of reflection for the men and women who’ve lost their lives fighting for our freedom.  We’ll see you back here on Monday!

We’ve got a little gem of an engagement shoot for you today from photographer Jeremy Harwell!  Meghan + David chose Serenbe, one of the SW staff’s favorite places in the South (evidence here!), for their shoot backdrop, and the result couldn’t be more charming.  I particularly appreciate that the vintage vibe is subtly done, and certainly not something the couple will regret in a year or two, thanks in part to Brittany Allen’s masterful hair and makeup magic.  Read on for more of the inspiration behind the shoot!

From Meghan…

“The 1940’s and 50’s inspired me to go with a ‘vintage theme’ for our engagement pictures.  David, my fiance, was excited about the idea of dong something a little out of the ordinary.  We fell in love with Serenbe and chose it for our location, and its natural beauty and Southern charm made the inspiration come alive.  David and I wanted our love for each other to be captured on camera, as we love pictures that tell a story.  Thanks to Jeremy’s creative eye and beautiful use of light and color, we achieved our vision.  He is such a fun person to work with and I’m looking forward to our wedding!”

Thanks for sharing, guys, and thanks to Jeremy for the lovely photos!  We can’t wait to see your (what is sure to be fabulous) wedding!

Anyone else loving our little Tuesday engagement session series?  I sure am, and when I saw Lindsey + Daniel’s “love shoot” on Millie Holloman’s blog, I knew we had to add it to the mix!  MHP’s Amanda + Brent ar the husband-wife genius behind these shots, and Lindsey and Amanda collaborated on many of the adorable details.  Read on for the insanely-cute inspiration behind this shoot!

For the shoot, Amanda and I had the idea of “being on cloud nine” when you’re first falling in love and all of the beautiful feelings that come with it.  We wanted to create a whimsical world that demonstrated this, while pulling in a lot of cute, handmade elements.

I run a hairpiece and handmade business called Blackbirdblue on Etsy, so we felt the home-crafted feel was a perfect tie-in.  We started piecing together puffy clouds from cotton and yarn, and the next thing we knew we not only had clouds floating from the ceiling, but an entire yarn chandelier!  It was cozy, airy, and whimsical — just as we had hoped it would be.  We spent the afternoon cuddling, jumping on the bed to our favorite music, and, of course, reading lots of silly books, such as “10 Things to do with a Fake Moustache.”  (I’m a collector of quirky books, art zines, and moustaches, so when Daniel bought this book for me for my birthday, we knew we couldn’t shoot without it!)

Daniel and I wanted to be comfortable jumping about, dancing, and just being silly together, so our outfits were simple.  He’s a musician and keeps a large stock of v-necks and skinnies on hand, while I have endless amounts of cotton dresses and rompers.

For the second part of the shoot, Amanda and I were inspired by a photo of a cute couple standing in front of a wall of cut-out hearts.  Not only did this idea tie into our handmade aesthetic, but we did the shoot right around my birthday and thus ended up with the fun idea of heart balloons!  We collaged our hearts onto a wall, added yarn strings to all of them, and each of us took a handful!  It was colorful, playful, and fun.

For this part of the shoot, Daniel and I wanted to have a bit more fun with dressing up, so he put on his favorite suspenders, and I wore two of my favorite things — a bow and a vintage-patterned dress!  We spent the afternoon in tucked-away backyards and gardens, kissing and laughing until the sun went down.

We ended our night in the best way possible — throwing all of our hearts into the sky as confetti, and completely surrounded by love.