Love Gives Way: Night of Giving Back

I'm so very excited to share some news with you! This month,  Love Gives Way is having a Night of Giving Back. For those of you who aren't familiar, Love Gives Way (LGW) is an amazing group of wedding vendors who partner with local charitable causes that fight sex trafficking. When a bride & groom choose to support LGW, the vendors commit to give portions of their proceeds directly to the partner causes.

The event will be held at Ambient+Studio at 7:00 pm.  Many of the local Atlanta causes will be present and Andy Brophy, the founder of Love Gives Way and photographer behind One Nine Images, will be speaking as well.

There will be coffee, dessert and dancing!  Guests will be treated to swag bags and be able to shop wares from the causes. Tickets are $35, and proceeds are going directly back to the causes. Plus, you won't want to miss out on the Glow Sticks and everyone loves a photo booth right?! This will be an awesome night for engaged couples, bridal parties, event planners and those who love to have a great time, while learn about an awesome cause.

Tickets are available here or you can purchase at the door. Come say hi!

Stay beautiful! . . . Inside and out.

PUBLISHED! South Asian Inspired Bridal Shower Styled Shoot

I'm so excited to share some great news! Munaluchi Bridal has published, via their blog, a styled shoot I was a part of earlier this year! Now that is has been published, I can share some behind the scenes photos with you and give you my perspective.

For those of you who don't know what a styled shoot is, it's basically a planned photo shoot that allows various creative vendors to come together. Often times there is a theme or vision that everyone is working toward. 

I was contacted by Payal (on the left in the picture below), who is one of the partners of Anokhi Events, and asked if I was interested and available to do hair for this shoot. I typically do both makeup and hair, or just makeup for photo shoots, so I was excited to do something a little different this time! I didn't know much about the other vendors or the venue, so I was looking forward to meeting some new faces.

Paula Walker was the makeup artist for this shoot and we both started quite early that morning, with 4 models to take care of.

For this shoot I used primarily Oribe and Bumble and Bumble hair products. If was fun to experiment a bit, and have creative freedom. Once we transitioned to the gorgeous Summerour Studio I was shocked that I hadn't been there before. It is an amazing space that allows for so much creative freedom! Seriously, if you are a bride-to-be looking to get married in the Atlanta metro area, you MUST check it out. 

The morning went smoothly and it's always great to work with such free, creative individuals. It was beautiful to see how things came together and to finally have a full visual of the vision Payal had. Everything was amazing! The flowers were breathtaking, the cake was an absolute work of art, and the skirts designed for the shoot were perfect!

I always enjoy watching other people do their thing,  and am always super excited and pleased when photographers send the final images . . . I'm always amazed. It's a great feeling to know you've contributed to the "final product". Thank you to the photographer, Laura Barnes, for all the hard work you put in that day and after!

This is the link for the blog feature, South Asian Inspired Bridal Shower, but I thought I would share with you some of my favorite images as well!

Below I've listed all the vendors, in case you are interested in checking them out:

Planning and Design - Anokhi Events
Photography - Laura Barnes
Decor - Krystle Nichols of Lux Events and Decor
Hair - Corianne Elizabeth
Makeup - Paula Walker
Florals - Peachtree Petals
Venue - Summerour Studios
Cake - Confection Perfection
Table/Chair Rentals - Classic Party Rentals
Linens - Table Covers and More
Jewelry - Fab'rik
Models - Click Models
Skirts - Ella and Eman

And be sure to subscribe and stay tuned, as I will be interviewing Payal as part of a spotlight on wedding and event planners! Enjoy this last photo of gorgeous curls!

Stay Beautiful! . . . Inside and out.

Video from The 9th Atlanta NotWedding

I'm so excited to be able to finally the video from The 9th Atlanta NotWedding! This event took place last month on October 15 and I still feel honored to have been able to work with such an amazing group of wedding and event vendors.

The video was created by Up & Up Weddings who did a wonderful job of capturing this event. So to all those brides out there in search of someone to perfectly capture your wedding day ... You must check them out!

Stay beautiful! ... Inside and out.