THREE TIMES A CHARM....

OH YES SPRING FEVER HAS KICKED IN FOR ME....CANT THINK OF A BETTER WAY TO SPEND A SUNNY SPRING DAY (WELL I'M SURE I CAN IF I THINK HARD)  THAN  TO COLLABORATE ON A SPRING WEDDING SHOOT WITH A FEW OF MY FAVE PEEPS...

WITH WAS A JOINT "VENTURE"  FOR A SPRING WEDDING PHOTOSHOOT WITH THREE VERY DIFFERENT LOOKS FOR THE BRIDE......WITH MYSELF ALONG WITH TARA WHITTAKER, BONNIE AND THERESA FROM A VINTAGE AFFAIR, AND MY SISTA FROM ANOTHER MISTA ....SHEA BROWN!

 WITH THE SUN SHINING DOWN UPON US WE TOOK AN AFTERNOON AND CREATED SOME SPECATACULAR IDEAS AND INSPIRATION FOR ANY COUPLE PLANNING A WEDDING..AND ALL UNDER ONE ROOF

 

HAD THE PLEASURE OF FINDING A HIDDEN GEM IN THE CITY...KENSINGTON RIVERSIDE INN
WHAT A SPECTACULAR VENUE FOR NOT ONLY WEDDINGS, BUT ANY ROMANTIC GETAWAY OR SOMEONE LOOKING FOR  A LITTLE ZEN AND SOLITUDE....QUIET. LUXURIOUS. INTIMATE . GORGEOUS. GO FOR A NIGHT OR AT LEAST FOR DINNER AT THE CHEF'S TABLE.

NOW AS THEY SAY, ON WITH THE SHOW





OUR LOVELY MODEL NICOLE WAS PREPPED IN HOT ROLLERS TO "TAME" HER SUPER THICK SUPER STRAIGHT SUPER LONG  MANE OF  HAIR 

 

BRUSHED OUT SET TO GET THIS PRETTY SOFT WAVE AND MOVEMENT

LOOSELY SECTIONED HAIR AND BRAIDED INTO 5 SECTIONS

 

 

 

 HAIR WAS PINNED AND TUCKED TO ACHIEVE THIS UNSTRUCTURED UPDO....KNOWING THAT THE FIRST LOOK COULD BE STYLED IN SALON BUT THERE WOULD BE 2 MORE LOOKS TO FOLLOW...... AND THE FACT THAT  WE WOULD BE ON LOCATION MADE FOR A BIT OF PLANNING FOR MYSELF, SHEA AND TARA




COUPLE OF POSERS

ONCE MAKE UP AND HAIR WERE COMPLETED FOR THE FIRST LOOK  WE LEFT MY HOOD' IN INGLEWOOD AND DASHED ON OVER TO KENSINGTON  TO SHOOT ON LOCATION AT THE INN.

 

THE ROOM THAT THE INN GRACIOUSLY PROVIDED FOR US TO SET UP/WORK  IN



 

 

 

AND NOW FOR THE END RESULTS....

look one
ethereal and innocent

tulips...so simple and yet perfect for this bridal look



look two
the perfect mix of VINTAGE and MODERN
very much a girly girl

 



shea rocked the make up
and those vintage accessories.......mmmm



 

look three
on fire in the city....we kicked it up and had fun with couture hair orange lips and super sexy
RETRO  dress from A VINTAGE AFFAIR 

 

our model Nicole was amazing..she morphed into each of these looks with such grace and ease
considering we all just met that morning and a lot was going on in that little hotel room   

 

 

danger in those eyes

 

 

 

the mosaic wall in the lobby of the inn ...set the tone for this shot.....stunning


TARA, AS ALWAYS HAS OUTDONE HERSELF WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHY
THANKS AS ALWAYS XO


VOILA!