Creative Ladies Make The World Go Round

This past Saturday was July's Creative Connection LA event.  It was held at The Upper West in Santa Monica.  The place was amazing. Such a cool vibe and stunning food! Donuts served in a paper bag with chocolate dipping sauce and a glass of milk for dessert...seriously...count me in! There are some amazing ladies out there and I'm so glad I got to meet a bunch of them.  The room was glowing with creativity all around.  Creative ladies really do make the world go round when you are a creative lady yourself.  Meeting new creatives is always fun and there is never a dull moment. Its nice to have that backbone of a support system and ladies to bounce ideas off of.  If you are a creative lady you must attend.  Go like the Creative Connection USA Facebook Page to keep up to date with the upcoming events. I had such a great time and met some fabulous ladies! I can't wait till the August event!

Photos by: Becca Rillo Photography
Paper Design by: Shannon LaBare
Hosted by: Elise Ostermann with Hey, Sweet Pea & Emily Hegg with Tasteful Tatters

Perma Smile

This morning my phone goes off with a tweet from Brienne Michelle and it says "we are published early!!!" I immediately dropped my phone and ran to my laptop, went to Green Wedding Shoes and that's when the perma smile set in.  Our hard work was captured so perfectly and there it was for the world to see. My eyes started to tear up because I was so proud of the whole dream team (those darn hormones from having kids!) but I held back. No tears were shed. Then I hop onto Facebook and I see a post from Brienne that says a "national magazine wants to use one of the pics for the COVER" this is where the super perma smile sets in.

Now lets rewind to when Brienne first contacted me to be a part of this shoot. I was so excited after she told me about it I lost sleep because its all I could think about.  I read the books a while ago and instantly became a Twilight fan so I was utterly thrilled. The color scheme was great. Greys, whites, hints of black and the POPS of blue.  And the best part was Brienne gave me free range to do pretty much whatever I wanted. Which to a florist are the "golden words".  She also said she wanted a ball structure over the table.  From that stemmed what I now call my "ball cloud".

The very last image at the bottom of this page is sure to knock your socks off.  We waited for the right lighting and BAM there it is. A stunning picture. Right taken right at twilight. I am still picking fox tails out of my socks but every one I pull out gives me a little smile bringing me back to this shoot. I am so honored to be a part of this shoot and to be published on Green Wedding Shoes. I am so happy to finally be able to share these pics with you.  I have been waiting to blast these all over the place I am so proud of everyone. Enjoy.

Photography: Brienne Michelle Photography

Set Design: Tasteful Tatters

Hair: Anna Quinn

Makeup: Kiarra Roberts

Paper Design: Shannon LaBare

Models: Elise Ostermann & Scott Grice