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This past weekend, while out shopping, I stumbled across a bride & groom photo shoot out on some train tracks. I wish I had snapped a quick pic of the love train, but alas, I didn't. I was just off the historic square in Franklin, Tennessee, on a rustier road. I LOOOOOOOOVE the combination of old/rusty adjacent to stunning beauty. So I have no doubt that those photos will be absolutely breathtaking!!
Bridal portraits (separate from the Big Day) seem to be less prevalent than they once were. Will the bride + groom portraits take their place? Hmmmmm ... a trend I'll be keeping my eyes on.
And now I'd like to take a little poll: where did you or will you have bride & groom photos taken?? A bowling alley, perhaps?
There are museums for all kinds of things: science, art, history, heritage, etc. I must admit that I have come across some rather random {and sketch} museums recently. Which got me thinking: what about a wedding museum. Is there a wedding museum out there? Why or why not?
I'd argue that there are billions of wedding museums...
Every time I walk into a married person's home, I enter the museum of {insert last name here}. Pictures on the wall commemorating that special day. A book, perhaps, perches the coffee table, begging to be perused. The wedding topper, chest bowed, on the mantle. Leftover koozies in the pantry shout reminders of that special Day of Love. The plate, donning the new initial and signed by all the guests, hangs in a prominent spot in the house. The sweet, country, wooden sign once directing guests now peeks out from the flower bed. And each serves as a dedication to the Wedding Day.
But why stop there? Our homes museum our entire lives: the childrens books our mothers saved for us, grandpa's antique bike, home videos, grandma's paintings, photographs of all sorts of loved ones, gifts given from the heart, the books we read, the movies we watch, the brands we love, the fabric we chose, the toys yet to put away, the blankie abandoned on the floor {still dirty}, the crayon drawings on the freshly painted wall, the knick-knacks we collect, the saved words people have written ... Each a dedication to the Life one has lived.
As I type this, something tells me I may never enter another {insert last name here} Museum the same again. As my high school Spanish teacher once said, "You never enter a museum without looking up, down, and all around - you don't want to miss anything!" So next time I come to your Museum, I will be sure to look up, down, and all around, soaking up the wonder that you have shared and displayed, beckoning visitors into your Museum of Life.
Disclaimer: a house should never be as clean as a museum ... the more lived in the better!
I am very excited and honored to report that Embellish Veils & Accessories has been asked to supply wedding veils for a professional photo shoot Green Peridot is organizing. Green Peridot is an Aveda concept salon with locations in Tallahassee, Florida and Frisco, Texas. During my time in Tallahassee, this was my hair salon and while co-founder Daniel was in Tallahassee, he was my stylist. He is the best! {And I'm not the only one who thinks so; he was voted Fan Favorite on the bravo series "Shear Genius"!}
Embellish is very excited and honored that gorgeous models "dressed" to the nines with hair and makeup by Green Peridot will be donning our veils! This is the utmost compliment to us and we are beyond thrilled! Our heart just might explode...
About Green Peridot:
The first Green Peridot Salon opened in Tallahassee, Florida in the summer of 2002. Over the last four years Green Peridot has grown tremendously. Co-founder, Daniel Lewis, and his partner, Kimberleigh Routen, opened the Frisco, Texas location with a full staff in the fall of 2006.
Embellishments-are-a-swirling as we start to brainstorm new styles! Some of them have been percolating for awhile and others of them we hope to create during the process. Sometimes the process is messy and sometimes the process is clean, but it is always fun! There will be messups, tossouts, and screwups, and we hope to come out on the other side with something to show for it. But if not, we'll just do it again!!
