A Night in Palm Springs

We headed East last weekend for a few quick days in Palm Springs. I was fortunate enough to get to second shoot with Whit + Jesse Chamberlain of Our Labor of Love for a killer wedding at the Parker. If you're wondering what cool looks like you need not look farther than Whit + Jesse. They're the type of people who have coolness oozing from their veins. They have so much cool, in fact, that they give cool transfusions in an effort to help out the plain people of the world. Essentially they're the type of people that people like me aspire to be like - in another life. It's as if the Ace Hotel, Flight of the Conchords, and organic-five-seed-whole-wheat bread were all rolled into a, well, person. And my plain self dies with envy.

Happy Monday,

Michelle

Junko Yoshioka :: The Gown Boutique of Charleston

The truth of the matter is any bride would be insanely lucky to find her wedding gown here. The beveled mirrors, the crystal chandeliers, the petite fours on silver tray - it all lends itself to a bridal experience like no other. Last Saturday afternoon I had the great honor of joining the ladies of the Gown Boutique of Charleston as they hosted a trunk show for New York designer Junko Yoshioka. If you haven't had the chance to experience a trunk show before, they are a fantastic opportunity for brides to view {and try} gowns not normally available at their dress boutique. While I won't be showing you any of the gorgeous women I was able to photograph {I'm fairly certain publishing a bride in her dress prior to the wedding day is worse than a black cat, broken mirror and umbrella opened indoor combined}, I don't think you'll be too disappointed by the pictures you are able to see.

This boutique is my idea of eye candy - on crack, and I couldn't have been more thrilled to photograph it. Put me in a room with fresh floral arrangements, peach bellinies, and enough silk taffeta to wrap around the world twice and you can rest assured I'll be entertained for hours.

And on that note, it's my pleasure to introduce you to the Gown Boutique of Charleston...

I cannot say enough about how absolutely stunning Junko's gowns are. So beautiful in fact that I caught myself wondering {on multiple occasions} how I could possibly get away with trying a few on.

And one last shot of the fabulous boutique.

Terri, Krista, and Christina, thank you a hundred times over for inviting me to be part of this special trunk show. It was such a pleasure spending my day capturing your beautiful space and watching as you dressed so many gorgeous girls in stunning gowns. A Charleston Gown Boutique bride is a very, very lucky bride indeed!

Wishing you a wonderful afternoon,

M

A Bad Case of the Mondays :: Life

It's ironic, really, that for a week with two snow days and a national holiday, I still stubbornly put up a fight against the start of the impending week. While I'm busy at work trying to get back to work, I couldn't wait to post a quick picture from Saturday. I spent the afternoon with the lovely ladies of the Gown Boutique of Charleston meeting a handful of gorgeous {and giddy} brides and gawking over hundreds of ridiculously beautiful wedding gowns. You'll have to wait for the full post until later this week, but until then feel free to stare at this drool-worthy studio of ivory lace and silk satin.

Happy Monday,

Michelle