Look Book for Patina Vintage Rentals+Domestic Construction

A very late Happy 2014 to you all, and a big thank you to 2013.  2013 you were very generous with me, and you brought me many new friends and colleagues that I'm happy to have in my life.  I'm looking forward to 2014, and all the magic that I know your are bringing with you.  This shoot was the last big project of 2013 for me before I left for California, and it feels right to start the new year by sharing this with you.  2013 introduced me to lovely people, like the women of Patina Vintage Rentals who have since become great friends and creative coconspirators!  Everything they touch turns to gold, so when they approached me about shooting their new collaboration with Domestic Construction I knew I couldn't say no.  I love this because it really was an opportunity to use my background in editorial with my experience in events and weddings as well.  I love when I am approached to do a project, and still get to have a lot of creative direction in how the shoot unfolds, which is why I love working with Patina so much!

I feel super grateful for all of the people with whom I have worked with this last year, and I'm looking forward to making more awesome projects happen in 2014!!!  Keep 'em comin'!  

xo

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Clam Bake in the City Featured on // Style Me Pretty

This little photo shoot is near and dear to me, as I love food, gatherings, lovely ladies, and a nice photo shoot to boot!  Some of my favorite creative women in the wedding industry and I got together to share an awesome evening with the best clam chowder I have ever had!!  We had three amazing dishes all prepared by Chandara, of Chandara Creative with a lovely mango salad, a beautiful clam chowder, and some giant lobster with corn on the cob!  We finished it all off with a crazy yummy dessert by Lael Cakes.  She made the yummiest little gluten-free lemon drop cakes with lemon curd, and accented them with fresh mint sprigs and topped them with cherries and blueberries.  Our host Patricia of Fourteen Fourty Stationary, brought this all together in her lovely West Village home, as well as art directed and made all the gorgeous stationary accents in the shoot.  My dear friend Thea of Hushed commotion, used this as an opportunity to bring something different to the table, as she usually makes accessories for brides, she thought, why not incorporate her awesome beading techniques into something for the home, so she made the awesome beaded burlap napkin rings, which I love!! You can get some for yourself on her website here! Not only do we have the photos, but Courtney from Love+Brain Films, made an awesome video of our day as well!!  Thanks so much for following friends!! I'm really happy to share this with you, and I will be making more food and lifestyle based work soon! 

xo
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Food Prep and Styling: Chandara Creative
Art Direction and Paper Goods: Fourteen-Forty
Accessories/Napkin Rings/Drink Stirs: Hushed Commotion
Desserts: Lael Cakes
Cinematography: Love+Brain Films
Full Clam Chowder Recipe: Style Me Pretty
Full Feature: Style Me Pretty