Deanna and Aaron's wedding on the Bride's Cafe!

I am so happy to have Deanna and Aaron's lovely wedding featured on The Bride's Cafe Today.  Janie, of the Bride's Cafe is a dear friend and one of my favorite people  in the world.  Deanna, the lovely Bride, is a wedding photographer and another one of my favorite people in the world.  Can you feel the love?

I was thrilled to shoot Deanna and Aaron's gorgeous, detail rich wedding at The Hermitage Foundation. Jill Brown of Sunkissed Events planned all this fabulousness, and Leslie Hartig designed the gorgeous florals.  My favorite wedding band in the world, The Jangling Reinhardt's entertained us all til the wee hours.

Go check it out at Janie's site!!

Friday Inspiration Board

Howdy!  I've got lots of exciting news cooking.  First off, I'm working on a new blog and as soon as it is ready, I'll post the link here.  It's going to have interesting bells and whistles this blog just doesn't have.  Tomorrow I have a wonderful wedding at the Museum of Contemporary Art, and I'll be working with some lovely and exciting vendors. I've also got several editorials to share, and eleventy seven weddings too.  All that is going on the new blog, which should launch in a week or two.

For today, an inspiration board.  

1)  First up is the relatively new Chrysler Museum of Art's Hot Shop.  I have taken several classes there, most recently a one week glass blowing intensive.  It's an amazing space, they have free demonstrations every day the museum is open and it is well worth your time to visit. I promise you'll be hypnotized.

2)  A pair of chartreuse Laboutin's because Spring is around the corner.  I can't wear towering heels (they make me too tall) but I can admire them : )

3)  I'm reading a fascinating bio of Millicent Rogers.  Millicent was a woman of fantatstic style and I am enjoying very much her curiosity and 'can do' nature. In the photo on the right she is hand dying fabric on her stovetop in New Mexico. I've done that before.  I hope it turned out better for her than it did for me ; )

4)  A Verdura cuff.  One can dream.

5) Dante Marioni, Benjamin Moore and Janusz Pozniak will be blowing glass at the Chrysler February 29th through March 4th.  Try to make time to see these Gods of Glass in action.  

6) I'm going to New Orleans for the first time in March, with a fun group of photography friends.  Oh, the    things we are going to eat!

7)Kate Spade earrings.

8) A piece of glass by Benjamin Moore.  The orange installation above is by Dante Marioni.

Have a lovely weekend!  xo~e

A spread from Vow.

Maybe it's the ethereal, swan lake-ish dress.  Maybe it's the soft lighting.  Maybe it's Missy's gorgeousness.  I  don't know, but I really, really love this photo.

The New Vow Bride is out!

And I am honored to have shot the cover and an editorial inside, which I will show you soon.  I also have a lively vintage wedding featured in the real weddings section which I will blog as well.  

I was really pleased with this shoot, and want to thank editor Kim Wadsworth for the fantastic styling and Mia Byrd for her help as well. Also Brenda Mihalko is the crazy talented designer who pulls the entire magazine together.

The red pagoda umbrella featured on the cover is mine.  I got it at Bella Umbrella and every time I carry it I get tons of  compliments. 

xo-eleise

Virginia and Erich's Colonial Williamsburg Wedding.....

Virginia and Erich are both designers, and this creativity showed well in every aspect of their wedding. They created every decorative detail.

I had to resist the urge to steal away with Virginia's Ferragamo's.  

The wonderful Antonia Christianson was the planner for this lovely event. The flowers were by Dick Fore.  

Julianna and Jedd at the Cavalier on the Hill

Julianna and Jedd's wedding spectacular was coordinated by the always amazing Michelle Kilgore, the lighting was provided by Blue Steel, the gorgeous cake was created by The Magic Cupboard and the flowers were lovingly arranged by Patrice at Bloom.  Julianna and Jedd flew in the Stooges from New Orleans, who blew us away (pun intended).  

Julianna and Jedd chose to have a first look before the ceremony.  

Quite possibley my favorite wedding cake ever.  And the wallpaper that inspired it:

Loved this in color and b&w,  so you get to see them both : )

Long time no blog ; )

Ahem, it's been a while.  

I knew I needed to start blogging again when folks were calling to see if I was dead.  Answer: I'm not dead yet.

Aaaand, I'm still shooting lots of weddings in lots of wonderful, wonderful places. Soon you will see a gorgeous wedding in Mexico, another in Costa Rica, a beautiful wedding in Baltimore, DC , New York, and all over Virginia.  In other words, despite the lack of blogging, I've been busy.

First up, Deanna Casey is married!  Deanna is a lovely friend of mine and a fellow wedding photographer and it was a special thrill to photograph her absolutely gorgeous wedding at the Hermitage. I also recently shot Deanna's sister in law Julianna's wedding at the Old Cavalier.  Wait until you see that amazing wedding.  Michelle Kilgore coordinated, and Julianna and Jedd flew in a brass band from New Orleans to celebrate with them.  It was so fun.

I also have lots of news I'll be sharing on the friends and family front.  So many people I know and love are doing wondrous new things I want to show you.

First up, my sister has a new website and it is smokin'!  Go visit it here and then let her know what you think.

And a few bridal portraits of lovely Deanna, taken in my garden.

xo-e

I really, really, really, really, really loved Deanna's Queen Anne's Lace Bouquet.