Mayfield Vintage

In a recent initiative to promote local Birmingham stores and vendors with photography and features, my friend, Megan LaRussa of Southern Femme, and I have united our forces. Megan is an excellent stylist (I must admit my inferior wardrobe skills made me a bit skeptical when I saw the outfits she and Savannah, her intern, put together for this shoot), and Hayley and David of Mayfield Vintage were awesome guinea pigs for our collaboration. I had seen their etsy shop online and met the two of them at Bottletree's craft bazaar a few months ago (it should be a bizarre, in my opinion), and their style lent itself very well to our aesthetic. The clothes speak for themselves, so I'll try to be minimal in my conversating.

Be sure to visit the Mayfield Vintage Etsy shop for the items above (obviously they are one of a kind since the pieces are vintage, but currently the Striped Jewel Tone Summer Dress and Rose Blouse are listed, and several of the others to come. They have a ton of other really cute clothes as well, I'm loving the sailor blouse, barefoot originals red sandals, and the blood orange tunic blouse. Plus, Mayfield Vintage is local to Birmingham and both Hayley & David are really cool people. If you want to inquire about one of the pieces above (blouses, tees, skirts and dresses all by Mayfield Vintage, most accessories & pants belong to the models) you can contact via etsy or by email, mayfieldvintage(at)gmail(dot)com.

Enormous thanks to Hayley, David, Emily, Megan, Savannah, Rachel, Kendrick, Lillian, and Garrett for making this shoot happen. 

Mallory & Eric: An engaging story

Mayfield Vintage Shoot: Preview

It's late and I'm exhausted, but it can't wait. A clip from today's (technically yesterday's) shoot.

More to come, but a giant thank you to everyone that was a part.

Mallory & Eric: An engaging story: PREVIEW

I'm having a super busy and fun weekend! On Friday I climbed a tree for the first time (though I didn't get up very high, that'll be for next time). I'll be playing some serious catch-up on blogging in the next few weeks, but for now here is a photo from my dear friends Mallory & Eric's session!

Married: The Maria & Jeremy story

Here are some of my favorites from Maria & Jeremy's nuptials at St. Elias in Birmingham with Kristen Stewart. Both of their families are Lebanese and both the ceremony and reception incorporated unique (to me!) traditions.

the colors of the flowers = gorgeous

this bridesmaid with Maria, Allison, was always laughing. her smile makes me feel good.

Maria's uncle, in blue, swung a vessel with incense during the ceremony. I love the idea of engaging the senses.

the bride and groom and their two witnesses (the best man and maid of honor) all wore white crowns

they circled the altar three times

the menu included some Lebanese food. you know I can't resist food.

Maria & Jeremy started out with a traditional dance

throughout the night you could find the important people on the shoulders of the guests, and every now and then a trill of "Leeleeleelee" would cry out. a guest told me this tradition is to scare off evil spirits. 

they cut the cake with a sword. I bet my husband is jealous.

it wasn't long before everyone was on the dance floor.

many times a man would lead a dance that included a gesture towards his head, in imitation of some animal, a bull maybe?

the guy on the left was my fave.

as is customary in Bama country, Sweet Home Alabama was played. I'm actually super glad we were married in this state so that everyone got into the song at our reception. Oh, and if your guests are Crimson Tide fans, they sing "Roll Tide Roll" during the chorus.

I didn't notice the grapes in their hands until I was editing, so if it's a tradition I'm hoping someone can fill me in.

the driver looks amazing in this outfit! the car is a vintage Rolls Royce.

Big thank you to Kristen and to Maria & Jeremy! It was an amazing time, and I hope to shoot more weddings at St. Elias!