Socially Conscious Holiday Party Inspiration

Christmas is this week! YAAAYYYYY! My favorite holiday is here!!! In light of the holidays, I wanted to share a styled shoot my friend Caitlin and I put on for inspiration for upcoming holiday parties using the products from her online boutique called Zeal Living. It's a boutique made of products that were hand-crafted by artisans in Africa. Each item is so beautiful and I was dying as I was photographing each product. I was so excited when Caitlin approached me and asked if I wanted to collaborate on a shoot to highlight her products and show her customers that her products can be used anytime; even for the holidays. I said "YES!!!!" and then the planning had begun. 

Lastly, once we finished the shoot I submitted it to COUTUREcolorado and we were published! So exciting to add another published shoot to my portfolio and we are pumped to bring more awareness to Caitlin's awesome company! To see our publication, click here. 

Bridal Shower Vintage Tea Party Styled Shoot

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Hey guys! 

So today I wanted to share with you about the styled shoot I put together last month that has officially been published on COTUREcolorado. I have wanted to do a styled shoot for just over a year and that vision/dream has come true.

A styled shoot is a photo shoot that focuses on a theme, mood, or style. I came up with the idea of this shoot from my own bridal shower actually. When I was getting married I had a tea party bridal shower but with limited time and resources, it didn't turn out how I dreamed (although how I dreamed would have been crazy expensive so I'm thankful for what I had). I wanted to see if I could plan my dream bridal shower and turn it into a shoot to see what it would look like and boy, was it a success. With the help of my friends/amazing wedding vendors, we gathered together and designed a beautiful vintage bridal shower shoot. 

Once the shoot was done I knew I wanted to submit it for publication and one of my friends recommended submitting it to COTUREcolorado. COTUREcolorado is a wedding and life & style blog based here in Colorado. It was named best blog by 5280 magazine, best fashion blog by The Examiner, best fashion blog by CBS, and named the Top Ten Best Regional Wedding Blogs by Rangerfinder Magazine so as you can imagine, I was ecstatic when they accepted this shoot to publish on their blog. Talk about a huge accomplishment!

Here are the vendors who were involved and a list of what they provided:

Plank and Pearl Vintage Rentals- Table, table cloth, chairs, cups, plates, books, decorative pearls, candlesticks and candle holders, silverware, trays, broaches, doilies, cake stand, etc. 

Flowers by Elise- Bridal bouquet, garland, flowers in tea cups, drawer filler flowers, centerpiece.

Honey B's Macarons- Macarons and bel- jars for table and cake stand.

Ashley Anne Jewelry- The earrings and necklaces for the models.

Glow Portfolio- Hair and makeup.

Models- Stephanie Graham and Gwen Doherty

Hudson Gardens- Venue

Boss Unlimited- Vintage dresses, hat, gloves, and Gwen's shoes.

So without further adieu, here are some images: