Watercolor Weddings

We're always thankful to have a Watercolor Wedding on the books. As a vendor, I could fill your ears with lots of reasons why this is a great place to get married (vendor list is A+++, Cheryl rocks, customer service is AL-ways great, the boat house alone, and there's just good energy), but in this case...the pictures do it justice!

Rae & Wes of Rae Leytham Photography shot Kara's wedding. I'm only including a few pictures of the bride and groom--there are so many more great shots over on their blog. They also include a full vendor list.

I couldn't resist...

I love this shot of Kara's mom, and Kara's short dress wardrobe change for the reception.

Here are a few pics from Kelly's wedding. You can see more of the venue, flowers, etc. in the video by Joanna Banks-Morgan at Diva Productions and of course, Amanda Suanne's blog post.

A Watercolor Wedding... Coming Soon: Kelley + Matthew from Diva Productions on Vimeo.

Ok, last one (for now). Paige will always go down in history as the bride whose false individual lashes blew off her eyes just as her photog, Ryan from Pure 7 Studios, showed up to start shooting. Oh yeah.

My workday persona has been described in the past as calm, soft voice (ie, monotone and could possibly put you to sleep), chilled out, handle what's thrown your way--but not at Paige's wedding. No. We decided that since it was such a gorgeous day, Ashley and I would work out on the screened-in porch overlooking the Watercolor downtown area. It was so nice outside---and the fresh air was just what everyone needed. However. (Long Pause.) Later in the day, as I was finishing up Paige and somewhat concerned about time, the wind kicked up. I don't lie when I say as soon as I laid down her tiny individual lashes, they would blow off. The whole scenario had me wound up--mainly because the glue is black, if it hits the skin, it has to dry before you peel it off or else there's a huge mess, then there's a spot where it takes off the color I've already applied, then you have to cover the spot, re-apply the lash, hope it didn't fall in anyone's drink, and all the while I feel like the photog needs her to get in her dress. So, then Ryan says to me in his 'teacher-dad' voice, "calm down, it's fine." Shew. I calmed down, we finished and as you can see, she's a stunning bride with plenty of lashes.

And one more that just makes my heart sing.

P.S. Not all of the fabulous vendors are listed in this post, but they are on some of the photographers blogs. Watercolor provides a well-edited vendor list for their brides.

Jamie at Carillon

I was told once, by a mega-blogger, to never apologize for delayed blogging. Maybe this mega-blogger was thinking like...2 weeks, 1 month, maybe 3 months with no blog entries. It's been a good 6 months friends. I'll just say...Sorry I'm totally late, but I do have some goodies to share.

Here are a few pics from Jamie's wedding out at Carillon Beach.

Airbrush Makeup

It's definitely the newest, hottest, latest in makeup these days. There are the advocates and the naysayers--I'll let you be the judge! When a client chooses airbrush at Two Fishes, we only use the gun for foundation; not for eyes, cheeks or lips. Now...I've had airbrush done on the eyes, cheeks and lips and I've played around with it a lot. I'm here to tell you-it's not pretty for brides. Just my personal opinion, though.

If you're undecided about airbrush foundation on your wedding day, here are a few Pros and Cons. The only way to rule it out, though, is to try it. :)



Here's a gallery of Two Fishes clients who chose airbrush foundation for their wedding day.







For the DIYers, the complete die-hard amateur artists out there, and even the pros who might be reading: If you want to buy a professional grade machine without paying for the 'branding' and all the 'kit' hype, send me an email. I get them straight from the manufacturer. I'm happy to walk you through the process of how to use it.

With a Big Voice Comes Big Hair!

Recently, Emily and I were hired to do hair and makeup for Nashville recording artist and Pensacola native, Will Hedgecock who was giving a benefit concert for WSRE, the PBS station for the Gulf Coast. Proceeds of the concert went to fund their service efforts in our area. Will invited Hanan Taraby-- to sing a duet with him, and while Emily and I couldn't understand parts of the song (it was in Italian), they still managed to knock our socks off. We had chill bumps at the rehearsal and live show. It was that good!

At the end of the night, we fixed Hanan up--yes, she had a meet and greet with musician folks, but she also had a little date night with her husband! So, we did gorgeous slate grey smokey eyes with nude pink lips, and Emily did her hair like Angelina Jolie. The next day this was on twitter... http://twitpic.com/igriy - Hanan...you look cwazy!! That was so fun! Well, with a big voice, comes big hair, right?

What a great event! Thanks Will and Hanan!!