Born and raised a West Virginia native, I understand the frustration with our weather situation:  one day 65 degrees and sunny, the next, 27 degrees and a blizzard.  Weather isn’t perfect by no means, however, when it is, you strike.  One of the whole reasons for this ‘out-of-the-blue’ styled shoot was to showcase this convertible bridesmaids dress from cousin Mandi’s wedding back in 2014 in hopes of reselling and making a few bucks.  Seriously, that’s it.  And what better person to model than your own family member?   I’ve ALWAYS wanted to shoot Courtney but never penciled it in. I guess in some cases, spur of the moment ideas work.  Sooooo we have model. Check. Bridesmaids dress. Check.  Grocery store bouquet that compliments dress.  Check.  Fur coat I bought for $10 at Forever 21.  Check.  Winter sessions can be somewhat tricky:  it’s either waaaay too cold or waaaay too windy or both.  On this particular day, it was a warm 35 degrees and no wind.  Literally, perfect.  Enjoy some beautiful portraits of Courtney 🙂

 

Shoot my OWN engagement ring and wedding band on a pretty bouquet?  I’ll take it every time.

I mean isn’t she stunning!  Horizontal is my new favorite way for a portrait 🙂

And why not in black & white?  I just LOVE a crisp B&W image.

Talk about #hairenvy

The dogs needed a little photo time.

Face-timing Cousin Matt.  Hey Matt!

My mother-in-law has two horses, Dolly and Sissy.  Their big debut.

 

Flowers make a great dessert

Aaaand theses dresses are still available!

 

Location:  My home

Flowers:  Gucci Kroger of Morgantown

Fur Jacket:  Forever 21

Earrings:  Forever 21

Dress (short):  Dessy Group *x-small*

Dress (long):  Henkaa *one size fits all*

Both dress are easy care, all are hand washable, the long dresses could be cut if you desired a shorter dress.