Styled Shoot: Carnival Boardwalk

April 30, 2012

We have been waiting for so long to be able to share these images with all of you! We had the amazing opportunity back in January to team up with the talented Ryan Price Photography for a really creative, fun styled shoot in Kemah, Texas. Our inspiration was the carnival atmosphere, the boardwalk, pier, and the old fashioned feel of everything. Below are a few of our favorite shots from the day, and they are so incredibly STUNNING – we will let them do most of the talking. Thank you Ryan for your artistic vision and how brilliantly you capture this day.

We are so honored that The Wedding Chicks are featuring the entire shoot over at their blog today, so please stop by and leave a comment for us over there and read more about this fantastic shoot.

We can’t thank the following vendors enough for their contributions and talent in helping make this shoot everything that it was! We are SO appreciative of each of you, in more ways than you know.

Vendor Information:

Props, Floral, Paper Goods, Event Design & Styling by A Style Collective: Kirbi & Tina, 

Photography: Ryan Price Photography, www.ryanpricephoto.com

Bridesmaid Dresses, Hair Pieces, Accessories, Grooms Wardrobe: 7 Closets Vintage, Lori Alexander, www.7closetsvintage.com 

Cupcakes, Cake, Push-up Cake Pops: Cupcake Cachet, Traci Hyde,

Bridal Gown and Bird Cage Veil: Ventura’s Bridal, www.venturasbridal.com

Also a huge thank you and hug to our beautiful models who braved the crowds and the cold on this evening! You guys seriously rocked this shoot.

Make it Mine: Sunshine Wedding

March 21, 2012

We have an exciting new blog feature in store for you today, and we can’t wait to get your feedback. Our new ‘Make it Mine’ posts will consist of our favorite wedding inspiration pulled from fabulous sources followed by real life ways to make it your own for your personal events. We will showcase some of our very own props, rentals, and styling work that can allow you to achieve each creative vision. Sometimes there is so much out there in the world of event and wedding planning that specially selecting key elements to make it easier on you can help consolidate some of your thoughts. If this is totally your style, please leave us a comment or shoot us an and let us know how we may better assist you. Enjoy this edition of ‘Make It Mine: Sunshine Wedding’. This inspiration has us swooning over spring, outdoor entertaining and fun little rays of sunshine added with unique decor elements. It’s certainly brightening our day, how about you?

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All props, inventory, and previous styling via our Inventory. Photos taken by Kirbi Knop of ASC, Lacy Dagerath, or Chelsea Davis.

Contact us if you have questions with any decor elements shown, we would be glad to assist you!

Stylish Details: Garden Party

March 12, 2012

Come on Spring! Bless us with your lingering warm weather, rays of sunshine, and wildflower blooms. We are just dying for some al fresco entertaining inspired by the swoon worthy collection of images below in this edition of Stylish Details: Garden Party. Garden party anyone? For this time of year, it’s a must. We think it’s perfect for outdoor receptions, dinner parties, teas, luncheons, or bridal showers. Such a unique way to offer stylish detail to a sweethearts table, head table, or reserved tables for large weddings as well. And who doesn’t love an intimate, romantic nook for a lounge? Leave us a comment below and let us know your favorite garden party decor ideas and how you will be enjoying a little outdoor entertaining this Spring.

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Stylish Details: Herbs

March 9, 2012

Spring is full steam ahead, the warmer weather and rays of sunshine have all of us dying to relish in the outdoors, nature, and good quality time over lingering, al-fresco entertaining and cocktail hours. As you’re planning your own celebrations, nuptials, or patio gatherings, consider adding a unique ingredient to the party — herbs. The farm to table mantra that is thriving today not only inspires what goes on your plate, but also floral, decor, favors, and what goes in your cocktail shaker. We’ve pulled some beautiful images from our favorite web and print sources to spark your own imagination for this edition of Stylish Details: Herbs. And do tell, what’s your favorite herb, herbal remedy, or herbal use? What is your favorite way to add simple, rustic, or natural beauty to your own upcoming dinner parties and wedding celebrations?

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Maternity Styled Photoshoot

March 7, 2012

We had the honor of assisting this stunningly gorgeous Mommy-to-be and her sweet family last month in capturing some very special maternity memories. Waiting the arrival of the family’s first granddaughter, baby Kendall, they gathered to use our props and office space for a beautiful session. We are talking, BEAUTIFUL! We readied the space with its wonderful open windows and natural light flooding in, petite cupcakes, and sparkling refreshments. Kelly, the glowing future Mom, her husband and their parents spent a couple of hours sitting pretty for the camera. Kelly’s husband and mother-in-law were the designated photographers and they were nice enough to let us snap some images of our own during the shoot. We can’t tell you how precious this family was! They are some of the nicest people we have ever had the opportunity to work with. Thank you Bennett family for allowing us to be a part of your special memories. Thank you Kelly for being breathtaking and making our job look so easy!

Do you need unique props or styling for an upcoming lifestyle photo shoot or celebratory event? Contact us today to get a custom creative proposal or inquire about rentals and on-site styling. We would be delighted to assist you. Email us

 

 

 

 

Photography:  of A Style Collective.

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Vintage, Shabby Chic Sips & Sweets Shower

February 29, 2012

You are in for an incredibly sweet surprise today as we unveil one of our favorite styled sets with y’all. This session, captured by the amazingly talented Lacy Dagerath of , we would love to meet you.

Our inspiration for this set came from the desire to really just capture a totally feminine style of entertaining complete with vintage-shabby-chic props, mismatched china, and an amazing vintage wardrobe. We pulled off a plethora of girly details in the ruffled cake, pink cocktails, petite sweets, pillow-like peonies & ranunculus, shabby chic distressed furniture, and pink Victorian velvet couch. We added some yellow for a little pop of sunshine in the china, flowers, and hand-crafted pendant as well. We also incorporated some feminine green in to the paper goods to complete the color palette. Everything turned out incredibly sweet, and we love this theme’s ability to be versatile for an array of events from weddings, showers, luncheons, tea parties, or even a birthday. Lacy captured the models with bit of a whimsical, playing dress-up feel for some of the less-candid shots and we adore the way it represents the perfect melding of classy meets playful.

The furniture, props, floral design, and glassware are all A Style Collective inventory and styled by us. We had so much fun coordinating different props for this look, the possibilities were endless. The vintage wardrobe was provided by our dear friend, Lori, at 7 Closets Vintage, and the girls at this party have such a fun era-look about them because of it. (Can you spot gorgeous Lori sporting her own vintage pink gown?) Who doesn’t love to play dress up at any age?

Last but certainly not least, we can NOT get over the gorgeous cake by Sandee Moss at Cinderella Stories. It became a major focal point on the sweets table along with her petite cupcakes and cake-ball pops. Sandee is the dessert mastermind, y’all. Not to mention, Yum! We also ADORE the hand-lettered invitations, signage, place cards, and Bride-to-be rosette scripted by a talented, Houston friend of ours, Bethany Mathews.

Our gracious models were primped to perfection thanks to Dorothy at Your Make-up Expert with her extremely talented hair and make-up team. Their faces are simply glowing and it really tied the entire ‘look’ together.

 

 

 

Thank you ALL so much for collaborating on this special shoot. A huge thanks to our beautiful models who completed this set!

Contributing Vendors:

Photography: More Than An Image, Lacy Dagerath, www.morethananimage.com

Props, Floral, Paper, Event Design + Styling: A Style Collective, www.astylecollective.com

Dessert: Sandee Moss, Cinderella Stories, www.cinderellascakes.com

Hair & Make-up: Dorothy, Your Make-Up Expert, www.yourmakeupexpert.com

Wardrobe: Lori Doucet-Alexander, 7 Closets Vintage, www.7closetsvintage.com

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Valentine’s Day Studio Styling

February 14, 2012

Happy Valentine’s Day y’all! This is ASC’s first Valentine’s day, and we thought what better way to celebrate than by styling something creative. Amber Strickler of to see how we can be of assistance. Also, debuting our new red velvet chair!

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