An Elegant Affair @ Mallard’s Croft

A styled shoot is something that a wedding vendor does for a number of reasons. It could be to showcase a theme, a trend, or a design they want to do. It can be to get published. It could be to work with vendors they may want to work with or that they like working with creatively.
Well, we did a styled shoot and our reason was for all of the above. A styled shoot is like a staging. You have all of the key elements you would have at a real wedding, but bite sized.

Why would we want to do a styled shoot? Glad you asked. We had been sitting on loads of creativity due to the shutdown of 2020 because of the cancellation of life outside (…a bit dramatic, but so was 2020!). We seriously had no other goals in mind other than this color scheme we couldn’t shake, a hand full of the vendors we had missed so much during the year of 2020, and the idea of being in Southern Bride Magazine. It was that simple.
Enter “Winter Storm 2021”
Imagine being all set to receive orders from every angle during the month of February, only to have everything (seriously, everything…no exaggeration) delivered the day before your scheduled shoot. OMG!!! We were team no sleep.


But when we look back at what we were able to produce within a 24-hour time frame, we were impressed. Things were literally out of our control (snow and the airport shutting down), and we were still able to produce something so beautiful.
What was even better was the village of vendors we got to hug, laugh, and joke with all day long.



Our all-star team included the following:
Photographer: Camille Leigh Photography
Website: https://camilleleigh.com/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/CamilleLeigh17
Instagram handle: @camilleleighphoto
Venue: Mallard’s Croft
Website: https://mallardscroft.com/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/mallardscroft
Instagram handle: @mallardscroft
Pastry Chef/Baker: The Frosted Oven
Instagram handle: @thefrostedoven
Stationer: Dixon’s Printing & Design
Website: https://www.dixonsprinting.com/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/dixonprints
Instagram handle: @dixonprints
Linen/Rentals: Elegant Chair Solutions
Website: https://www.elegantchairsolutions.com/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Elegant-Chair-Solutions-175190629168181
Instagram handle: @elegant_chair_solutions
Bridal Gown Salon: Unique Boutique and Bridal
Website: http://www.uniqueboutiquebartlett.com/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/UniqueBoutiqueBartlett
Hair Stylist: Scalptini
Website: https://www.scalptini.com/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Scalptini-2100396363578501
Instagram handle: @scalptini
Makeup Artist: Kimberly Yasmine Makeup
Website: https://www.kimberlyyasmine.com/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/kimberlyyasminemua
Instagram handle: @kimberlyyasminemakeup
Model Director: The Greenhouse Lounge
Website: https://greenhousebeautylounge.com/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/greenhousebeautylounge
Instagram handle: @_d_rachelle
Model: Nefertiti Beckett
Instagram handle: @melaninmaneguru
Lighting & Effects: Paradise Productions
Website: https://www.paradiseprodjs.com/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ParadiseProDjs
Instagram handle: @djbluboi
Chair/Rentals: Ivy League Events
Website: https://ivyleagueevents.com/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/IvyLeagueEventsMemphis
Instagram handle: @ivy_league_events
We hope you have enjoyed what we have shared, and don’t forget to pick up the current issue of Southern Bride Magazine at your local retailer.
Until next time…
be sweet & happy planning!
~Tish
(photo credit: Simone Elise Events and Camille Leigh Photography)
Premier Wedding Planning and Event Studio Owned by Husband and Wife Planner and Event Designer Team Darius and Tish Clay. Simone Elise Events offers Wedding Day Event Management Services, Full Service Wedding Planning Services, and Wedding and Event Design Services for all your Wedding, Social, and Corporate Events. Simone Elise Events caters to Weddings and Events in Memphis Tennessee and surrounding Tennessee areas.
For more about us, visit: simoneeliseevents.com/about-us
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