06/02/2024
Hello Everyone …
Big news was dropped yesterday. To those who have given their love and well wishes , please know that it means a lot to me. I tried to reply best I could but I’m overwhelmed with everything right now but please know it is so nice to see in the wake of everything. Many of you were there from the start and it got me in all the feels. It has been an extremely emotional time for me and my mom as we close this.
That being said and to the people who are interested or have messaged me about buying props/ client closet dresses and anything else I am selling. Please lend me some grace. This is extremely hard for me to dismantle the business , the life, that I put my blood , sweat , tears and so much of my money I made through the years. I was one who put 90% right back into my business. I wanted to be different , I wanted to offer more. I was the , often called insane, girl who carried a couch a mile or two over my head to throw it in the river or ocean. I was the girl with her mom who pushed a cart filled to the top with pedal cars, buckets, chairs, dresses, stacked like Tetris without a view of what’s in front of me to anywhere I could. In 5 inch heels. I started doing this back when NO ONE was doing this 14 years ago.I can’t tell you how many people told me I was doing too much. That they’d never. But I did and I did it for every year I was in business. It started with a pink vintage chair in an antique store when I was 16 years old. I bought him and named him Herbert. I still have Herbert. Every single thing I bought has been a staple / statement piece over the years of my business. Many of you have photos with all of these pieces.
Few saw the behind the scenes of what I truly put into this business. The searching for each prop through antique shops, sale ads, stores , etc. I paid top dollar for things that ended up … let’s say… very well loved over the years haha. Some pieces are long gone to the years of wear and tear that led to its eventual demise . The time I took to clean, to fix , to refinish props. To wash , steam and pick out pine needles and anything collected in the dresses, especially for the tulle, for HOURS. The time I spent searching for the perfect pieces over the years for both props and dresses. I was never afraid of the money spent. I made sure everything was used to make DIFFERENT photos for everyone who took a chance on me. To give them that family photo in a middle of a field or in a body of water on a huge couch. The pedal cars on the little streets to make it look like the kids were really driving , the swings I hung in trees for brides to get a whimsy photo, the little chairs and props for kids that were their size that were placed in the woods or in an old building to be fun. The chairs I put in the river for seniors in a beaded gown to stand out from their fellow peers photos, The rocks and dirty places I laid on to take the photos of a beautiful pregnant woman to make her feel like the queen she is. Having my mom throw dresses to get that beautiful flying dress photos. I was willing to do whatever it took for my clients and so was my mom when she joined me in all the shoots and weddings a few years in. When I started it was just me on these shoots.
That being said, some things I WILL be keeping . This includes some props and some dresses. There are just a few things I CANNOT and WILL NOT part with . It’ll be my piece to keep and possibly use in the years down the road for personal photos or to sit as a piece in my house to remember everything that I have given over the course of 14 years ( truly It has been a few more than that but im going by official date). I have ties to each piece that I own but I know that majority of it has to be sold and that is HARD.
If there is something you are wanting to know a price on, please private message me. I don’t know how long I’ll keep this page up just due to sadness of seeing it pop up but I may post things on here that are being sold. A lot is too large to mail so pickup and meet ups will be in Savannah , Georgia. I will be taking detailed photos of things to show what all needs work and such. If there is something SPECIFIC please reach out sooner rather than later since I am already getting a lot of people asking for things. Know that I have paid top dollar for everything I have. For the items that are well “loved” over the years and will need some work, they will be priced to reflect that. For the items in the client closet that are brand new still or BARELY used I will be asking close to what I paid, I have the receipts of everything over the years of taxes ive kept meticulous record. The maternity closet ( some can be used as non maternity due to the fabric and corset backs ) is ALL top designers for maternity dresses and child dresses. They are all KH fashion, Sew Trendy , MII Estillo and Silk Fairies . No knock offs are in my closet. I always paid for THE BEST for my clients. The formal style dresses are all high end designers as well . With names like Jovani , Sherri Hill, Tarik Ediz , Alyce Paris to just name a few. Some have been used more than others so there could be snags, loose strings , missing beads, etc but I will be very open about any of that. None of the dresses I’ll be selling have anything wrong to the point that that it would ruin a photo even with the wear and tear. Remember ive been in the ocean and river with these , up to my neck in water for the photo. There are some accessories I will also be parting with, ive got signs I stopped using a long time ago available . Buckets, baskets, pedal cars, vanities, etc things are also going to be available . Props large and small will be able to be purchased.
I plan to keep my camera and my backs ups for now. I don’t want to let go of doing photos for myself and my family but for now I just need to step back and let go.
Again there are things I will be keeping for future personal things. So if you don’t see it listed or I say it’s not for sale, that is why.
Again, this is EXTREMELY hard for me to do right now. So please bare with me as I navigate how to say goodbye to the life I built around this business for so many years. Thank you all for the memories you let me be a part of and for taking a chance with the crazy girl , her mom and a prop cart.
Enjoy just a couple of photos from over the years , behind the scenes. I wanted to post more but the tears started coming.
Thank you all for the understanding.
