She seemed so comfortable while posing along the rolling hills. Madison and I had styled a relaxed yet feminine set of outfits for her session. A palette of dusty rose, blues, creamy ivory and a vibrant aqua seemed to suit her warm summer glow. She easily ran barefoot through the thick grasses that made me wince in pain by just watching. In that sweet southern voice she turned and told me about visiting the farm nearly every day to care for her prize winning animals. I thought she was joking. No way could I picture this lovely little blonde romping around a barn full of animals. She laughed at my shocked face before it turned to a huge grin as I pictured the scenario. I love the unexpected and Madi, you certainly are that!
Read MoreSplashes of blue and pops of pink.
Madison is a familiar face and one that I had met almost immediately after moving to Tennessee. She is the beautiful blonde on the team of fresh faced Leigh Nants girls who keep the young ladies of Paris looking en vogue and dressed to the nines.
Read MoreMy style muse - Azure and Ms. Conrad
I'm easily inspired. Especially coming off a 7-day vacation! Take a look inside my brain today as I'm SLAVING away designing grad invitations and creating rough sketches of a new website. (YES, that's right a new EC site is a-cookin' and I can hardly wait! Stick around I am sure to spill all the sweet details!) As in ... connecting with me through Twitter, Pinterest and Facebook from EC's own website, PLUS instant feeds, style board inspiration...
Read MoreBehind the scenes with the Kaufman family.
Bright colors and warm, cozy textures were littered across my screen as I began to design story boards with Melissa's style in mind. We began with a few favorite items selected from the girls' closets and shopped for pieces to complete each outfit. Its only fitting that each of her daughters would already have a style all of their own just like their sweet mom. Lucy's polka-dot sweater dress paired with her pink Hunter boots was a great complement to her big sister's new boyfriend-blazer and cheetah print corduroy. Snappy color block ballet flats and a loose silk top perfected Sophia's outfit.
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