CB's Southern-inspired photoshoot!

I shared a little sneak peek a few weeks ago from my southern photoshoot in the 'Sip and it's finally time to share the rest of the shoot with you! First, a little backstory on the shoot: 

I fell under the lifelong spell of Southern charm as a child growing up in Charleston and will always hold a special place in my heart for sweet tea on hot days and porch swings beneath ancient oak trees - It's just my kind of place. Since our days along the Mississippi Coast are numbered as we near closer and closer to our move to Europe, I thought it would be lovely to pay homage to a few of the things I love the most {and will dearly miss!} about the area and share them with you through a wedding-inspired photoshoot ...

I knew I wanted to stage the shoot beneath a sprawling live oak and we just so happened to have the perfect one right next to our home ... My mom and I collected fresh magnolia blooms from wild magnolia trees and placed them in the vintage milk glass containers ... I went about hanging some vintage handkerchiefs in between the tree limbs while my mom hung the gorgeous vintage mirror/menu board in the tree.

I loved watching the handkerchiefs blow in the breeze - so peaceful and relaxing. Next, we snagged some moss from the tree and placed a bed of it in the vintage strainer, complete with some magnolia buds.

... And after I snapped away all afternoon with my camera, we both enjoyed a tall glass of extra-sweet tea and some of the most delicious blackberries that we found nestled in the little meadow. Happy day.

As always, if you see any vintage items you're interested in {clock, books, milkglass, strainer, hankies}, just message me at theclassicbride@gmail.com for pricing and shipping info.

And enormous thanks to Quatre Coeur for sending the pretty fabric bouquet and to Modern Romance for sending the lovely petite birdcage veil included in the shoot. Watch for those two items to be featured in a special European shoot after I'm settled over there! ;o)

{All images by me}

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