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Unique Piece of Art For Your Wedding Dress

melissa — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:04:12 +0000

I thought this was a unique piece of artwork to be displayed in your home. A luxury bridal gift and work of art for yourself or for someone you know getting married. New Orleans based Artist, Kristin Wolfson, creates a “modern way to cherish your wedding dress forever.” What a cool and special idea!

Kristin Wolfson, Fine Art

Newlymaid.com | Little Black Dress

melissa — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:27:23 +0000

Check out this awesome idea for your old bridesmaids dresses! Tired of seeing bridesmaids’ dresses hanging in your closet? Need a new black dress for any occasion? Check out Newlymaid! From their website:

“Browse NewlyMaid’s latest selection of dresses and find the perfect Little Black Dress for any occasion – whether you are looking for a sophisticated style for the office, a classic style for brunch with the girls, a glamorous style for a night out on the town or all of the above.

NewlyMaid dresses are designed and manufactured by The Dessy Group. Since you are buying your dress directly from us, the manufacturer, you are getting a much better value than you would get from a retail store. The price of your new little black dress also includes a prepaid mailer for sending us one of your old bridesmaid dresses.”

They will either donate your old dress to charity, or recycle it. Win win situation ladies!!

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French Quarter Fest 2011 ~ Bucktown Allstars

melissa — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:43:24 +0000

I love dem Allstars. I had a great time on stage photographing the Bucktown Allstars during the French Quarter Fest. The weather was amazing, the crowd was large and the band was giving them a show as always. I love our local bands the talents they have.

New Product offered by MQ ~ Gallery Blocks

melissa — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:02:53 +0000

I am loving the look of these new gallery blocks … unique and stylish.

what is a gallery block? A professional photographic print adhered to solid wood with perfect 90° corners. Available in both single and floating orientations. Check out a few samples below. Contact me if you are interested in ordering any.

Organic Bloom Frames ~ MQ Love

melissa — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:10:22 +0000

I am totally in love with the frames from The Organic Bloom. They are unique and stylish and colorful. I am very happy to be offering these frames through MQ so contact me if you are interested in prices. They have about ten different styles and about 36 different colors to choose from. You can also do a “double” stack set, a “twin double” stack or single frames. I just placed my order and cannot wait to put an image of my children in an Organic Bloom frame! Any type of image from your wedding, bridal or engagement session would look great in one of these. Check it out.

Here are the different style and color options:

And another images of style choices:

Ruffled Wedding Blog and Blue Label Member

melissa — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 23:19:16 +0000

MQ is happy, honored and very excited to be a new Blue Label Member of the Ruffled wedding blog. The Blue Label is Ruffled‘s wedding vendor guide.

From Ruffled‘s website on Blue Label members:

“Rather than bringing you more of the same with endless lists of vendors, we’re carefully selecting professionals in the wedding industry that our brides can trust and afford. … Please note that we only invite vendors to be a Blue Label member with glowing client reviews.”

It is truly an honor to be a listed member. Check out the Ruffled blog for some great ideas for your wedding!

ABOUT RUFFLED:

Ruffled inspires sophisticated creativity for your Wedding without any sacrifice. Fashion conscious sensibility combined with trendy attitude and vintage inspired romance reflects the spirit of today’s stylish bride.

We’re a reflection of our readers – smart sassy and hip to the latest trends with a hint of sophistication looking to stand out amongst the crowd. Ruffled celebrates the savvy indie chic bride with a collection of witty perspectives and clever ideas to inspire your unique style.

LK MakeUpYourMind … Lauren Kattan make-up artist

melissa — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:41:40 +0000

I had the pleasure of meeting Lauren Kattan with LKmakeupyourmind this past weekend … and a big thank you to KayLynn Marie for introducing us. Lauren did my make-up for a photo shoot for a workshop and I loved it – it looked fabulous. I wanted dramatic and smoky and it rocked. She is very sweet, easy going and does fantastic work! Ladies, check her out … she does make-up for weddings. Thanks KayLynn!

Tabitha & Mike’s Wedding 5/15

melissa — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:13:15 +0000

I had so much fun shooting Tabitha & Mike’s wedding. What a fabulous and fun couple and a great wedding. Every detail was planned by Tabitha herself, who is a wedding/event planner from Los Angeles. She had every minute mapped out for the vendors, she had other wedding coordinator friends help at the wedding and she then enjoyed her day as a bride!! Tabitha did a fantastic job of giving up her coordinator duties and was a beautiful, smiling, extremely happy bride.

The day started with Tabitha and Mike and all of their wedding party getting dressed at the W Hotel in the French Quarter. I just love their courtyard. Tabitha and her girls had their make-up done by Brandy at BGD Makeup Artistry. I always love to see Brandy – she is so sweet and extremely talented. I got to spend some time with Tabitha and the girls and also got to hang out with Mike and his guys and grabbing some shots of both the bride and groom getting ready. And, of course, my favorite part, is Tabitha and Mike seeing each other before the ceremony so we could spend some time together grabbing some cool shots at the W Hotel. They planned extra time before and after the ceremony to do some fun shots!!

The ceremony and reception took place at one of my favorite spots in the French Quarter – Latrobe’s. Jessica at Latrobe’s is always great to work with. Such a great architectural and historical building with so much character. It was a great place for Tabitha and Mike’s family and friends to see since everyone was from out of town. Tabitha is from Lafayette, Mike is from New York. They met while attending college in New York and now live in California. So, they had so many great family and friends who joined them in New Orleans for their wedding festivities. Very loved and sweet couple.

Latrobe’s was decorated beautifully with Tabitha’s vision. The gorgeous flowers were done by Diane at Fat Cat Flowers. The cake was Flour Power (yum!). They had their ceremony in the carriage house, followed by a sit down dinner in the main room and then the party continued back in the carriage house. They got that house rocking with some good music from two DJ friends of Tabitha from California, with the help of Rob at Pyramid Audio. And, one of the greatest moments (which made me cry!!) was having a friend of theirs surprise them with a short performance by Grandpa Elliott. Grandpa Elliott is a unbelievable street singer from New Orleans (plays at Toulouse and Royal and you can see videos of him on YouTube). He was AMAZING and brought tears to my eyes with his voice. Such a fantastic surprise.

Beautiful, fun wedding with some really great people. Congratulations Tabitha and Mike!!!