Monthly Archives: January 2010
Miss Photogenic times 3! Headshots, Greenwood, SC
Yesterday Caroline and I spent our Sunday afternoon behind the scenes at the Lakelands Triple Crown Little Miss Preliminary Pageant. This was our first pageant experience and I was amazed at all of the prep work that goes into pageants. Lip gloss, hair spray… and I’m talking some serious hair spray… to the point that NOTHING moves on your head, beautiful dresses, and the walk. If you’ve ever even watched a pageant then you know what I’m talking about when I say “The Walk”. These girls are always working to perfect it and there were several past winners around coaching them on. Anyway.. let me get on to the actual event. The little ones were so cute and loved getting all dressed up, the middle aged girls (8-13) listened to their mom as they were instructed on smiling, walking and turning. The older ones… teens 14-18, well, by that age they basically seemed to know it all and coached each other.. definitely NOT listening to mom, but heeding the advice of past winners.
Finally the time came and winners were announced. I was so happy for the girls that won… especially those who seemed truly surprised, but I was even more excited with the Headshot winners! There were 3 contestants who entered head shots by Holubek Photography… and… As Caroline and I were listening through an entry door with a big window (she and I were supposed to be dressing room, but had to sneak a peek) I hear… The winner of the Black and White Miss Photogenic for the Young Miss division is ‘Sarah Bates’…. YES! Then next, The winner of the Colored Miss Photogenic for the Young Miss division is Fallon Ferguson, YES! Then it was on to the Teen Miss division and the winner of the Colored Miss Photogenic head shot was… Jessica Phillips, YES, YES, YES! 3 for 3! I’m batting a thousand!
So the day ended on a happy note! We took pictures of beautiful girls, met lots of really nice people and learned a lot about pageant life! Thank you Janie Letourneau for inviting us to such a fun event.
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2010 Southern Elegance Prom Shootout: Prom Pictures, Greenwood, SC
What an AWESOME time we had Sunday at the Southern Elegance Bridal and Prom Boutique in Greenwood, SC!!! OMG!! The gowns… the girls… the food… the gowns… the guys… the tux… the gowns… the flowers… the hair stylist… the make-up artist… the gowns… music… the goodie bags… and yes..the photographer!! It was like New York in Greenwood!
This was a week full of excitement leading up to the big finale. Southern Elegance kept assuring me there were plenty of gowns….. we ONLY scratched the surface!! This shoot could have gone on all night with the number of gowns they have to choose from. (and I hear more are arriving daily!) Then there was Don at Formal Occasions – Thank You for the penguin suits…. the guys looked incredible! Oh…did you see the boutineers and corsages? Jana Whitt, who by the way is a marvelous bridal & speciality florist, hooked us up!! WOW! (tell her I sent you and you’ll receive 10% off of your prom flowers! Woo Hoo!) She can totally match anything and even do some funky stuff too!
So….. who was behind the scenes in all of this hotness? Well… besides Southern Elegance and their wonderful attendants, the models let me restate this… the GIRL models, lol, were pampered and primped by Make-up Artist Mary Margret Davis. She put an emphasis on their eyes and lips… I wanted sparkle and shine on their lips along with deep dark beautiful eyes.! And let me tell you… I could get used to snapping my fingers for lip gloss!! Isn’t funny how the simplest things can be so much fun!! (Why can’t things work like this with my kids? lol!) Then there was Hair… Hair… and more Hair! MaryAnn Nickles (from Eddies in Greenwood) teased, sprayed, wrapped, curled, straightened, poofed, scrunched…um… I think that’s all of the hair terminology I know, lol…but… She did it ALL!!! Of course it’s back to those little things like MaryAnn running her fingers through a girls hair and loosening it all up for me… I like it messy and blowing everywhere… and she got it! She perfected messy, big and blowing!
The video is AWESOME and showcases everyone in their Haute Coutureness! You should be able to see it below… but it is also on facebook. There are tons of pictures on Facebook… so 1 (flash), 2 (flash), 3 (flash) Go To Your Room, Go check them out!
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2010 Southern Elegance Prom Shootout Models: Greenwood, SC
Finally… all of the Models have been confirmed and here they are the girls in no particular order: Kelsey Cunningham representing TL Hannah HS, Karmen Roller and Taelor Campbell representing Ninety Six HS, Kristen Sargent, Anna Mills Polatty and Sarah Bates representing Emerald HS, Jessica Phillips and Hillary Best representing Greenwood HS, Alle Singleton representing Dorman HS, Meggy Campbell representing Belton Honea Path HS, Taylor Christopher and Janney Piazza representing Boiling Springs HS, Sarah Black representing DW Daniel HS, and Fallon Ferguson representing Abbeville HS.
Now for the guys… who by the way did not apply… I went on a man hunt, lol! Here they are: Taylor Masters representing Emerald HS, Marvaye Payton representing Abbeville HS, and Colby Tharpe representing Greenwood HS. These guys are HOT on their own… but just wait until you see them in a tux!! I’m excited! I’m sure they’ll catch a lot of heat (to put it nicely… but you know what I really mean) from their guy friends… but seriously… what guy wouldn’t want to do this…. 14 Beautiful Girls hanging on them in the most incredible photo shoot ever!! Trust me.. there were a few! One told me I would have to PAY him… to quote him exactly “I’ll do it if there’s money involved”! Sorry… only Fame here, lol!!
The shoot will be this Sunday at the Southern Elegance Bridal and Prom Boutique located on 72 Bypass in Greenwood, SC. These 17 models will be styled with hair and make-up… well, not the guys of course, and photographed by me! There’ll be food, music, laughter, lights, attitude and action! Sorry… but this is not a public event…. I’ll have sneak preview teaser shots up by Monday the 17th so keep watching!
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2010 Prom Dress Shootout: SC Prom Dress Fashion Shoot
For a once-in-a-lifetime night, you need a one-in-a-million dress and I’m so excited to be apart of the 2010 Southern Elegance Prom Dress Shootout on January 10th! We have about 20 models… which by the way I am announcing all weekend on Facebook (Click Here) and they are going to look Stunning in the Southern Elegance designer gowns! Well… that is the girls… the guys (do you know how excited I am to work with guys) will be in a TUX! Dreamy!
The 2010 Models come from upstate high schools. Of course we have Greenwood, Emerald, Ninety Six, and Abbeville, but we also have T.L. Hannah, D.W. Daniels, Boiling Springs and a few more! Once all models are announced I’ll post their names here and by all means… keep watching for the Shootout pictures because they’re going to be HOT, HAUTE and HIGHLY sought after!!!
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