Shoot 5 of 5, Part One: The fifth and final shoot took place in my hometown, at a little public park filled with tree stumps and picnic tables. I was on my own this time with just the photographer. Intimidating, but I had a blast being able to style things however I wanted. We had no models either this time around. The cards and stationery were all on their own. Part Two of this shoot will be posted next Thursday.

Stationery: Anastasia Marie

Photography: Daniel Usenko

Shoot 4 of 5: I envisioned this shoot to be straight out of a fairytale: a huntsman with his lady. When I saw my models arrive decked out in their costumes, I was thrilled! My model stylist read my mind exactly: the guy had his rugged, textured look; and the gal had on her pixie skirt and loose blouse. Perfect. But the pressure was on, because I actually got to scene style this shoot myself — which turned out to be buckets of fun. Here’s the inspiration board I came up with:

My photographer took us to a pretty park that had a woodsy feel to it, but let more light filter in than your average forest. Unfortunately, it started to rain that day, and it got so bad at one point that we had to call it quits. Rain and stationery do not mix too well. Bummer. At least while the rain held up, we got some pretty pictures in…

Stationery: Anastasia Marie

Photographer: Daniel Usenko

Model Stylist: Julia Nesterenko

Scene Stylist: Anastasia Marie

Production Manager: Eleanor Petry

Models: Pia Gueiros Gorbunov & Stephen Reed

Inspiration board image credits: forest (image source unknown); gal in the woods via Vogue; fancy dress (image source unknown); wild hair (image source unknown); ax (image source unknown); and apples (image source unknown).

Shoot 3 of 5: For this shoot, I wanted something very organic and freeing. What’s better than a field? You can frolic barefoot. Have crazy wild hair. And it all just fits in perfect with the personality a field has. Imperfection. Here’s the inspiration board I gave to my stylists:

It was, by far, my most favorite shoot. Not only did it bring back good memories from my very first promo shoot (we shot at the same location), but some of my most favorite pieces are featured in this shoot. And yes, the styling is incredible. Can’t forget about that.

Stationery: Anastasia Marie

Photographer: Daniel Usenko

Model Stylist: Julia Nesterenko

Scene Stylist: Julia Manchik; other places to find her: photography and travel

Production Manager: Eleanor Petry

Model: Lena Davidyuk

Inspiration board image sources: frolic in the field via 100 Layer Cake, image by Joielala Photographie; field dreams via Eleanor Petry; gorgeous gal via Glamour & Grace, photo by Modern Love; branches (image source unknown); jump (image source unknown); and handful of blooms via Daniel Usenko.

Shoot 2 of 5: The garden is a classy place. I’m not talking about the kind where you grow your tomatoes, but more like the kind where you grow your roses. Below is the inspiration board I sent to the folks who helped me put this shoot together. A simple sort of glamour is what I wanted for the whole shoot to feel like and I think that’s what we got.

My photographer took the crew up to the Queen Anne neighborhood in the Seattle area and I think I found my dream place to live. Such gorgeous homes and gardens! The homeowners were nice enough to let us shoot on their front porches and in their yards. Such luck!

Stationery: Anastasia Marie

Photographer: Daniel Usenko

Model Stylist: Annabelle Petry

Production Manager: Eleanor Petry

Model: Angela Stein

Inspiration board image sources: running blind via Fashion Gone Rouge, image for Brides magazine by Amber Gray; gal among the blooms via Flickr (Gina Uhlmann); stylish man (image source unknown); head wreath via Ann He; and straw hat via Daniel Usenko.

Shoot 1 of 5: I envisioned my first shoot to be magical. Below is the inspiration board I sent to the crew of this shoot. I wanted the model to wear something light-colored with a summery look, to have an overall pastel, airy feel to her. A wreath atop her head and bare feet were a must. The location must be a river or creek surrounded by trees. But the thing I wanted most was to build a miniature raft of wood and “float” it down the river with stationery on top, surrounded by flowers and ribbon. The rest was up to my model stylist and scene stylist.

Finding a river in the Seattle area was not easy. My photographer, Daniel Usenko, found the perfect location about an hour away. We all got up super early the first day of the shoot in order to be on site and ready to shoot at sunrise. That meant at six o’clock in the morning, in the damp cold, we found our way to the river with all our props. As you’ll see from the photos, the place was indeed magical. Especially when the sun started to rise and cast the most perfect glow upon the scene.

Stationery: Anastasia Marie

Photographer: Daniel Usenko

Model Stylist: Annabelle Petry

Scene Stylist: Short and Sweet Design

Flowers: Flowerbelle

Production Manager: Eleanor Petry

Model: Cheyanne Birt

Inspiration board image sources: gal by water (image source unknown)  | forest river (image source unknown)  |  gal in wreath (image source unknown)  |  bucket of flowers via Ann He  |  raft (image source unknown)  |  floating blooms via Ann He