Showing posts with label downtown. Show all posts
Showing posts with label downtown. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

A Pitner Perfect Wedding


Oh. Hey guys. Remember me? Yeah probably not. I know, I'm the worst. MIA for more than a year. Absolutely redic.

BUT WAIT! I had a good reason. No, a great reason. I got married! Yes, it's true. I got engaged and fell off the blogging circuit for a while. So sorry about that. But you know, I had some minor wedding planning details to deal with, so yeah, blogging had to go for a bit. Which is really unfortunate because I DIY-ed the heck out of my wedding. I mean the HECK out of it! So I missed a crazy amount of DIY posts I could have created and treated you guys to. Le sigh.

Anyhow, here's a post absolutely full of a ton of wedding pics in hopes that you guys forgive me. I will say that all the insane amount of planning actually is worth it. Me and J had the best wedding day ever. It felt very unique to us and our interests. We chose a random place in the middle of downtown Birmingham that is not a wedding venue at all. I literally stalked the owner because I had ran past this place and thought it was so fantasticly perfect. It turned out to be owned by a local artist who was extremely kind and generous to let us use his property for the day. Between the locale, the band and our guests, everything was absolutely everything I could have ever wanted it to be. (oh, and the groom too, of course :)

And just so you know, I'm super duper interested in blogging again, but since my life and interests have changed somewhat (just somewhat, I still love clothes and fashion, don't worry!) I am currently racking my brain for a new blog title and focus. So as soon as I get that all nailed down, I promise to let you guys know so you can start catching up with me again.

OK, hope you've got some coffee or a snack or something handy, because here are way too many pics for you to scroll through!

































ps. HUGE thanks to Laura Menconi and Amy Dobelstein for capturing these magical moments and also to our friends Ben and Emily of Carolina Story for giving us the best soundtrack to our wedding - EVER. period.

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Feeling feminine



There's just something about wearing a midi skirt that makes you feel super feminine - am I right? Maybe it's because the skirt is longer and flowy and therefore more romantic. Or maybe it just makes me think of the mid-century time period when women's hemlines were longer and all the women seemed to be real ladies back then. Either way, I definitely feel like lady in this skirt, and that rarely ever happens!

As Leslie and I scouted quickly for a photoshoot location yesterday, I saw this part of downtown Birmingham that I haven't walked past in a while, even though it is just a couple blocks from the office. These two empty diner/restaurants and their marquees seemed like the perfect step-back-in-time kind of backdrop for this outfit.

Even though our downtown area has been booming lately, it seems this part of town hasn't quite made it yet. I've definitely had daydreams of opening a diner and pie shop in the Cameo Cafe, basically like on The Waitress. But I certainly don't anything about making pies, so maybe I should stick to the marketing day job.

Ok, here's the cheapskate breakdown:

1. Tank top, gifted/passed down (thanks Aunt Faye!)
2. Skirt, thrifted ($2.99)
3. Heels, Charlotte Russe ($15.00)
4. Purse, gifted (thanks Shannon & Jara!)
5. Bangles, gifted (thanks Ashley!)
6. Heart locket necklace (had since I was a baby)
7. Bangles, gifted (thanks Ashley!)
8. Square ring, Brooklyn Flea ($5.00)
9. Vintage cocktail ring, gifted
10. Vintage Ray Ban sunglasses, gifted/passed down (thanks mom!)

Under: $25.00 

um WOAH, I didn't even realize how little this outfit cost until now. This has never happened!











photos: Leslie Evans




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