Sovereign Picnic

I had been waiting to get the perfect picture of this quilt... then I decided that I wasn't so concerned with perfect, I was concerned with my self imposed deadline. Luckily, in my opinion, they were able to meet up in the middle.

So with my skills, and Melissa's skills combined... we got a really cool shot. Melissa made the dress and modeled and I made the quilt, cut the watermelon into cubes, laid out the quilt and shouted directions in 105 degree pre-rain weather. I don't know if it actually started raining after we shot, but it was pretty threatening before. The sun really worked to our advantage! I know you aren't really supposed to shoot at noon, but I didn't mind rotating. And we House's know how to model in direct sunlight with our eyes open. We live on the wild side, obviously. Anyway, it made the pictures seem like I was using a really intense flash, which was cool and also gave them a vintage kind of feel.

I was happy. And I hope you are happy.

Check out Melissa's blog for the details on the dress! Which really looks cool in the orange flags, I must say! 

Props for the shoot. These are my favorite dishes I own. I found the whole set at the Boutique Salvation Army right by the Costco in Portland last summer. 24 pieces for $14. I recall on that day my friend Darcy bought not one, but 2 Teddy Rupskin's.

These are some of my favorite shots. Also, this is a peek at our back yard, and a wake up call for the peeps who still think Texas is a desert.