The Faerie Shoot Extraordinaire

This shoot came about in kind of an odd way and led to so much not the least of which was my association with Enchanted Living magazine, called Faerie Magazine back then. I have come to believe it was divinely inspired and was the next step in my creative journey.
One night I was working late in my studio making floral arrangements for a wedding in two days. It was pouring rain, I had the heater blasting and The Lord of the Rings playing in the background. I was obsessed with the stories and Peter Jackson's portrayal on the big screen. I watched it over and over and whenever I had a project, I would often have it playing in the background. The centerpieces I was working on looked like the would have fit right it. Lichen covered branches with moss, flowers and candles looking like they belonged at a party in Riverdale. As I was working away, the scene of Agaorn and Arawren professing their love for each other. For a split second my mind wondered what their wedding would have looked like, and then my imagination exploded with images and possibilities. I swear I could hear!
Eventually, I settled on the idea of a faerie and an elf wedding, and after trying to ignore the child in me that desperately wanted me to create it, I gave in and after a few weeks decided to go for it. It came together surprisingly easy. When I got the insanely talented Elizabeth Messina to shoot it, I knew it was meant to be. The story of how it came to be published in Faerie Magazine is a long one for another time. What did come to pass is I became a regular contributor to my favorite magazine! It has also been published in Hong Kong Elle, Santa Barbara Magazine, and many others as well and tons of blogs.