We meet on twitter and instantly connected over our love for travel, food, and of course sexy lingerie! Erinn from Bare Intimates has featured Adley Studio on her site today and I’m so honoured to showcase some boudoir images from past clients with her! Go take a look at her website, it’s beautiful and you’ll feel inspired by all her gorgeous goodies on there!
Thank you Erinn for the feature!
It’s hard to belive we’re almost half way through August, seriously where has this year gone, let alone the summer? Mister and I have been hosting family members, doing some traveling and just enjoying visiting new cities around the Netherlands. Inspite of the crap weather we’ve received this summer, I found lots of comfort in watching my favourite movies like Pride & Prejudice (the original!) while cuddling under a blanket, checking out inspiration on the Kate Spade website, learning new ways to wear scarfs, and of course dressing up. Since working from home my level of dress has significanltly dropped, so I’m working on dressing up more!
What are you love lists for August, anything you find beautiful and comforting?
This year’s Christmas was like no other; it was full of emotions and many happy moments! The week of Christmas I wasn’t sure if Mister would be home for Christmas, as he got stuck at the Heathrow Airport due to crazy weather conditions. But he surprised me with an early morning text the day after he was supposed to leave saying he’d be home that afternoon. He also told me to check my email. I could hardly contain my excitement and felt like I was in a daze most of the day waiting for his flight to land.
Finally he walked off the plane, tired and sick, but home. I was so excited to see him it was hard to share him with his family that evening, but I knew they wanted to see him just as much as I did.
That night as we cuddled in bed, we talked and discussed our future. The next morning he made an early morning call back to Europe. The next night, a whole 48 hours after he returned home we signed on the dotted line and made the decision to finally make our dreams come true.
We have talked and discussed since I swear the inception of our relationship of moving to Europe for a couple of years to travel and experience something new. Since Mister was born in Poland we knew we had a huge advantage over the average Canadian wanting to move to Europe, so we sent resume after resume, praying for the right job and the right location would find us. Finally everything fell into place!
We’re moving to south of Amsterdam at the end of January 2011, with plans of traveling over Europe and experiencing the Dutch Culture.
What does this mean for Adley Studio you might be asking. Nothing! I still plan on taking portrait commissions here in Vancouver as well as in Holland (someone holla “Yea International Photographer!). I plan on coming back a few times a year for portrait sessions, shooting boudoir, woman, teens, and children while expanding my business abroad. I’m still working on my first return date, but most likely mid-April to early May for those that want to schedule a session.
We’re super excited about the doors that have opened for us, the possibilities available, and the wonderful adventures and hardships we’re going to face! If you have any questions about how this will effect your past or future sessions, please, feel free to email me! I would love to chat!
Pictures of our new city centre, I can’t wait to explore it!
This past week while Mister has been out of town, I’ve been keeping myself busy with appointments, meeting friends for work/coffee dates, and doing our Christmas shopping. When I was younger I always wondered why my mom did most of the shopping, and now I get it. Buying gifts for other people is the highlight of Christmas, I simply love it.
On Wednesday I went down to the states to pick up some items for work and decided to hang out in Bellingham to see what they had to offer. Now, one thing you have to know, I really dislike shopping in malls. I enjoy shopping outdoors, wandering from one shop to the next and exploring little boutiques as I go, and Bellingham and more than enough to keep me satisfied. Actually, I didn’t want to leave!
I adore little shops, the friendly owners, and the unique goods they offer! I fell in love with so many stores in downtown Bellingham that I scored pretty much every present for the people on my list! I can’t wait to give it to them, I hope they are excited about it as I am!
If you’re planning on going to Bellingham anytime soon, forget BellisFair, Target, or Khol’s head downtown and check out The Paperdoll for some cute paper items, Digs for household items like the pink Christmas tree I found, Ideal for things curated beautifully for a purpose, Penny Lane for vintage kitchen and children accessories, and then head to Fairhaven for some coffee and reading.
Photos taken with my iPhone and edited with Shakeit.
The first part of the distressed bride featured her pining for her lost love than becoming strong and ready to take on the world. Part two features her remembering and than forgetting. The first few photos in this set makes me super excited as the look is not something I’m used to shooting, but I love the feeling from them. The darkness, the pops of red, and the beautiful barn.
Thank you again Scarlett for asking me to come along to shoot, I had such a fantastic time. And thank you Brittany for being such a fantastic model!
Make up: Brittany
Hair: Scarlett
Styling: Scarlett
Location: Historic Stewart Farms
Photography: Adley Studio
About a month ago I received an email from a wonderful make-up artist, Scarlett, asking if I would be interested in photographing a just for us shoot. Of course I jumped at the opportunity, thrilled with the idea of doing something a little different. She wanted to do a trash the dress shoot with some fun props and hair, as well as a cool chick. The idea was a distressed bride jilted by her groom and how she deals with the fact that she will no longer be married.
She purchased a used wedding dress from craigslist, enlisted one of her assistants to model, and everything fell together. And I mean everything. It had been raining buckets and buckets leading up to the shoot that I was nervous we’d have to cancel, but while I was driving to Scarlett’s studio, the sun started shinning and the clouds parted just a bit to give us an amazing dramatic sky.
I’m so excited to showcase these images that I had to break it up into two parts, so enjoy the wonderful Brittany trashing a dress!
Make up: Brittany
Hair: Scarlett
Styling: Scarlett