Lady Dinner

September 29, 2014 Julien Garman

A few weeks ago, I was asked photograph a friend’s dinner party at her beautiful DC row house. At the mention of tres leeches cake, I couldn’t say yes fast enough!

The result was just stunning. Mariella of Splendor Styling did an incredible job styling the scene. Candles everywhere, flowing champagne, the prettiest table setting and the most delicious meal prepared by my good friend, Jessica with Adventures of a Repatriate. While I couldn’t eat the chicken (#vegetarianproblems) I definitely had an extra piece of cake at the end to make up for it.

Big, huge thanks to Carlis of Spicy Candy for being the brainchild of this fun dinner - we were lucky to have our dinner sponsored by Bookalokal, this awesome site connecting people who love dinner parties! If you’re looking to plan a dinner party and need a little help, I’d highly recommend them! Violet Boutique loaned us a few dresses and She’s Unique dressed us in their prettiest jewels, so even the photographer got to feel like a princess that night!

I’ll quick talking and get to the good stuff! Feast your eyes (see what I did just there) on a few of my favorite snaps in our latest lookbook collaboration, Lady Dinner, above.

All The Pretty Horses

July 14, 2014 Julien Garman

I am so excited to share with you my second collaboration with the girls over at Spicy Candy DC today! When a trip to the lavender field went severely awry, ("what do you mean the lavender has been gone for weeks?!") two of my favorite DC bloggers dressed up in their favorite summer maxis from South Moon Under and we hit up one of my favorite wineries, The Winery at La Grange. An evening of frolicking in the vines, strawberry shortcake snacks and an impromptu pony party not only made for the pretty photo opp, but a perfect way to start the summer too!

On Katya: Dress and sandals, South Moon Under
On Carla: Dress (not online yet), cuff and Rebecca Minkoff purse, South Moon Under

Urban Picnic

June 18, 2014 Julien Garman

Picnic season is here. Our family (hubs, Dallas our dog and myself) start picnicking as soon as the weather hits above 60 degrees. We picnic at LEAST every other weekend and love finding new spots to set up a pretty blanket and pop open a bottle of wine.

But what kinds of foods do you bring? And more importantly, what should you WEAR?! I’ve partnered up with some lovely ladies from the DC area to show you!

Jessica of Adventures of a Repatriate cooked up a pretty spread of some tasty treats! She made homemade strawberry rhubarb jam (you can find her recipe here!) and made banana nut muffins and brought artisan cheese, cured meats, gourmet crackers, fresh fruit and sparkling lemonade. Of course, we had to include pretty plates, fresh flowers and a picnic basket (under $20 at T.J.MAXX!) to complete the picnic spread.

Carlis and Katya of Spicy Candy DC helped style the shoot, and Katya provided jewelry from her pretty boutique in Old Town, She’s Unique. Both wore flowy Free People dresses that coordinated perfectly with the breezy afternoon air. Being comfortable in a MUST for picnic attire and these whimsical dresses did the trick. (Katya’s Dress // Carlis' Dress)

Check out the photos I shot of our fun afternoon and let us know what you think of the Look Book! It was designed by yours truly. :) Photos were shot at the Netherlands Carillon and I’d highly recommend it - the views or the monuments are amazing! To see behind-the-scenes pics from our shoot, search #urbanpicnic on Instagram!

Fri-DIY

May 30, 2014 Julien Garman

This week, I have found a ton of amazing DIY projects. Not the ones that require you to head to Michaels and spend $100 on something you could have just bought for $30. These super fun projects are all under $10.

If you guys like this, I might make this a regular column - what do you think?!