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City Meets Safari Inspired Shoot…

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This lovely shoot came together for Caroline Tran’s photography workshop, Propel. Caroline began the workshop to blend her passion for both photography and teaching. In the workshop, she mentors on topics like building a sustainable business and establishing your own aesthetic and style. This shoot created by Lucia of Utterly Engaged and Nancy of So Happi Together provided the perfect hands-on experience for Caroline’s workshop. The two were inspired by the wildlife at Saddlerock Ranch, mixing in safari themed graphics and florals. They wanted to create a laid back yet glamorous wedding with rich textures. They created a little story to go along with the shoot: ”She’s a city girl, that has a big heart and love for Africa. He’s a southern gentlemen who loves big adventures. Consumed with love they eloped and married among their closest friends and family in an intimate celebration for twelve.” Just beautiful…

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Check out more from the workshop on Ruffled, 100 Layer Cake and in Issue 24 of Utterly Engaged

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The Found pieces in this styled shoot were the Wagner Wooden Pews, Dante Upholstered Ottoman, Virgil Coffee Sack Ottoman, Dorothy Ottoman, Jocelyn Tufted Cushion, Chad Grey Cushion, Velma Ottoman, Bordeaux Green Demijohn Bottle, Noel Green Glass Demijohn, Jacques Green Demijohn, Locke Demijohn, Lucque Clear Glass Demijohn, Bennett Dining Chairs, West Seafoam Chairs, Fauna Mauve Chair, Kelly Chartreuse Chair, Kendra Wingback Settee, Nick Reclaimed Bench, Knoxville Grey Bench, Cammie Wingback Settee, Harvey Bench, Laura Gold Candelabra, Cooper Gold Side Table, Powell Gold Nesting Tables, Quibley Cream Table, Ariel Glass Globes, Lundy Glass Bottles, Agnes Colored Glass Bottles, Temecula Gold Tray, Thelma Teal Tray, Harris Oval Tray, and Coolidge Farm Table

The Game of Love – Spring ’13 Look Book

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We’re honoring today’s celebration of all things love over here at Found with the launch of our newest look book, The Game of Love. The Game of Love is a story of celebration, joy, love, and intimacy. Our inspiration for the shoot grew from a desire to blend the more severe tones of an industrial setting with the soft, romantic notes of Valentine’s Day. The tale that evolved was of a dinner party and game night among close friends brought alive by a number of vintage board games and beautiful couple, Sam and Sydnee. With a tablescape made absolutely elegant by Casa De Perrin, florals from Inviting Occasion, and amazing photography from Studio EMP, our idea of the perfect Valentine’s (or any other night with friends and the one you love!) came to life. This shoot was an amazing group effort and wouldn’t have been possible without such a fabulous team. We so love all those involved and hope to have our own dinner + game party with them very soon.

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A little secret: This awesome reclaimed wall in the background of the photos will soon be a whole lot of new Finn Square Tables. found-vintage-look-book-barfound-vintage-bar-industrialfound-vintage-rentals-game-of-lovefound-vintage-rentals-studio-emp-game-of-love

Check out more from the shoot on Style Me Pretty + the Studio EMP blog and don’t forget to check out new Game of Love look book

 

Some croon that love is a game and others that it is a verb. At Found, it is everything. It is the why, the who and the how and is always a story worth telling.

Happy Valentine’s Day

- Jeni

 

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Amy • David…Married

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I am so excited to share this beautiful wedding with you all! When Larrissa, from Inviting Occassion is in charge of the design, it can only mean complete & utter beauty will be the outcome. I mean seriously, check it out….   

I love everything about this wedding, and feel truly blessed to have been a part of it! Check out more of these amazing photos by Sargeant Photograpy.

~jeni

Found pieces in Amy and David’s wedding: Bronwin White Settee, Marie Claire Green Chair, Higley Beige Settee, Jocelyn Tufted Cushion, Bannerton Wood Doors (pair), Camelot Wooden Table, Cammie Wingback Settee, Briscoe Wooden Box, Carlton Double Doors, Cerutti Large Spool, Cerutti Small Wooden Spool, Richard Table, Denton Fireplace Mantel, Geraldine Beige Couch, Appleton Tufted Couch, Laine Armchair, Gary Architect Drawers, Cassidy Side Table, and Joanna Side Table .

 

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Rehearsal Dinner…Shakespeare in Love

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We put this event/shoot together in the fall of 2010 and I still love it just as much as when we first started conceptualizing it. Here’s a short video to get started….

Found from Crescent Bay Films on Vimeo.

 

 As told on Style Me Pretty: 

Join us as we tell a tale of romantic meets bohemian. Set amidst the gardens of a 1924 mansion, the inspiration for this rehearsal dinner photo shoot (conceptualized by LVL Wedding & Events, Found Rentals, Inviting Occasion, and Hitching Post PR) incorporated a love for reading and for writing. Think, a la Shakespeare.

Create a place for guests to feel comfortable, like an inviting living room. Conversations will grow beneath these gold chandeliers and around the refurbished red velvet wingback chairs, gold armchairs with grain sack upholstery and rolled arm couches. Vintage books, glass candles embraced in novel pages, antique picture frames, worn-in leather luggage, and oversized pillar candles dotted with champagne cork flowers and strung wine corks adorn the mantel while a cascade of book pages and roses flow out of the fireplace.

Design a warm and welcoming dinner atmosphere where guests can eat, drink and be merry. The goal is to have the evening less formal and save more intricate designs for the following night, while still setting the mood and keeping with the feel of the weekend. A weathered cupboard door announces the oversized menu, replacing traditional individual menu cards. You and your love can take your seats in a navy blue wingback settee at the head of the table underneath the pergola. Iron and wood architectural doors designed with hanging books that spell out a love sonnet frame the backdrop for the picture perfect event. Centerpieces were created using a Remington typewriter, deconstructed books and pages, feathers, glass orbs and a variety of Roses, Hanging Amaranthus, Poppy and Scabiosa pods, Magnolia leaves, Dinner Plate and Pom Pom Dahlias, and berries. Family and friends gather on assorted antique wooden chairs around the grey farm table where they feast under the stars served family-style on bronze and pewter pieces.

Gathering guests in an intimate, less formal environment allows them to get to know each other and connect so that when the wedding day comes, the ice is broken and they can get down to business – celebrating you and your love.

 Check out more pictures on Style Me Pretty!

~jeni

Found pieces used: Ingalls Grey Table,  Frederick Brown Chair, Jones Wooden Chair, Hanson Brown Chair, Hobbes Wooden Chair, Laura God Candelabra, Louis Gold Chair, Pedersen Gold Couch, Vintage Books, Schubert Blue Settee, Green Fortune Teller Chair, Syracuse Teal Doors, Bannerton Wooden Doors, Clevenger White Table, Coolidge Farm Table, Queen Mary Green Chair, Langley Letter “N”, Tuttle Wooden Letterpress, Remington Typewriter 

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Jonathan Adler meets Vintage Baby Shower…

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I am desperately trying to get back into the swing of things after basically taking the last 2 weeks off to spend with the family, but the “catching up” is taking longer than expected! I am really going to try to blog more this year, so I wanted to share this baby shower that I was so excited to see featured on On To Baby over the holidays. It was so much fun to work with Larrissa  on something a little different. Brandi, from High Society Event Plannning wanted a Jonathan Adler meets vintage vibe. This is what we came up with….

 

This wall art was a labor of love to say the least. Larrissa and I spent hours wrapping the paper, and the installation took an amazingly long time….but I couldn’t be more proud of the outcome…What a statement, right?

Now off to do more “catching up”….

~jeni

Found Pieces at the shower: Schubert Blue Settee, Louis Gold Chair, Warner Grey Couch, Sammie Blue Chair, Polk Green Chair, Johnny Blue Chair, Rosa Yellow Chair, Howell Silver Nesting Tables, Powell Gold Nesting Tables, Cooper Gold Side Table, Rod Blue Metal Table, Narcisus Grey Table, Nicholas Side Table, Ames Blue Stool, Jenkins Yellow Bin, Laura Gold Candelabra, Patch Standing Bowl, Waverly Blue Box, Tarkin Wooden Box, and Schmidt Blue Shutter 

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Real Wedding…Katie and Dayne

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There is so much prettiness going on at this wedding! It is always fun to work on a wedding that my hubby is shooting, and of course the wonderful floral and decor that Inviting Occassion creates is an honor to be a part of, and the grounds at The Nixon Library are absolutely gorgeous!
Happy Thursday!
~jeni
Found pieces at this event:

Devine White Church Pew, Kennebunk Blue Trunk, Pillow, Longfellow Beige Settee, Marie Claire Green Chair, Salem Painted Trunk, Sturbridge Grey Settee, Gregory Wingback Chair, Sentiment White Bar, Queen Mary Green Chair, Hamilton Leather Chair, Adele Cream Side Table, Cassidy Side Table, Powell Silver Nestting Tables, and Nicholas Side Table

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Surf and Sand…

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On this gloomy, overcast Friday morning, all I want to do is curl up on the couch and blare some Joni Mitchell. I am craving a little sunshine! So, I leave you with this bright and sunny styled shoot that Larrissa from Inviting Occassion and I put together. I was so excited for the feature on Wedding Chicks last week, and for the amazing photos by my better half.
When Sandy approached us to do a shoot at Surf and Sand we knew we wanted to do something different than the typical “beachy” look…So this is exactly how Larrissa described our concept:
“we knew we wanted something that that felt worldly and bohemian at the same time.  Morrocan has been done and didnt really seem to fit with the ocean front location, so we went on the hunt for a new country to inspire us. We imagined this couple who had ecclectic style, had traveled the world following the surf, and would want to incorporate different aspects of each of the surfing cultures they had visited. Bali is an amazing surf location and influences from indonesian design are relevant in the design world, especially ikat- indonesian method of dyeing fabrics that results in a very cool ethnic pattern. Jeni picked the color pallette which was genius- navy, teal and burnt orange. I scanned the travel sites for inspiring photos of Indonesian culture and to put our twist on.  I thought it might be cool to incorporate leis from the Hawaiian tradition which “Like a wedding ring, the lei is an unbroken circle that represents a couples eternal commitment and devotion to one another.”   The couple throws flowers into the ocean as a way of honoring those who couldnt share in the special day.” ~Larrissa


 

Larrissa is a true designer, and it is always an honor to work with her. She sent over a picture of the flags all over the beach, which I loved and wanted to put my own spin on it with the ikat fabric, and the additional larger umbrellas (yes, I sewed each of those umbrellas, and Anna sewed all of the flags :)) I couldn’t be happier with the end result, and the way Joel so perfectly captured it all!

Here’s to finding your sunshine this weekend….
~jeni
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