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Olympia Downtown Association – – {Girls Night Out Fashion Show}

I love organizing events!   There is such amazing synergy that happens when creatives come together. Last Friday, the Olympia Downtown Association had their annual Girls Night Out shopping event.  Downtown Olympia was radiant with gorgeous weather and happy shoppers, most wearing pink and sporting their bright pink event bags.  Great deals on shopping, dining and services were to be found all throughout downtown.

Along with the help of my fabulous Evergreen State College intern, Gabriela, we hosted a fashion show highlighting the extraordinary clothing and shoes of the boutiques in downtown.  We had a great team of stylists from Alchemy Salon and Spa http://www.alchemy-salonspa.com/, adorably delicious cupcakes and cookie treats from Mela’s Minis https://www.facebook.com/MelasMinis, men’s fashion from G. Miller http://gmillerolympia.com/, Vivala www.vivalastore.com/, Belleza Ropa www.bellezaropa.com/, Sweet Life  www.shopsweetlife.com/ Hot Toddy  www.hottoddyolympia.com/ Bonaventure Shoes www.bonaventureshoes.com/ Metro  www.metropiercing.com/ Jinjor  www.facebook.com/pages/JINJOR-BOUTIQUE/347144831293 and some refreshing sparkling pear and apples wines from the Olympic Wine Merchant provided by Nathan Peppin of Peppin Photography, my studio mate.

Here’s the final runway walk of all the models.  All of these looks can be found in downtown Olympia boutiques.  Holler if you need to know where a specific look is from and we will happily direct you to that boutique!

GNO Fashion Show

Thanks to all who helped with the successful show!

Cortney

 

Time for a Change… {Studio Relocation Project, Phase One} Olympia, WA

Well, I never imagined I would outgrow my adorable studio, but the time has come.  I am BEYOND THRILLED to be moving into the Harmony Market Building along with Nathan Peppin of Peppin Photography.  We’ve been sharing space for a couple of months and though it’s great, we need a larger space where we can both be shooting at the same time.  The new space is GINORMOUS (not a real word, I know…) and the natural light makes the angels sing. I’ve been in love with the space for ages, and often dreamt of having a photo shoot in the glorious loft.  How dreams manifest is truly a miracle. I had been talking with a one of my wedding clients about our favorite buildings downtown and the next time I ran into the groom, he mentioned having lunch with the building owner.  Two days later I received an email from her and after many emails and a meeting, we signed the lease today! Thank you Michael!  And thanks Jennie for referring Michael and Sarah! What an awesome town Olympia is…

When Nathan and I walked through the space with the building owner, I literally felt like and 8 year old on Christmas Eve standing at the gates of Disneyland with glittery shoes on and a bag full of candy loaded on the back of my unicorn.  Yes, THAT excited!  Butterflies start fluttering in my stomach every time I think about it : )

For those of you who know this building, you will likely share my excitement.  We have grand plans for utilizing the space as a photography studio and we can’t wait to share our ideas for events we plan on hosting.  So many things to look forward to!

I can’t wait, but I will have to.  The current tenants will be moving out in June/July.  Our goal is to be in there and ready to roll in early August.  So it’ll be a few months left on Washington Street… and then moving four blocks down and into a whole new vibe.

I will miss this darling space:

 But I can’t WAIT for THIS:

Phase One has begun…