Wedding Blog

MOH and Flirty Bridesmaid left with two extra-special packages to give to Mr. Pomegranate as a wedding day gift. The first of which was a super-secret surprise I had kept hush-hush for many months: a special boudoir shoot. The fabulous Sarah Maren and I holed-up in a chic little room at my favorite midtown bed and breakfast, The Inn at Parkside. Each room has a theme—ours was the “Kiss” room.

The Inn at Parkside
The rooms here are so chic and inviting!

The Inn at Parkside
Plus, the Kiss room had an in-room jacuzzi tub and fireplace - check out that adorable custom wall decal!

The Inn at Parkside
This chaise was covered in something so soft, it could have been cashmere.

Nicole of Deja Du Salon (the same wonderful lady who did my hair for our wedding) did my makeup and hair —and joined me for moral support during the shoot. I had brought a slough of different outfits that I had purchased over the months - mostly from a Victoria’s Secret End of Year Sale. I tried to keep the outfits as pin-up girl as possible, as that was the theme of the shoot. Didn’t Nicole do a fabulous job with the pincurl up top?

Sarah Maren Photography
I love this shot - it shows off the cute hair Nicole gave me and it’s sexy without being too much.

Sarah arrived armed with my two favorite adult beverages to help loosen me up—dirty martini mixers and red wine from R.H. Phillips winery (how thoughtful is she!?)—and we began the shoot. I started off feeling a bit awkward; but after a glass of wine and a sip of my martini, I loosened up a bit. It didn’t hurt that Sarah was absolutely hilarious and kept me laughing throughout the entire experience. She definitely removed any tension from the room. The shots with Mr. Pom’s guitar and white shirt crack me up—as they are uber-cheesy—but I thought that he’d appreciate them.

Sarah Maren Photography
I was little tense at first…

Sarah Maren Photography
… but Sarah had me laughing in no time!

Sarah Maren Photography
The booze didn’t hurt—Sarah took some fun pin-up-esque shots with the martini.

Sarah Maren Photography
Here’s the cheese! Me with Mr. Pom’s guitar and white shirt.
I had to sneak that into my car without him noticing!

Sarah turned these fabulous images into a 20-page 5×7 charcoal gray patent-leather covered album. It is gorgeously presented with little flourishes on the pages and contains a personal note to Mr. Pom that doubled as my Wedding Day card—I’ve been informed by Mr. Pomegranate that the album is for His Eyes Only! The shots shown here are the few I could successfully beg his permission to share. I think they were all very tastefully done and all were in the super-sexy lighting Sarah magically created using her beloved Beauty Dish. I wish I had a Beauty Dish that followed me everywhere I went. I mean, look at what it did to my eyes? I swear they don’t always look like that!

Sarah Maren Photography
I love how amazing Sarah make my eyes look here! The Beauty Dish is every girl’s best friend. Plus, this shot shows off the diamond pendant Mr. Pom gave me on our first Christmas together.

Sarah did an amazing job on the shoot and I was so happy to be her first test model (would you believe this was her first boudoir shoot!?) - and I’m super excited to share that she’s now offering these boudoir shoots as a part of her repertoire! MOH and Flirty Bridesmaid handed over the album to Mr. Pomegranate in private and then gave him another special wedding day gift that would replace something that I gave him at the Rehearsal Dinner.

Previously:
The Wedding: Our Pre-Wedding Financial Jitters
The Wedding: Rehearsal Time!
The Wedding: My Last Night as a Single Lady.
The Wedding: The Pretty Pros Arrive