Tara Whittaker Photography

A few weeks ago, I talked about the new Crave Calgary on the blog. I met and photographed so many great ladies and their businesses. Today I’m featuring Krista and Rewind Consignment Clothing.

To quote Krista…despite the name, Rewind is a fashion-forward boutique offering new and resale clothing and accessories in an inviting atmosphere. You will find designer labels as well as popular brands and unique one-of-a-kind items adorning the racks of shelves in this unique heritage space. Enjoy a friendly shopping experience with staff that love fashion and handpick the merchandise just for you!

Krista’s shop is located at 1002 Macleod Trail SE. Be sure to check it out.

One business I fell in love with at our shoot for Calgary Calgary, was Haute Tots. Angela carries the most amazing selection of children’s hats in bright and bold colours. Love! Here’s a few shots from our shoot and be sure to head over to her website and check it out. You can also see her feature in the new edition of Crave Calgary.

This is just a pretty something from a shoot I did last week at Flora, Sarah Mayerson’s new Flower shop on Edmonton Trail. Stay tuned for more…

I’m excited about today’s post because it was a collaboration with the beautiful Ania Basak. Ania contacted me a while back and asked me to do a shoot that featured her business, ABStyle. Ania a talented make-up artist and stylist and her fashion fingerprints can be found all over our city. This wasn’t my first time working with Ania and I hope it won’t be the last.

Fashion & Styling: Contact Ania Basak, ABStyle here & here
Makeup: Contact Ania Basak, ABStyle here & here
Hair: Volume Beauty Bar
Locations: Fashion Central, Volume Beauty Bar, Echo Evenings & deVille Coffee.

Thanks to everyone who responded to my call for “Calgary favourites” in yesterday’s post, on the blog, facebook, twitter etc. Keep em’ coming – I would love to hear from you. Someone pointed out a top 10 list of things to do that was recently published in FFWD. Here are two items from that list that jumped out at me. Back to regularly scheduled photography programming tomorrow.

I recently discovered and instantly fell in love with Headmistress. They have delightful accessories that a fashion-forward bride should definitely know about. Best of all, their products are available in Calgary at Primitive Culture, 814 16th Avenue SW.

This sweet headband, the Edenbridge caught my eye.

Back in the fall I was introduced to a lovely, little, cupcake bakery called Brown Sugar Bake Shop. If you’re in the area, drop in and say hello to Jane and the Brown Sugar crew.

It’s no secret, I’m a blog addict and one of my favourite wedding blogs is 100 Layer Cake. During my daily dose I stumbled across this post about Antiquaria, a shop filled with heirloom dishes and housewares. I am officially in love. Check it out.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard of the recent launch BHLDN, the new wedding line from Anthropologie. I’m a sucker for all things vintage and I love period pieces so a few of these gowns really spoke to me. Which are your favourites?

Back in the fall, I collaborated with a great group of vendors on a shoot filled with vintage mountain wedding inspiration. One of the ideas we incorporated into the shoot was a “Wedding Tree” which serves as your wedding guest book. The tree’s leaves are formed by the fingerprints of each of your guests. Today I’m going to talk about how you can take this idea and make it your own.

This morning I wanted to give a shout out to my friends at Cakeworks. I was completely inspired by their display at Wedding Fair and couldn’t help but snap a few shots. I’ve worked with Cakeworks on a project before, and their designs are dreamy. Be sure to check them out.

Disclaimer: Images shot with the purse cam.

One thing I love about my job is listening to each couple’s story about how they met. When I asked one of my former brides Samantha, how she and Brian met, she told me…. Brian and I met in an elevator on March 31st 2006. He said as soon as I walked in and he laid his eyes on me he knew that he would one day marry me (isn’t that sweet?!) I was kind of taken a back by the stranger who was so bound and determined in anyway to keep our small talk rolling. It didn’t take me long to realize he was a great guy. I walked into that elevator alone and came out with the man who would one day be my husband. At the time I was living in Arizona and Brian was in Minnesota. After our first date, which was the next day, he came back every single weekend to see me and after five months I was ready to make the move to Minnesota where we reside now. And the rest is history!

It’s fun to see how each couple incorporates that history into the story of their wedding. Along those lines, check out this sweet video from Youtube about a could-have-been love story.

I’m excited to be participating in Wedding Fair this Sunday at the BMO Centre. If you’re a bride, do stop by and say hello. We are having a fun giveaway for one wedding couple. See you there.