Vintage Christmas Mini Session Reveal
Welcome to the “Back 40”, as Gammy (Stephanie’s Mom) calls it. There’s a section of yard beyond the White’s fence line that has an open field backing to a full wood with tall mature trees.
For this shoot, Stephanie designed a simple outdoor living room setup using natural and vintage elements. She wanted the scene to feel festive but also not overly done. A vintage gold couch paired with some pillows, a plaid red blanket, and jute rug gave texture for the set.
Stephanie and her husband reconstructed an old wooden wedding arch they had into a tree shape triangle with hanging holly from Steph’s parents holly tree for some height. Lastly, a small Christmas tree was added in, mostly as a prop for families to use.
Several families came out, each with 20 minute session blocks. It was really neat to see the sun slowly set, with each session’s lighting being a little bit different. The sun set’s right behind the tree’s creating an amazing sunset glow through the branches. The lighting back there has always been one of Stephanie’s favorite attributes about the property, hence her inspiration for hosting photo shoots.
The White’s had a firepit going to keep folks warm in-between shoots. In the future, Stephanie wants to do more sessions that incorporate activities for the families to do while they also get photo’s done.
Note from Steph: We could not be more excited to share some of the images from our VERY FIRST mini session at Whitewood Farmette. We bought this property with the intention of slowly turning it into a small farm and event space for our local community. As an event planner, I have always had a dream of owning my own little slice of an event space. Hosting our first true event here made that dream all the more real, lighting me up inside. I am so excited to bring more mini sessions and events in 2024. Check our Calendar for all the latest happenings and subscribe to our email list to be the first to know about all new things.
