A FLAMINGO BIRTHDAY

8/13/2018

Flamingo cake by Ellen Jay Events

FLAMINGO flah-meen-goh
1.any of several aquatic birds of the family Phoenicopteridae, having very long legs and neck, webbed feet,a bill bent downward at the tip, and pinkish to scarlet plumage.
2. Amelia's Party Theme.

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MOBILE, ALABAMA - This past weekend I had the pleasure of photographing one of the pinkest parties ever created. I mean, it was PINK. Almost scarlet in places. The pink party was for Amelia, a two year old who had a meltdown when she saw the top of her cake in flames (two candles). Being that she is two and was sobbing, she didn't realize how gorgeous her birthday cake was - tall, pink, and topped with a beautiful flamingo from Ellen Jay Events.

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Another thing Amelia doesn't yet realize is how her future is guaranteed to be filled with beautiful parties! Her mom is Blair Gewin, owner of Blair Weddings and Events. Blair's vision for a Flamingo theme was perfectly pulled together from her list of impressive party vendors.

Blair and Walter were wonderful Springhill hosts providing their friends with a great start to their Saturday with plenty of champagne, beer, and tea sandwiches served in the no-crust southern style. The children were super happy and their mouths very messy with cupcakes, grapes, goldfish crackers, watermelon on a stick, and juice boxes.

I first met Blair, Walter and Amelia - and grandparents - when I photographed her Christening on January 20, 2017 at St. Ignatias in Mobile. For her birthday present, I framed this photo from the Christening:

She was a beautiful baby and in a short time has grown into a beautiful little two year old girl who loves parties, especially pink ones!

And yes, there were plenty of big, pink bows on little girl heads. I am happy to see that the bow scene has not changed since my girls were small. It was wonderful to see so many in one place this past Saturday.

Happy Birthday, Amelia!

Vendors:
Blair Weddings and Events
Ellen Jay Events
Mobile Popcorn and Rentals
Blue Room Photography
Soiree Signatures
Blue Rents
Viv-Vah-Chey Designs

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Cindy McCrory

I love flowers, beautiful manners, gorgeous dresses, wonderfully "done" hair, makeup, cake, and lovely spaces! Weddings include ALL of those things and I am in heaven when I am spending the day with a bride and groom at a decorated venue with their family and friends. My professional work includes a history of all kinds of photography: architecture, news, children, fashion.... and weddings require photography expertise in all of these things. Plus, in my super young years I was a film model and also did pageants (it was the thing back in the day) so I know what it is like to be on your side of the camera. I try my best to gently make my couples comfortable and relaxed, and at the same time confidently guide and direct members of the wedding party and family through the photographic timeline. Its always fun, and I can't wait to get back to the studio and take a peek at what I've captured!

My natural editing style is photojournalistic realism but with brighter colors and an added bit of glamour. However, I also love the surreal, light and airy fairylike look and with certain brides and weddings, this works best. I have the editing skills to give you an edgy black and white, or a vintage kodachrome 50's retro look. We will talk about what you prefer, and if you simply want a combination, we can do it. I find life much more interesting meeting lots of different people and we all have our own filters. So offering a diverse choice of looks from which you can choose, is always more interesting for us all! Look through my photographs on this site and you'll see the diversity of styles I can offer.

Enjoy Blue Room's wedding blog and feel free to comment!
Cindy

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