Jewelry Feature: The Beekeeper's Cottage {Virginia Wedding Photographer}

Hello, Lovelies!

I hope you enjoyed MLK Day and the inauguration.  Our family had a blast! 

We picked up tickets to the swearing in ceremony through Senator Mark Warner’s office.  Warner’s office staff was great.  We showed up with a squirmy 6 year old and a tired 2 year old.  The staff walked us through the ticket information while the girls offered the Warner staff cookies.  Their own cookies.

The long weekend also gave me an opportunity to catch up on some editing.  About a week ago, I was so lucky to sit down with the staff of the Beekeeper’s Cottage.  These ladies rock!

Okay, so have you been to Lucketts, VA?  If you like funky furniture like me, this area is your Mecca, too.  So many cool interior designers in the area.  The Beekeepers Cottage sells furniture, but they also sell FUN, vintage-inspired jewelry.  In search of bridesmaid gifts and my own wedding jewelry, I knew I needed to check them out.

I’ve split the post into two.  Here’s some info about the Beekeepers Cottage in their own words with our Snow White inspired shoot.  A romantic 1920s shoot coming next Wednesday with some ofmy thoughts.

As a note, I am never paid for these posts.  I only post because I want to share the cool small business owners in the DC-area.  Check out their Facebook page here.

From the Beekeepers Cottage:

Ooh-la-la! Valentino once said, "Wear what makes you feel alive!" Your wedding day is the perfect day to achieve this fantastic feeling of rightness! Every bride wants to sparkle on her wedding day! Beekeeper's Cottage just drips with gorgeous jewelry! Crown Jewel necklaces, earrings, and bracelets lovingly adorn mannequins, statuary and glass cupboard shelves in this fabulous boutique. And these spectacular pieces look and feel like the real thing! Incredibly affordable luxury! Every bride will find a treasure to create a breath-taking look that captures her unique style.

Beekeeper's Cottage is a rare gem of a shop with its butter yellow exterior and whimsical red and white polka-dotted shutters. For the better part of a decade, Beekeeper's Cottage has been featured in a variety of design publications such as Romantic Homes, Better Homes and Gardens, and most recently, The Washington Post Sunday Magazine. It's chock-full of wondrous surprises! From the first step in, it delights the eyes with shimmering vintage inspired costume jewelry, fashion accessories, exotic lotions and potions, sumptuous linens, and many other romantic furnishings for the stylishly-hip modern woman and delightfully spoiled home!  

Nancy and I started our business 16 years ago. WOW! Is that possible??? Pinch me!!! We're best friends and building this business is a source of endless joy and creativity. We feel so lucky to do what we LOVE!!! It is our passion!! To rescue, restore and give new life to vintage furniture pieces, hunt for the most MAGNIFICENT home accessories, and find exquisite baubles for girls of all ages! We are grateful and humbled each time we hear someone say, "This is my favorite shop!".

This season we're got sensational vintage inspired 1920s bling worthy of F.S. Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and pieces that would be at home in the jewelry boxes of the resplendent ladies at Downton Abbey. (We LOVE that show!! Did you hear the interviews with the actors on NPR this week?? So FUN!!)

The stunning pieces we selected for Saturday's shoot, channel an age of confident elegance. The roaring 20s was a time of great self discovery. Women embraced a new found freedom and fashion followed with a sleek, sophisticated edge. Luminous peals, dazzling rhinestones and designs that shouted a new artfulness. Hotsy-totsy!!! We believe the grand emerald green and sapphire blue cut glass necklaces are wonderful examples of this period. From their glowing center stones to the faceted burnish surround, these necklaces rock!!! There's also a ravishing collection of collars, bracelets, earrings and rings. The fit is amazing and soooooo regal! Gracefully demure to bold enchantress, you can create your own sublime style!  We just LOVE helping our clients find the PERFECT jewelry for their big day! 

Snow White Inspired Shoot