I am so incredibly psyched to finally be posting this engagement session. Get ready, because you are about to fall in love with Lena, Sallis, and good ‘ole Clarksdale Mississippi.
When John and I sat down with Lena and Sallis, alarms went off in my head. I KNEW I had to have her. She was so unique and stunningly gorgeous. She sat there with such great poise and posture (something I am fresh out of). Lena and Sallis came with a list of great questions to ask me, some I am frequently asked, some, not so much. I loved how prepared they both were. At the end of our meeting, the sorority girl inside me slipped out, I told Lena I considered her a ‘target’ bride. I loved how edgy she was, and how well she and Sallis complimented each other. John and I really felt like we were all on the same page. Luckily, Lena and Sallis felt the same way about us!
I always ask my bride and groom’s where their story started. I love hearing their uniques tales, but this one in particular, is one of my favorites. Technically Lena and Sallis’ story started when Lena was in kindergarten, 1995.
Lena is the adorable little girl to the right of the chess board, and Sallis is the first boy on the far left with his arms crossed.
Lena and Sallis went to high school together, but Sallis was three years ahead of her, so they lost touch for a bit, then reconnected in 2010. They’ve been attached at the hip ever since. Sallis is a fourth year medical student, with interest in internal medicine. After Lena received her degree from Memphis College of Art in sculpture, she became an apprentice for a jeweler. I have seen some of her work, Sallis wears a ring she made him, and she is VERY talented! This adorable couple is getting married this April, and we are SO excited to be a part of their big day.
We met up with Lena and Sallis at our favorite place, Flying Saucer. They told us they had a great idea for their engagement session. This was the first time I had ever head of the Shack Up Inn. I knew we HAD to go there for Lena and Sallis’ session. It’s a little less than two hours away, and DEFINITELY worth the drive. When we arrived I was in awe. This charming, bizarre plantation is a MUST see. If you appreciate history, then you will absolutely LOVE the Shack Up Inn. Head on down to the deep south! The Shack Up Inn’s website says “Shacks are loved by artists, musicians, writers, and just plain cool folks. I could have stood there for hours just looking around. According to the Shack Up Inn, ‘they aint no Ritz.’ That they aren’t, but they do have the original cotton gin, and multiple authentic sharecropper’s shacks that you are able to reserve for the night. The shacks are virtually unchanged from when it was a working plantation.
Before I get TOO wordy, I’ll let you decide how incredibly awesome the Shack Up Inn is.
Enjoy!
As inappropriate as this probably is for me to post, I just HAD to. Johnny Cash is my absolute favorite.
You’ll notice I took about a million of Lena, she is so gorgeous!
Sallis is equally stunning!
Lena is so creative. Every time I’ve seen her, she has the coolest nail art. I drink so much caffeine, I am too shaky to be so precise.
Both Sallis and Lena were dressed to impress!
“Put on some red lipstick and live a little.”
All of the shacks have their own name. L&S’s was called ‘The Chicken Coop.’
Lena’s hair!!!
Most definitely my favorite. So romantic.
I was honestly in love with ALL of the vintage appliances.
Being the art fanatic that Lena is, she proposed we recreate ‘The Kiss’ by Gustav Klimt. I love it.
We can’t wait for April!