Vintage Southern Weddings at Magnolia HIll

Vintage Southern Weddings at Magnolia HIll
Southern Romantic Weddings, Destination Weddings and Receptions at Alda's Magnolia Hill • 5110 Stageoach Road, Little Rock, Arkansas | call: 501-690-2574
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Thursday, April 8, 2021

Spring Bridal Portrait Season



Spring is just the perfect time for Bridal Portraits. 
I feel so blessed to walk out my back door and 
see all of God's handiwork...
which here at Magnolia Hill, Spring is a time for portraits! 



Ornate benches are ideal for a day of spring day's dreaming. 


The spring lake is so pretty and it is no secret 
we love to work with great photographers.
 Actual wedding days are so jam packed, 
that it is a calming feeling to get a portrait 
in your dress with no one around.
 It is a perfect time to try hair and makeup for the big day.


For a portrait session wear comfortable shoes 
as there may be lots of walking. 
Most of the time, the shoes
 do not show in the portrait.


Our historic dogwood tree
 is always in bloom by Easter. 
Look high up in the treetops too, for there 
is the wild purple wisteria that blooms 
profusely in the tree tops.


Perfect for a bridal portrait...


Looking closely, each petal cluster
 is shaped like a cross with two longer petals 
and two shorter ones.
 A crown of thorns is in the center
 and "blood stained" tips with
 nail scars on each petal.



The dogwood is seen from afar 
even with azaleas showing off their colors. 


Spring was quite cool this year and 
we burned our wood burning 
outdoor patio stove for warmth.


The Red Bud trees seemed to bloom early this year.


 They frame a bridal portrait session nicely.


The days getting longer, most portrait sessions
 are late afternoon and early evening 
after the sun goes down.


Gathering the spirit of Spring's soft beauty, 
I picked some wisteria and dogwood for the table
 and placed it in a vintage crock, as it smelled so delightful.  



From across the lake, as if from another era,
 the dogwood
 and the wisteria are blooming
 with a timeless point of view.


Covered in wisteria blooms, 
the dock on the water creates
 a cozy room draped with the dripping blooms
 pouring over the rails. 


Our private country house is found inspiration
 for photographers for our house 
was built in 1918 but only three families
 have lived in it previously. It is a house 
people moved to stay. It has always been 
a place that is loved by the families 
who lived here. The house is wonderful, 
but the location is also quite special. 
Life is newness and
 ever changing when you live by the water.
 



Friends meet, where memories live, and where LOVE grows.
Happy Spring to you....
blessings, 



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Friday, November 6, 2020

Out in the Fields With God

 Out in the fields with God...early morning walks offer a glimpse of fall ... a sign of the seasons turning. The fog blanketed the lake quite heavy this early morning and lifts as the day begins.

            “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.”
                                                                                                            ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭40:8‬ ‭


 Here, one can see the fog starting to lift off the glassy still water this morning. Fog must be almost everywhere as we are located in Arkansas. It is noted that  the foggiest place in the world is the Grand Banks off the island of Newfoundland, Canada. It is said to get  more than 200-days of fog per year.

 Buddy walks early in the morning and captured this image...By the time the sun comes up the fog has lifted off the water. The color around the lake is slow to turn this year. There are so many leaves to fall. 


Once the fog has lifted, look how the clouds 
are reflected in the still waters of the lake.

This is one of the most popular vantage points at the farm – the back of the carriage road leading to the woods and back pasture behind our lake. In this photo, it’s difficult to see where the carriage road leads, making it quite mysterious and even romantic. 

                      I love how the leaves carpet the carriage road.

My mother used to describe fog to be “as thick as pea soup”. This was originally used to describe the dingy yellow smog from burning soft coal common in Europe. Such fogs occurred in London until the Clean Air Act of 1956. 
We never really had pea soup at home, so I don't know where she heard that! 

Out in the Fields with God 

The little cares that fretted me
I lost them yesterday,

Among the fields above the sea,
Among the winds at play,

Among the lowing of the herds,



The rustling of the trees,
Among the singing of the birds,



The humming of the bees.



The foolish fears of what might happen.
I cast them all away
Among the clover-scented grass,
Among the new-mown hay,



Among the husking of the corn,



Where drowsy poppies nod
Where ill thoughts die and good are born--




Out in the fields with God.




Out in the fields with God. 

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I read every one of them! 

Blue and Delilah say thanks for stopping by! 

HUGS! 




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Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Sights and Sounds of Fall


Sights and sounds of fall around the lake....


Buddy snapped a picture of the morning fog as it rolled on the lake. 
He walks around the lake almost every morning. 


The Canadian geese always find our lake tempting to fly in and check out the waters.

 
A bit of cotton reminds me of my mothers family as they 
were cotton farmers and the fall was like a holiday 
almost with the harvest season.

I saved seeds from my last years pumpkins and they grew like crazy. 
But one can never have too many, so a trip to the farmers market
 added a bit of color. Will save those seeds too!






Buddy's handmade built  wooden Spring Creek Bridge
 is my favorite in the fall with leaves carpeting the boards. 
I love the sounds of the carriage wheels as it rolls over the boards. 




I love to forage through the woods 
and amazed at the color for flower arrangements. 





Even the ferns in the front of the house
 take on a warm glow in the fall light. 

Smell of the woodsmoke ...
A lovely way to end the weekend
 with a bonfire by the lake. 

Thanks for stopping by! 
HUGS! 
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