Where do I start on this dream wedding reception we had the wonderful opportunity to participate in during the early summer of 2018?! Our journey started with an email from Summer, the bride to be, who was living in CA, along with her fiancee, Craig. Summer inquired about a few specific pieces of our inventory for rental at her wedding…
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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Open House at The Loft of Elements Preserved
On Tuesday, October 2, 2018, we celebrated our one year anniversary at The Loft, and a ribbon cutting ceremony sponsored by the Elgin Downtown Neighborhood Association, for our sister business on Spring Street in Elgin, IL, Elements Preserved Vintage Rental. With the availability of a retail-type showroom space just steps from our venue, we decided to move our inventory from…
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A Woodland Wedding Inspiration Styled Shoot at The Loft of Elements Preserved
When contacted by Elhana Pekovic, makeup artist from the Chicago area just a few weeks ago, for our consideration of collaboration in a styled shoot, she shared a few inspiration photos, and I immediately responded yes, after viewing photography content by Lauryn, of @photographybylauren, one of the possible photographers Elhana had contacted. Elhana shared her vision with each of the…
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Holiday Minis in The Loft of Elements Preserved
We have had the pleasure of styling three different Holiday sets for photographers to use during our advertised Holiday Mini-Sessions in The Loft. Is there anything more fun that creating a styled set, including seating, big and beautiful Christmas trees, a white mantle distressed to perfection, and all the props needed to finish the winter scene? We know that there…
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The Loft of Elements Preserved is warmly welcomed as a photography studio space
We’ve enjoyed so many beautiful events at The Loft of Elements Preserved since we began our business there in August, 2017. Those have included weddings, engagement parties, rehearsal dinners, milestone birthdays, milestone anniversaries, bridal showers, baby showers, paint parties, a bridal expo, and corporate planning meetings. The Loft offers beautiful natural light, however, and it’s the perfect location for use…
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Winter Bridal-Styled Inspiration Shoot
The Loft of Elements Preserved served as the venue for a Winter Bridal-styled inspiration shoot last fall, and it remains one of our favorites. When Jennifer Jenkins, owner at Jennifer Jenkins Photography and I began to discuss our ideas for this shoot, we quickly agreed on a beautiful Mulberry settee, a vintage camelback raspberry-colored beauty, as the focal point, and…
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