Magazine Feature FLOP

Ugh. I have never been so disappointed by a photo shoot experience as I have been with Couture Magazine. I'm hesitant to even mention their name here, for fear that it might encourage some of you to go read it, which might be a tragic waste of brainpower and time.

Do yourself a favor and just type in page 30 in the upper left instead of scrolling through this hot mess.

As if that weren't enough, way to make me look like an idiot. Read THIS:
"... It is for this reason that my collection includes fashion-foward mail-outs (one-piece suits) and coordinating cover-ups..."
IDIOTS! They run a fashion magazine and can't edit well enough to know to cancel spellcheck (and I think I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt on that one) on maillot!?!?

From Dictionary.com:

–noun
1. a close-fitting, one-piece bathing suit for women, simply styled and usually having a scoop neck and shoulder straps.

Furthermore, the magazine is chock-full of images of swimwear. So...thanks for advertising for my competitors and leaving me in the effing dark.

Friends, PLEASE, take 20 seconds and email feedback@mycouturemag.com. Tell them how strange you think it is that the girl who wrote about shoes has her picture, but there is none of me. Perhaps I'm horribly disfigured. Perhaps they never organized actually taking my photo, as promised. That's not the important part, though.

I requested for months to see my images, and the photographer never got a release from the magazine to even share them with me. I wasted my time one EARLY morning shooting in town for these people. That's not to mention 2 other meetings/fittings that required me to drive all over Hell's Half Acre (which is a town in Wyoming, btw).

I'll waste time for Vogue, ok? These people don't get to do that. Help me out, so that I can at least get some (decent?) photos for my time.

mmmkay, thanks.

Sherray's Gown

Still perfecting the details of Sherray's sleek mermaid, which will feature my signature detachable skirt, in Luxe tulle. She's picked a stunning gold tone, sure to be unforgettable.

4600+ Miles Later

Still expanding my horizons...especially those west of the Mississippi...we hopped in the truck for a roadtrip that most sane people wouldn't consider. Then again, most people don't have families spread out across the entire country!

It was first to Indiana, then Minnesota, South Dakota for a night, through Yellowstone/Wyoming, and finally to meet up in Idaho! It was 3 new states for me, and a handful of memories for a lifetime. I can understand why this revisit to Yellowstone, on the anniversary of a family trip 20 years ago, brought so much excitement to the bunch.

The truck had a bit of elevation sickness near Cody, WY. There were a few minutes that we thought we were stranded, but she finally started again and despite some chugging for most of the rest of the trip, we were good to go. Apparently the quick elevation change confused the F150's oxygen sensor. As it turns out, elevation sickness must be contagious, because at Old Faithful, something suddenly came over me, too! - maybe it was just the toxic geyser fumes. haha.

It was so great to spend time with all 3 parts of our family!

Grand Tetons

Camped in the National Park here overnight, learning that tents are not, in fact, waterproof. When storms roar through mountains, thunder never stops...just echoes!

Grand Prismatic Spring

(This shot by Hubs, courtesy of a trail that was a great deal longer than 1/4 mile. Thanks for the sunburn on my sunburn, idiot tourist guy!)

The sweet Island Park, Idaho chalet, fit for all these Harrises!

Buck Elk

Old Faithful

Yellowstone's Lower Falls

Mt Rushmore

The Badlands - possibly the highlight of the trip.

Double Rainbow - look closely!