First off, thank you all so much for the sweet words about my last post. I received the kindest comments and emails from many of you, and I really do appreciate them all. I just knew that you would share in my excitement. After all, many of you have been reading this blog from close to the beginning and have seen what a ride this has been. It really is amazing what opportunities this online world can bring your way. (Thanks, Al Gore. I guess I really owe this all to you.)
Okay, so on to the details of the day of the BH&G shoot. My nerves were a little shot, mainly because I just didn’t know what to expect (and maybe because I drank three cups of coffee. . . ). Either way, I was relieved to see them show up. (I felt much like I used to, waiting for Santa to arrive.)
I was lucky enough to get some of the very best out there to photograph and style my home. Not only is Rob Brinson a super-talented photographer, but he was one of the nicest, most down-to-earth guys I’ve met. Katie and I may have asked him a thousand questions while we waited for the shoot to start. He probably thinks we’re the most talkative Southern girls he’s ever met, but we like to know stuff :)
I was most interested in seeing the stylist do her thing. And, I had the fabulous Annette Joseph to work her magic. When we spoke on the phone the day before, she mentioned that some designers were a little uneasy about her making changes to their homes. I, on the other hand, was anxious to see what changes she thought needed to be made. You know how your own home just never feels completely “finished”? If her work is good enough for BH&G, then it was going to be good enough for me!
So excited for you, Emily!
That is so awesome! Can’t wait to see the pictures! BTW, I just bought that same Waverly fabric just yesterday for some pillows! Glad to see it’s approved by Emily Clark herself AND BH&G!!
I love your blog and your honest accounts each time you write. Your experience with BH&G must have been a decorator’s dream, congratulations. I really do enjoy reading your postings. Can’t wait to see the issue next year.
very exciting! congrats!!
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How exciting! Did you learn any tips from the stylist? I’m surprised they took down your light fixture. Was it replaced with something else? The new fabric on your chairs is very pretty. Are you keeping it or going back to what you had?
So exciting. Congrats!
So it took a major act of self control to read the whole post before commenting…I find this so fascinating! I wanted to comment on very sentence, ha! Does it make you want to leave everything they changed? Do they visit your house first to study what changes they wanted to make or do they make all the decisions on the spot?
So excited for you, too fun!
Emilly, thanks for such a great run down. How exciting for you!!! So awesome!! Next year? I don’t think I can wait that long!!
*** Gee, it’s nice to know “PEOPLE in HIGH PLACES”, Emily!!! (Insert big GRIN here!)…
It all looks n’ sounds so F*U*N~~~ certainly an experience neither you nor anyone else in your family will soon forget (!)… and IMHO, all the work/prep (that of course YOU did!) was “WORTH it”, just to see the wee one’s “chocolate face” at the end~~~ a real smile-maker at5:00 A.M.!!!
Sending you all the warmest wishes & most sincere CONGRATS!!!!
Blessings,
Linda in AZ *
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Emily!
How cool! I can just imagine all the work and excitement. It must have been amazing.
I just can’t wait to see it!!!
xo
Luciane at HomeBunch.com
What an amazing re-cap Emily! I’m so excited for you and would’ve loved to just soak in all of the styling ins and outs. The bonus: ikat fabric for the chairs. Yum! Cannot wait to see the spread!
The carrot under the couch comment made me laugh out loud! What a wonderful opportunity, and I am so glad you documented it all for us! I can’t wait to see it!!! Congrats on having it featured!
Great post Emily! I can’t wait for the issue to come out! I will feel like I know you!!! You have beautiful children to go with your beautiful home soon for the whole world to see!! :)
Soooo super excited for you Emily!!! I feel like I know somebody famous! You deserve it :) Love, S
such a great wrap up, emily! you’ve piqued my excitement & i can’t wait to see your home in the mag next year. congrats on such a big accomplishment!
dayka
Congrats Emily…what an unforgettable day. Did they tell you when your spread would run?
I love the behind the scenes details and can’t wait to see the article and photos. The thing I wonder tho is…. if they loved your house so much, why do they change so many things?
I love hearing about what it’s like having a magazine shoot and was soaking up every word! It sounds so fascinating, and I can’t wait to see the pictures in the magazine and get the full play by play from you.
On a family photo note – I’m with you. Family photos stress me out to no end (which is why we haven’t had one in, oh, three years). I think we’re due for another one, and I dread it already!
This is so incredibly exciting! So happy for y’all!! I can’t even imagine how crazed I would be!!
SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!! Can’t wait to see the magazine!
This is beyond exciting! I can hardly wait to see it! So happy for you!
So so excited for you!! I truly love your beautiful home, and I get so much useful information from reading your blog. This couldn’t happen to a nicer, more deserving person, and I CAN’T wait to read all about it in BH&G!
I am soooo excited for you! I could not wait to read about it-i made sure I had my warm cup and tea and settled down on the couch this morning to read all about it!! What an amazing experience for you!!!
Well this is the MOST exciting thing! :) I’m fascinated by all the behind-the-scenes stuff, and dying to see your issue of BH&G! Are you allowed to show us some of the changes they made, and are you keeping any of them? Thanks for sharing what went on!
So happy for you. I’ve always loved your home and now everyone will get a chance to see it in BH&G.
HOORAY EMILY!!!! Congratulations!! What an exciting (and maybe a little exhausting?) experience!! I’ll be first in line for my issue next year!! Can’t wait!
xoxoxoox
jenny
This is so fantastic and exciting! What a wonderful opportunity to have your home styled and featured in a major home decor mag!
Looking forward to see the spread next year. I am so happy for you, Emily!
Jessie
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SO exciting. Cannot wait to see the photos in the magazine.
How exciting Emily! I can not wait to see how the photos turned out!
So glad everything went well! It sounded like such a dream. I can’t wait to see all the photos in the magazine :)
So excited for you! I can’t wait to see the pictures in Better Homes & Gardens! XOXO
So interesting and so excited for you. I enjoyed hearing everything they did to make your home what they wanted for a magazine shot. I thought they would just come in and take pictures had no idea that they stage it. :-)
Emily, you have put such a smile and grin on my face :) It sounds like a wonderful experience you must be on such a high right now, I can’t wait to see the article. Nice choice of fabric on the chairs I love IKAT print thanks to my gal-pal Sarah Richardson. I can’t wait to read your post tomorrow this is so thrilling!!!
Emily, you have put such a smile and grin on my face :) It sounds like a wonderful experience you must be on such a high right now, I can’t wait to see the article. Nice choice of fabric on the chairs I love IKAT print thanks to my gal-pal Sarah Richardson. I can’t wait to read your post tomorrow this is so thrilling!!!
Emily, you have put such a smile and grin on my face :) It sounds like a wonderful experience you must be on such a high right now, I can’t wait to see the article. Nice choice of fabric on the chairs I love IKAT print thanks to my gal-pal Sarah Richardson. I can’t wait to read your post tomorrow this is so thrilling!!!
Emily, you have put such a smile and grin on my face :) It sounds like a wonderful experience you must be on such a high right now, I can’t wait to see the article. Nice choice of fabric on the chairs I love IKAT print thanks to my gal-pal Sarah Richardson. I can’t wait to read your post tomorrow this is so thrilling!!!
Emily, you have put such a smile and grin on my face :) It sounds like a wonderful experience you must be on such a high right now, I can’t wait to see the article. Nice choice of fabric on the chairs I love IKAT print thanks to my gal-pal Sarah Richardson. I can’t wait to read your post tomorrow this is so thrilling!!!
Congrats again! I can’t wait to see the final spread next year.
what a great descrption! i felt like i was there. i was SO suprised at some of the things they did… like removing your chandelier, replacing your pillows, and asking you to recover your chairs. i always thought they just came in and brought some flowers and shot a house just like it was!
can’t wait to see the final pictures.
Wonderful! I can’t wait to see the finished result!
Emily…..you so deserve this! I am soooo happy for you! I follow your blog each and every day…I already told you I want to be you when I grow up! Seriously, congratulations….and I can’t wait to see your issue!
Emily I am so happy for you…you deserve this! I already told you that I want to be you when I grow up! This is so exciting and i can’t wait to see the emily clark issue of better homes and gardens! What a dream come true for you! Congratulations!
I just hung on every word of that recap. So exciting…and intense like you said. Super excited to see it all in print. Your family is just adorable!
Ah! How exciting! I’m so excited for you! I can’t wait to see the pictures. Thanks for sharing the process with us. I’ve always wondered what goes down at a shoot!
so amazing!! congratulations again!! So excited for you
Hooray! I am so glad to hear it went so well! I can’t wait to see the final product. You should feel so very proud!
So interesting to hear what actually goes into a shoot – and what they wanted to change. Thanks so much for sharing all of the details. I would’ve been asking a million questions myself. And Rob the photogrpher looks like a really cool guy! It looks like you and your family had fun.
Wow, Emily…SO COOL! Its’ all the buzz in my office. I’m excited and happy for you.
Congrats on the photo shoot..but wait? I have to wait a YEAR –geez “you’re killing me Smallz” (name that movie, ha!)
But really- congrats and I can’t wait to see it!
Whitney
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Emily, so excited for you!! Can’t wait to see it all in print!!
How fun, Emily, and what an incredible blessing!! Kudos to you, my dear and can’t wait to see it all in print. :)
Reading this is so exciting! I’m so happy for you and the direction your business is going. What a dream come true. I hope one day I will be telling the same story on my blog (: You’re such an inspiration to me! (:
I am so excited for you and cannot wait to see your beautiful home (and family) in print! Congrats!
I’m so happy for you! What an exciting experience! And I love AJ!! Can’t wait to see how it turned out!
Thanks for sharing all the deets of such an exciting day! I would have been like you excited to see what they’d change! – Did they leave any “props” behind? Can’t wait to see what pillows they used because I’ve always loved your pillows! Glad your kids cooperated – they earned their ice cream!
I just heard the news!!! This is so incredibly exciting. Congratulations!
Emily! I know it was exciting and exhausting! Cannot wait to see the magazine article!
So happy for your success!! Congrats and can’t wait to see it all in print next year! You go girl!!!
I am really excited for you! Can’t wait to see the issue when it comes out. I can tell all my friends that you are one of my blog friends!
So glad the kids did well.
Susan
I can’t wait to see those photos in the magazine. What a fun day that must have been. I’m excited just reading about it:)
congratulations to you emily! i love reading your blog and cant wait for the issue to come out!
How will you survive until it comes to print? I would die of anticipation. I hope you have much success from this :)
So fun to see behind the scenes! And a big hello and hug to Katie!!!
Love the Waverly fabric you selected too!
xo,
cristin
I am so happy for you! Of course I don’t actually “know” you but I love your blog and I am thrilled for you this that it happened! I am excited to see the results. I am really enjoying hearing about the process too – what fun it would be to have someone come in an style my home…a fresh perspective is always a good idea! Many, many congratulations!!
How super duper wonderful! And, I LOVE that Annette styled your place up for the shoot – I’m going to stay with her in Italy this summer! Wish I could have been there to join in on the fun day! Perhaps I could have relaxed your nerves with my funny accent! ;)
Congratulations again, Emily, can’t wait to see the issue!
This is so exciting!! I can’t wait to see what they did…and Im sure you were loving it. What’s not to love?? I can’t imagine how exciting it would be for someone to come in and “finish” my rooms….much less photograph it for BH & G.
Congrats again!
I was nervous, excited and giddy reading your play by play of the day! The thought of chosing the perfect fabric and new family outfits last minute would have put me over the edge! Can’t wait!!
I love your blog and your decorating style! Can’t wait to see you featured in BH&G! Way to go!
You want to know the funniest thing? I saw what you were wearing in the earlier post and then what you bought and I thought … “oh, I love what she has on”. It looked great on you and stylish and relaxed … I’m glad they thought so too!
And you’ll enjoy the gold one too! :)
Can’t wait to see the pics!
Thank you for visiting my blog the other day. This is such exciting news! So thrilled for you and look forward to seeing the feature when it comes out!
Very exciting! I had a shoot for Cooking Light last week and it was SO stressful! Trying to dress like October when it is 105 degrees out nearly killed me!
I just love this post! And how I love you and KT! You both have been and are such blessings to me! I miss you two hot mamas!
Emily … I’m sorry I’m a little late in commenting … we’ve been without power … but I was so excited to read about your shoot! Congratulations! What an amazing experience. I cannot wait to see the pictures. As usual, I love your sense of humor through it all.
Congrats again!
I’m late with a comment but just wanted to thank you for the behind the scenes tour! I can imagine how intense it was, with so many rooms to shoot. It sounds like your family did awesome at the shoot too! That must have been a huge relief. Can’t wait to see the spread!
What an amazing day!!! I know the pics will be fabulous, and im sure the wait will be torture!!
Did you get to keep any of the props they brought in??
Great pictures, your kids are just adorable, the one of your daughter with the messy face reminds me of my Sophie who is 6 and loves to ham it up for the camera! How exciting to be doing a magazine shoot…I look forward to seeing the real deal when its published. Congratulations.
so, so exciting Emily! Much congratulations to u again!
Congrats! Very exciting. And, very interesting how it all happened and what they did to style the photos. Thanks for sharing! I love the fabric for the chairs!