Maggie lands in Paris
On Thursday morning, the time finally arrived to welcome Maggie to Paris! It was like welcoming an old friend into your hometown, even though this is not where we live and we just saw each other a few days ago! I think staying in an AirBnB, rather than a hotel, quickly gives you the feeling that you live in the city you're staying in. And I certainly wouldn't mind living in Paris!!!
Welcome to our home, Maggie!!!
Eiffel Tower again!
Once Maggie got settled, we decided to venture outside our Paris apartment. I didn't want Maggie to be focused on anything but recovering from a long journey by air and enjoying Paris for a bit.
Martin and I asked Maggie where she'd like to go the most and she said "Versailles", so that's where we decided to head! The metro stop where we needed to change trains was conveniently right near the Eiffel Tower, so we decided to pay her another visit!
Never. Disappoints.
Fit for a queen
Beautiful Maggie
Although the Eiffel Tower never disappoints, we pretty quickly got on our way to Versailles. None of us had ever been there before, so there was lots of anticipation in the air of what to expect.
Truthfully, nothing can prepare you for Versailles; you just have to see it. Just standing outside the golden palace gates made me gay gasp. And the gates were just the beginning!!!
Hall of mirrors
Many groups of people were either following an audio assisted tour or an actual tour guide, but we opted to just wander around. There was so much to see that we thought a tour would slow us down and force us to potentially miss certain things.
As Martin loves trees and nature, I knew that we would spend plenty of time walking through the stunning gardens, so after seeing much of the extravagant inside, we took a quick break for some health food.
Fact: If you are American, you might be shocked when you bite into a chocolate eclair in France. A chocolate eclair in the United States almost always has a custard/cream filling...in France, it's chocolate.
Afterwards we stepped outside. And oh my God. It was just magical. And MASSIVE! I don't know how the staff maintains all the trees/flowers, but it is just beyond the beauty of your wildest dreams.
I'm not sure how I feel about chiffon
If you watched my Instagram Stories, you know that the evening after we got back from Versailles was a "school night" and we were preparing for Maggie's first portrait session. You also would know that I wasn't having much luck steaming the outfit for the next morning, as it was made from chiffon. I can only blame the fabric, as it absolutely couldn't be my cheap Target steamer that spits water half the time. It was absolutely the chiffon.
By the time I gave up on the steaming, I tucked myself into bed knowing that I would get, at most, four hours of sleep. But the portrait session the next morning was a special one. A really special one.
Check back tomorrow to see how it went!
A recent Denver portrait client wearing a stunning gown by Rachel
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