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life on film: summer 2017

September 1, 2017 Anne van Midden
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Summer days on film. I'm loving this analog photography hobby my dear friend Nikki pushed me to pursue! 

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I'm Anne, welcome to my website! I'm owner of Inspire Styling, a styling and floral design studio. If there is one word to describe my style it would be natural. I’m always inspired by nature. This journal is where I tell you about my work, show my film photos and share the adventures I had.

My goal: to make you see the all-season magic of nature!

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When I was a kid I won a coloring contest and the price was a box of pencils. Too me, that rainbow of untouched pencils was like a gold medal 🌈⁣ ⁣ A few years later, my favorite object was my grandfathers color fan (he owned a graphic design/advertising company). I was obsessed with it. Also with the paint swatches at the DIY store and well.. everything else rainbow/color coordinated. ⁣ ⁣ Colors were my first love, above styling, flowers, interior, everything else.. color came first! As a 4 year old I already corrected my father: “no dad, that’s not orange, that’s salmon”. 😆⁣ ⁣ No wonder working with loads of colors for last weeks wedding made me happy as a kid. ⁣And I didn’t feel bad at all to play with the leftovers the day after 😇 ⁣ As much as I love my signature palette of more muted Autumn tones, with these Summer days I just want to brighten things up a bit! ☀️🍑🌺
Calm 🌿 I am enjoying a (rare) free weekend at home with my man.⁣ ⁣ So far it has been something like this: loads of garden work, also loads of netflix (stranger things, queer eye!! 😭💕), yummy food, reading, talking, sleeping in, french toast breakfast, drinks with my dad&stepmom, boring things like laundry&dishes, Nalu cuddles.. and tonight: a long bath 🛁💫⁣ ⁣ How about you? Working hard or playing hard? ⁣ ⁣ photo: wedding details 🌿 #annesfilm
For Alexandra 💕 Local seasonals and a few Australian natives, to honor both the brides roots and her Dutch groom. ⁣ ⁣ I LOVE this bouquet, it makes me so happy! Like a box of crayons made me feel when I was a kid 🌈🎉 ⁣ I used dahlias, carnations, craspedia, eucalyptus, blushing bride proteas, marigolds, hollyhock and loads of goodies from the cutting garden! And a coral charm peony for mum ☺️ ⁣ ⁣ Swipe to see a video and the beautiful bride, minutes before her entry! #allthefeels ⁣ #inspirestylingflowers
Jumping in the van, sea swims, driving with the windows down and our favorite music on. There is little that makes us happier. ⁣ ⁣ We talked about Tatu yesterday and boy, do we miss our @firevanadventures! They ain’t over yet, the new engine is still waiting. We’re not gonna give up on our beastie!⁣ ⁣ Someday, we will be back on the road, slowing all of you behind us down! 🚒 #firevanadventures
Midsummer dream 💛 I have so many wedding things I want to share with you, I don’t know where to start. So now I’m posting this golden oldie because I love the vibe ☀️ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Meanwhile I changed into my most comfy clothes, made myself a cup of tea, crawled on the couch like a zombie and don’t plan on getting up soon. Netflix time 🙌🏻😴⁣ ⁣ photo by the awesome @oakandfir / #inspirestylingweddings
A flower crown diy station, mini camping, meters of garlands, loads of color & fairy lights this weekend, as we created a festival like wedding in my couples garden ⛺️🌹🌾 ⁣ ⁣ My team really went above&beyond and I cannot express how happy that makes me. Because they picked up most of the styling, I could go all out with the flowers. I even got to create this unplanned piece! ⁣ ⁣ Everyone came together perfectly. If you’re curious about the bigger picture: I made a highlight for this wedding over at @inspire_styling, from moodboard to day after! Check it out: wedding A+L ⁣#inspirestylingweddings
Speaking of rainbows.. I made this piece for my grandfathers funeral last week. (it’s okay, it was his time at 94 with serious health issues 💛) ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I made this arrangement on behalf of all the grandchildren. My mom said to me: it can be colorful! So I went all out with a little flower garden that felt young, to represent the 5 of us (and our 4 partners+2 kids). It was beautiful to see his coffin covered with flowers&candles in that little church, the stained glass windows adding an extra dimension of color and light.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Next to emotional value this piece also contains my first block of floral foam this year. Mainly because it was a tropical day and it’s just hard to use alternatives for something like this. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ This is the second funeral piece I made and although I will probably won’t make more (never say never but the costs are too high for just one piece), it was so special to create them. I think we need to make funerals even more personal too, just like weddings. After all, they are both about people we love ❤️ #inspirestylingflowers
All whites for Jiyoung&Max 🕊 ⁣ My 2019 weddings started with all white flowers. Mixed with dried beauties in March and accompanied by lush greenery in June. But now July is here (how?!) it’s time for lots of color!⁣ ⁣ This week I’m prepping for a wedding with shades of red. The week after we are going tropical with yellow, pink and orange! I love the flow from Winter to Spring to Summer, it’s like a rainbow 🌈 ⁣ ⁣ And just wait for those Autumn weddings!! (I might be picking favorites here ;))
It’s a special day today 💛 13 years of us. 5 of them as wife&husband. (we married on our own day for convenience ;)) 13! How crazy is that?! ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Feel free to skip my little love letter 😇⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Dear Stefan, I love you so much. And yes, I also kinda want to slap you in the face sometimes, but let’s stick to the cute things haha!⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I love how you make me smile, even when I really do my best to be mad. Doesn’t work when you act like a goof. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I love how when I’m stressed out and all over the place, you are there. Just waiting till I come back around. You must be one of the kindest, most patient people I know. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I love your love for nature, and your birdie spotting eyes. I love that you stop for the scent of flowering lindens and you rave about it later. (we must bottle that somehow!)⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I love that you go foraging with me. How you scan the side of the road when I’m searching for a fluffy weed. And that you don’t roll your eyes when I talk about EVERY flower and tiny grass I see. 🌾 ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I love your love for vintage. For cool oldtimers, for records and furniture. And fixer upper homes. 💪🏻 ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I love your dreams. Guiding people through the Canadian wilderness, building an eco home, travelling to stunning places but only if you agree with the current presidents vision. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I love your support. Your ongoing trust in me and my business. Although you would do everything totally different.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I love that are still learning from each other. We are so different sometimes, it can be a challenge and god knows it has been. But to quote Stevie Ann: “let me teach you to cry, you can teach me to love”. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Happy anniversary monkey ❤️⁣ ⁣ photo by @satellitejune on the first day in our #our1968home
“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth”
— Henry David Thoreau

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