Hello, Beauties! Quick question? What happens when two silly bloggers head to South Central Pennsylvania for picture taking session? You get our photo shoot shenanigans in Amish Lancaster County.
Do you remember Cyndi Lauper’s 1983 big hit, debut solo; Girls Just Want To Have Fun? My bestie, Cynthia and I are those girls, albeit a little older. Any time we get together, whether an event, our Paris vacation, annual black-tie soirée, or the Philadelphia Flower Show. We relish moments to smile and enjoy ourselves. Like Lord Byron, the English poet said, Always laugh when you can. It’s cheap medicine.
My niece, Kenya Pickles took her love of picture taking, enrolled in community college classes, has a mentor and now own photography business, Face Forward Photography. You may recall Kenya photographed the Chico’s New York City MeetUp, October 2017.
Our Instagram husbands typically provide fabulous picture taking, but sometimes girls want to see how the professionals work their magic for great shots. Kenya knows by now when she’s with Cynthia and me; it’s a day fun of shenanigans. There are no inhibitions or questions about why are you posing like that.
I made arrangements with my niece, Kenya to utilize her photography skills again. This time as a gift for Cynthia’s birthday. We were fortunate to get a fantastic sunny day at Wheatland, the home of the 15th President of the United States.
My niece and I arrived at 10:30 AM. We verified again with LancasterHistory.org that we could take photos on the grounds. Before you see the historic mansion, Wheatland you can explore the Louise Arnold Tanger Arboretum located on the grounds of the Lancaster County Historical Society campus.
The botanical garden established in 1959, the grounds contain 105 varieties of trees including American chestnuts, beeches, firs, and three Franklinia trees. As we walked to the mansion, I did see a lovely blooming magnolia tree.
Cynthia’s 11:15 AM arrival time, the photo shoot shenanigans commenced. A quick change of clothes then Cynthia cranked up Cardi B’s I Like It for her poses. It was when we got to the back of the historic home when someone opened the door and asked us to keep it down. It was the loud roaring laughter from trying to master those chic poses or the bestie shots.
I don’t want to get into politics about James Buchanan, the only president from Pennsylvania. I’ll mention one detail, Buchanan considered one of America’s worst Presidents for his hands-off approach to the run-up to the Civil War. “Oh, you want to secede? Ok, I’ll let the next guy handle it”. The next guy, Abraham Lincoln, handled it.
There is neither an admission charge to Wheatland nor the Tanger Arboretum. Tickets can be booked online or over the phone. Sundays – closed.
We didn’t sign up for the free guided tour of the Federal-style mansion. Instead, we opted to head over to the new P.F. Chang for lunch to laugh and clown some more. Oh, we didn’t pass any Amish buggy’s while in Lancaster.
As a blogger, do you ever team up with other fashionistas for photo shoots? If yes, please share in the comments section.
Thank you for reading. Have a fabulous week.
