vintage trailer
As usual, I decided to decorate my little vintage trailer (Honey) for the holidays!
Honey, my little 1962 Shasta Compact, is all ready to celebrate St. Paddy’s!!
Although I did my decorating long before Christmas, I didn’t manage to get these photos posted in time. I’d love to blame the weather, but it was just me being a procrastinator. Anyway, I recently decorated Honey (my 1962 Shasta Compact) for her first Christmas! All in all, I got a little carried away with the trailer theme and it ended up a bit on the tacky side, but oh well. She’s still cute and cozy!
Is it just me or do they look like they just got caught?
Once upon a time, when I owned a vintage trailer, I did a fun little boudoir session with Trista. It was a cold fall morning, but she was a trooper. We hadn’t seen each other in a few years, so we had a lot of catching up to do, which resulted in a lot of laughing.
Wanda, the 1969 Aloha Trailer, has moved on to new adventures with Wild NW goods, where she serves as a mobile boutique!
This is Wanda, a 1960 Aloha camping trailer. I purchased her in the summer of 2019, with plans to convert her into a mobile photo studio/ photo booth. It took a little over a year to complete, but it turned out every bit as cute as I had imagined!
Before she looked like the above photo, though, she looked like the photos below. Wanda was in BAD shape! Two of the windows were broken, the inside was disgusting, the outside needed a paint job, the door was full of rot, and the whole back end was flapping in the breeze, as we dove it home. We also learned later that the axl, hubs, and wheels all needed to be replaced (cha-ching!). Good thing I only paid $1100 for it!
I should probably make a BIG clarification, before I go any further…. Although my blog post title says to look at what --I-- did, the majority of the work was done by my husband. I helped wit the tear out, the painting, and then the finish work at the end (i.e. making it pretty). Ben, however, did all of the re-building of the walls and ceiling (which were torn down to the studs), as well as the sub-floor. He completely re-wired the entire trailer, installed new lights (inside and out), as well as installed a new power hookup (to plug it in to a generator or an outlet). He even laid the luxury plank vinyl I picked out.
We didn’t waste any time tearing everything out, as we had it done by the next day! As you can see from the photos below, it also got worse, before it got better!
I forgot to take photos during the re-build process, but here she is, all prettied up!
Last fall, I rented an airbnb out in Scio, Oregon. The owners were kind enough to let me park the trailer on their property (and hook it up to power), in order to do some photo shoots with Wanda (the photos right above this were taken at that location). I did a a few boudoir sessions, as well as some family sessions, and an engagement shoot. When all was said and done, I decided to set up my tripod and take some self-portraits.
I’m really glad I took the time to take some photos with the finished trailer, as I ended up selling it a couple of months ago. It was a difficult decision, but I just knew she was destined to do more than sit in my driveway most of the year. Plus, I had just purchased an old VW bus that we are now fixing up (Click HERE to see it!), and we needed the room in our driveway! Wanda is now living her best life with Lexi of Wild NW Goods, which is a mobile boutique based out of Eugene, OR!
I have now photographed these two in just about every capacity…engagement photos, wedding, hospital newborn session, end of life celebration (for Ashley’s mother), baby photos, family photos, and now boudoir! I’m sure we’ll think of new ideas…like political candidate headshots, maybe?
Anyway, it’s always an absolute pleasure working with these two. They’re smart, funny, adorable, and hello…they’re also smokin’ hot! Ashley and Alina drove all the way out to Scio, Oregon (from the Portland area) to do a couples boudoir session in this little vintage trailer (which I used to own, but have since sold).
As you may or may not know, I purchased a 1969 Aloha camping trailer in the summer of 2019. My husband and I spent a little over a year tearing it apart (down to the studs) and then rebuilding it. Instead of a camping trailer (which we already had), we decided to turn it into a functional business space. Initially, my goal was to turn it into a photo booth and/or mobile photo studio, which it worked well for, but in the end I decided to sell it. I had just purchased my VW bus and needed the room, plus I already have a studio and don’t really have time to run a photo booth.
Wanda recently went off to her new home with Wild NW Goods, where she is living her best life as a mobile clothing boutique! My husband and I had so much fun with the project that we plan on doing it again in the near future (I’m hoping for an even smaller trailer!).
Anyway, before I sold the old girl, I manged to set up a few photo shoots with her, including this one with Cylee & Drew. We shot this on the beautiful property of an airbnb that I rented in Scio, OR, as the sun was setting on the most beautiful October day.
I had so much fun doing the hot cocoa shoot in my camper (see previous blog post), I decided to do a little shoot in my vintage trailer as well. Wanda, my 1969 Aloha camping trailer, boasts a beautiful green velvet couch, which I thought would make the perfect backdrop for my New Year’s Eve cocktails! And by cocktail, I just mean cinnamon whiskey. ;)
