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'It was a really fun experience': Woman gets a glamorous photoshoot for her 90th birthday

When Melissa Denny was approached by childhood friends about putting together a photo shoot for their grandma's, also known as G-Ma, 90th birthday, she jumped at the idea.

'It was a really fun experience': Woman gets a glamorous photoshoot for her 90th birthday

When Melissa Denny was approached by childhood friends about putting together a photo shoot for their grandma's, also known as G-Ma, 90th birthday, she jumped at the idea.

SURE THEIR GRANDMOTHER’S 90TH BIRTHDAY DOES NOT GO BY WITHOUT A WHOLE LOT OF FUSS. THAT’S RIGHT. ANSOD TODAY THEY PUT TOGETHER A PHOTO SHOOT TO CELEBRATE HER BIG DAY COLETTE STEIN SAT DOWN WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHER TO FIND OUT THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THESE PICKS. ALL NEED A LITTLE LITTLE BIT OF HAPPINESS IN TSEHE TIMES. SO I THINK THAT THIS PHOTO SHOOT HAS CREATED A LOT OF SMILES, SO I’M HAPPY FOR THAT WHEN MELISSA DENNY WAS APPROACHED BY CHILDHOOD FRIENDS AUTBO PUTTING TOGETHER A PHOTO SHOOT FOR THEIR GRANDMA’S 90TH BIRTHDAY. SHEUM JPED AT THE IDEA. THEY ACTUALLY ALREADY HAD IT ALL ORGANIZED. THEY HAD ALL THESE IDEAS. UM, THEY HAD THE TUTU. I MEAN THEY OR EVERYTHING YOU SAW WAS FROM THEN THEY HAD SHIRT MADE THE CAKE. A FANCY CHAITHR EY COOKIES WITH HER FACE ON THEY CHOSE REYNOLDA GARDENS IN WINSTON-SALEM THEIR LOCATION. WE KNOW THAT JIMA LOVED FLOWERS AND THERE WERE TONS OF FLOWERS AND BLOOM AND BEAUTIFUL TULIPS. SO IT WAS THE PERCTFE LOCATNIO THEY CALL HER GMA. SHE WAS IN GOOD SPIRITS AND WAS NOT AFRAID TO STRIKE A POSE. SHE WAS READY FOR ANYTHING. SHEAS W ALL SMILES. WE WERE JOKING AROUND THAT SHE COULD GET UP OUT OF A CIRHA FASTER THAN ME ONCE POSTED TO FACEBOOK THE PHOTOS TO OFF. I KNEW PEOPLE WOULD LIKE THE PHOTOS, BUT I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD TAKE OFF LIKE IT DID BUT I MEAN, I’M JUST I’M HAPPY. I’M HAPPY. I THINKHE T GRANDDAUGHTERS ARE EXCITED THAT SHE’S GOT SO MUCH LOVE. DANNY SAID SHE JUST FEELS GRATEFUL TOHE T FAMILY FOR MAKING HER A OF THEIR GRANDMA’S SPECIAL DAY. I FEEL HONORED AND PRIVILEGED TO BE A PART OF IT. AND I’M JUST THANKFUL THAT I GOT TO MEET JIMA AND IT WAS JUST A REALLY FUN EXPERIENCE THAT I’LL NEVER FOR
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'It was a really fun experience': Woman gets a glamorous photoshoot for her 90th birthday

When Melissa Denny was approached by childhood friends about putting together a photo shoot for their grandma's, also known as G-Ma, 90th birthday, she jumped at the idea.

When Melissa Denny was approached by childhood friends about putting together a photo shoot for their grandma's, also known as G-Ma, 90th birthday, she jumped at the idea."They actually had it all organized. They had all these ideas. They had the tutu. Everything you saw was from them. They had the shirt made, the cake, the fancy chair. They had cookies with her face on it," Denny said. They chose Reynalda Gardens in Winston-Salem, North Carolina as their location.G-Ma was in good spirits and was not afraid to strike a pose.Once they were posted to Facebook, the photos took off.Denny said she just feels grateful to the family for making her a part of their grandma’s special day."I feel honored and privileged to be a part of it and I am just thankful I got to meet G-Ma and it was a really fun experience that I will never forget," Denny said.

When Melissa Denny was approached by childhood friends about putting together a photo shoot for their grandma's, also known as G-Ma, 90th birthday, she jumped at the idea.

"They actually had it all organized. They had all these ideas. They had the tutu. Everything you saw was from them. They had the shirt made, the cake, the fancy chair. They had cookies with her face on it," Denny said.

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They chose Reynalda Gardens in Winston-Salem, North Carolina as their location.

G-Ma was in good spirits and was not afraid to strike a pose.

Once they were posted to Facebook, the photos took off.

Denny said she just feels grateful to the family for making her a part of their grandma’s special day.

"I feel honored and privileged to be a part of it and I am just thankful I got to meet G-Ma and it was a really fun experience that I will never forget," Denny said.