Veranda Magazine - Quarantine Life at the Colony / by Nicholas Mele

Think pink. A better way of life.
— Eloise
Maggie Wetenhall channeling Eloise at the Plaza

Maggie Wetenhall channeling Eloise at the Plaza

While the Wetenhall family is stuck quarantining at home like everyone else, their home just so happens to be a historic Palm Beach hotel. When the pandemic hit earlier this year, the Colony Hotel shuttered its doors in compliance with the nationwide shelter in place order and found themselves living by themselves in an empty 87 room luxury hotel. They asked me to come and bring a little bit of my A Social Life flavor to their family and the unprecedented situation they found themselves in. It was a fun experiment to try this style of photography on a family other than my own and it only worked because the Wetenhalls have a great sense of humor. Hopefully the series can bring a little bit of distraction to people during a very strange time. Check out the full story and all of the images on the Veranda Magazine website here

Bicycle races through the hotel lobby

Bicycle races through the hotel lobby

Andrew Wetenhall playing valet to his children

Andrew Wetenhall playing valet to his children

Hide and seek in the ballroom

Hide and seek in the ballroom

Andrew and Sarah Wetenhall enjoying their morning coffee

Andrew and Sarah Wetenhall enjoying their morning coffee