A couple of days ago I, along with 39 other photographers, attended a wedding bridal shoot organised by the wonderful Melissa Love. You can see the original sneak peek I showed and my absolute favourite photo from the day. I had an absolute blast and had my photographers heart stolen by a young Miss Flora who was modelling that day as her debue! Talk about a fantastic first modelling job girlie!
Have you ever had a day that was calm, then frantic, then happy, then nervous, then bouncing with glee and then .. and then .. and then?! Well that was this day. I was looking foward to shooting a Jane Austen themed bridal shoot .. which is just too cool a theme. Then I was looking forward to meeting 39 new photographer friends and network connections. Then it was time for planning, packing my bags, going over my pack list to check I had everything and then figuring out how to get there .. ie. trust the fancy satnav I have and google maps!
It’s like the best of days .. where so many great things happen that it all blurs and I rely on my photography to prove to myself that it all really did happen, it wasn’t a dream. This day was a day that just completely validated my love of photography all over again .. I truly wish I could bottle the emotions I get from this, especially when seeing the final images. The ones that stick like glue in my memory and I rush home to edit it in the hope its the gold dust I’ve managed to capture and refine into magic. Then when it comes to life on my screen, it feels like my heart breaks and leaks that proverbial gold and my eyes start leaking .. no I’m no crying, just leaking joy.
This day could not have been possible without all the hard work of the folks below. THANK YOU, all of you for working to make this amazing day come true.
Organised by: Melissa Love Design. www.melissalove.co.uk
Orchestrated Stylised Shoots. www.https://orchestrated.bitofivoryphotography.com
Venue. Wiston House. www.wistonhouse.co.uk
Styling, food & flowers. The Tea Set. www.the-tea-set.co.uk
Dresses. White Mischief. www.whitemischiefbridal.co.uk
Tailoring. Gresham Blake. www.greshamblake.com
Makeup. Natalie Clark of NC Bridal Beauty. www.ncbridalbeauty.com
Hair Accessories. Cherished Vintage Bridal Accessories. www.cherishedvintage.co.uk
Hair styling. Caroline Kearney. www.mobilehairandbeauty.co.uk
Stationery. The Girl Taylor. www.thegirltyler.com
Children’s vintage clothing. Dinky Vintage. www.dinkyvintage.com
Children’s clothing. Bonnie Baby. www.bonniebaby.co.uk
Ps. I love the ‘break up fight’ play time that occurred at the end to portray a massive argument / fight between bride and groom at the end of their wedding day or the one that didn’t occur! All done in fun and the couple were really struggling not to giggle all the way through the end of the shoot :D
Beautiful set of images and wonderful day to boot :)
Oh Cathie, what an inspiring and beautiful set of pictures! You must be gleeful to have got all these wonderful shots! And thank you for saying such nice things about Flora. I have to say she spent ALL of yesterday in her pj’s. Obviously thinks she doesn’t get out of bed now for nothing less than a Jane Austen shoot!! I’ll pop your blog details on her FB page so she and all her friends can catch up! Congrats again, lovely, lovely pics. (And those sneaky indoor shots – brill)!! xx
These are simply stunning! You guys were the most amazing directors and very clearly got the best out of us! Just breathtaking. It was an absolute honour to be shot by you. Thank you xxxxxxxxxxxx
What a gorgeous theme! These are stunning, beautiful set of images you’ve caught. Love love the girl laying down on the quilt with the book near her hand, that is gorgeous.