One of my favorite creative outlets I get as a photographer is doing styled shoots with my creative partners. One of my favorites is Bliss Celebrations Magazine. I have known Amy Blau, the publisher since she started the magazine, and had the absolute honor of having my work on three of their six covers. They are so loyal to me and supportive and this translates to them giving me freedom to show up at a styled shoot for their magazine with nothing but a smile on! Well, trust me, I am still rocking my nerdy fanny pack camera bag, don’t be fooled! Amy assembles the best team of fellow wedding vendors and allows us the space to create something truly beautiful that they can feature in her magazine. It’s always a fun time, we always have to reconfigure something or other because the light isn’t right or we ended up finding a space that was a tad more inspiring or even better the light starts to do something even more fantastic than you imagined and everything you are working on comes to a complete HALT and we get to flail about in the warm golden light and create some fantastic images together! Phew! There is nothing quite like that feeling and if I’m lucky I get to experience that squeal party at every session I do!
Creative Partners:
venue: Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum
catering: Russell Morin Catering + Events
floral designs: Whim Events
lighting + draping: Ryan Designs
fashion styling: Beth Chapman, Beth Chapman Styling
paper: Coral Pheasant
bar + event lounge: Reserve Modern Event Rental
rentals: Peterson Party Center
tent: Newport Tent
bridal attire: The White Dress by the Shore
hair: Emily Reale
makeup: Brandon Ward
men’s fashion: Anthony’s House of Formals
cake: Ana Parzych Cakes
styling assistance: Mark Cotto
models: Maggie, Inc.
gown: Carolina Herrera
bridesmaids dresses: Amsale
embroidered white jacket + white feather skirt: JLM Couture
cage veil: Bijou Van Ness
Before everything was ready for me to photograph, Beth Chapman and I (who is one of my dearest friends in the world and the co-author of The White Dress, in color: inspiration for the modern bride– along with Candice Coppola) decided to just go play in the woods with our model and have some fun with the light! For anyone doing styled shoots, make sure you have some time to create something for YOU!
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