A Bright, Fun Photo Shoot in Kent

Hello, I’m back! Terribly sorry for the slight absence from the blog, I have been working on some exciting projects, one of which being my new look website and wedding blog – do you like?

Remember this sneak peek I shared about two weeks ago, well I am pleased to say that I am finally able to share the full shoot with you all today as it is on Rock My Wedding this morning. Rock My Wedding is one of my favourite UK Wedding Blogs and it has really made my week to have this shoot featured on their awesome blog.

The shoot came about after I met Dasha from Exhibit Emotions on twitter. After talking weddings for a while, we discovered that we both have a common passion for colour and decided to plan a photo shoot for the start of spring which would inspire couples to be brave with colour when styling their weddings.

The Venue
Located in the heart of the beautiful Kent countryside and within easy access to both London and the South Coast, Winters Barns is a charming barn with vaulted ceilings and stunning grounds which will take you a million miles away from the hustle and bustle of modern life.

With a starting colour palette of pink, purple and turquoise with hints of gold, Dasha and I set about finding talented wedding suppliers (most of whom we ‘met’ on twitter) to enable us to bring the whole look together. It was important that each supplier contributed their own ideas for the shoot; therefore free creative rein was given. Each supplier was sent an inspiration board with the words to describe the shoot being bright, playful, colourful and fun and not much more.

The main table set up consisted of a standard white table cloth with a hessian table runner through the middle. Each place setting comprised of a gold charger plate, turquoise napkin, white dinner plate, a kraft lunchbox with a wooden fork and either a pink or clear wine glass. Gorgeous, bright flowers in pinks and purples filled three vases to make up the centre piece and then the whole look was finished off with a sprinkle of sequins. Many of the items for the shoot were purchased from the high street so not only is the photo shoot gorgeous, it is budget friendly too.

The Photographer
A bright and fun photo shoot, requires bright and fun suppliers and Dasha from Exhibit Emotions Photography is just that.

“I absolutely loved working on this photo shoot. The whole team just ‘got’ the idea and everyone was on the same page. It is very important to have that for your wedding as well. The combination of location, styling, beautiful wedding dresses, colourful flowers and all the details made it a photographer’s dream! Also, Ethel and Will are a real couple and have been together for a while, so it was such a pleasure to capture that connection and love they have for each other”.

Make-up
Make-up artist, Mariam Jensen, has been creating gorgeous makeup for over twelve years, specializing in Airbrush Makeup for HD and Digital Photography. I was so excited to have Mariam on board and knew that she would exceed expectations.

“I loved that the shoot was vibrant and fun as it allowed me to use colours that you may not see on a bride usually. I wanted to utilize colour, lashes and glitter to enhance the makeup. Wedding make-up doesn’t have to be boring and use of texture, lashes, etc can add a lot of impact and glamour to the make-up”.

Fashion
Adamo Bridal have a fantastic range of dresses suitable for all shapes and sizes not to mention an absolutely gorgeous bridal boutique. Lauren brought along a number of styles for the shoot, each one equally as beautiful as the next with designs by Alan Hannah, Cymbeline and Ugo Zaldi.

The main focus for the models was to be on the dresses, hair and make-up and therefore no there were no accessories for the shoot.

Hair
Cassandra Rizzuto of Love Your Hair Cassandra pulled out all the stops and created fantastic, statement hair styles that complimented the models make-up beautifully.

“When Louise brought her Eclectic Chic idea to me I had a hayday making my mood boards and at 10 pages later I knew it was going to be a great shoot.  I wanted to make Victoria, Jess and Ethel look different from each other so I chose hairstyles that were completely different to achieve that”.

Florals
Kerris from Blue Dove Weddings worked her magic on the florals, putting together two hand tied bouquets as well as centrepieces for the main table and displays for the dessert table.

“When I was given the brief I was extremely excited as the colours that Louise came up with were some of my most favourite colours. The flower arrangements came together as a fusion of passion for bright colours.  The flowers used in the arrangements were Baby Pink and Violet Lisianthus, Hot Pink Ranunculus, Blue Forget-me-not, Purple Statice, Pacific Blue Roses (antique purple Roses), Baby Pink Milano Roses, Deep pink Sweet Akito roses and Purple Freesia’s”.

The Dessert Table
Dessert Tables are a hugely popular trend in America with the trend slowly starting to make its way to the UK. Harri from Crumbs! Couture generously provided cupcakes and cake pops for the dessert table which were extremely delicious and popular with the team after a fun days’ work. A gold frame was used as a focal point on the table and paper poms provided by Juliet from Paper Poms UK added a splash of colour.

Isn’t it just fabulous! It was so amazing to work with really talented wedding suppliers within the industry. Please do stop by each of their websites and check out the amazing talent and if you are still looking for suppliers for your wedding, I would highly recommend each and every one listed below.

Suppliers:
Venue: Winters Barns, Canterbury, Kent
Styling and Design: Bow Occasions
Photography: Exhibit Emotions
Dessert Table: Bow Occasions
Dresses: Adamo Bridal (Dress Designers – Alan Hannah, Cymbeline and Ugo Zaldi)
Make-Up: Mariam Jensen
Hair Styling: Love Your Hair Cassandra
Cupcakes and Cake Pops: Crumbs! Couture
Flowers: Blue Dove Weddings
Models: Victoria / Jess / Ethel
Paper Pom Poms: Paper Poms UK
Chairs: Ambassador Furniture Hire