okay, lovelies…seriously, i’ve been just {aching} to share this divine session!
1. this lovely darling was {under the weather} on her wedding day, so instead of stressing out, she enjoyed her wedding to the fullest, but allowed herself plenty of rest in between photographs.
2. she is a model. for real. and, so…well, it made for some stunning images that i’m {so} impressed & inspired by!
3. they are totally {mad-as-can-be} in love with each other! and…it’s truly a thing of beauty.
so, if you find yourself stressed by the day-of wedding schedule, or perhaps you felt {foggy} on your wedding day as well…worry not. you can document that {dreamy} and {giddy} look in a {day after} session!
later…i’ll break down the budget for this session! but for starters…we wanted to make this session really relevant. since the bride & groom are both musicians, and the bride had told me that she’d always {dreamed} of doing a photoshoot with a piano, i started searching around {portland} to see if i could make her dream come true! enter: {martha, dear} from {immortal piano} company! ah! she is a true wonder! a soulful woman, who treats her {lovely} vintage pianos with such care as if to a child! one day, i thought, ‘i’ll just go into this shoppe, and ask them if there is any way that this idea could ever become a reality. i’ll never know if i don’t ask’. so, i walked into her shoppe on a warm, sunny day on a whim. doing things on a {whim} always brings about the most lovely little surprises into my life. noted: i should do this more often. martha was simply divine! she understood my vision immediately, and knew that the poor sweet piano she had been working on that was sadly beyond repair would be a perfect fit! it was like entrusting something she loved & spent time trying to heal…to a home where she knew its’ last days would be purposeful…that would immortalize its’ {lovely} craftmanship in a tangible, lasting way. okay. a bit dramatic, i know. but, truly….that is {exactly} what it felt like. martha was so touched by this session & the thought of this piano having a home & artistic purpose, that she offered to move it to our home…to await the move to the photoshoot location! {martha-we love love love you!}
and…one last {extremely} important mention! first of all, when you’re feeling under the weather on your wedding day, you can imagine that some of that dream of being exactly how you are…how you’ve always been, but simply radiant and shining…{to just yourself} might seem a bit dim in comparison to feeling your best. we wanted to make sure that elizabeth felt most herself…most radiant, and simply stunning! i can honestly say that i was breath-taken. kellen eason created this gloriously full & rich hairstyle…accentuating elizabeth’s fiery red hair, and yet making her look other-worldly…dreamy & soft! {ah} i couldn’t get over it!! the guys from the moving company were lounging outside, waiting on us to pack up and drive to the location of this photoshoot, and seriously….when elizabeth walked down our steps….those men were at attention, and i think i can say that they thought she was {glowing}. and…she was. our {favorite} makeup artist {nadia kingston} of {nadia artistry} was simply inspirational in her art! elizabeth’s makeup turned out both soft & dramatic…with the feeling of being from another time…{gasps} seriously, i was just so impressed! and, what they did….made this sweet bride feel like the most {lovely} woman in the world! i was utterly touched by her words to me recently, after she had received these edited images:
“heather… (sigh!)I just have to say….
and…without further ado.
one vintage wedding dress from the oncewed.com used dresses for sale by owners: $300
**the wedding dress was altered & adjusted by the ever-so-sweet-and-talented skye blue of www.skyebluecansew.com
one vintage piano: donated from martha over at {Immortal Piano Company}
one {lovely} vacant lot & one {amazing} dilapidated shell of a house: permission obtained
one vintage tire & cord to hang our own {tire swing} from the rafters of this shell of a house: $25
two {ahhhhhhh-mazingly} inspired artists to do hair & makeup: nadia artistry & kellen eason!
two {divine} flowering headpieces: donated & handcrafted by the girls at {punch portland}
props: personal collection of gemmer photography
movers for the piano: $300 *paid for by photographers as a gift* {thanks to the wonderful people at Big Al Movers}
all other attire: bride & groom’s personal collection
expertise of a friend & stylist {rachael driscoll of goodmorningdove.com} for this session: donated
resulting photographs & memories: glorious!
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