I’m so blessed to have been featured on Style Me Pretty’s fabulous wedding blog! Read about the inspiration for this shoot below. Enjoy the full post on Style Me Pretty here: Style Me Pretty Photo Shoot by Alexi Shields
Check out the creative photography slideshow I created to coincide with the featured photos!
From Alexi Shields… The motivation behind the shoot was to really expand our creativity as wedding professionals and become more “trend setting,” if you will. Every wedding that I photograph is special, however I have always wanted the opportunity to “design” a wedding from beginning to end. I always have these great ideas for wedding themes and decided that a styled wedding photo shoot was a great way to make my visions come to life! A lot of very talented wedding professionals helped me with my vision of creating a modern twist on the “Great Gatsby” theme, but it really ended up becoming a more “modern honey bee” theme. The bride herself just channeled a “Great Gatsby” vibe with the look we styled for her…it just ended up flowing well with sunny decor.
The search was on for the perfect pieces to create this “faux” wedding inspiration. Everything from the place cards to the headpiece the bride wore was meticulously discussed and designed. I knew what I had in my head, but I wouldn’t have been able to pull it off by myself if it wasn’t for the amazing vendors involved. We got together one afternoon and just brainstormed the different details we could put into this shoot to really make it unique. We came across the Omphoy, Palm beach, which gave off a sort of dark, modern mood with fabulous lighting and backgrounds to work with and we knew that would be the perfect venue for our Honey Bee inspirational shoot. I hope you enjoy!!
Venue: The Omphoy / Photography: Alexi Shields / Event Coordination: Brooke Craig of The Ultimate Event Planner, LLC. / Florals: Darines Castro of Simply Flowers / Makeup: Team Beauti / Hair: Kelly Miller / Cakes: Bertrand Joseph / Wedding Dress: Badgley Mischka / Stationary: Bell’Invito via Stationer on Sunrise / Favors & Bride’s Hair Piece: Alexi Shields + Brooke Craig of The Ultimate Event Planner, LLC. / Models: Hope Bautz + Jonathan Duerr / Set Design & Styling: Alexi Shields + Brooke Craig of The Ultimate Event Planner, LLC.
There’s a few other photos in the magazine, so pick up your copy today! Most of the brides were photographed at the amazing Edson Keith Mansion in Sarasota, FL.