Thank you to Style Me Pretty for featuring this gorgeous shoot! You can view the full post HERE!

A few months ago I was approached by Adri Smith of Moss Floral Design to collaborate on a styled wedding editorial. After bouncing ideas off each other, we quickly dreamed up an idea for a moodier take on a spring wedding. The inspiration for this shoot began after a reading of Henry David Thoreau’s, “Spring”:

The first sparrow of spring!
The year beginning with younger hope than ever!
The faint silvery warblings
heard over the partially bare and moist fields from
the bluebird, the song sparrow, and the red-wing,
as if the last flakes of winter tinkled as they fell!

We loved the idea of recreating “the first sparrow of spring” and wanted to play with a moodier palette to inspire brides getting married at that transition period from the very end of winter to the beginning of spring. During this period, tiny buds begin to blossom and grow from dark, moist patches of earth. We played with these colors seen in nature by incorporating touches of lighter pinks and whites amidst the darker palate of deep blues and blacks–emulating the colors of spring emerging from the colors of a passing winter.

This inspiration shoot was all about striking the balance between light and dark, and finding the beauty in both. While the images show darkness, they also are soft and feminine. We hoped to speak to a sophisticated bride who enjoys lightness, but also can appreciate the darkness of the transitioning season, and wants to incorporate both into her wedding day.

Photography: Callie Manion Photography || Film Lab: PhotoVision || Florals: Moss Floral Design || Planning + Styling: Meggie Francisco Events || Makeup + Hair: Q Makeup & Hair Artistry || Paper Goods: Wondrous Whimsy || Cake: Jar Cakery || Model: Allison Ponthier with Dragonfly Agency || Dress: Anna Campbell via a&be Bridal Shop || Jewelry: Shapiro Diamonds || Culinary: Magdalena’s Cocina Mexicana Local || Chair Rentals: Bella Acento || Shoe Designer: Vince || Flatware/China: Crate & Barrel || Glassware: Anthropologie || Location: La Villa Francisca

[Images shot with a Mamiya 645af + 80mm 1.9 lens & Fuji 400h film & Scanned/Developed by PhotoVision]

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