Styled Bridal Shoot

Welcome to the first blog post of 2019! I recently went to a styled bridal shoot, which is basically where vendors and photographers come together to set up a bridal photoshoot, including florals, a wedding cake, and models! It was such a wonderful experience. The styled shoot took place at Loft on Lake in Chicago, which is a beautiful wedding & event venue in the heart of the city!

We started out taking shots of this beautiful wedding dress hanging up on a floral-coated arch. All of the flowers were set up by the amazing BK Floral and Event (all vendor info will be listed at the end of this post if you would like to check them out). The purple color scheme was absolutely gorgeous!

Next, we moved on to the wedding cake & invitation/detail shots. These are my favorite, because I get to use my eye for macro photography to capture tiny details and really get some cool blurred backgrounds. The cake looked incredible, and I was really tempted to take a bite out of the yellow and purple macarons on the bottom… they looked so delicious! I love how the gold details were incorporated in both the cake, sweetheart table and the invitations. Chicago Custom Cakes and Things Unseen Designs did a wonderful job!

And finally after those detail shots were finished, we all took turns posing a few models. It was so interesting to see all of the different photographer’s posing styles and unique ways of shooting. We had one bridesmaid, and of course the bride and groom.

Thanks for reading today’s blog post! I will be posting another one next week, stay tuned!

Vendor Information:

Hair & Makeup: Sophia Bella Bridal - sophiabellabridal@gmail.com - instagram.com/sophiabellabridal

Invitations: Things Unseen Designs - thingsundeendesigns@gmail.com -   instagram.com/thingsunseendesigns

Models: Julia Tyler & Husband - unfadingbeautybyjulia@gmail.com  - instagram.com/thrifty_curvy_fasionista93

Bridesmaid Model: Angelica - instagram.com/magari_angie

Florals: BK Floral and Event: brittneykee@gmail.com - instagram.com/bkfloralandevent

Tableware & Linens: Savvy Creations

Wedding Cake: Chicago Custom Cakes - libby@Chicagocustomcakes.com - instagram.com/Chicagocustomcakes

Macarons: Sugar & Spice Bakery - asugarandspicebakery@gmail.com - instagram.com/sugar_spicebakery

Dress: Elite Bridal Champaign - instagram.com/elitebridalchampaign