The winter tends to be a bit slow for Edmonton wedding photographers so that’s the time we get to have lots of fun and create inspiration shoots. Let’s rewind a few months to February for this wintery vintage-inspired tablescape designed by Edmonton Wedding Planner Julia Pringle from Once Upon Your Day. We had waited until February in hopes of having lots of snow… no such luck there! At least there as little bit of snow so things weren’t barren, but we were hoping for piles of the white stuff to complement this white and creme table set up with hints of red from the surrounding cherry trees. The fabulous rosette table linen and beaded chargers were from Elegant Touches, the chair covers and jewelled accents were from A Chair to Remember and the gorgeous cameo-inspired cakes were made by Style Cakes. The vintage-inspired brooch bouquet was by by the Wild Orchid Flower Shop. The retro chandelier was from my studio (originally purchased from Urban Barn). The menu card was from PinkPolka Design.
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Banff Wedding Photographer | Banff Springs wedding with a vintage-y, antique feel & more detail shots than I’ve ever taken before!
So a few months ago, in March to be precise, Derek and I headed off to Banff to attend Susan and Krister’s wedding. I did my best to be a good guest and stay out of the hired photographers’ way while still nabbing a few shots during the ceremony (at St Georges in the Pines) and the reception (Fairmont Banff Springs) for fun. The detail shots, however, were where I got to run wild! Susan asked if i’d be ok to shoot the details for them, and of course I was! For one, I’ve never just “hung out” between the ceremony and reception, I’m always off taking pictures of the family and the wedding party, so what in the world was I going to do for 3 hours other than take photos? Secondly… well, look at the details! It’s a wedding photographers dream (ok, maybe not all photographers love the detail shots, but I do) to have hours to shoot the details with no pressure and no time contraints. And, um, yeah, look at the rings I got to play with for the ring shots… love!!
The details at Susan’ and Krister’s wedding were spectacular! There was an awesome vintage/antique feel which really suited Mt Stephan Hall at the Fairmont Banff Springs. There were lots of different flower arrangements and tons of awesome vintage tins used in the centrepieces for the tables. There was a pretty rockin’ latte bar too, with lots of vintage teacups and the sweet table… oh my, the sweet table! It was decked out in super tasty cookies and had the most awesome cake from The Art of Cake. I love the cake topper which was just perfect for a pair of photographers getting married. I do wonder if it’s wrong to pledge my undying love to chivari chairs… ok, it’s is, but I can’t help it! Look how amazing those chairs looked! Everywhere you look there were thoughtful, fantastic details. Also totally loving Krister’s felt flower bout… awesome!
Speaking of awesome, well, that had to be Susan and Krister’s wedding planner, Rebecca from High Culture: Weddings & Special Events. Rebecca was fantastic and was very speedy with the set-up of things, and as we can see from the photos, the reception was breathtaking. The gorgeous flowers were from Studio Bloom in Edmonton.
Wedding Bouquet Inspiration – Yellow & Purple vintage flowers by Studio Bloom
A few months ago I was a guest at Susan & Krister’s (you might recognize them as the masters behind the lens from Picture That Photography in Edmonton) wedding at the Fairmont Banff Springs, in, you guessed it, Banff, AB. Their wedding was only my second ever that I had attended where I wasn’t an official photographer. Susan asked me if I would get the detail shots from the day and I was more than happy to do it since I had no idea what to at a wedding if I wasn’t photographing it! It was a beautiful day full of gorgeous details. I loooooved the flowers! Susan’s bouquet had tiny gold threads mixed amongst black callas, billy balls, pink peonies and a few other flowers that I can’t identify. I loved the string slowers with the buttons and the bouquet handle was fabulous wrapped in lace with a jeweled brooch.
Wedding Inspiration – vintage-inspired sweet table in pastels
This fantastic table of goodies was designed by Juli from A Modern Proposal to fit a vintage-y pastel wedding scheme. A sweet table is a nice alternative to individual favours and can really add to the overall look of the reception decor. This sweet table featured a pretty yellow three-tiered cake with white lace accents and yellow flowers. The cake, cupcakes and cookies are from Jam on Your Face and were absolutely delicious! The table featured glass bowls with Kisses surrounded by coconut marshmallows from Duchess Bake Shop. Let’s not forget the wicked tasty macarons also from Duchess. The table was finished off with antique milk glass vases with yellow flowers. Oh so pretty!
Ok, so I can’t share the actually goodies, so feast on the photos instead….!
