Amore Shoot

Happy Easter everyone!! Whether you're heading away for the four day break or hanging around home I hope you have some fun things planned. I haven't had a chance to do a bloggity rounds much this week so I thought I'd share with you this Valentines shoot I was involved in a few months back. To see the inspiration board I did for it click here. We wanted to do something very decadent, with rich, lush colours, reminiscent of the days of long lingering 5 hour dinners, sumptuous and overflowing fruit bowls, flowing wine (except we actually forgot the wine :-)... Based loosely on an Italian Renaissance theme, the stationery featured vintage motifs and flourishes with a grand script font, and focused on using lavender and purple with touches of red rather than going for the red overkill. Judit from Artisan Cakes made the AMAZING sweet treats.... let me just tell you her macarons are to die for... and I love them in the little heart shape! Perfect for a wedding! They had this cassis filling which had me reaching for more every few minutes. The gorgeous flowers were put together by Melissa Greenough who also owns Eterno where we shot... so worth a visit, she has such beautiful pieces. And the pretty hair pieces/flowers are from Natalie Chan in Parnell. All captured perfectly by my lovely friend Greta from Vela Images. Don't you think this colour palette would be perfect for a winter wedding?