Snow White Inspiration Shoot by Neiyo Sun

We're taking a little break from reality today with this gorgeous and romantic fairytale inspired shoot by Neiyo Sun from Australia. I love the little apple candles... such a cute idea which would be easy to do at home for a dinner party!! And all those fabulous cakes... yum! Neiyo tells us of her inspiration behind the shoot...

This is my first inspiration shoot and I came up with the idea of Snow White as every girl dreams of a fairy tale. When I think of Snow White, I think of beauty, sweetness, innocence, purity, the smell of forests, red apples, and white. Half a years in the making… and its all finally come together….'

After watching Snow White and the Huntsman, it gave me a clearer idea of the kind of shoot I was looking for with the messy tangled hair in the woods. Red, white and mocha are the main colours of the shoot so all the details and settings were based on this colour scheme. The cakes were white so we added red details such as red macarons, red apples and DIY apple candles. I even dyed the model’s hair myself and turned her from a blonde to a brunette with a red tinge.

I'd like to describe my photographic style as natural, simple, beautiful and unique. I use nature as much as possible, working mainly outdoors with the simplicity of natural light. This shoot was done at the golden hour just before sunset time to give the images are warm glow. The forest and woods add the rusty, wilderness feel to this shoot. I love capturing real emotions such as joy by getting that beautiful smile/laugh of my subject which my sweet model made very easy. I did minimal retouching to keep the style natural. My specialty are close ups since I believe every bride is beautiful and so I always include some soft close ups. Finally I love the pretty details of the wedding day so I included food , stationery, accessories to bring the shoot alive.

Photography | Neiyo Sun, Art director | Fiona Brown, Gown | Anna Campbell, Hair & Makeup | Miss Aimmey, Stylists | Little Sootie and Leo & Bella, Flowers | Flower Jar, Cake | Cake Face, Stationery | Ham & Pea, Assistant | Jeff 

Bohemian Garden Shoot by Peaches & Mint

I have a lovely dose of pretty for you this morning... all the way from Austria! (Oh how I love Austria!!). Pia Clodi from Peaches & Mint sent over this sweetest of shoots in one of my favourite colour combos of the moment... it's simply delicious!!

From Pia: So we wanted to show some garden wedding inspiration - relaxed but bohemian inspired and with a little bit of peach and mint on our mind colorwise. Little affordable details like old books, typewriters and vintage suitcases, as well as "something old" - granny's handbag to accompany a set of young fresh vendors like Elfenkleid (dress designer), Das Weddings by Niely Hoetsch (headpiece) and the talented Blumengestalten (flowers & vases). 

Dress | Elfenkleid, Headpiece | Das Weddings by Niely Hoetsch, Hair & Make-Up | Monika Cetin, Styling | Angelika Königseder, Catering | Mix it, Sweets | DeJagers, Flowers | Blumengestalten, Stationery | Paper Papel Papier, Rings | Ringking, Birdcage & other props | Vermischte Warenhandlung, Models | Henrietta & Christoph

European inspired shoot by Meredith Lord

Both today's features are by photographers I recently had the pleasure of meeting. A few weeks back I had the opportunity to sit down with Hawkes Bay based photographer Meredith Lord over coffee when she came up to Auckland for a few days... and what a treasure. I felt like we were old friends! Meredith had this to say about the shoot... (oh and can I just add how much I LOVE that bouquet... especially the addition of the hellebores!).

A group of wedding vendors here in Hawkes Bay wanted to put together something that was slightly different from the typical winery wedding that Hawkes Bay is so well known for - so we chose Summerlee. In its past life it was the homestead of a sheep station located on the edge of the coast. These days it been tastefully restored and used as luxury accommodation - it's a little bit Tuscan and a little bit French Country and would be the most amazing venue for an intimate summer wedding.

Venue | Summerlee - Blackbarn, Photographer | Meredith Lord, Makeup | Cushla Bower, Hair | Caroline Gichard, Florist | Kim McMillan - Lushka, Stationery | The Copy Company, Dress | RSVP Bridal Couture, Cake | Dish Catering

1930's inspired wedding shoot by Candy Capco

I have something a little different for you this morning... a gorgeous 1930's style faux wedding shoot by the very lovely Candy Capco. I love the moodiness of it, and the brides gorgeous pop of red lipstick is just perfect. Great job by Candy and the rest of the team!

Photography | Candy Capco Photography, Hair and Makeup: Miranda Millen Wedding Makeup and Hair Specialist, Flowers: Dana Walsh of Beautiful Flowers, Dress: Robyn Cliffe Couturiere, Suit: Working Style, Venue: Foxglove, Bride | Ashleigh Berry, Groom | Jackson Taylor

Literary inspired shoot by Marta Locklear and Fete Studio

There is just so much to love about this fabulous shoot by Marta Locklear and Fete Studio that we featured in {MAG}rouge. From the cutie patooties in their sweet outfits, to the gorgeous display of fruits and veges, and the stunningly pretty florals by Sugar Magnolias, it's all simply beautiful.

This beautiful collaboration of some great talent was inspired by the film Bright Star which is based on the last three years of the life of poet John Keats and his romantic relationship with Fanny Brawne. Marta tells us: "Fete Studio did an amazing job incorporating poetry, butterflies and classic old English florals in a contemporary way and capturing it on film really lets the colours shine."

A non-traditional dove gray gown picked up the sunlit fields and spring breeze perfectly. The florals added a great touch throughout...there were even cloche jars with small plants and butterflies in them!

See the full magazine feature here. 

Planner & Stylist | Fete Studio, Photography | Marta Locklear Photography, Florist | Sugar Magnolias,

Cinematography | Shaking Hands, Venue | Poplar Springs, Hair | Welsy Mourino, Cake | Maggie Austin

Makeup | Mint Collective, Summer McCarley, Calligraphy | Ginny Rogan, Stationery | Rifle Paper Co.,

Gowns | Hitched Salon (Bridal Gown: Jenny LaTour, Bridesmaids Gown: Jenny Yoo,)

Flower Girl Dress | Buttons & Bows, Models | Modelogic Wilhelmina, Chiavari Chairs | Classic Party Rentals

The ballad of Herb & Daisy by {MAG}rouge

The ballad of Herb & Daisy was the brain child of Hannah & Jasmine from Sutherland Kovach and of course half of the {MAG}rouge team. This was our feature shoot for Issue two of the magazine and we were so thrilled with how it turned out, we found the perfect log cabin only a few hundred metres up the road from my house, and the gorgeous field right opposite. And then once our fabulous models were confirmed, we knew we'd get the result we were after. Real life couple, Cam & Eliza were amazing to work with, and whilst they were visiting New Zealand from Australia over a long weekend for a wedding, the actually took time out to come and work with us for the day. And aren't they just the perfect Herb & Daisy? Cam is even a musician which played into our hands well considering the concept was Herb singing Daisy a love ballad! Or playing it on an accordion perhaps!
We worked with some fabulous talents on this shoot... Sox Teng did the gorgeous makeup on Eliza (aka Daisy!), Annie Oxborough - florist super talent - provided us with the most delightfully rustic bouquet as well as a fabulous garland for the log cabin, Steph from Bubblerock, spent the day with us and captured the most charming film of the shoot. Please be sure to check it out at the end of the shoot ... it's just lovely! Daisy's beautiful dress was from A la Robe and Herb's attire was from Rodd & Gunn... I'm such a fan of the suspenders!! And the cute as cute school chairs are from The Vitrine which has an incredible assortment of vintage industrial furniture to both buy and rent.
That incredible cake and gingerbread house you see... naturally made by the one and only Judit Meron (chief hostess with the mostess rougie herself!!), and all stunning photography by Sutherland Kovach. Stationery of course by myself... see Ruby & Willow for more. Head to page 39 of the magazine to see the full shoot and full credits.

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