Celebration of Spring Inspiration Shoot by Carmen Salazar
Oh inspiration shoots, how I love thee. Let me count the ways: I adore your antique bird cages, your layered personal cakes, your colorful colorfulness, your avant-garde nature-infused hair accessories, your nest inspired couture floral rings, and your teal and yellow bumble bee ties. How you inspire me to go forth and create my own inspiration shoots, in my bedroom, with my sticker collections that I’ve had since I was five, and my pretty little Anthro dresses, and my Betty Crocker cake mixes. But, inspiration shoots, you are nothing without the collaboration of talented vendors… I most certainly could not create what we have here today in my bedroom. Thank goodness creative, design-minded folks like Carmen Salazar, Shelley Larkin, Kristina Smith and Audrey Gardemeyer get together, so that we get to experience the sweet, stunning wonderment that can be seen below. Without further adieu, here we go! (Or check out the gallery for all the action at once!) — xoxo, Alison of The Knotty Bride
{Take flight to the gallery for all the Springy goodness!}
Here are a few words on how this all came together:
Spring brings to mind birds chirping, flowers blooming and weather to breath new life into the cold Winter which just past. The Celebration of Spring is all about bringing these things to life, and what better way than an inspirational shoot to feature Spring at her finest! The fresh minds of Carmen Salazar, Shelley Larkin, Kristina Smith and Audrey Gardemeyer all brought together their ideas and eclectic props to create an inspirational shoot Spring would be proud of!
The table decor we selected was eclectic, varying in style and colors to create an interest to this farm-style table, and to “pop” against the lush garden surrounding. The back of the bride and groom’s black and cerise chairs were finished off with needlepoint frames with a B and G to signify where the newlyweds would sit. With a wooden bird cage as our centerpiece, moss, colorful florals and a touch of wrought iron meshed the surrounding garden-side with this Spring tabletop. Place settings sat atop hand-embroidered doilies with mismatched plates. Layered personal cakes created in yellow-footed glassware were topped off with decadent sweet frosting and a red raspberry.
Jesse, our groom wore a custom gray suit complimented with a teal and yellow bumble bee tie. His colorful boutonniere and pocket square added to the look of the day. Kailee, our bride wore a timeless gown enhanced with a modern “something blue” twist with her turquoise belt. She also fashioned a delphinium wide banded belt created with real flowers. A moss top-hat added a fun prop as she posed by the table. Her nest inspired couture floral ring was created with silver brunia, moss and berzelia.
Hand-crafted floral print birds hung from branches are the perfect spot to steal a kiss. Spring takes flight as these two love birds ride off into the sunset.
We had such a great time creating this avian, Spring themed photo shoot. From collecting our personal pieces of china and stemware to selecting the accessories to tie this look together, we were all so inspired and we think you will be as well!
Thank you for sharing this whimsical wonderland of inspiration, ladies! It’s truly the uniquest of the unique, to the nth degree. Just how I likes my inspirations.
xoxo, Alison of The Knotty Bride
Photography: Carmen Salazar Photography / Flowers: Botanica Floral Designs / Event Design: Carmen Salazar, Shelley Larkin, Kristina Smith, Audrey Gardemeyer / Event Planning: Pizzazz Event Planning / Venue: The Flower Farm Inn / Dress: Wish Bridal / Models: Kailee Smith and Jesse Cianchetta / Men’s Suit: R. Douglas Custom Clothier / Personal Cakes: Sweet Cakes by Rebecca
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I can practically hear brides squealing! This shoot is so full of detail, especially those flowers! Thanks for the inspiration, ladies!
Ok... Allison's posts are rocking my world!!! I love this so, so much!!! All the details are just inspiring and gorgeous and amazing and.... wau!!!!
Congratulations, ladies! Beautiful,,, it feels real & unreal & surreal all at the same time. The nest ring--amazing! And I love the needlepoint framed B & G. Splendid work!!!
AMAZING!!! Absolutely stunning!!
OH MY GODDD! I am dying! That hat, that ring, that pink chair. This is amazing, AH-MAZZZZZZZZZING!!!!
Wow. Totally love this. The table is outrageous!
the pink and blues pair sooo perfectly together! this is a beautiful shoot!
Wow. Totally love this...
These photos are so, so fab! I absolutely adore the bouquets -- the pops of color are gorgeous. And how yummy looking is the dessert!?
Wow that photography really is amazing! Great job carmen salazar!
We had so much fun doing this shoot, thank you soooo much Style Me Pretty for sharing it with the world! We cant wait to do it all again!
PS. The desert is as yummy as it looks ;)
goooorgeous!!!!
Love the colorful bouquet and how the flowers were used to decorate the bird cage and table setting. These pictures give me the feeling of flow and seemless integration.
Simply amazing. I'm filing this one away for inspiration.
Wow - just love the shoot! Simply amazing styling and floral designs. You ladies ROCK!
Vintage, Englsih tea party, spring and country living, all rolled into one - lovely!
LOVE! It's so perfect. Everything about it calls to me. It's perfectly delightful.
So natural and fairy like. I'm in love with it.
Thank you Style Me Pretty for the feature! We all had such a great time putting this together! Such an honor to work with such talented people! Love you girls!
This is gorgemonous and of course my girl Alison aced it! So many talented people involved and the colors are amazing. One of my favorite shoots for sure!
All of us were so excited to hear that our shoot would be featured with Style Me Pretty! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Planning the shoot was as much fun as seeing our efforts come together the day of ... It was a beautiful day - a beautiful location and a beautiful group of people to work with. It was an honor and a pleasure to be a part of this wonderful team!
Super exciting to see Sacramento's top-notch wedding vendors featured here. Love all the colors and natural feel of all the elements. Great job everyone!
What a fantastic shoot, and so colorful! Wow! Nice work all involved!
I love the little details a from the flowers down the little nest ring. Great photos, Carmen. My favorite is B & G on the bicycle.
I am currently planning my wedding and colored glass is a prominent decor choice for us. I am having a hard time finding goblets in the dark teal color and was wondering where you found those beautiful glasses for this photoshoot? Thanks so much!!