Happy Birthday, America! And a lovely day to you, SMPers! It’s the 4th of July and I am sure your day is booked with BBQ’s, sunshine, friends and fireworks galore! Well, brace yourself. Your holiday is about to get a whole lot prettier. This gorgeous photo shoot courtesy of the crazy-talented team of La Belle Fleur Wedding Designs & Events, Artistic Confections, Dressy Designs and Bellafotografica is a 4th of July themed wedding done so very, very right. It’s Coca-Cola meets mason jars meets red, white and blue. And all with a vintage vibe. Yes, no matter your wedding date, you’ll be saving detail after detail of this whimsical affair in your inspiration folders. Guaranteed. So, join me in the gallery for even more Americana! And Happy 4th of July!
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From La Belle Fleur Wedding Designs & Events…While wearing a navy blue dress with white polka dots and a red belt wrapped around my waist, I thought to myself how patriotic I looked. I quickly thought about how fun it would be to create a photo shoot around a Fourth of July wedding in Southeast Texas. I contacted a photographer, an invitation company, make-up artist, hair stylist, baker and salons for wedding attire for our models. Within one week of contacting these vendors, we managed to create a casual, yet elegant backyard Fourth of July wedding.
Allen Ayres of Bellafotografica provided his talents in capturing the images of the shoot for us. Glenda Little of Dressy Designs and I quickly decided that her backyard was the perfect location for our shoot. Once we made the decision where the photo shoot would take place, all the vendors worked their magic to bring the vision we had together.
The overall look that I was going for was an all-American casual Fourth of July look that was classy, elegant and not too gimmicky with a twist of vintage. I asked the make-up artist (Erica Strazz) and hair stylist (Ashley Smart) to create a look that was reminiscence of old Hollywood glamour/50’s pin-up for our models. We even carried the theme of celebrating America in the selection of our models. These girls truly represent what America is all about; beautiful, full of life and full of cultural differences.
When I set out to do this shoot, I also had in mind of showing brides an alternative style to the same theme (from casual elegance to formal sophistication). The main shoot was based on an outdoor wedding that was casual yet elegant. By changing up certain things, we were able to transform the setting to a more upscale and sophisticated setting.
Floral & Event Design: La Belle Fleur Wedding Designs & Events / Invitations & Paper Goods: Dressy Designs / Photography: Bellafotografica / Cake & Cupcakes: Artistic Confections / Makeup Artist: Erica Strazz / Hair Stylist: Ashley Smart of Beautique Salon & Spa / Wedding Gown: Mori Lee Blue Collection via Marcy Messer of The Classy Peacock / Shoes & Veil: Marcy Messer of The Classy Peacock / Bridesmaid Dresses: Anna Tran of Mommy Dearest + Dillards / Bridesmaid Hair Accessories: Melynda Tran of Love, Chloe Boutique / Location: Private Residence
Thank you for featuring our shoot!! I had a lot of fun designing this shoot with all of the talented vendors that participated. Happy 4th of July everyone!!
This is so beautiful! Some of the pictures aren't loading when I'm trying to make a board though! Towards the end of the photos, or maybe it's just me?
I love this dress! I haven't been able to find the website for the bridal shop. Are they online? If not, is this dress carried by other vendors?
Elizabeth - The dress is a Mori Lee dress (Style #4801) of their Blu Collection. The bridal shop does not have an online shop. Their number is 409-735-3567. I believe Mori Lee are also sold by other vendors nationally if you are not near the Southeast Texas area.
omg! Stephanie you did an amazing job. I am blown away!
Hi krish949! The gallery should be fixed now and you should be able to finish building your board! Thank you and have a lovely day! xoxo
Yes, like Stephanie said "thanks for featuring our shoot". All of the vendors were so incredibly talented! I love doing makeup, and I was so honored to be a part of such a beautiful shoot!
Thank you for including us - Stephanie, Glenda, Dawneen, Erica and the others did a beautiful job! :)
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Thank you for including me in this wonderful photo shoot Stephanie! The pictures were fantastic! <3 it!!
Wonderful wedding photos. I love how the cityscape background adds beauty and dept to the bride and groom in the foreground. Everything looks absolutely stunning!
It turned out so petty... and we all had so much fun putting this together!! Thank you SMP!
Beautiful Job! Very proud of the Beaumont bunch!
I am a wedding planner here in Beaumont, TX and these are some of the MOST talented wedding vendors in Southeast Texas!! Their shoot was absolutely BEAUTIFUL, creative, and amazing!! I am always honored to work with ANY of them!! =) GREAT JOB!!!!!
I love all this great Independance Day themed shoot. Lots of girls we work with are marrying armed servicemen and these are great to use for inspiration that's not too over the top!
This Fourth of July wedding themed shoot came out gorgeous! Great Job!
Steph what a great idea. This shoot turned out really good. I'm not a big fan of holiday themed weddings but this one was done very well. I'm impressed with how elegant the wedding looks. All of the vendors did such a great job pulling this concept together. I like how you show two different ways of making a wedding work for a lake side wedding. The simple and classic and the fancy and elegant. I like the simplicity of the design. Great job everyone!
This is great. Y'all are all so talented. Beautiful as usual, sis!
bridal gowns wonderful
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