On a rainy October day last year a wonderful group of creative people joined us to collaborate on a photoshoot at one of our favourite Bristol Venues - Hotel du Vin, and I can happily report we had so much fun, resulting in these stunning photos from Matt & Joe of Always You Photography
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| Hyder Syed & Charlotte Felski with flowers from The Pink Peony |
A few months before, myself and Siobhan Thomas, joint owner of Queenie the Cocktail Caravan were wondering how we could promote our photo wall for weddings and parties and we came up with the idea of a photoshoot. We started talking to some of our wonderful friends about working together to showcase our talents and approached Helen at Hotel du Vin, Bristol and all was set!
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| Charlotte Felski models bridal wear from Lisa Keating Bridal with flowers from The Pink Peony |
If you regularly read this blog, you'll know I'm a massive fan of Lisa Keating Bridal, an independent designer whose work is handcrafted and made to measure to couture standards. Lisa's beautiful work is featured here and it was lovely to have her with us on the day to dress the bride - she's great fun and passionate about everything she does and her attention to detail and styling is superb.
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| Hair accessory from Vintage Button Bridal Designs |
Accessories were loaned by Clare Lloyd of Vintage Button Bridal Designs. Clare is an absolute delight to work with and loves what she does. It was such a treat for me to visit her workshop in Frome. I literally cannot walk past Clare's work without feeling like a kid in a sweet shop and found it so hard to choose accessories for the shoot that Clare really kindly indulged me, letting me take a whole box full!
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| Make up by Rashida Foy |
Our friend Rashida Foy is a great make-up artist - able to create beautiful subtle bridal make-up, as she did for this shoot - as well as amazing creative work on alternative shoots. We love her flexibility and her laid back attitude
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| Hyder Syed modelling a waistcoat by Mark Keating |
We were so lucky to have two really incredible models for the day. Hyder Sayed came from London for the shoot and was so professional, gave loads of input and was such an all round good guy. Tall, dark & handsome, he was the perfect foil to Bristol based Charlotte Felski, our beautiful pale-skinned natural red-head! Both have lots of modelling experience and we felt really spoilt to have them as part of the team!
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| Charlotte Felski models Lisa Keating Bridal design |
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| Charlotte's hair by Bonominihair |
Charlotte's stunning hair was styled by Bonominihair, a brilliant salon in Clifton who have a great reputation and a very loyal clientele.
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| Flowers by The Pink Peony |
The flowers are the creation of Laura Connelly from The Pink Peony. Laura's lovely to work with and has the most wonderful eye for colour and shape. Her designs literally brought everything to life, drawing the eye and completing every picture.
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| Hair accessory by Vintage Button Bridal Designs |
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| Vintage wear - Bristol Vintage |
We hadn't worked with Matt & Joe before, but they made the day so easy. We had a shot list which they ran with and made their own - covering everything and more with so little fuss. I'm thrilled with the pics of my vintage crockery & props and it was great fun working with them.
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| Props - Bristol vintage |
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| Cake - Chocolate Delores Cakes |
A wedding shoot wouldn't be complete without cake and WHAT cake! Chocolate Delores is queen of the chocolate wedding cake and her creations always bring a real magic to any shoot. She also TOTALLY spoilt us by bringing some of her hand made chocolates for us to share and her work seriously is not only some of the most beautiful but also the most delicious!
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| Charlotte & Hyder model the photo wall & props |
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| Beautiful bridal shoes from The White Collection Bridal Boutique |
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| Hyder models suit and accessories by Mens Hire. Working gramophone - Bristol Vintage |
Mens Hire, Bristol, loaned us Hyder's vintage-style groom's wear. They did a brilliant job as we had to work from measurements alone - and he looked great!
We have to thank Hotel du Vin for letting us use their fabulous venue for the day. Hotel du Vin has been my favourite Bristol Hotel since it first opened over 16 years ago and it was the first place I thought of. It has a wonderful, relaxed feel and the staff are so professional yet somehow manage to be friendly and laid-back - we didn't really want to leave!
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| Bristol Vintage's 'Mabel' modelling The Pink Peony's flowers! |
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| Props from Bristol Vintage |
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| Chocolate Delores Seashell cake with Bristol Vintage props |
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| Chocolate Delores white chocolate cake |
Also thank you to Catherine, Lisa Keating's gorgeous daughter, who also helped us on the day!
Thanks to everyone who was involved - we LOVED the day and the results and we'd love to do it all over again!!!
If you're interested in booking the photo wall & chaise, do email (ali@bristolvintage.co.uk) or call on 07791 898650.
Supplier list:
Venue: Hotel Du Vin, Bristol
Photography - Always You Photography
Bridal Wear - Lisa Keating Bridal
Bride's Shoes - The White Collection Bridal
Grooms Outfit - Mens Hire Bristol
Accessories - Vintage Button Bridal Designs
MUA - Rashida Foy
Hair - Bonomini Hair
Cakes - Chocolate Delores Cakes
Flowers - The Pink Peony
Photo Wall - Queen the Cocktail Caravan & Bristol Vintage
Crockery & Props - Bristol Vintage
Photo Shoot Assistant - Sarah Daly
