Weddings
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The talented Tara Watts sculpted the bride’s hair for our Downton Abbey shoot and offered tips on creating a 1920’s hair style. This particular style was a combination of pin curls and fingerwaves. First of all, Tara instructs us to start with freshly washed, wet hair. Tara fashioned Rebecca’s hair around her fingers and clipped […]
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To carry the silhouette theme a little further, we made silhouette favours, customized with the profiles of the bride and groom. First step is to refer to the tutorial on creating a silhouette from earlier in the week. We used Martha Stewart’s Ideal Sugar Cookie recipe for these favours. To add contrast, we made the […]
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For part two in our DIY Downton series, I asked my friend Nicole Westerlund to create an invitation suite that could be printed and assembled by a layperson (like myself). Maybe you have a talented, designer-friend like Nicole who can create files for you and some loyal Bridesmaids who can be coaxed into a crafty […]
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Silhouettes are all the rage and there are so many clever ways to use a silhouette in planning your wedding. This week I’m going to feature several DIY projects but for all of them, you have to start at the beginning – by creating the silhouette itself. Today I’ll show you how. If you missed […]
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I know I’m not the only one who’s fallen in love with Downton Abbey. The storytelling, the fashions and the breathtaking, visual appeal…the first time I saw it, I was hooked. When I proposed that we do a wedding shoot styled after Downton, some of my favourite people jumped on board, some whom hadn’t even […]
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Am I the only one that’s completely in love with the Joe Fresh spring line? They have certainly outdone themselves. It got me thinking…what about pretty, Joe Fresh dresses for weddings? One of my brides from last season was way ahead of the game. Check out her maids in shades of grey. They added a pop […]
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