Ellen Vintage Bridal Session
posted by Kelly
So Ellen called me with a brilliant and thoughtful idea for her mom. She wanted to do a special bridal session and sneak her mom’s old wedding gown out of her house along with her grandmother’s headpiece and shoes and do a vintage inspired shoot at the church her parents got married at. Go head…I’m listening….
How cool of a gift is that? Not only was she decked out in her mom’s gown and grandmother’s accessories, she brought along the portrait of her mom on her wedding day so we could work that into the shoot as well.
It was a simple setting, simple concept….but Ellen’s classic beauty and the fact she bears an uncanny resemblance to her mother at the age her mom got married made the shoot so exciting.
This is her mom’s original veil. Doesn’t she look like you could pop her on top of a cake?
I wish I was there when she gave her mom all the pictures she printed. As her mom told me at the wedding, “Once I figured out it wasn’t me in the pictures and it was Ellen in my dress, I boo hooed myself all night.” That sounds like a gift well appreciated.
12 Responses
Prue says:
October 21, 2009 at 7:56 pm
Imagine actually being able to fit into your mother’s wedding dress - Mum made her’s into baby’s dresses for me and my twin sister - don’t think that’s going to fit me anymore!!!
Great shots, as per usual!
.joe says:
October 21, 2009 at 8:24 pm
she looks just like her mom! i kept doing a double take to the close up of the photo. the first one with the veil looks like it’s straight from the ’60s!
AWESOME!
chelsea hudson says:
October 21, 2009 at 8:47 pm
AWESOME shoot!!! what a priceless gift! love the processing… it brought out even more of the emotive feel of the images.
amanda says:
October 22, 2009 at 4:24 am
Amazing. And she DOES look so much like her mom. What a FUN idea - I know their whole family will cherish these!
Julie Nickerson says:
October 22, 2009 at 5:41 am
I just love this idea and these are gorgeous!!!!!
kelley says:
October 22, 2009 at 6:32 am
totally diggin this idea, what a thoughtful gift! i love the feel of the shoot and the images you captured. and how about her grandmother’s headpiece? a-mazing!
jo says:
October 22, 2009 at 2:57 pm
What an awesome idea! These are great! I love the old veil!
Aubin says:
October 22, 2009 at 8:15 pm
Dear Ellen, could your complexion be any more perfect?! I’m jealous! Great pictures, Kel. So pretty, love it!
Shannah says:
October 22, 2009 at 8:53 pm
You look stunning!!!!!!
Dawn says:
October 23, 2009 at 12:54 am
These were tastefully and wonderfully done! Ellen, you are so beautiful, and the resemblance to your mom is striking. I love these!
Alexis says:
October 23, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Oh wow! Those are fantastic! Love the pictures and the idea behind them. Well done
G & G says:
October 23, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Ellen, what a “great honor” to your mother. I could see the pride in her face, on your wedding day. You were a “beautiful” bride. Of course you know you and your mother both resemble the “Martin” side of the family. Ha! Ha!
Love,
Cousin
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