Red Riding Hood Inspired Styled Shoot

I have and always will be a lover of fairytales and storybook dreams. Of course when this is combined so gorgeously with a wedding, then I am totally head over heels. That is exactly what happened on this gorgeous Monday morning. How does the wedding of  Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf look like? It is more than I could have imagined. When Blissful Events, Rachel Miller of Fatty Freckles, and the amazing team behind this beautiful styled shoot got together, a lovely fairytale was written. The most beautiful bride looking oh so beautiful with that red cape. Dark, exquisite, and stunning details which has me falling in love with this tale all over again. Thank you to Nerinna Studios for capturing all the elegant details and delivering the most breathtaking images. Mondays are not so bad when you have a styled shoot like this one.

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From Blissful Events …

We wanted to have something fun yet dark for this shoot. So we thought what a better way to do that than Little Red Riding Hood Gone Bridal. =) Inspired by the children’s story, this was a very fun and colorful shoot. We used lots of deep, dark reds and blacks and golds. We choose a location that looked like it was out in the wild. Sanborn Park in Saratoga was the perfect venue for this shoot as it provided a space where Red could “run” from the wolf! The two piece Waters gown was amazing along with a dark red cape for Red to feel herself in.

Vendor information:

Event Styling and Design:  Rachel Miller of Fatty Freckles

Wedding and Event Planner: Blissful Events

Location: Sanborn Park

Bridal Accessories: Something Treasured

Photography: Nerinna Studios

Floral Designer: McCallum Designs

Paper Goods: Steele My Hearts

Hair & Makeup Artist: Ellyse Bernales

Jewelry: NCC Diamonds

Bridal Gown: Watters

Bakery: Artistic Bites

Model: Sarah Agar

 

Top Five Bridal Accessory Trends 2013

Can we please talk about bridal accessories for a minute?  And why I am so obsessed with them? They’re the perfect accent to a bride and her wedding day.  Complimenting all the bridal details in the most gorgeous of ways. We are so lucky today,  because we have the lovely work of owner,  Maram at Something Treasured who’s sharing the top five hottest bridal accessory trends. I am in love with all the amazing and pretty details for each one of these hot trends. Which trend do you love the most? Share with us!

Headpieces
Whether it’s a simple crystal pin, a flower or a full on headpiece, nothing compliments a bride’s freshly done make-up than some flattering adornment in her hair. They did it in the 1920’s and they’re continuing to do it today.  This trend won’t go away for a while.
Photography: Johnny Buzzerio Hair & Make-up: Glam-Patrol

Photography: Johnny Buzzerio
Hair & Make-up: Glam-Patrol

Burlap Belts
The last couple of years we’ve seen an ongoing trend of burlap rustic/vintage weddings.  Now we’re starting to see that trend in bridal accessories too! Burlap isn’t just for table runners and gift wrapping anymore!
Photography:  Nezar Samara Photography Flowers: Floravida Events Dress: Tara LaTour from Kinsley James Bridal Couture Location: Kinsley James Bridal Couture Hair & Make-up: Janna Dughman

Photography: Nezar Samara Photography
Flowers: Floravida Events
Dress: Tara LaTour from Kinsley James Bridal Couture
Location: Kinsley James Bridal Couture
Hair & Make-up: Janna Dughman

Cake Accessories
Accessories don’t just sass up your look – they sass up your event as well! We found that brides are really enjoying matching their bridal look to their cake.  The crystals look great in photos and in person.
Photography: Jamil Halaby Photography Cakes by Maggie

Photography: Jamil Halaby Photography
Cakes by Maggie

Floral Belts
Many brides will always want to keep their look classic, so having flowers on your belt keeps the tradition of the classic bride yet it adds a fun and flirty look to it all.  There was such a demand for flowers that we decided to create our Build Your Own Belt line! Each bride has the opportunity to pick the belt, the types of flowers and the adornment so that it’s customized specifically FOR her BY her.
Photography: Lucy Munoz Photography Wedding Dress: Aria Invitations: Heart and Fox Event Design: Sparkles and Vintage Hair: Sarah4Beauty Location: Riley's Farm

Photography: Lucy Munoz Photography
Wedding Dress: Aria
Invitations: Heart and Fox
Event Design: Sparkles and Vintage
Hair: Sarah4Beauty
Location: Riley’s Farm

 


Black Accessories
From the bride to her bridesmaids, women are getting more bold by experimenting with color. We’ve seen a surge of weddings where brides have worn black sashes. Some brides love the black and white look but may not be bold enough to wear it. Instead, they put it on their bridesmaids! For this particular wedding, we had the MOH in our Nadya Belt and the bridesmaids wore a customized belt that we did just for them. It was so popular that we named it after one of the bridesmaids! It’s called the Tina Belt.
Photography: Royal Gor Studios

Photography: Royal Gor Studios

Something Treasured is a place where you can find your bridal accessories to accommodate your SOMETHING old, new, borrowed and blue!  We specialize in wedding dress sashes / belts and headpieces so you can have that extra sparkle to enhance your already beautiful self.  We recently began selling brooches too!  Our accessories are handmade using top-quality crystals and fabrics at a very affordable price point.  What makes our product so special is that each bride has the opportunity to be involved and design her own accessory to give her the exact look she envisioned.  Tell us what you want and together we’ll come up with an idea that’s unique for you!