AELO Styled Shoot | What Kind Of Bride Are You?

HAIR + MAKEUP: WE ONLY DO PRETTY | PHOTOGRAPHY: CODILLO PHOTOGRAPHY | VIDEOGRAPHY: KATHY RAMIREZ FILMS | FLORIST: DESIGNS BY JANET | DRESSES (EXCEPT BLUE): DIANA’S BRIDAL | SUIT: THE GROOMSMAN SUIT | CALLIGRAPHY: NB MODERN CALLIGRAPHY | VENUE: BRIDGEPORT ART CENTER | MODELS: STACY PALUMBO, LAUREN WISNIEWSKI, KATE MALCOLM, JENNIFER VASQUEZ, SAMANTHA MULLANEY, MONICA BAILEY

We can’t believe it’s been nearly a year since this incredible styled photo shoot. Check out our feature over on Offbeat Bride! We did this gorgeous shoot (it’s just a little taste here!) with some amazing vendors and the results were absolutely beautiful.

As wedding industry professionals, we understand that brides constantly get shown that there is only one way to be a bride. Traditions stemming from decades of weddings -- what our parents did, Queen Victoria's white dress, De Beers engagement ring marketing campaign -- have all contributed to people getting married in the same ways, often not knowing why something was even started as a tradition. In this photoshoot, we wanted to highlight the characteristics that make each of us different. We put out a call to real people, everyone who is getting married, has gotten married, or dreams of partnering up for life and received some amazing responses. 

These six very different people are all comfortable in their own skin and proud to be who they are. Their personalities, environments, life experience, and obstacles they've faced have shaped them to be the brides they are today. We as vendors know that a wedding is a celebration of who you are as a couple and as individuals choosing to love each other for life. There is no right or wrong way to be a bride, there is only the love we have for one another. We wanted to highlight and celebrate their diversity, and the diversity of all of us.

AELO Events | Styled Shoot with City Savvy Imaging, 2/21/16

PHOTOGRAHER: City Savvy Imaging | VENUE: Bespoke Cuisine | DRESSES: Mignonette Bridal | JEWELRY: The Left Bank & Rebecca Zemans,  Woodland Fever Ring Boxes| FLOWERS: Gratitude Heart Garden | CAKE: Alliance Bakery HAIR + MAKEUP: Holli Beauty & Marguerite Preston | STATIONARY: Spilled Ink Press | DRAPING: Drape Kings | RENTALS: Rent Vintage Chicago 

When we were contacted by Renae of City Savvy Imaging to help plan a styled shoot, we couldn't have been more excited! We absolutely love all things winter and pretty, and Renae had some incredible ideas we couldn't wait to help execute. We helped Renae pull together incredible details like the gold chargers and beautiful vintage rentals, and then. That. Dress. Kpoene at Mignonette Bridal outdid herself. Once we had that, everything fell into place beautifully. It was a frigid day, but we warmed it up with the candlelight and the love of our models, who are a real-life couple! Winter weddings are some of our favorites, and we hope to have provided some inspiration for your intimate, cozy wedding.