December 1, 2010 by Chantale
Vintage Wedding – Great Gatsby Inspired and Gorgeous
Well this just blew my mind. Seriously. Prepare to have your mind blown by one of the coolest wedding shoots I’ve EVER SEEN. I’m sorry, but I’m not even being dramatic. This right here is SO vintage. SO old Hollywood glam. And just SO seriously beautiful.
I mean the idea itself – A Great Gatsby vintage wedding shoot – JUST the idea of it is amazing. But the execution of this shoot is just on a whole other level of indie coolness that gives us vintage lovers the shivers. Ashlee from Sakura Photo (and new vintage bff of mine – although she doesn’t know it…till now) is a sheer genius. She’s not only the epic photographer behind this shoot but also the stylist. And Ashlee, let me just say that we are SO crushing on your style. You’ve not only delivered incredible vintage wedding inspiration to a ton of brides, but you’ve also got me hyped for the movie release! Here’s Ashlee with some deets on her inspiration:
This Gatsby Inspired styled wedding shoot was styled and photographed by myself, Ashlee Carter of Sakura Photo (www.sakuraphoto.com) at the historic Stoneleigh Hotel in Dallas, TX. I am a huge fan of Art Deco and the Roaring Twenties and wanted to create and photograph my dream vision of a wedding styled for this glamorous era
The shoot features vanilla cupcakes with an art deco flower motif by Opulent Cakes, vintage roses arrangements and bouquet by Blue Lotus Floral Design, flapper-style hair by Ryan Chambers Hair and makeup by JTorry Makeup Artistry. An ivory embellished mesh gown, white ostrich feather and pearl fascinator and an art deco silver brooch and Swarovski crystal shoe clips adorn the bride. The mahogany dinner table is decorated with Limoges china, cut glass decanters, silver candelabras, antique skeleton keys, old cameras and willow branch lights from world to home (www.worldtohome.com). 1920s spearmint candy from Old Time Candy Company (www.oldtimecandy.com) round out the details.
Photographer: Ashlee Carter, Sakura Photo | Styling, Planning & Design Direction: Ashlee Carter, Sakura Photo | Florals: Brianne Denton, Blue Lotus Floral Design | Hair Stylist: Ryan Chambers, Ryan Chambers Hair | Makeup Artist: Jenny Torry, JTorry Makeup Artistry | Cupcakes: Donna Nino, Opulent Cakes | Models: Sheri Hernandez and Travis McHenry
This entire shoot is just lovely, but that bouquet is BEAUTIFUL!!
too too gorgeous!!!
This is amazing and the venue is mind blowing! Jealous of the Texan brides who can use this hotel!
Wow, stunning and so elegant!!!!!!
Oh my goodness, this is heartstopping. You’re right, a Gatsby themed shoot is pretty much the best thing I could imagine, but it was even more gorgeous than I thought it would be! That pearl gown-to die for!
And I can’t help but daydream about a Dallas wedding when that gorgeous hotel is a venue option…
The entire shoot is beautiful and oh so elegant. Gorgeous!
This is such a great shoot! They did a wonderful job tying the look together!
What a great inspiration and excellent execution of the whole idea. The location is perfect, the look, and accessories all fit, and the photography is spot on. Nice!
W.O.W. So glam, chic, sexy, glamorous!!!! I don’t have enough adjectives for this – LOVE IT!!
Beautiful!! She looks like an 1920’s glamourous film star! Those flowers are stunning!!
OMG, I am in LOVE with that headpiece!! Simply stunning!
Love the look and feel. Everything is just perfectly showing off the style – make up, hair, accessories, dress, environment, photography. Amazing! In love!
very glamorous! i love the idea of it [and I am in love with those cupcakes! and the hair piece]
Sheer Perfection. Hats off to uber-talented Ashlee Carter for the flawless design and execution. We are impressed.
I’m in love with everything about this wedding. GORGEOUS!!!!!
someone please tell me where I can get that dress! email me: jessfcohen@gmail.com
Hi Jessica!
Here is the dress info (and it is currently on sale!):
http://www.davidsbridal.com/Product_Pearl-Embellished-Mesh-Gown-91846190
Nice one, there is actually some great points on this post some of my associates will find this worthwhile, will send them a link, thanks
wow, she is ga ga gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
vow ashlee,i never thought u r sooooooooooo good at all these.
very happy to your beautiful work. keep it up
Where can I find the headpiece. I am having a gatsby inspired wedding in November and the headpiece is to die for.
DP
Hi Donna!
The fascinator is by Hems and Bustles. Her Etsy store can be found here:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/hemsandbustles?ga_search_query=hemsandbustles&ga_search_type=seller_usernames
Thank you so much Ashlee for the info on the fasinator. I went on the site for hemsandbustles and I don’t see it anywhere. Do you think this was a one of a kind? I triede to find an email for them or something, but nothing is available that i can see. any additional info would be greatly appredciated.
Hi Donna!
This pearl and feather fascinator was bought on Etsy from hemsandbustles for around US$70. You can visit her shop here and click on “Contact” to contact her directly to see if it is still available:
http://www.etsy.com/people/hemsandbustles?ref=ls_profile
Good luck!
This English teacher is drooling over here! lol
WOW, I LOVE EVERYTHING!
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Is this dress white or ivory? Thanks