Hey ladies! If you’re doing the juxtaposition fashion bridals project with me and looking for some inspiration beyond the ghost town listings I sent out, check these out:
And if you can wade through all the comments here, there are some more interesting ideas.
Today I had the pleasure of hanging out with recently married Tiffany and Colin. When we discussed unique locations for the shoot, Tiffany suggested Boston Sand and Gravel. I couldn’t have been happier to have a chance to use such a Boston institution — right off the highway literally under the Z bridge, Boston Sand and Gravel has been large and in charge for many years. I made some phone calls and was able to talk with one of the owners who not only fielded the request, which must have seemed strange (“you want to do what? where?”) but connected me with one of the plant overseers, Alan, who was so cool to show us around the site for an hour today. The staff on plant today were all friendly and kind and accommodating to us. I heart Boston Sand and Gravel – they rock!
Thanks guys!
While I don’t have any photos from there to show yet, I do want to show one of the last photos from the day during our stint in Boston’s Chinatown. Tiffany wore four different dresses on her wedding day, and I love this bright pink halter dress! Isn’t she a total hottie?
[ more photos here ]
I’m working on scheduling girls for the bridals project right now, which is tough with my wedding, boudoir photography, and travel schedules… but I got the best email a minute ago from one of my girls and this kind of thing makes everything worthwhile:
YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!
Oh, Rachel, I’m SO excited. Meeting you has been so good for me, my soul, my happiness, my relationship (I can’t WAIT to see his face when I surprise him with your [boudoir] album and beautiful artistic photos!!!), my confidence– my LIFE. You = so awesome, I can’t even begin to tell you.
-J
Lindsey took us on an adventure in Worcester, Massachusetts for the very first Juxtaposition shoot. She has an amazing array of photos, from exploring Burncoat Middle School’s Auditorium to working the abandoned file cabinet near Ralph’s Diner.
recent bride: Lindsey
photographer: Rachel Hadiashar
assisted by: Bethany Joy
location: Worcester MA
Yesterday’s session with Lindsey was the official kickoff of my summer project ‘JUXTAPOSITION: fancy dresses in crazy places’. I’ll be doing fashion bridals and exploring new spaces with some hot little new england brides. I’m really excited about the project and the interesting images we’re going to be making.
While in general the offer is closed to models, I am still looking for some women of color who are recently married or soon to be married to REPRESENT for this project (I hope that’s not reverse discrimination or something).
AND… I’m still looking for stylists (general, makeup, and hair) and florists who want to contribute to this exciting project. If you’re interested in the collaboration, please email me!
I had two amazing interns last summer, and Beth is back on summer break from her photojournalism studies out in California. She’ll be helping out on some of the shoots. Isn’t she adorable?
I knew it would be a trend this year! I started seeing birdcage veils in the magazines last year, and I loved how different and wonderful they are. They add a charming vintage feel to just about any wedding ensemble, and can be personalized with what’s called a “fascinator” and basically an ornament like a silk flower, beading, or feathers, that carries the eye to your face.
Here’s a post from weddingbee with some great resources to find veils. A fabulous friend made mine for me with netting from a millinery, ribbon, and a feather clip.
Because they know I am really excited about fearless bridals, friends keep sending me this Boston Globe link. Check out this article and video….
(although, if you check out the video you will see why hair and makeup styling is so important… aack!)
Sometimes I love the passerby/outtake photos from a city session even more than the photos we originally intended. Check out old man with tinted glasses, man with book in grand central, small girl in stroller, and distinguished NYC couple.
I was thrilled at a chance to shoot with delightful Long Island wedding photographer Laura Ryan awhile ago. (You’ve already seen some of my favorite images here.) Jenn and Pete did some post-wedding bridals with us all over the place in NYC… I have so many favorites I have to post a bunch…
Seriously, there are a TON of great images. Check out the rest of the session here. The photos are all mixed up, but it’s funny to see the ones where we got a little goofy in the middle-end of the session. Like the one of Pete hanging out of the tree.
Thanks to all the women who responded to my recent posting about fashion bridals and street shooting. We have a lot of really exciting locations in the works and can’t wait to start doing these sessions! I usually get kicked out of places when I am shooting portraits in odd locations, but whenever there is a bride involved we seem to get more street cred
To peek at a fearless bridal session I shot with my favorite Oahu photographer Marina Miller in Hawaii last year, check out Jilly’s ala moana session.
