Pre-Wedding Styled Shoot

We decided to take a different approach with this styled shoot, and focus simply on the “getting ready” side of the wedding day! Many times, brides will overlook the importance of these images and the ways they add to the overall story of your wedding day! Here, we are highlighting a few vendors that make your pre-wedding experience just as special as the ceremony!

First things first, when thinking about getting ready for your big day.. hire a professional to do your hair and makeup! 100% the best decision for you to feel pampered, relaxed, excited, and FLAWLESS for your special day. Cassidy with Summit Beauty here in Durango does such an amazing job of highlighting your natural beauty, while also giving you the glam you need on your wedding day! She’s professional, she’s kind, she’s attentive and efficient, and she’s also got a pretty good name 😉

Secondly, let’s talk about invitation suites. How much money did you spend to send out a beautiful set of invitations to your guests? Don’t you want beautiful images of those!? The answer should always and forever be YESSSS! The biggest tip I have for you, is to save an invitation and put it with your wedding details. It helps capture the whole story of your wedding day, and also creates beautiful images that you can share with the world. I can’t recommend it enough. Blue Leaf Designs here in Durango creates the most BEAUTIFUL stationary.. Check her out!

Another really fun way to add to your getting ready experience is to have a charcuterie board for you and your bride tribe to enjoy! Farm to Fingers creates these beautiful boards for such occasions as this! Picture this, you’re looking out the window, getting your hair/makeup done, drinking a mimosa, and eating charcuterie. Sounds like a dream, yeah?

Okay, you’ve pampered yourself. You’re belly is full, and now it’s time to put on that dress that you have been dreaming to wear for MONTHS!

Another crucial element to your getting ready photos is your flowers!!!! This is another beautiful element to your wedding day that you invested in.. It’s time for them to take center stage for a minute also. Having pictures of your flowers at the beginning is great for many reasons. It adds to the details, it captures them before they start to get messed with, and they complete your entire bridal look!

Mountain Belle Flower Farm and Petals and Stems created two master pieces for this shoot!

The last part of this process is to capture dreamy bridal portraits that make you feel like a queen on your wedding day! You are beautiful, confident, and vibrant on your wedding day. Allowing time for bridal portraits will never be something you regret, I promise!!