Recently, I was asked by the folks at Today's Bride Magazine to make movies of four of their upcoming magazine cover shoots. Needless to say, I jumped at the chance to work with the wonderful people there as well as the amazingly talented teams they assembled to create the four different covers.
I've been chomping at the bits to show these movies to you guys since they've been done, but now, finally I am allowed to!
The one I'm featuring on this post is a Steampunk themed design brought to inception by the creative minds of Asiel Design (event and floral design,) Tanja Lippert (photography,) and Tia Reagan (stylist.) It just so happens that they're all good friends of mine so I was that much more excited to work collaboratively on this project.
(You might remember that I worked with this same team a few years ago in our first collaboration, here. If you do remember that, then you're a true fan :-)
If you're not familiar with the idea of "steampunk", just think; industrial revolution mechanics + victorian sensibilities + modern execution.
Movies by director, Terry Gilliam, "Wild Wild West", "City of Lost Children" and, more recently, "The Prestige" and "Sherlock Holmes" all feature steampunk styling to some extent. In this particular rendition, the creative team took the industrial look and feel of the steampunk/Victorian era and style and applied it to a bridal context. There's are a lot of light bulbs, chains, and glass that can be reinterpreted and applied to a modern bride's aesthetic.
Take a look at the movie I made, here below and please let me know what you think in the comments section! Cheers!
All of the amazing gowns (there are more in the magazine than shown in the video) were provided by Gabrielle's Bridal Atelier in Los Gatos. Gabi provided the gowns (by couture designers, Cymbeline of Paris, Ines Di Santo, Christos, and Anne Barge) and many of the accessories. thanks, Gabi!
You can see more images from this awesome shoot at Style Me Pretty. (I love Abby and the gang for always being so enthusiastic about my work! They're awesome.)
Here are the incomparable contributors to this shoot:
Concept, Production and Styling: Anne Sage/The City Sage
I recently got a chance to work on an editorial shoot for the Style Me Pretty blog under their "Inspiration to Reality" banner :-)
I think it's such a great idea to create these types of shoots for brides and grooms to get inspiration for their wedding! (And, a happy side-effect is that we can have a lot of fun shooting it! :-)
Photography: Heidi and Judy of Gertrude and Mabel Photography / Event Design, Planning and Styling: Michelle Barrioneuvo-Mazzini from MB Wedding Design and Events / Videographer: Andrew of Studio MSV / Floral Design and vintage furniture: Jon and Linnae of Asiel Design / Hair and Makeup Stylist: Armando Sarabia of Get Your Do Up / Stationery Designer: Susanne of Cards de Luxe / Cake: Gabrielle of Cake Coquette / Couture Bridal Accessories and Shoes: Lindsie and Meghan of Haute Bride/ Couture Bridal Gowns: Saida and Chantal of Nouvelle Vogue / Model: Celeste Rodriguez / Vintage dessert & jewelry stands: Amour Ame
Well, it's been a long time in the making, but here - finally - is the behind the scenes video of some of the wonderful vendors that helped make the shoot happen!
Interesting turn of events. That's a phrase best suited to describe plot twists in mystery novels and cinematic thrillers.
Well, here's a plot twist for the event videographer... (excerpt from Philippine News Mag, www.inquirer.net)
"'I will definitely run for vice president. Nothing has changed my mind on this,' ... [Ronaldo "Ronnie"] Puno told reporters here on Monday.
Puno, who was here to meet with Central Luzon officials, has reassumed his post at the Department of the Interior and Local Governments (DILG) following a trip to the United States.
While Puno was on leave, Public Works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. took over his post at the DILG in an acting capacity.
Questions were raised about Puno’s trip to the US and the appointment of an acting secretary at the DILG when Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita told media Puno was on medical leave, which the interior secretary immediately denied.
Earlier, Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr. said Puno's silence bolstered suspicions that he was on his way out of the Cabinet.
But Puno dispelled speculations that he would be leaving the Cabinet and that he went to the US in connection with his political plans.
"Senator Pimentel just doesn't know the many communications I had with the President while I was in the US," said Puno.
He said he went on a two-week vacation leave to attend the wedding of his daughter in the US and to visit his parents."
Rewind to July 4th: Andrew shoots a Sonoma wedding for his wonderful clients, Brian and Tami Puno. Unbeknownst to Andrew, Tami's father is Ronaldo Puno, SILG (Secretary of the Interior and Local Governments) for the Philippines. In light of the controversy and rumors surrounding his two-week leave to the United States, Tami asks Andrew is he can whip up a little wedding trailer depicting her father (in good health) enjoying his daughter's wedding.
Not to disappoint, Andrew makes this wedding trailer which is now being circulated by those who Tami and Andrew jokingly refer to as Mr. Puno's "handlers."
Who knew that a simple videographer would be tied up in such political intrigue and be relied upon to quell the swelling rumors of a political maelstrom! hahaha!
This is the video I made for Tami and Mr. Puno. Enjoy!
You can follow Ronnie Puno on Twitter to see posts like the one made earlier today: "ronniepunoshares http://vimeo.com/5740224 - My daughter's wedding - July 4, 2009"
By the way, please swing by SMP and give my photographer friend, Lisa Lefkowitz some nice comments too! Her work is amazing. Check it out! (Incidentally, Lisa has a new website. It, too, is amazing.)
Check out the new article and photo editorial: HERE
In this post I talk a little about the evolution of my brand some of the mistakes I made along the way. In a future post, I talk about the Canon MkII 5D and some other things. Be sure to check it out.
Being selected to be featured on a top industry blog like this is amazing! I can't believe my eyes! Someone pinch me. :-)
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