Tuscan Dinner Party Photoshoot & Video

This week we have done a couple photoshoots, which have been so much fun!! It’s always so exciting to see the talent and creativity of everyone and it makes all of us super excited for the next issue of Southern Bride!

Speaking of photoshoots, we thought we would end the week by sharing a fabulous video of a shoot we did for the current Southern Bride Alabama issue. The video was taken by Main Street Productions and they captured what goes on behind the scenes at a Southern Bride photoshoot. This shoot had a theme of a “Tuscan Dinner Party.”

Southern Bride Magazine BTS: Tuscan Dinner Party from Main Street Productions on Vimeo.

If you would like to see more of this Tuscan inspired Dinner Party, visit your local book store or grocer or click here to purchase your very own copy of Southern Bride Alabama.

We would like to thank everyone who was a part of this shoot for Southern Bride Alabama and everyone who made it all come to life!

Anita Kanellis~AK Brides-Wedding Planning Services

The Foto Altelier

Lillie’s ~ Florist

Olexa’s Cakes

The Invitation Place

Andy Tolar with Design Productions ~ Lighting

Aztec ~ Linens & Charis

Dalia McPhee ~ Bridesmaid Dress

Peter’s Pottery

First Dance Friday: Kerry & Fred

Kerry & Fred are our First Dance Friday couple this week! They were married this summer in Alabama on July 17, 2010.

This is a great shot of them during their first dance! It was captured by Flip Flop Foto out of Opelika, Alabama. To see more from Flip Flop Foto and more of Kerry and Fred’s beautiful wedding, visit Flip Flop Foto’s Facebook page.

If you are a bride or photographer and would like to submit photos for First Dance Friday, e-mail us at blog@southernbride.com

With This Ring . . .

The rings! Not only beautiful jewelry, but symbols of love and faithfulness to be placed on the finger to show the commitment made to one another. It is not hard to see how the ring and the gift of a ring

began to be associated with love long ago.

Wearing a wedding ring should be a constant reminder of the vows spoken on your wedding day. It is a token of love, devotion, and the ultimate promise. The shape of the wedding band, a circle, represents an unbroken promise of love and commitment. The circle has no beginning and no end; therefore, the marriage has no end. Carried out for thousands of years, the wedding ring is the oldest and most treasured tradition of marriage.

Photos by: Christen Jones Photography

A Very Special Meeting

A trend growing in the Wedding Photography field is the Bride and Groom seeing one another in full dress prior to the wedding.

This is a multi purpose trend, first the emotions of seeing each other for the first time is still very high, and relieves the stress of seeing each other for the first time in front of a church full of friends.

This first meeting is done with just the bride and groom, no one else is allowed, except the photographer. Second it gives the bride a much fuller experience walking down the isle. Of course for the photographer this allows the photography that usually takes place after the ceremony to be done prior to the ceremony. This allows the wedding party and parents to proceed directly to the reception at the end of the ceremony. Also, it allows the Bride, Groom and photographer a window of time to get the SPECIAL photographs brides see and love to have for themselves. This special photo may be a number of different locations that in the normal wedding photo process would be impossible to accomplish.

By: Terry Sweeney, Southern Visions Photo

Contact Terry at 662.380.3107. You can also see more of work his work by visiting his webiste,SouthernVisionsPhoto.com and his Facebook page.