Original Source: Celestial Beauty. An Intimate Styled Wedding Shoot at The Merchant Taylor’s Hall, York
Get ready for vintage vibes featuring the sun, moon and stars and whole host of York-based suppliers in today’s styled shoot.
We’re bringing the celestial stylings of Natalia Willmott of UNVEILED Network Member My Billet Doux alongside the York Wedding Suppliers dream team.
The York Wedding Suppliers are a group of 25 members living and working in or around York. Natalia thought it would be a great idea to create a styled photoshoot to link all the talent together. These ideas translate perfectly for a post-COVID, intimate ceremony.
With images by Nikki Bowling Photography and Furmoto Photography
INSPIRATION
Natalia says: This shoot was created to showcase the York Wedding Suppliers skills and talents, and to create inspiration for our wedding couples. It was also for each member of the group to have a beautiful set of images to use in their marketing. Collaboration helps small businesses gain attention and sharing other people’s work can go a long way in this industry. We replicated the scene of a micro wedding, from getting ready to the ceremony, meal and first dance.
We chose the celestial theme because it seemed to fit well with the look of the small hall at the Merchant Taylor’s in York, with it’s stained glass windows, crests and lovely light blue room. We wanted to give the hall a romantic feel and the whole wedding a vintage Hollywood glamour look from the 1950’s. Each member of the York Wedding Suppliers made origami paper stars which were showcased on the hall’s needlework chairs with a gold sash to keep them in place. We ended up with hundreds of origami stars and scattered them on the windowsills, floral displays and piano, bringing the whole scheme together. This was also a great way to bring our group together and I imagine it to be a lovely way to connect all the members of the bridal party together.
We named the couple Leona and Anton, and created an intimate wedding. The stationery was white and dark blue with gold foil for part of the constellation. The groom arrived with gifts for his bride; a silk My Billet Doux cushion with a love note, a candle from PQ Soy Wax with the words “I can’t wait to marry you” on and a selection of jewellery.
A cushion with the rings was brought by a lovely flower girl and celebrant Anne Marie Ledson performed the wedding ceremony. There was a cutting of the cake and the couple seated at the table.
The pianist played Fly Me To The Moon by Frank Sinatra and other romantic songs, whilst a projection of stars covered the wall and the couple had their first dance. There was also a suspended moon covered in dark blue silk and origami stars for the couple to have their pictures taken.
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