Here are a smattering of the bridal portraits I had taken. It was cool because since I got engaged I knew I’d want photos of myself in my bridal gown in certain places. For example – when I drove to work a couple of times a week I would drive by these fields of bright yellow flowers – and I could literally see myself in them, white dress billowing in the wind. In fact, one day on my way to work I noticed a great pasture that had a “For Sale” sign in it and decided to call the number to see if they would give me proper permission to have some photos taken in their pasture….although lack of permission never stopped me before…
Very curtly the lady said “NO.” Here I was thinking I’d do her a favor – her lot had been for sale for a LONG time and I doubt she was getting much attention. But throw a bride out there at the peak of rush hour (which coincidentally happens to have the best lighting for photos) and they just might get some hits. Her loss!
Back to square one I had almost given up on the idea of taking photos in a field littered with wildflowers until I got a brilliant idea. It was the day of the photoshoot and seeing as how my photog for the event is also my BFF, she’s not hard to bribe convince. We pulled over off the farm road of a certain pasture (not the one I had called), gathered up the props, dress, shoes and ourselves. Tapped the fence (to make sure it wasn’t electric) and hopped over. We of course waited until no one was driving by. Then we ran through the field will all our entourage and set up camp by some trees on the pasture. Cow patties were rampant. So were bees. But by-golly I was getting my pictures in a field. I stripped down to my undergarments, slipped on my dress and heels, and the show began. A little glimpse into what transpired in that field as two BFF’s/brides-to-be illegally trespassed in the name of good photography:
Once we got all the shots, I changed back into my shorts and tank, gathered up all the stuff, dodged the cow patties and bees – and we headed back to the car – on to the next destination!
The second location must be one of my all time beloved places. It’s this quaint country road that I used to travel everyday to work. It was a long, straight stretch of road that was covered from start to finish in a bountiful canopy of trees. In winter when snow fell, it was like a covered bridge of it’s own. In summer the bright green leaves let just the smallest amount of sunlight peak through. It’s straight out of a dream…
Speaking of dreams…mine are waiting for me. Tomorrow I’ll post the second half of the photos! Goodnight!
