Bridal Fashion Spread for Derks Formals

This shoot is for a bridal fashion magazine for Bridal Fantasy. Traditional bridal fashion is not really my thing, nor is over photo shopped texture bridal "fashion" shoots either.

That coupled with busy schedules has always made it difficult for me to schedule a shoot for the magazine. Infact we have been trying to set this up for the past 4 years!

When I heard Gay hooked up Kelly from the AB Ballet with this uber crazy (Elton John inspired gothic circus gone bad costume). Then I was really on board for the shoot.

I wanted the shoot to feel like an Mature rated "Tim Burton version of the Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus"  But more over I really wanted to take the bridal fashion to another place... not the next level, but another place.

I sketched some ideas last night after my other shoots and brought them to the location in hopes for approval. When I arrived I presented my sketches to Gay.

She simply looked at me, smiled and said "Curtis do whatever you want, that's why be brought you on board."

So here is what I came up with!

C

True Canadian Wedding

Sarah and Nathan.

(one hell of a catch you have there Sarah!)

Photographing weddings is an honor. Not only because a couple chooses you from dozens of photographers but also because a wedding contract is so much more meaningful compared to say a magazine or commercial shoot.

(Nathan losing a puck battle to his new wife, one of many he will lose in the upcoming years :))

I mean I do take the time and care when shooting a huge commercial project, but often the technical requirements of commercial or editorial overrides the emotional requirements.   

(these bridesmaides dont go down without a fight)

Off my soap box now and on to Sarah and Nathan's wedding. This couple went pure Canadian on their wedding day. 

(the boys "ripping" into Nathan for losing the battle) 

I say that because they decided to bring out hockey sticks and hockey gloves to do some photographs. Now Im not usually into props, but when a couple asks to implement props into their shoot, then I'm all for it.

The wedding had a decent sized bridal party and all were very involved in the shooting process. They are going to have a extraordinary album with a nice mix of stylized and traditional photographs.

Both Sarah and Nathan are obviously huge hockey fans but each of them has their own team.  One is a diehard Flames fan, the other is a true blue Oilers fan. The next 50 years should be very interesting between OCT 2 and playoff time.

(its all about the shoes girls!!!)

I believe we are shooting a TRASH THE DRESS session with Sarah and her girlfriends in Calgary in a few weeks.

Enjoy!

C