This concept shoot at an historic school in Chaska is brimming with sweet and romantic inspiration. There is so much to be said for gorgeous photos surrounded by winter-white snow. The chalkboard, globes and desks tie everything together while remaining understated and chic. The baby blue and pale pink color palette suit the couple perfectly and I adore the assortment of cute desserts like macarons, cupcakes and cake pops.
What a sweet idea for engagement or wedding photos, especially if one or both members of the couple happen to be teachers!
From the photographer:
My stylist Shauna (from Simply Loves) and I wanted to design a shoot around love. We got to thinking about young love and when we were in school and received cute valentines from the boys we had crushes on, and the idea for the shoot was born- centered around young, hopeful, innocent love. We incorporated paper valentine bags like when we were kids but brought a sophisticated modern twist to it with the help of stationary extraordinaire Paperista. Overall we were going for a muted, romantic palate, not just the typical red or pink. We loved the light blue wedding gown Morgan was wearing and highlighted it with the invites and French ribbon on the table. Brent's suit brought in the colors and textures in the invitations, flowers and ribbon.
We also wanted to bring in a bit of fun with the school theme by incorperating a chalkboard, desk, and globes. However, we played up the young love theme by adding a lovely backdrop of ribbon and bunting to reminisce about the school yard pretend marriages we had during recess- again with a sophisticated, romantic twist. We added chocolate hearts and tulips to surprise our lovely bride like many receive on Valentine's Day from their sweetheart. Finally our table tied it in all together with the chalkboard slate table top, valentines bags on each place setting, chalk designs and beautiful flowers by the very talented Ashley Fox Designs.
