Rock the Frock Part 1 - the ideas

I organised my Rock the Frock shoot to take place the week after we got back from Greece. Mainly because I wanted to still have our newly wed / honeymoon glow, ahem... tan!

I've been following the work of photographers Chris and Dani Barber for a while. Their photos are fresh, fun, funky and beautiful - no matter the occasion they just seem to get it and always capture the personalities and emotions of the people they're shooting. So obvs I booked them! And they most certainly didn't disappoint. They were an absolute pleasure to work with - from the booking, through to the ideas discussions, and the shoot itself - I have had a blast working with 'The Barbers' and would recommend them to everyone.

 The Barbers

Because this was the last time I would wear my dress, I also booked a make up artist and hairdresser to really make the most of it! I chose Elbie van Eeden - Elbie has worked with the Barbers before (on the wedding of one of the girls from Twitter) and is also very well known throughout the wedding industry. She really does have magic fingers. And again was an absolute pleasure to work with. Elbie's recently gone full time as a freelance hair and make up artist and travels all over the country. Her prices are amazing, especially considering the extent of her portfolio, and she's such a lovely person. I would definitely have Elbie do my hair and make up for all my special occasions.

Mood Boards:

Once everyone was booked and the date was in the diary, we set to work on coming up with ideas for the shoot. I wanted two different 'looks'. So I sent over some ideas to Chris, Dani and Elbie to show them the styles I wanted to create:

Look 1 - surreal romance:

For the first shoot, I wanted to involve my new husband in some of the pics so we had a couple of shots of the two of us in addition to the 'wedding day' ones. I wanted it to be fun, but for this shoot I wanted a romantic, ethereal, almost fantasy-like shoot. This is the mood board Chris and Dani created:

Look 2 - colour pop:

For the second shoot, I wanted to go all out and show the colourful side of my personality. I wanted wacky hair, vivid make up and props - lots of props! I'm a big fan of the 80s, I'm loud and silly and I wanted this shoot to reflect that. The images I sent over for inspiration:

Next time: Part 2 - Romance in a Field (the first shoot)