When I was asked to contribute to an inspiration shoot for well wed Magazine I was excited, honored and honestly terrified. Well Wed is a stunning publication and I have been a fan for years. When they reached out to the Maine and New Hampshire Market, I was excited to join the amazing team of Maine vendors to showcase our beautiful state.
This vision was given with a cluster of photos for inspiration similar to this:
So this is my layout. My thoughts were this: I love orange, and fall screams to me certain flowers: dahlias, pincushion protea, scabiosa pods. I wanted texture and depth in my flowers. So I added a deep plum to make the orange pop even more. I choose plum callas and thistles to add a richness to the orange roses, dahlias, pincushions and orchids. The blues I wanted to pull out through the ribbon and vessels. I LOVE auctions and got the vase from an estate sale. It is an asian inspired piece that popped beautifully with all the orange flowers.
image© anne schmidt photography
The design elements was inspired by my husband. I took my husband’s grandfather’s books, and trunks. I wanted to create a more masculine look for the shoot. That is how I made the boutonniere, no ribbon just a simple honeycomb dahlia pinned to the jacket.
The boutonniere was model by the photographer’s Anne Schmidt’s handsome husband Josh…
image © anne schmidt photography
This was such a fun day! Thanks to Anne Schmidt Photography for the great photos…so much fun… wait until you see next edition’s shoot 
Love,
amber
