Engagement shoot: Lia + Rob
I met Lia few weeks ago at a Lion in the Sun event I was speaking at, and she told me about this fabulous engagement shoot she had just done with the ladies of Simply Bloom Photo…it was pretty funny because just a few days earlier, the photographers had emailed me asking for some cool spots to check out when they were in town. Now that I’ve seen the pics, they’re even better than I could have imagined, so here they are! Lia talked a little bit about the inspiration and where that FABULOUS dress came from!
The pink dress I am wearing I actually bought at a cheap store on Broadway for $25. I saw it on a rack and it looked kind of ridiculous next to jeans and sweaters but I immediately had a vision of this dress on the bridge and saw the potential for something amazing. I
went to the fashion district and bought different shades of pink tulle and had a seamstress add it underneath the dress.
Beginning 10 days before the shoot I was checking the weather forecast for the day of the shoot religiously and watched as the chance of showers forecast at the beginning of the week turned into heavy rain and T-storms and I was more than a little concerned that my shoot in Brownstone Brooklyn, in Prospect Park and on the Brooklyn Bridge would
be rained-out. Despite my friends and family telling me I needed a plan B, I just crossed my fingers and bought large umbrellas. It turns out the rain was the best thing that could have happened for the shoot because the bridge which is typically packed with bikers, tourists and locals was practically ours alone for the day. And the grey skies just made the pink of the dress pop even more in the photos. We did get caught in some heavy rain at points but it just added to the adventure of the day and I wouldn’t change a thing!
[images from Simply Bloom Photography]
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December 16th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Love the composition with the bridge and the yummy tones.
December 16th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
This is one of the coolest shoots ever! I love the vision!
December 16th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
The rain makes the neatest texture in the photos. It looks like a gorgeous fashion shoot. Lovely!
December 16th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Where is the guy’s jacket from?
December 16th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
thank you so much! we are so excited about our first appearance on BB!
-SimplyBloom Photography, LLC
December 16th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
His jacket is fromm Brooklyn Industries
December 16th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
the ladies of simplybloom are simply wonderful!! = beautiful shots!!
December 16th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
I love it! How beautiful. I am, of course, a huge fan of Simply Bloom, but I don’t think I’m biased.
December 19th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
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December 19th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Wow… this is so modern and cool! I <3 it.
December 20th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
The bright pink dress just rocks the whole photo shoot. Lovely.
December 24th, 2009 at 2:50 am
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December 24th, 2009 at 5:40 am
Great Photos!!
I love that pink dress.
soooo cute and romantic couple
January 24th, 2010 at 9:19 pm
I don’t know why I didn’t comment on this before. Probably my favorite engagement shoot EVER.
June 2nd, 2010 at 9:23 am
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