Redwoods Golf Course Styled Shoot

This shoot was planned along side Joanna Moss, who also did the photography, and I love how it all turned out.  The location was Redwoods Golf Course in Langley on their recently (at the time) renovated ceremony space.  Joanna had shot a few weddings here already and was loving the outcome of the reno and wanted to show it off.  It was early September 2017 and as you can see from the photo above we shot in the early evening and got some amazing sunset photos. 

One of the other great things about this shoot was that we used one of Joanna's real couples from earlier in the summer who got married at Redwoods as well.  Not only did they look look like models (even though they aren't) but it was fun to watch them get all made up again with hair and makeup and get back into some fancy clothes.  They were having  a great time getting some new photos in their wedding venue and it was probably way less stressful of a day since they weren't dealing with the emotions of the actual wedding.  Also, a lot of British Columbia had been battling terrible forest fires all summer and the lower mainland was getting a lot of the smoke.  Many days were incredibly smoky and hazy blocking out the sunsets so sunset photos weren't happening for a lot of couples (not that it's even remotely on the same level as the people leaving everything behind due to fires) but on this night we were able to recreate some shots for this couple. 

We also worked with amazing vendors and were able to bring our ideas to mind.  Joanna and I had worked a wedding together in the third week of July and then I was leaving town for two weeks to head to my friend's wedding but between then we met up at a coffee shop and chatted about our vision.  The theme we were working with was 'Women in History' and we chose Princess Diana.  Not only was she an amazing person with her work in regards to charities but her wedding was a major story and even though she got married before I was even born it was something that I knew a lot about... a lot of people remember the train on her dress or her sapphire engagement ring (that now belongs to Kate!).  The ring was a major part of our theme and we chose the navy color scheme to go along with that.  The wing back chairs from Bespoke Decor served as our "thrones" and the cake from Joconde Patisserie also brought in the sapphire feeling and of course the pearls that was another piece of jewelry that is something you think about in regards to Diana.  

If you know me, then you know I love details (I may have mentioned it once or twice!).  They might even be small details that most people don't consciously notice but I really do love that part of weddings.  In this shoot, Making Memories Stationery created the suite for us and when we got them I noticed that one of the place cards was Lady Spencer as a nod to Diana.  Love it!  I also knew that we needed to have some crown details.  I searched for weeks and couldn't find anything local so then I turned to handy dandy Amazon and found some fantastic glass crown tea light holders but if you look through the photos you will notice we used them on each place setting on top of the napkins as well as used them as place card holders.  I will be eternally grateful for rush shipping so we could receive these in time to use.  

Chair Decor provided the linens in the silver sequin and a textured navy that were so great for the look.  Chair Decor came in to save the day with most of the decor pieces such as the glass beaded charger plates, cake stand, glassware, draping and more and the many lanterns came from Valley Weddings.

Patricia, owner of Vivio Flowers, came in with so many amazing flowers and put together gorgeous arrangements for us.  The bouquet for our bride was absolutely stunning!  Flowers, flowers everywhere! 

The dresses and accessories were from Isabelle's Bridal including the ever important tiara.  Hair and makeup was done by Alejandra Valdivia from Vancouver Makeup.  

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In December, the shoot was featured on the Wedluxe blog and we were able to share it with everyone.  I hope you have all enjoyed the behind the scenes take and the photos.  

If you have any questions about the shoot or the vendors please email or leave a comment!  

Happy planning, 
Sara


Vendors: 
Photographer- Joanna Moss Photography 
Venue- Redwoods Golf Course 
Flowers- Vivio Flowers
Cake- Joconde Patisserie  
Dresses & accessories- Isabelle's Bridal www.isabellesbridal.com/
Hair & makeup- Vancouver Makeup 
Stationery- Making Memories with Stationery 
Decor- Upright Decor 
Linens- Chair Decor 
Lanterns- Valley Weddings 
Chairs- Bespoke Decor 
​Online Feature- Wedluxe