Because the best photos make the best prints. And you don’t really have a photograph until you have a print. Thanks, Ashley and Chris. I love this one!
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Supermodel Tips from Molly Sims for Your Wedding Photos, Part 1: The Makeup
05 | 09 | 2013Molly Sims has talked about both her wedding day (here and here) and about her wedding makeup over on her blog, and today she’s sharing her insights about getting great wedding photos with us!
Molly’s Tips on Wedding Makeup:
1. Put your makeup on an hour before photos.
Molly explains that this allows time for the makeup to mix with the natural oils of your skin, making it look, well, more natural.
2. Don’t overuse powder!
Molly has observed that brides tend to over-powder because they don’t want to be shiny (and I concur— I see both over-powdering and shininess all the time). Molly says the solution is to use less powder, but use it more often. You can have a bridesmaid or your photographer stash some in a bag for quick touch ups!
3. Get eyelash extensions.
Not only do they look nice in photos, but as Molly points out, they will save (precious!) time and hassle on your wedding day and the week of your wedding.
See more of Molly’s wedding:
Wedding Day Part One and Part Two; Polaroid 55; Rehearsal Dinner; and Molly’s Photo Tips;
photo: Gia Canali
Molly Sims & Scott Stuber’s Wedding: Wedding Day, Part 1
05 | 09 | 2013We’re so excited to be able to share Molly Sims & Scott Stuber’s wedding photos with our readers. You may have seen a few photos in People Magazine a while back, but here are lots more from the whole weekend celebration. I just adore Molly and Scott (and baby Brooks and the doggies!), and am so happy for them. Molly was the best bride! Even though she’s a supermodel and has cameras on her all the time, she has the perfect sense of balance between camera un-awareness and a readiness to get the few posed photos she and I wanted. She was easy, happy, and “in the moment.” We’ve talked about how fast it all goes by, so that’s really important!
Although I think her intangibles (like her super happy, super easy-going attitude!) are the most achievable (and most affordable!) ideas to steal for your own wedding, I think you’ll love Molly’s style. Her dress by Marchesa was perfect for her, as were the bridesmaids’ custom-designed Elizabeth Kennedy gowns. We love the whimsical signs, florals and decor (note the Moroccan wedding rug!), and the sweet vintage touches that celebrity wedding planners Stefanie Cove & Yifat Oren helped design and produce for Molly and Scott’s wedding at a private estate in Calistoga.
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P.S. ELEW was the coolest! Molly met him at a DKNY show and knew right away that she wanted him to play at her wedding and told him as much (even though she didn’t even have the guy, yet!).
photos: Gia Canali Photography
event design & production: Stefanie Cove & Yifat Oren; florals, Kimm, The Velvet Garden; venue: private winery estate in Calistoga, California; vintage tabletop items: Vintage Table Co; ceremony & cocktail music: Elew; DJ, Michelle Pesce; video, Bliss Productions; lighting: Got Light; bridesmaid dresses: custom-designed Elizabeth Kennedy; Molly’s wedding gown: Marchesa; Scott’s attire, Tom Ford LA; bride’s hair, Davy Newkirk; bride’s makeup: Monika Prensena; invites, Mr. Boddington; day-of paper: Tiny Pine Press; bride’s jewelry: Lorraine Schwartz
Getting Great Wedding Photos, Tip #21: Seek Out A Quiet Moment
12 | 06 | 2012As the year draws to an end and I’m looking back on this year’s images, I keep finding myself drawn to the really quiet images. Or images of really quiet moments. These moments don’t usually just happen at a wedding. You have to seek them out. It’s true that these moments generally make for good photographs, but I bring them up because they are essential in totaling the hugeness of what’s happening in and all around you.
photo: Gia Canali
“Sweetness and Light” in C Weddings Magazine
08 | 08 | 2012This lovely couple’s wedding is featured in C Magazine’s summer weddings issue. The story is so sweet (you should get a copy read it!). Click the images to enlarge or see a little preview {here} online.
photos: {Gia Canali}
Puppy Love
04 | 23 | 2012Happy New Year!!
01 | 01 | 2012Wishing you a magical 2012, full of grace! And lots of twirling!
*Thank you, Carrie, for making the long journey out here to let me make photographs of you : )
photo: Gia Canali
J + TJ’s Love Shoot
08 | 04 | 2011Sometimes it works out to do engagement photographs before the wedding with a destination wedding. Other times, it doesn’t. Jess met me for her bridal photographs in Los Angeles, but TJ couldn’t come. So we took an hour the morning after the wedding (yes! we were all a little groggy) to capture some images of the two of them together. I’ve said it before, but it’s worth repeating: I love how relaxed and sweetly intimate post-wedding portrait sessions always are. Really, it’s the recipe for perfect portraits …
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That’s a wrap! Now, we are drawing near to Jess and TJ’s first anniversary and I am quietly wishing them, as I wish all my clients, a marriage as marvelous as—or more marvelous than—their wedding!
photographs: Gia Canali