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Using the Pantone's Illuminating and Ultimate Gray in Your Wedding

Using the Pantone's Illuminating and Ultimate Gray in Your Wedding

In a move that is so totally 2020, Pantone bucked tradition by naming not one, but two colors of the year for 2021 — Ultimate Gray and Illuminating. At first glance, these colors seem a little faded and lack-luster, especially after the rich, saturated pops of Classic Blue and Living Coral, but I am really excited about these two colors because they are so incredibly versatile!

Five Things to Do First After You Get Engaged

Five Things to Do First After You Get Engaged

Each and every couple and situation is different, and there is no right or wrong way to go about this, but there are certain things that need to be done at the beginning of the process no matter what kind of wedding you want and what else you do. Here are my top five things to do once you have that sparkly bling on your finger.

How to Use Pantone 2020 Color of the Year Classic Blue in Your Wedding

How to Use Pantone 2020 Color of the Year Classic Blue in Your Wedding

This year, Pantone selected Classic Blue as its Color of the Year, calling it timeless, enduring, reassuring, thought provoking, restful, reflective, and elegant in its simplicity. Here are some ideas for incorporating Classic Blue into your wedding.

Swan Lake Ballet Boudoir Styling

Swan Lake Ballet Boudoir Styling

As part of our workshop series, The Fine Art Wedding Workshop, Jenn Marie Wedding Photography and Bespoke & Beloved Events wanted to highlight boudoir photography as a part of the wedding photography and styling. We knew that, like the ballet, we wanted to have a white and a black swan; and I knew that I wanted an overt nod to ballet for this shoot with a leotard-style body suit and a romantic white lace bralette and panty, that I accessorized with pointe shoes, tutus, and feather accents.

Why I Am a Supporter of Wedding Boudoir Photography

Why I Am a Supporter of Wedding Boudoir Photography

Boudoir celebrates the beauty of now. Who we are, in this moment, the strengths and the flaws. I want to talk a little about a few myths about the practice and why I think that it is far more than racy photos or anything else its detractors might call it. And, why I recommend it to my wedding clients as more than just a present to their significant others.

The Fine Art Wedding Workshop: Nutcracker Ballet in Pittsburgh

The Fine Art Wedding Workshop: Nutcracker Ballet in Pittsburgh

Our goal from the initial conception of the shoot was to have a Christmas shoot without looking too Christmassy or overdone.  We decided to focus the theme on the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Land of the Sweets in tones of mauves, blushes, and purples.