Lady Britannia! A Fun Olympics Bridal Fashion Shoot

Posted on: 01/07/2012

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So we crashed out of the footy, but Andy Murray is doing pretty well at Wimbledon, right?  Now I like a bit of national pride, but my husband has pretty much been glued to the box for weeks on end.  Are your partners the same, or are you right there with them?

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Sneaky strawberry and cream opportunities aside, the peace and quiet is rather nice, but I was looking forward to seeing some more of him shortly.  But, alas, it’s not to be.  I’d forgotten about the big one. 

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Because Euro 2012 is small fry compared to what’s right around the corner: the Olympics! 

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It’s been a big year for Britain already what with the Diamond Jubilee celebrations (you can catch up on some of the fabulous styled shoots I featured that weekend here, here, here, here, here, here and here), and I’ve decided that if I can’t beat him, I may as well join him!

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We don’t have tickets for any events, so I’ll be grabbing the popcorn, breaking out the bunting and singing for Team GB.  You know what?  I can’t wait. 

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Today, in this fun shoot sent to me by Brides Up North Featured Supplier Fable & Promise and Kerry Baker Make Up Artist, the wedding industry get in on the action too.  What do you think girls?  Should brides stick to dashing up the aisle? Would you rock a patriotic wedding look?  Or is that best left to Sporty Spice?  

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Let’s fly the flag!

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Kerry Baker, the make up artist on the shoot and coordinator says: I wanted to do a red, white and blue themed shoot but wanted to steer away from the sugar coated Jubilee style. So, with the Olympics and Team GB in mind, I decided on a very strong, gritty Lady Britannia style sports shoot and set about putting together my own elite team of professionals to help me do it. As a make-up artist specialising in weddings, I love to experiment and do something outside of the box occasionally so have started styling shoots to allow me to indulge in my creativity! I started with Union Jack lip tattoos and it grew from there. I kept the make up minimal using, just simple strokes of eye-liner and false lashes completed the look to keep the focus on the dramatic lips.

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Having met the lovely Charlotte from Fable & Promise, I knew with her talent for designing unique creations she would be the perfect partner on the project. Together we chose the dresses to feature in the shoot, and after chatting over ideas Charlotte "picked up the baton" (sorry, couldn’t resist) and came up with some wonderful designs which were matched exactly with the look I was going for. In fact, when she unveiled them on the day of the shoot I think I may have squealed I was so happy with them! Oh and the clever lady also made the headpieces too!

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So after sorting out the dresses and venue (UCLAN Sports arena, Preston) I asked a friend and fantastic hair stylist Carly Ryan to do the models hair. I asked Carly for a sporty but edgy fashion look, and she did a really fantastic job.

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Lastly I invited K&I Imaging duo Karen and Ian to take the photographs for the shoot. I had a lot of ideas on poses for the models (including replication of the infamous tennis girl black and white image from the 80s) which they took on board and really made the whole project come alive, despite the rain and the cold conditions!

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And of course I have to mention the models, Stacey, Su, Lynn and Lauren. All friends of mine who have modelling experience who, along with Carly, Charlotte Karen and Ian all gave up their time to be involved in the project.

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Don’t miss Fable & Promise’s one day sample sale this coming weekend!  Charlotte says: Starting with a catwalk show to see the dresses in all their glory, brides are then able to try the dresses on and meet other wedding industry specialists to help plan other aspects of their day. 

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Appointments are advised – just click the image below to go to the website.

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Little Black Book

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Custom dresses: Charlotte Yates of Fable & Promise

Photographer: K&I Imaging

Make-up artist and stylist: Kerry Baker

Hair: Carly’s Creations

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Brides Up North UK Wedding Blog – Images © 2012 K&I Imaging

Fable & Promise is a Brides Up North Featured Supplier, but this is not a sponsored post

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