Earlier in the year  I had the opportunity to do an extensive tropical styled shoot with this great group of creatives and it was one we really looked forward to!

So this is more or less what went into the thinking: Gauguin was very experimental with his use of colour and by doing so pulled the viewer into the emotion and feeling of the scene as opposed to realistically mimicking it. By tapping into his creativity in terms of poses and colour we were hoping to emphasise the mood and feel of the island themed style and highlight the incredible details of the gowns, make up and decor. We had a full day of shooting and approached the theme in a very light hearted but ethereal manner. We wanted the models to interact with the environment and each other, very similar to the way Gauguin’s figures interacted with each other in an almost dreamy and affectionate way.

We are busy putting together a behind the scenes/art video which we’ll share soon, but also follow this link  by Tickled Pink events to read a little more about the inspiration behind each of the vendors who did such an incredible job on this awesome shoot!
GAUGUIN DESTINATION WEDDING

“The shoot was inspired by a deep forest setting and the tropical paintings of the artist Paul Gauguin… The simplicity of the images, the radiance of the colours and depiction of island life has always appealed to me and my senses.
For this shoot we wanted to capture raw fine art images of beautiful, natural ladies posing in “Gaugenesque” ways – capturing their natural beauty and the beauty of their surroundings. The colours are vivid and striking and we used flowers, shells, canvas paintings and paintbrushes to tell the story.” – Natalie Elliot (Tickled Pink)

Photographer – Ilse Moore, Gingerale Photography
Décor, Styling, Flowers – Jeanine Richards, Ninirichi Style Studio
Stationery – Charlotte de Kock – The Design Lot
Hair & make-up – Nicole Amory Makeup Artist
Wedding Dresses – Ryan Keyes – Keys Fashion
Wedding Dress and Bridesmaid Dresses – Renata Kuzak
Bridesmaid Dress – Gelique – Angelique Du Toit
Cake – Cakes by Pat
Jewellery – Tickled Pink, stylists own
Venue – Private venue hand selected by Tickled Pink Weddings and Events
Wooden Furniture – Pick-Up-Stix
Bride Model – Charlotte de Kock – The Design Lot
Courtneigh Jacobs – Bridesmaid
Kirah Jackson – Bridesmaid
Concept, visual and co-ordination – Tickled Pink Weddings and Events, Natalie Elliot
(www.tickledpinkevents.co.za)

A huge thanks to an incredibly talented team for making this shoot so delightful to work on!

CREDITS:

Décor, Styling, Flowers – Jeanine Richards, Ninirichi Style Studio, www.ninirichi.co.za, 082 884 0498

Concept, and co-ordination – Tickled Pink Weddings and Events, Natalie Elliot
078 173 2094, www.tickledpinkevents.co.za

Photographer – Ilse Moore, Gingerale Photography, www.gingeralephotography.com, 084 602 8687

Stationery – Charlotte de Kock – The Design Lot
C: 0729724374
charlotte@thedesignlot.com

Hair & make-up – Nicole Amory Makeup Artist
Tel: +27 83 7250345
Web: www.nicoleamorymakeup.co.za

Wedding Dresses – Ryan Keyes – Keys Fashion
083 2797055
http://www.keysfashion.co.za

Wedding Dress and Bridesmaid Dresses – Renata Kuzak
082 600 1933 www.renatakuzak.co.za

Bridesmaid Dress – Gelique – Angelique Du Toit
Cell: 082 304 7734
Web: www.geliqueonline.com

Cake – Cakes by Pat
072 820 7844
www. cakesbypat.co.za

Jewellery – Co-ordinater and stylists own

Venue – Private venue

Wooden Furniture – Pick-Up-Stix –
Hein Richards – 0828576067

Bride Model – Charlotte de Kock – The Design Lot
C: 0729724374
charlotte@thedesignlot.com

Courtneigh – Bridesmaid
Courtneigh Sinead Jacobs
https://www.facebook.com/CourtneighModel

Kirah Jackson – Bridesmaid
Facebook: Kirah Jackson