Yellow and Gray, Backyard Soirée | Orchestrated Stylized Shoot

Saturday, February 26th was the first of ongoing stylized shoots called Orchestrated. This has been on my heart since 2010, and it became a reality when I met Meghan Beckwith of MeghanBlair Weddings who was equally excited about my idea!

We love to create. We love to see our ideas take form. And we love to present opportunities for others of like minds to do the same! ... all without the stress of a real client's wedding day. We LOVE weddings, and we are sooo in love with our clients! But, oh, that thing called time. We are serving our clients and helping make their days awesome, not for our own needs. When we're not doing a wedding, we can sometimes forget why we became photographers to begin with. Orchestrated aims to fulfill that!

Yellow and Gray, Backyard Soirée was a HUGE success! Our models were beyond amazing with flexibility and just being wonderful despite the chilly temperatures. Our participating photographers were just an amazing group of ladies from all various levels. Our hostess was so generous with her home. Our vendors created such beautiful pieces and perfectly in line of our vision. Everything was perfect.

To have your idea create such excitement really is humbling. My heart was all in this, and when people validate its worth, gosh. It's pretty cool. I can't thank everyone enough for being so supportive (lemons, 4-EVA!)! I will post a separate post with the behind the scenes shots of all the photogs a bit later this week... :)

Because of the support, I have now created Orchestrated's own website AND Facebook fan page.

So I now present to you... Orchestrated's Yellow and Gray, Backyard Soirée!










































VENDORS:
* Event Design - MeghanBlair Weddings
* Ties and Bowties - Me and Matilda
* Stationery - The Girl Tyler
* Flowers - Leslie Hartig Floral Design
* Headband and Sash - SparrowBlu
* Cake - Bella Cakes

PARTICIPATING PHOTOGRAPHERS:
* Erin Lundy
* Leila Wylie
* DeAnn Rinehart
* Tyler Adams
* Jennifer Campbell
* Jena Cornell
* Kristie Bradley
* Latanya Wilkowski


To find out more about Orchestrated and upcoming dates/themes, please visit the website for more info.

- Chelsea :)

Now presenting... Orchestrated. | Hampton Roads Creative Stylized Shoots

Hey, local photographers of Hampton Roads!

This one is for you!

In collaboration with Meghan Blair Weddings, we have created a priceless opportunity to shoot for creativity's sake. :)

Meghan and I decided to create bi-annual stylized shoots to stretch our artsy personalities and to create just because we can and without restriction. I NEED to create. It's in my blood. If I don't, I get cranky. Seriously. Ask Rusty. ;)

For me, when I do a wedding, I have a mission. A mission to document the best day of someone's life. All the beautiful moments and details within a certain time span. I can't count the times where I just wish I had just one more hour of awesome light to get just one more shot.

This is from where "Orchestrated" came.

So twice a year now, we will create an entire mock-up wedding-- everything from a ceremony setup to bridal party portraits to a reception setup. With details. With models. With limitless opportunities!

We won't tell you what to shoot. It's not a workshop. Sure, I'll answer questions, but ultimately, we urge you to be in your element and do what comes natural. Interact with the models, gain confidence in posing, and get those detail shots!

Art for art's sake!

The only post-shoot request? When you post your gorgeous images on your blog or Facebook, just link back to Bit of Ivory Photography (http://www.bitofivoryphotography.com) and Meghan Blair Weddings (http://meghanblair.com) with a shout out for the new Orchestrated series! Other than that, use these for your portfolio and show them off! They're yours. :)

So I now present to you... Orchestrated's first... Yellow & Gray, Backyard Soirée!



To ensure a quality time for everyone, we only have 5 spots available for this first stylized shoot... so join us now!

We will create a waiting list for those who are interested but weren't able to get a spot... and see what happens after that.

** SO SORRY! SOLD OUT!! Please still email at bitofivoryphotography@gmail.com to be placed on waiting list.**

- Chelsea :)