you might have read already, but on saturday, i got the chance to participate in a really fun styled shoot. the concept for the shoot was a fun little idea i had forever ago, inspired by cute little sundae and soda glasses i kept seeing everywhere for two bucks a pop. some mason jars will set you back more than that. thanks to anne for giving me the courage, everything just sort of fell into place for it.

naturally, a couple days before we started shooting, styled shoots became a hot topic at the fancy shmancy engage! 11 wedding summit, specifically how brides think they’re bogus. a couple of the blogs i follow, style me pretty’s backstage, and every last detail have both featured articles with their thoughts on the matter, and the comments are pretty interesting. the common theme seems to be that brides want to see things that are attainable, ideas they can actually execute without spending a bazillion dollars.

full disclosure: i don’t have a bazillion dollars to spend on styling a shoot.

full disclosure number two: i didn’t actually discover the fantastic fantasy world of wedding blogs till after i was married. (this is both a very good thing and a great tragedy.) either way, it means i have no concept of how a bride feels about styled shoots. so help me out here. inspirational? disheartening? silly? fun?

all i can give is my perspective. it was really great to get the chance to express a creative idea that i knew i wasn’t likely to find a bride for, since by the time folks get to me they tend to have broad elements like theme or style already chosen. it was also a fantastic way to connect with other local wedding pros and learn more about what they do–and they are great at it, folks.

do i want to do more? you bet. unless somebody hires me to sculpt a raincloud out of baby’s breath sometime soon.