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Flower Lace Headdress

October 2, 2015 By Chie

These gorgeous images were shot by a Japanese photographer, Shohei Yokoyama featuring Himari Kaneshiro as a model. The ethereal and fairy-like feel is so beautiful, showing off the the bridal headband and veil.

Although the finished pictures look effortless, behind the scenes was hectic…I made the headband and veil the night before the shoot, finishing up just in time for the morning shoot. I definitely had bags under my eyes!

These are available upon custom request starting 10,000 JPY. More pictures here.

モデルの金代ひまりさんとフォトグラファーの横山翔平さんと行ったブライダル撮影の写真です。
ホワイトベースの繊細な雰囲気が素敵に仕上がって嬉しいです。

舞台裏では、撮影の準備のために夜中まで小物作り（ベールとヘッドバンド）をしたり、結構ぎりぎりで大変でした＞＜

小物オーダーは、ベールやヘッドバンドの他にもボンネ、ビジューベルト、花冠、リングピローなど10,000円から受け付けております♡
お問い合わせはこちらから。

Cream stretch lace wrap dress
Simple wedding veil

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Botanical & Natural Wedding Dress

September 19, 2015 By Chie

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Remember the post about a botanical flower wedding shoot I did inspired by Once Wed ? The photos are ready now! I’m pleased with how they turned out despite our impromptu leaf arrangement (found them on the street!).

This dress really reflects what I’m going for right now – classical design with a bit of boho style mixed in. Off-the-shoulder was seen everywhere this summer so I wanted to incorporate that in the wedding dress design as well. The dress is made with the beautiful flower motif lace. I added a few flower cut out in the neckline to add some textures. The back has a corset style with a lace up, which means the dress allows a bit of + and -.

This is a sample dress for the photo and also available for rental with a very reasonable fee if you reside in Japan. This is great for a photoshoot in the woods or beach side! If you are interested, contact me.

This can also be made custom, tailoring to fit your size and preferable color!

Photo credit| Photographer: Nobuyuki Nishihara | Model: Mio Shigematsu | Make up and hair: MATILDA | Styling by me.

Botanical Flower Wedding Photo Shoot

July 13, 2015 By Chie

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I follow Once Wed obsessively and share their posts on my weekly wedding inspiration posts on the VV facebook page. I saw this post on Botanical Wedding Flower Inspiration followed by DIY Wedding Arch and thought this was definitely going to be incorporated in my next photoshoot idea. I shared the idea with a photographer Mr. Nishihara (he has shot so many of my lookbooks, few examples here and here) and he brought this backdrop that looks very much similar to the one they used in Once Wed. The problem was how to find the branches. I stopped in a flower shop called Aoyama Flowers and found some cool branches but they cost 1600 yen (about 15 USD) each. I would have needed at least 4 branches to make it look like something substantial in the background and it was more than I wanted to pay. The shoot day was rainy and windy. As I walked from the station to the photo studio, I found some broken branches on the street, waiting for me to pick up. I pinned the branches to the backdrop with safty pins and voila! Botanical wedding backdrop was ready:)

The photographer is Nobuyuki Nishihara, model is Mio Shigematsu, make up by Ayumi Hanaki.

The dress was made with leftover fabric from this boho wedding dress I made for a customer. The skirt is made out of soft chiffon with sweep length train, and the off the shoulder sleeves completes the bohemian bride look.

I’m wearing my Grainline Archer shirt dress here.