Sunday 18 March 2012

Modelling for the lovely Alexandra King and Laura Michelle Photography

So it was 8.30am in the morning of Tuesday 28th of February that I arrived at Alexandra Kings studio in the small village of Biddesham, Somerset.
I was introduced to the very talented photographer Laura Powers, she takes the most beautiful wedding photos with capturing the pieces that any other photographer would forget to take.
Laura's stunning sister Natalie a beauty therapist also modelled.
So the makeup was started with eyeliner, eyelash extensions and plenty of red lippy, this is where the fun started!!
I back combed the front of my fringe and rolled it into a quiff, the rest of my hair was left down as I had slept with rags in my hair the night before so it had lovely corkscrew curls in.
For those who don't know what rags are: in the 50s,60s and 70s women washed their hair and placed long strips of fabric (old sheets or pillow cases) into their hair with wrapping half of the rag one way then using the rest to wrap the opposite way and then knot them at the bottom. Then the women would sleep in them so in the morning they would unwrap them to find beautiful curls which were easy to maintain.
After the hair and makeup we drove to a small village hall in Weare which had the most idyllic stage, the photos that I have seen so far have turned out really well!
Later on there was some more photos taken nearby Alexandra's studio, next to an old school caravan with beautiful velvet like moss growing upon it, surrounded by nettles and thorns, the raw look of the place complimented the gorgeous dresses :)
And last but not least was the lovely Burnham on sea beach, it was roughly around 5pm and the sun was setting, lights had started to come on on the small pier, again a fab background for these amazing dresses!!
I can't wait to show you these pictures!!