Here’s a photo from a wedding a few weeks ago that I absolutely love. It was taken in a Paris hotel room while the bride was having her hair and make-up done the morning of her wedding. The cover of the “Paris” book, plus the lipstick on the coffee cup, gives the photo a real vintage kind of feel, but then you notice the cell-phone and the ipod and you know immediately that this is a modern girl living her Parisian dream. It was a throw-away snapshot by her wedding photographer, but I love it and actually blew up a copy and have it pinned by my desk. As a wedding planner, this picture kind of inspires me. Months and months of emails, faxes, phone-calls, blood, sweat and tears (well, maybe not so much blood…) have all led up to the moment in this picture. It reminds me of the excitement and magic of the morning before a wedding- all of the preparations are done, and all a bride should have to do is sit back and enjoy the pampering.
I love this version of modern still life , it really captures the chaos and excitment a bride to be goes through. This particular photo has inspired me personally with my art work and i would love to do a Pastiche of this photograph for my GCSE coursework!