Norweigan Spring Wedding with a Baby Goat!

Today, this beautiful shoot is published over on Ruffled Blog, here. The inspiration for this shoot came from photographer Isabel Johansen's childhood in Norway. It included some of my favorite spring blooms, and many details you would see in a traditional Norwegian wedding. I kept the styling simple so the focus could be on the flowers and cultural details. An embroidered Norwegian wedding dress inspired the palette, and was worn with a traditional silver crown. Finally, the sweetest white baby goat wearing a floral collar made the setting feel as though we had just stepped in from the pastoral countryside of Norway.

Photography: Isabel Johansen Photo

Flowers and Styling: Amber Reverie

Hair and Makeup: Bellacosa Beauty

Cake: Flour and Flourish

Calligraphy: Kelsey Malie Calligraphy

Dress: Claire Pettibone

Models: Sadie Slater and Chase Gundersen

Silk ribbons: Silk and Willow 

Ring: The Land of Salt

Crown: Gullsmed K.E. Sando

Goat: Burr Family Farm

Table: Restoration Hardware

Dinnerware and Flatware: Crate & Barrel

Studio: TravisJ Studio 

Neo-Tropical Romance | Cover Shoot for SLPC Bride and Groom

I was asked by Salt Lake Park City Bride and Groom to design some flowers to compliment the new HSL Restaurant in Salt Lake City. This restaurant has some of the coolest tile and decor, all in so many shades of beautiful green (my favorite color!) There is a distinct tropical vibe, so that became the concept for our shoot.

Tropical climates are so vastly different from my home desert climate of Utah, so the sheer variety of plants growing nearly everywhere is so inspiring to me! I don't work with tropical flowers very often, as, in the floral world, they usually feel overly-bright and bulky. However, when I visit tropical landscapes, I am instead drawn to the wild textures and more delicate bits. I love the fluttering maidenhair fern growing along the rainforest floor, tiny fairy-like orchids feeding off ancient trees and golden grasses swaying along the sandy beaches. These elements in subtle, earthy shades became the inspiration for my take on tropical flowers.

• Photo: Heather Nan

  Flowers: Amber Reverie

  Gown: Kite and Butterfly c/o Harlow Bridal

  Earrings: Ole Lynggaard Copenhagen c/o OC Tanner Jewelers

  Model: Rebecca Lima Grant from Niya Models

  Makeup: Anya Makeup 

  Hair: Vince Abram

  Venue: HSL Restaurant

  Art Director: Adriana Garcia

  Stylist: Tessa Woolf

  Assistant: Bailey Carver

Intimate Studio Love Session

Last spring, I had the privilege of meeting and working with Lauren Bledsoe. She is a budding photographer, but has an incredible talent and artistic eye. This airy, love-filled session was the result of her vision and the incredible variety Mother Nature displays to tempt my foraging fingers in late spring.