P h o t o s b y C o u r t n e y W o o d h a m
Today’s romantic sunset oceanside wedding inspiration has an ethereal goddess quality in the details and gorgeous lighting. Put together by Jennifer Blair with lush pink and red florals by Myrtie Blue and captured by Courtney Woodham, these wedding details will have me swooning for days. Let me emphasize this gorgeous lighting once more and how it seems to just halo beautifully around the bride, highlighting her gorgeous updo by Brenna Kneiss, make-up by Morgan King and silky, sheer, one shoulder gown by Jenny Yoo. Whether it’s a sunrise or sunset, photoshoots like these seem to prove time and time again that capturing your moments with gorgeous lighting certainly provides visionary beauty.
From the photographer…When Jennifer Blair and I began planning our one-on-one workshop in Rosemary Beach, she asked me about my passions, my goals, and my inspiration. After much thought and consideration, I poured my heart out in response. Little did I know, Jennifer would literally take my heart and put it into visible and breathtaking form with this styled session, allowing me to capture images seeming to hold the same values and characteristics in their depths that I have based my business upon and in. The deep purples brought just the right amount of contrast to the soft ocean waves and clean, simplistic style of Rosemary’s streets. When the breeze coming off the ocean caught the overlay of Piper’s Jenny Yoo gown, the results were pure magic. We moved our focus to stretching ourselves with light and shadows and really creating details when faced with situations where details are few and far between. And toward the end of the day, we waited; we waited on the rich beautiful tones and glow from the Florida sunset and just before the sun went behind the horizon, we captured it in all its illuminating glory. Jennifer’s style and vision was effortless and pure, inspired by the poem She Walks in Beauty written by Lord Byron.
“She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes:
Thus mellow’d to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
One shade the more, one ray the less,
Had half impaired the nameless grace
Which waves in every raven tress,
Or softly lightens o’er her face;
Where thoughts serenely sweet express
How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.
And on that cheek, and o’er that brow,
So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
The smiles that win, the tints that glow,
But tell of days in goodness spent,
A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent!”
-Lord Byron
Photography: Courtney Woodham | Workshop & Planning: Jennifer Blair | Florals: Myrtie Blue | Dress: Jenny Yoo | Hair: Brenna Kneiss | Make-up: Morgan King | Crown: Naturae Design | Model: Piper Williams | Film Lab: Richard Photo Lab
