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Best of 2015 Fine Art Wedding Inspiration

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I want to start off by saying how great 2015 was when it comes to Belles & Bubbles. In 2015, I really honed in on my love for fine art weddings and film photography, and I am so pleased to have tailored the blog to this aesthetic. So many wonderful photographers have contributed their gorgeous work and have allowed me to carefully curate posts that I feel are meaningful in this industry. I have also delved into wedding styling toward the end of this year, and am excited to show you some of my own styling work in 2016. In 2016, I will also be launching the fine art Collaboration Guide, a place where creatives can connect and and create. So thank you to the whole Belles & Bubbles community for making 2015 successful. And now, I’d like to share some of my favorite fine art wedding inspiration from the blog broken down into several categories below [click photo to see full feature]. Happy New Year!

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Photography: Katie Grant | Gown: Houghton NYC

Photography: Katie Grant | Gown: Houghton NYC

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Sweet and Romantic Backyard Wedding Inspiration

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P h o t o s b y C h a r i t y M a u r e r

I hope that everyone is enjoying the holiday season. Today I’m back to begin the week with this sweet and romantic backyard wedding inspiration from Charity Maurer. Having had a backyard wedding myself, I love the whole idea of an intimate gathering held at a meaningful place. The details of today’s shoot are so romantically sweet, with the mixture of bright and cheerful colors, touches of honey for the favors, table and cake, and honeycomb details throughout the decor - and I love Coley’s simile of marriage to a bee and its honey.

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Intimate Wedding Inspiration in Southern France

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P h o t o s b y T a m a r a G r u n e r

Earlier this week I featured a lovely Spanish-inspired elopement shoot and today I’m continuing the non-traditional wedding ideas with photographer Tamara Gruner’s intimate wedding inspiration in Southern France. We’re going to Provence, to be exact, where romance seems to trickle from every corner. Lace adornments, candles and soft hues of pinks and ivories are carefully curated together to create this sweet, beautiful ambiance. The small, intimate gathering seems to enhance the romance of it all and I love the idea of jetting off with your closest loved ones to celebrate a special occasion like this one.

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Modern And Rustic Elopement

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P h o t o s b y J e n n y M c C a n n

Today’s modern and rustic elopement captured by Jenny McCann is filled with fun, unique details inspired by the Spanish Mission. The one-shoulder, vintage Gossamer gown is certainly one of the shoot’s show-stopping pieces, as are the groom’s dark suit and Stetson hat, making them the perfectly styled duo for this Spanish-inspired affair. If you’re thinking about eloping or if you ever have a chance to participate in a styled shoot, I would recommend it 100%. What a fun and relaxing way to spend the day together and create an everlasting memory!

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Salton Sea Wedding Inspiration

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P h o t o s b y J e n W o j c i k

I promise you that these images by Jen Wojcik will take you to a whole other place. This Salton Sea wedding inspiration is a perfect representation of why I love doing what I do and why I’m so inspired by styling, film, and the fine art industry. These images are ethereal, magical, peaceful, and romantic. Each images draws me in and gives me the feeling that I’m there and that the rest of the world stops around me. I love the bride’s timeless, classic look. It’s as if she could belong in any era, she just has a face of classic beauty. The details are all stunning, but the way those gowns blend perfectly with the landscape, well that is a way to style a shoot. Jen uses the word ‘breathless’ in her description, and my friends, this shoot is just that.

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