Southern Weddings

This sweet engagement shoot from fab photog Punam Bean is lovely enough to make you pause without knowing the story behind the images.  But for me, I knew this one was a keeper as soon as I got the email back from Nicole with a few details behind the day.  She wrote, “John and I love all things historical and vintage and we wanted to incorporate several other things that reflect us as a couple, like our love of literature and the television show LOST.”  Umm, did y’all hear that?!  She loves LOST!  And so do I.  Read on for a few more details behind the day, and look out for references to the show throughout the shoot!  To see all of the images, click here!

P.S. Nicole wanted to make sure we gave a shout-out to the source behind her “awesome vintage dress,” Vonlenska Vintage.  Shout-out?  Check!  The lovely venue is Old Bethpage Village Restoration.

From Nicole:

“We wanted to create something that was ‘out of time,’ as if these pictures could have been taken in any time.  John and I love all things historical and vintage and we wanted to incorporate several other things that reflect us as a couple, like our love of literature and the television show LOST.  LOST is a show about fate, destiny, and finding what you are meant to do and who you are meant to be with.  Characters in the show are intertwined and paths constantly cross.  The show features time travel and characters and their conscious travel through time.  When one character, Desmond’s, consciousness is lost in time, it is his true love, Penny, his constant, who restores him.  John is a social studies teacher, and while I teach, as well, I also work at a bookstore part time, so the props we brought with us fit our personalities, and were referenced in LOST.

“We were really fortunate to have the weather on our side that day.  It had rained most of the week and we thought for certain that it would continue throughout our shoot.  However, it could not have been more ideal with the afternoon sun coming in through the clouds.  Punam eased any nerves that we had by making every moment comfortable and natural.  It almost felt like we weren’t working with a photographer, but creating candid moments with a friend.  Nothing felt too posed or crafted; instead, every smile and gesture was organic, as if we were the only two people there.  We can’t wait to work with her again at our wedding!”