Welcome back to part two of our Paper, Cotton, and Flour love fest! I thought it might be fun to present the shoot with its three materials separated out, so you can see a little more of the concept behind the shoot. Let’s start with paper! (But don’t forget to see ALL the gorgeous images from Joey + Jessica in the gallery!)
Bella Figura provided all of the invitations for this shoot, and they couldn’t have been a better pick, seeing as all of their designs are printed on 100% tree-free cotton paper. You can read a bit more about Bella’s eco commitments here.
We also had a favor for each element, and for paper, we chose a mini kraft paper bag tied off with a blue satin bow. The possibilities are endless for what to include inside!
This BHLDN dress, with its intricate rickrack, pleating, and trim, was perfectly evocative of folded paper details. Jennifer’s neatly braided updo echoed the dress lines nicely, don’t you think? We also loved the “paper” cake, with its sharply-punched eyelet pattern.
Ready for the piece de resistance of the paper set? That would be the masterful bouquet crafted by Jenny of The Crimson Poppy. It’s almost too good to believe, right? Yes, all of those gorgeous blooms are individually crafted from paper. Love this bouquet? Hold tight, because you’ll have a chance to win one in just a bit!
Lastly, we couldn’t resist setting our paper address against some fluffy paper poms, courtesy of Pom Love.
Moving on to cotton! First, of course, is the showstopper of the piece, and perhaps the entire magazine: the striped cotton gown from Ian Stuart.
Our favor for cotton was a sweet little cloth drawstring bag filled with pecans. We chose a patterned one, but love the simple muslin bags from here, too.
Jennifer of Ambrosia Cake Creations draped the cotton cake with a trail of spun sugar.
The minute I saw the pompom shoe clips from BHLDN, I knew they’d be perfect for this shoot — don’t they remind you of cotton bolls? And I think every bride should have a cotton boll garland decking her and her groom’s reception chairs.
Finally, we have flour! Obviously the location played into this element — we were shooting at a working cotton mill in North Carolina. The ruffled wedding gown from Vera Wang fit right in.
For our “flour” favor, biscuits were an easy choice! We wrapped these babies from Bojangles in waxed paper and tied them off with cotton twine.
Last but not least, we have the beautiful flour cake – my favorite of the trio. The coconut dusting was just perfect!
The talented vendors who made this shoot happen:
Photography: Joey + Jessica of Veil and Bow // Film processing: Richard Photo Lab // Paper florals: The Crimson Poppy // Natural florals: Floral Visions // Hair and makeup: Jennifer Ericksen // Pale blue stripe wedding gown: “Libertine” by Ian Stuart // Long ivory gown: “Fern” by Vera Wang // Short gown: “Fondant Tea Dress” by BHLDN // Pompom shoe clips: BHLDN // Paper poms: PomLove // Stationery: Bella Figura // Cotton bolls: The Cotton Man // Cakes: Ambrosia Cake Creations // Model: Directions USA
P.S. Love Joey + Jessica as much as we do? Check out their past SW features:
A lovely Charleston garden wedding
A pink and orange South Carolina wedding
A classic Biltmore wedding
The V3 cover shoot
Hydrangeas, peonies, ranunculus and hosta leaves! oh my!
I’m also tweeting about this – @rachelwould
Absolutely incredible! I would love one of these!
I would choose the peonies, hydrangeas and crocus!
Hiya lovely SW Mag ladies! I’d really love to have Peonies, Hydrangea, and Garden Roses in my bouquet. I’d also love to add a touch of something vintage while still staying true to the southern feel…like 1 magnolia or a little cotton.
I forgot to include this….*****I’d also have flowers made our of paper with the lyrics to our first dance and our wedding vows.
@rachelwould – I am tweeting a tweet about you both! ;)
The Dinnerplate Dahlias, Hydrangeas, Peonies, unopened*, & Ranunculus are all BEAUTIFUL. I hope to see them in a gorgeous bouquet! You are extremely talented!
Thanks for the opportunity to win.
hmmmm I have been fighting w/ my mother about hydrangeas in my bouquet b/c their language is “change of heart,” as they change color depending on the soil, so are unfitting for a wedding…. but they’re so cute and seasonal and i love them.
The flowers I want just clash! Hyacinths, peonies, aaaand dahlias??
I would definitely include ranunculas, daffodils. yellow peonies, wattle, anemones, poppies, and zinnias. They are all SO beautiful though!
I tweeted about this amazing contest! I hope I win!
Madelynne Miller: I forgot my twitter name @smaddogmiller
oooooh, gorgeousness! i would want a riot of ruffly blooms : peonies (opened, poms), magnolias (a nod to our savannah home and location for our wedding) and double camellias.
Since many of the flowers were made in all-white for the palette of the photo shoot and that may make them more challenging to identify, the bouquet includes: gardenias, hydrangea in blue and sand, roses, camellias, lisianthus, and ruffle peonies.
If you *really* love the bouquet in the photo, I might be convinced to give it up to the giveaway winner … it’s one of my personal favorites and I’ve been holding on to it for display in my studio. ;D
Can’t wait to see what the winner selects!!
Cosmos and zinnias!! Yes, please!! I adore them, but sadly, they are not available in April when I’m getting married. I never thought of paper flowers as a way to get around their growing season!!
I cannot get over the bouquet featured in the Paper, Cotton and Flour photoshoot. It’s simply breath taking!! The colors are perfect, and it has such a charming feel to it. If I was able to design my own bouquet, I would want something similar–gardenias, blue and sand hydrangea, roses, camellias, and white clover (it grows on our cattle ranch, so it’d be a nice sentimental touch).
Crimson Poppy, your work is amazing! Thank you for the opportunity to win!
What amazing creations! I have always adored parrot tulips, poppies, and garden roses together– they all look like paper already so it would be neat to see them actually made out of paper!
I would love to have a bouquet of pink peonies (my favorite) with white roses made of paper with our handwritten wedding vows in gold ink. I would like some other smaller flowers too, but I would want Jenny to help me pick something out. She is amazingly talented!
I would love to have a bouquet of pink peonies (my favorite) with white roses made of paper with our handwritten wedding vows in gold ink. I would also like some other smaller flowers, but I want Jenny to help me pick. She is amazingy talented!
@kckalmar tweeted about the long lasting and gorgeous paper flowers from @thecrimsonpoppy @iloveswmag
I would include peonies, ranunculus, roses, double camelias and dahlias in my paper wedding bouquet.
These are so gorgeous! I would love dahlias, peonies, ranunculus and gardenias.
@GingerKKelly tweeted about @thecrimsonpoppy’s unbelievably gorgeous flowers.
zinnias are so pretty and colorful <3
WONDERFUL! I would choose anemone, hydrangeas, ranunculus, and eucalyptus leaves.
i already know shes making the flowers for my wedding. no debating there, have known for years now =)
not sure on the flowers, maybe poppies and white anemones, what ever it is, super colorful
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I would do an entire bouquet in peony’s ruffled. Its a classic look that would compliment my dress and the vision I have for my wedding.
I would choose hydrangeas, daisies, and then smaller flowers to make it a little fuller! I would love for some of the daisies to have lyrics to This Years Love by David Gray!!!
These are more beautiful than the real thing. I would have a mix of white hydrangeas, white geraniums, and white gardenias, with violet blue hydrangeas as the contrasting color. Hydrangeas are my favorite and the paper ones capture them so well!
This is gorgeous I would include sweet peas, ranunculus, and the snowball. However, the bouquet you featured matches my color scheme exactly. Oh the choices!
@Msjessicalynne—-I tweeted at you both : )
First of all, Gorgeous!! I loved so many, but especially loved the Peony tree, iceland poppy, and ranunculus. What amazing talent. Good luck to everyone!
I just wanted to comment on the amazing bouquet in the photo above. You are a phenomenal artist, Jenny. My fiancé and I are getting married on the 19th of this month. She will be carrying some beautiful sunflowers. I’m sure she wouldn’t mind getting a keepsake to remind her of it. :)