The Ethereal Elegance of Winter White

columbia club Cover Shoot

Why is the winter bride so overlooked? June doesn’t have anything on the enchanted, magical feel of the winter wonderland wedding. 

Our creative team—headed up by Monica Richard, MBC, of Mon Amie Events organized a wintry cover shoot in the sophisticated Crystal Terrace at the Columbia Club. And when the venue overlooks Monument Circle, can it be anything other than spectacular?

 

 

 

The tablescape

The white table alone is magical with a wintry glow of candlelight reflecting a snowy streetscape; free flowing, natural flowers, lanterns, votives, silvery chargers and sparkle galore. The delicate and dainty nature of a new, clean, soft snowfall is captured in the ambiance. Clear chiavari chairs and silver chair covers were used to embrace the icy feel. 

 

 

 

The paper products

A snow globe-inspired design on metallic card stock provides contrast to the floral. The menu card is wrapped in a cellophane envelope holding little bits of snow confetti. 

 

 

 

 

THE DRESS

This shoot was so amazing that one dress wasn’t enough! We just had to have two. The first was a Pronovias illusion neck sheath with plenty of lace and beading for the ceremony. The reception dress, below, was a full-beaded Swarovski crystal sheath by Enaura Bridal Couture.

 

The bridesmaid Dress

Bella Bridesmaids provided this stylish Adrianna Papell blouson fully beaded bridesmaid dress in a stunning slate blue color. It’s so icy cool, it’s hot. 

 

 

 

let it snow

If Mother Nature doesn’t cooperate, you can bring the snow inside! What a perfect addition to our winter wonderland.

 

 

 

hair & Makeup

A very vintage glam headpiece on our “bride” Erica, goes perfectly with the loose curls swept dramatically to the side by the hair stylists. The same curls were repeated in bridesmaid Jill’s hair. Makeup for both was very much sophisticated, sultry and romantic with soft grays and deep berry and plum colors to highlight our models’ natural beauty. 

 

The venue

The leaded-glass windows with stained glass accents at the Columbia Club provided the backdrop for our shoot. Built in 1925, the Gothic Revival-style structure has one of the best addresses in the city, and it is one of the most historic and classic spots for a wedding reception. 

 

 

 

 

The cake & cookies

Glitter dust was sprinkled on the cake, making it magical and enticing. Other features: ivory pearls, quilted butter cream and Damask stenciling. Need we say more? Buttery cookies incorporated a little bit of icy blue. The cake sat majestically on white-sequined linens.

 

 

 

 

The floral

Gorgeous doesn’t even start to describe the floral used for the shoot. Just a few of the flowers included owl protea, amaryllis, garden roses, ranunculus, jasmine vine, live branches, papers whites, silver tree and anemones all gathered in a loose, garden style. Similar flowers were displayed in the centerpieces to achieve the relaxed yet eye-poppingly beautiful wintry arrangement.