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Bridal Portrait: Hadeel & Osama - Cooper's Island, Bermuda

Hadeel and her husband, Osama, decided to celebrate their One Year Wedding Anniversary aboard the Norwegian Escape.  Hadeel and Osama flew from Alberta, Canada to New York City and hopped on their cruise ship. The first stop - Bermuda! The first thing planned - a Trash the Dress Photo Shoot! When I first heard from Hadeel, I knew it would be a fun photo shoot!

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Stylized Wedding Shoot - Private Home, Bermuda

I had a great time designing and planning the rustic seaside stylized bridal portrait shoot with several wedding vendors in Bermuda.  I began chatting about this idea with my friend Lara Smith, who is the owner and wedding videographer behind LDS Multimedia after the 2016 Orchid Spa Bridal Expo at the Fairmont Southampton.  After weeks of tossing around a few ideas in my head,  I reached out to different vendors that could make it happen: BHLDN , Flowers by GIMI, Studio Wedding Hair Bermuda, Chrysalis Cosmetics, LDS Multimedia, The English Sports Shop, and TABS. Working close together with the florist, hair stylist, make-up artists, seamstress, videographer, and the different brands was a unique experience, which created a sense of bonding throughout our group.  The Stylized Bridal Portrait Shoot started out as an idea to capture a specific visual concept but in the end, became much more.

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