Meghan Aileen Photography

An awesome last minute idea, one of my August brides, Becca decided to to a Trash the Dress in the burnt areas by Porter Ranch. This is my third time shooting incorporating the fire affected areas and I think I may do some kind of series with them! I just really love the contrast of her soft beauty and the harsh landscape and think her natural look went perfectly. I wanted her to be without hair and makeup done so that the shoot had a more real feel while still be somewhat abstract in concept. I hope you enjoy them! Thanks for braving the cold and ash tray smell, Becca! You were awesome! I am always looking to do great unusual concept type bridal shoots ladies! So let me know if you want to do one!

Meghan

One of my favorite things about the world of commercial art is collaborating with other talented people. Last week, a few of those talented people and I worked together on a photo shoot. I wanted to do this concept of a woodsy, earthy feel, with a dark and fantasy mood, but still beautiful. We had less than a week to put this together including all the handmade aspects which I will detail later… I am so excited about how it all came together and hope that you enjoy the images.

Brides, if you would like your very own fashion style concept piece please contact me for a custom quote and design of your once in a lifetime shoot!

Here are the talented ladies involved:

Alison Franchi, of Le Petit Gardenia
Floral design
bridal bouquet
amazing custom handmade feather headpiece
setting florals
www.lepetitgardenia.com

Mariah Nicole
beautiful hair and makeup design
www.mariahnicole.com

Emily Basa Besa
Stylist/dress
basabesa@hotmail.com

Vanessa Beck
model
www.VanessaBeck.com

Janice and Macky’s wedding was on March 15th, and they decided to do a sort of Trash the Dress…and the Tux…portrait session a couple weeks ago. It was really a lot of fun, and I was so glad they asked me to do it! We choose some great locations for the unique environment, and made the burnt trees around the Santa Clarita Valley into something beautiful…
Not quite as extreme of a “trash” as Reese and I did at the winery!! But very cool indeed!
I hope to post some more soon, and I promise I have been trying to keep up with my blog!!

I hope you enjoy them…

Love,
Meghan

This one is inspired by a mixture of Rene Magritte and the “American Gothic” painting…

My awesome bride Reese is one of a kind! She was daring enough to want to trash her wedding dress at a winery smashing grapes “I Love Lucy Style” !! We did some bridal portraits around the Joseph Filippi Winery (who are amazingly nice BTW) and then brought a barrel, grapes and juice into the vineyards to have some fun!

Most of the shoot was very serious and fashionesque (is that a word?) because I thought that went really well with her fantastic and unique look and personality. Until we started smashing the grapes, then things got funny! She was up for anything, which really paid off in the photos. Oh, and she does those braids herself…wow pretty impressive!!

The bridal portrait or trash the dress sessions can be substituted for your engagement session or in addition to it after the wedding. We don’t have to destroy the dress, and can just get it dirty and/or wet…etc. Or we can just carefully put you in a unique location and be nice to your dress if you like! But either way it is a once in a lifetime idea to have some unique photos of you and your dress!!

Thanks for stopping by,
Meghan

I am sorry I haven’t posted in awhile, June was pretty crazy for me! But I am happy to share this with you. For part of June, I was shooting a wedding in Massachusettes, and visited my sister while I was there. She runs a horse farm, and I did a bridal portrait shoot with the lovely Stephanie one day on the farm. It was so refreshing to have a different environment! I hope you enjoy this sampling of my favorites. Thanks for stopping by.

Love,
Meghan