Greenhouse dinner shoot

The old greenhouses on the ranch where I was living always fascinated me. I loved the pealing paint and broken windows, they were in a perfect state of dilapidation. The ranch itself was rich in atmosphere, always whispering fun photo shoot ideas to my imagination. The pasture outside my front door would bloom every spring with beautiful wild flowers and I thought a ceremony there would be so lovely there. Finally I gave in and let my imagination run. I found a willing couple, an artist who created letter press invitations and a friend who was a wedding coordinator to collaborate with.
We found a lovely couple for our bride and groom and then we cut loose. I used a bunch of vintage furniture from my wedding-prop warehouse and set up the ceremony in the field. We used the old ranch dump truck as the bride and groom get away vehicle and I got to set up my visions of a reception in the old greenhouse. The juxtaposition of an elegant dinner against all the ruins was such a fun twist. I played off the textures of the metal, glass and wood in the building and their subtle shades of greys and cream in the metal covered table, ceiling tins as chargers and antique silver containers for the flowers. The old lace and grey velvet were added layers of beauty. We were all quite pleased with the results. I always feel funny setting up such a beautiful table to not actually sit down for a lovely dinner. However, that being said, I am really more of a behind the scenes person and not much of a social dinner party guest.