UN-VEILED: Cover Shoot Girl

Working at BRIDES has given me some very cool opportunities—parties, opening nights, fashion shows. But this week was possibly the best: a cover shoot. I was asked to videotape the process for our Facebook page, so I showed up at the studio with a camcorder, digital camera, and tripod. I tried blending in, but it wasn’t completely successful: When I swung my lens around our editors ducked, trying to sneak out of the shot, and even our model, clearly not camera-shy, gave me the evil eye when I was filming her makeup touch-ups. Still, I managed to get hours of footage and tons of photos. It’ll take a little while for us to edit it all—come back in a few weeks when we un-veil it!  –Jackie, Un-Veiled

PARTY GIRL: Summer in April

Today is a glorious day in NYC, but inside our photo studio it feels like one of the dog days of summer.  Normal people would just turn on the AC, but we magazine editors are a finicky bunch.  The whir of the AC interferes with our “creative flow.”  So we are sweating it out in pursuit of beautiful photos—a gorgeous collection of wedding accents, from bouquets to sweets to an aisle runner.  Gotta admit, the quiet helps us concentrate.  You can check out the story in our Party Style pages later this year; meanwhile, I’m changing into shorts.  —Christina, Party Girl

WEDDING STYLISTAS: Flowers Everywhere

Behind-the-scenes at our biggest flower shoot of the year.

Behind-the-scenes at our biggest flower shoot of the year.

 

Welcome to my home for the week.  I’ve literally been up to my eyeballs in boxes, props, & furniture.  As I mentioned in my last blog, I am working on our annual Sept/Oct 2009 Flower Special.  We must have flowers in every color palette and enough tableware to throw a few dozen parties.  There’s even a custom floral table that will make anyone “green” with envy to have at their own reception.  Keep tuned in for more developments on this spectucular story.   —Machell, Wedding Stylistas