Figuring out the style and theme of your wedding can sometimes be a difficult part of the planning process. However with tools like the internet and sites like style me pretty and green wedding shoes it really helps to narrow down your likes and dislikes and can make the process so much easier. With that being said, I have been thinking of doing a styled shoot for some time and when I thought about what I wanted the shoot to look like, the first thing that came to mind was Vintage. I love that old world feel mixed with soft modern touches.
So I contacted a ton of vendors and was pleasantly surprised at their willingness to get on board. The images below are truly a reflection of my love of nature and appreciation for reusing and recycling things to create some beautiful and new. Hope you enjoy these images as much as I enjoyed creating them.
Special thanks to Rachelle Soucy at Botany floral studio, without her attention to detail and lets do this mindset, none of this would have been possible. A complete vendors list can be found below.
Celebrating life and love,
Gina Ayanna
Models: Dashee Tenzin and Jason Ekubor
Vendors:
Goals are such a huge part of evolving and growing. As the year is coming to a close, I am looking at the things I have accomplished and at what is next for me. Here is what my list of goals look like so far and I will share it again in six months, which forces me to be accountable for whats on the list.
To do List:
Get family portraits done
Need a vacation. Places I’d like to visit, Barbados, St. Lucia, Hawaii, Greece, Australia and the list goes on
Read one book per month for a year,each month challenging myself to try something I would not normally read
Go on a road trip
Visit Vancouver
Shoot my first wedding
Take a picture everyday for one year as a part of a series and blog it
Show my love and appreciation for the people in my life everyday
Launch a new rebranded website in 2012
Make a promotional video to go on said website
Fill my iphone with positive affirmations, (reminding myself to love myself is huge for me)
Send the proceeds of one full wedding commission to charity water
Visit and do a photography series on Japan
Get over my fear of driving and just do it
Have another baby
Be more mindful of what I put in my body
Exercise at least 3 times a week and try to get it up to five
Play squash and tennis once a week
Tell my daughter that I love her and how much she matters everyday
Enter a photography competition
Get my work published in a magazine
Help to inspire and mentor others
Paint at least 2 paintings this year
Do a styled photo shoot
Go to a Vipasana retreat even though it kinda scares me
Own a summer home by the beach
Learn to be more still
Create a cool project, just for Nyla and I
Go away for a romantic getaway, just the two of us
Blog honestly like nobody’s watching or cares
Stop and savour the sunshine
Host a few dinner parties
Celebrate today
Celebrating life and love,
Gina Ayanna
