Wes anderson style engagement

“Thematically, we were thinking chalkboards and sunsets.”

That quote is how I knew I’d love these two from our very first email.

Our second email exchange was a collection of Wes Anderson films and Amelie stills (ones of groups huddled in a red elevator and of a cop holding a photograph out and Amelie reading in bed). Can I admit that this was a dream to receive?

Because it really was.

The fact is, there’s no wedding in Amelie.

Gloucestershire wedding photographer creates a Wes Anderson styled engagement shoot for a Somerset wedding with a vintage theme.

There’s no romantic coupling in Wes Anderson’s Darjeeling Limited, and no open plains or oceans in Boise, but the frames they shared showed me that they loved symmetry, primary colors, and a kind of calm, dry humor and playfulness.

This told me everything I needed for us to create and play a bit during our shoot.

If you’re going to share something with your photographer, let it be what’s inspiring you. Share what you want to evoke – a feeling or a mood, but not something you’d like to have dupl