Black Love Matters - En Inspirationsfotografering För Jämlikhet
Fotograferingen vi ska få ta del av idag är resultatet av ett samarbete med ett tydligt budskap; Black Love Matters. Vi får ta del av färgstark inspiration i allt från dukning, bukett, bakverk och klädsel men innan vi går vidare till bilderna backar vi bandet lite. För över 6 år sedan planerade det äkta paret tillika fotografduon Megapixels Media sitt eget bröllop. När de sökte efter bröllopsinspiration märkte de snabbt att mörkhyade brudpar var otroligt underrepresenterade på Pinterest, Instagram och bloggar. Detta var en av anledningarna till att paret själva började arbeta i bröllopsbranschen. Just för att kunna vara med och påverka.
Förutom pandemin är Black Lives Matter-rörelse något som speglar 2020 och precis som i många branscher så uppmärksammas ojämlikheten även inom bröllopsbranschen. Som ett svar på det styrde Megapixels Media tillsammans med Creative Motion Events upp denna fotograferingen där de samlade kreatörer som alla delade budskapet om att Black Love Matters. Magapixels Media berättar även ännu mer om tankarna bakom fotograferingen längre ner i inlägget.
Megapixels Media berättar
An interesting thing happened in 2020 besides the global pandemic, the quarantine lockdown and the BLM movement. Due to those 3 decisive factors, something interesting happened to the wedding industry. A spotlight was shown on the inequality that has gone on in the wedding industry since the very beginning. Couples and Wedding Vendors were beginning to notice and speak up about the discrepancy of who was being featured in mainstream wedding media. Everyone gets married but it was common for black couples to be overlooked in major wedding publications. It was shown that not only couples of color were not being represented by many publications but also black wedding professionals were not being featured.
Which brings us to this shoot, when Fayola of Creative Motion Events reached out and expressed interest in this idea we agreed to do it only if the vendors that we work with are behind the notion that Black Love Matters and that they are willing to graciously serve and promote all couples despite skin tone, ethnic background and sexual orientation. We were thrilled with the diverse team that she came up with! Not only were these vendors diverse but they were all genuinely excited about the message and willing to do any and everything to make this couple's shoot unique and inspiring to other engaged couples.
Megapixels fortsätter berätta
This couple was supposed to get married in Kenya but due to COVID they eloped earlier this year in Maryland. We wanted Haven Street Ballroom to have some Motherland Charm so we adorned the space with earthy tones and furniture from Something Vintage Rentals. There were also African details on the Stationary by Amore Boutique and Africa shaped cookies by Tiny Tudor Cookies.
We chose a warm color palette of orange, red and green with an accent of blue to decorate their shoot, so our florist, Rose and Bel Florals, had a good time arranging different tiger lilies, red sunflowers and roses together to create the perfect bouquet and table spread.
Låt oss prata klädseln! Både brudens och brudgummens outfit skiljer sig från det traditionella. Pierre bär en puderblå kostym tillsammans med en mönstrad skjorta och en beige basker. En modern och avslappnat look!
Bruden Jordan bär en tajt krämvit klänning som låter guldsmyckena ta plats och bidra till en härligt kaxig utstrålning.
Tack Megapixels Media och alla andra i teamet för att ni skapat så fantastisk och viktig bröllopsinspiration!
Fotograf: Megapixels Media
Bröllopskoordinator: Creative Motion Events
Lokal: Haven street ballroom
Florist: Rose and Bel Floral
Makeup: Arielle Lewis
Bakverk: Save rooms desserts LLC + Tiny Tudor Cookies + Mrs. Mac Artisan Macarons
Trycksaker: Amore Boutique OC
DIY: Jess Albins Balloons
Kalligrafi: Copper Stone Co.
Möbler: Something Vintage
Silkesband: Hey Its Oh So Pretty
