flower girl shoes

posted December 13, 2011 in Client Resources, Portraits

Guys need something to get excited about shopping for wedding attire. On the quest of maintaining my favorite “Uncle-to-be” status, I present my favorite wedding accessory and one in which I can’t help but smile when I see them. They are not just normal flower girl shoes, but functional princess shoes:
Inspiration from this cute little purchase comes from two sources near & dear:
1. Flower petals. The subtle fushia colored tips on the white peonia bouquet I gave Krista when I proposed:
2. My utilitarian spirit. You see, these fushia sparkle princess slippers are not only made for a flower girl walking down the aisle under a banyon tree in Hawaii, but they can be used for ballet slippers, karate shoes, romping around the house, or even worn as aqua shoes in the ocean. Shucks, you could save $2.50 along with the hassle of renting bowling shoes and dress in style.

They are functional shoes fit for my little princess, featured here wearing little ice skates on her Patagonia lifestyle portrait session in Fort Collins, CO last weekend (Plum and Blue make Purple):
It is easy to get comfortable with what we know. I chose to shoot family portraits with wedding photographer Rachel Olsen and her family using a challenging, but rewarding tool: a Mamiya 645 medium format film camera and 80mm /f1.9 lens lent to me (thanks to Kevin Von Qualen and mentoring from James Christianson). I am excited to see the film results once they get developed and scanned. Shooting film again has really gotten me excited to push myself. It’s also scary, cause you never know if the film doesn’t turn out as expected. Here’s a special moment of the two new sisters holding hands created with my favorite digital rig, a Nikon D700:

*For which I am allowed to see, as Krista’s wedding dress remains behind closed doors in a undisclosed location.