Madelyn in Mom's Wedding Dress

May 01, 2014  •  13 Comments

I love Pinterest for about 10 million reasons:  It's like a bookmarks bar that will never disappear or be deleted during a reformat, you can share the stuff you've done and discovered with others, you can find a ton of projects to do and inspire you, and people find tons of projects that inspire them.  One local mother found a project of this nature on Pinterest of children wearing their mother's wedding dress.  She asked if I would be up for capturing this with her daughter and of course I was :).  We met up with her Kindergartener and  we had her sit down and started  adjusting the dress and getting the veil in her hair.  About 2 minutes passed when she says "are we done yet?".  A wave of terror came over me:  we hadn't even started!  haha.  BUT luckily it went very well, we all had fun, and Mom said that the photos were exactly what she was hoping for, which couldn't be a bigger compliment.

kindergartener in mom's wedding dress

preschooler in mom's wedding dress
We used the dress as the backdrop to replicate a photo her mom had taken on her wedding day.
wearing mom's wedding dress in duluth mn
She started crawling at me.. so fun!
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See?  She had fun :).
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grumpy face in mom's wedding dress
We had her make a grumpy face, it worked!

kid in wedding dress
We asked her where she'd like to take photos and she wanted to by the windows.. she made a great choice!
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Outdoor kindergartener in mom's wedding dress photography photo session
We did about 2 minutes outside for some outdoor photos.
girl in mother's wedding dress black and white outdoor photo with pearl necklace
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wearing mom's wedding dress
White dress and pearl necklace kids photography
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Another grumpy face!  And the adorable expression that follows:
laughing lifesytle photography outdoors in wedding dress family photographer Duluth MN
She knows she's goofy!  :).

mom and daughter family photography
Spent about 2 minutes outside then wrapped her up and brought her back inside :).

dress as backdrop replicate mom's wedding photo

M is fun and adorable and I think one of these photos should be printed large and put up at her wedding!  Maybe she will even wear the same dress (or maybe not.. you know how kids are, haha).  :).

-Christine


Comments

Christine Dibble(non-registered)
What a great way to show off mom's wedding dress once more! This child will always remember this session, and she will be so happy to have photos of the memories!
Allison Anderson(non-registered)
Such a wonderful idea for a child's portrait session. Her mom must be thrilled!.
Alyssa(non-registered)
What a great session! So much fun for mother and daughter. Its fantastic when you can pack a photo full of memories! Something for the family to really cherish! Great job!
Hannah Drews(non-registered)
What a cute idea! I bet her mom will absolutely love these photos and in 20 years when this little girl gets married, she will love them even more!
Vi Johansson(non-registered)
I love this idea! These are definitely portraits that the kids and their family can cherish forever. (Also, I have a friend in Hermantown- what a coincidence!)
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