An After Dark Festival Wedding Styled Shoot

Styled Shoot Submitted By Elise

Beneath The Canopy

Style: Festival
Season: Summer
Colour Theme: Golds

Festival style weddings is just what we do here at Beneath the Canopy. The majority of our images are taken during daytime hours & during set ups, but I really wanted to showcase the beautiful things that can happen after dark.

My inspiration came from our experiences over the years setting up our bell tents for events. I always think our bell tent villages look spectacular at night, but somehow seem the least documented. So I wanted to feature the lighting aspect. There’s something about festoon lighting, fairy lights & fire pits that creates such a magical atmosphere.

I think when people think of summer, they think of outdoor dining & gathering with friends al fresco. I wanted to show that there are alternatives to bbq’s & spit roasts and that some really stunning seating areas can be achieved as a central point to one of our glamping villages, with grazing platters and communal dining being the focus. I’d met the girls from boxed at a networking event and really loved the way they presented their food, so much colour and so inviting (not to mention utterly delicious).

I’ve been working in the industry for a few years now and have met some wonderfully talented people along the way. When I first started planning the shoot, I already had companies in mind that I’d love to work with and many of them reasonably local too. I really loved the idea of a completely juxtaposed set up, a beautiful, natural setting, which we definitely had at Wickerwood farm and an opulent dining area and sumptuous detail. Nikki from The Toast has a wonderful collection of furniture and props and I knew that she was definitely someone that could create the scene for our dining guests.