BashDSM Winter Wedding Styled Shoot

Every year I put together a styled shoot to prepare for my new wedding season, meet new vendors in the area, and get creative to kick start my year 😊I began planning in fall 2019 and knew I wanted to do a winter themed styled shoot for 2020, so I stuck with some classic winter colors: deep emerald green, red and navy to help emulate the feel of winter whether or not it snowed the day of the shoot.

This year I worked with 9 local vendors that knocked it out of the park in each of their wedding specialities:

Venue: Bash DSM

Florals: BC Floral

Decor: Vintage Love Rentals

Bride’s Look: Modern Dress

Groom’s Look: The Tux Shop

Cake: Creme Cupcakes

Makeup: All Dolled Up Makeup Designs

Hair: Liz Carpenter

Invitation Suite: Invitation Haven by Paige Payne

I was so happy with how each moving piece came together and it has me SO excited for all of my 2020 weddings. Scroll through to see my favorites from each part of the day ❤️

Emily and Tyler Adventure Session | Des Moines Wedding Photographer

Tyler and Emily have been married 5 years and have 2 kids with one more on the way, but at this session you would have assumed they were newlyweds! The way Tyler sweetly joked and flirted with Emily even had me giggling. What can I say I’m a sap.

Lynda from Lavender Blue Floral provided the florals and decor. She had just broke her foot, but you would have never known. She is a true trooper and total professional who truly loves to create! I totally wanted to steal the rug she provided, but I didn’t 😉 It was just so stinkin cute.

Hair and Makeup was done by Nicole of About Face Beauty. She kept it simple with neutrals and an updo that really highlighted Emily’s natural beauty.

Weddings By Design provided the suspenders, bow tie and vest for Tyler’s look. Guys, if you are on the hunt for a suit or any type of wedding apparel this is the place to look. Melissa will hook you up!

Emily’s dress was from Lulus and was so cute! It tied in perfectly with all the details. So ladies, if you are looking for a dress for engagement photos, an elopement, or just for fun, definitely check out their website.

Enough about the details of the shoot, lets get to the actual photos of these two that have me swooning ❤️

Emily put it best when sharing some of the photos on her own feed, “Pictures of your kids and with your kids are great, but when was the last time you and your husband had pictures taken of just the two of you? This was one of the most fun date nights we’ve had in a while and felt like we were getting married all over again! Even if you don’t do a styled shoot, hire a photographer and go get photos as a couple. You’ll have so much fun and be so glad you did!”