A Red VW Beetle, Retro Inspired Engagement Shoot…

Hello 😉 How you doing? I hope this first post for Thursday finds you well regardless of where you are and what you're up to 😉 This morning, I dedicate this post to all you newly-engaged couples embarking out on the wedding planning journey 🙂

I've a series of engagement shoots due for publication that I just love and can't wait to share. And this is certainly one of the most lovely, by one of my 'rapidly turning into' fave UK photographers, Yorkshire baed James Melia 🙂 It depicts couple Faye and Roger as they pose near their bright red VW Beatle looking, let's face it, rather fabulous and dashing!

"If a well-polished, red 1984 Beetle had to drive past, you couldn’t help but to have a little look. Even more so if the top was down!  The opportunity of being able to use this amazing car in a shoot was not going to slip me by. I think they have so much character, especially if they are well looked after. And the red colour just completes it all for me.

With the roads empty, the top of the Beetle down and Faye and Roger on a “Sunday drive” it set the pace for the mood. All were very relaxed and thankfully the weather held out too besides a few heavy looking clouds. Faye looked stunning in her polka dot dress with her hair pinned up and glamorous string of pearls. While Roger in simple black and white was rather dashing…."

Love My Dress Wedding Blog – Photography Copyright (c) 2011, James Melia

VW Beatle Retro vintage engagement shoot, James Melia

VW Beatle Retro vintage engagement shoot, James Melia

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I love the moody and atmospheric James has captued, they really set the scene….  

VW Beatle Retro vintage engagement shoot, James Melia

VW Beatle Retro vintage engagement shoot, James Melia

It might have looked like a grey ay weather wise, but it was rather 'hot' in every other aspect… 🙂

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Fun and gorgeous all rolled into one 🙂

Huge thanks to Yorkshire Wedding Photographer, James Melia for prettiying my blog this morning.

Follow the links below for more lovely stuff on Love My Dress:-

♥  James Melia on Love My Dress
♥  Engagement Shoots

Any of you lovely readers having/have had an enagement shoot?

Thursday {Thursday!! and like the weekend is nearly here and everything!} love all 😉

Annabel xXx

 

ps – I want to look that gorgeous!

Annabel

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Founder of Love My Dress. Passionate Podcaster and Editor. Annabel lives in rural North Yorkshire with her husband and business partner Philip, their two daughters and menagerie of furry hounds. She loves photography, meditation, walking, being outdoors and star gazing. She is fierce when it comes to championing talent within the wedding industry and when she's not working on Love My Dress, she supports her husband Philip in the running of the family's sustainable flower farm and floral design business, Moonwind Flowers. In 2013, she became a published author.

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