Credits: Lyndsey Hamilton Events, Jose Villa, Jose Villa Photography
PHOTOGRAPHY SPOTLIGHT: DARCY ROGERS
JILL AND MATT'S NOB HILL WEDDING
Dress: Custom silk crepe,
Custom Wrap: Bonzie
I fell in love with Darcy Rogers images here once I realized how small and intimate this November 21 wedding really was. Jill and Matt were married in the side chapel of Old Saint Mary's Church on Nob Hill in San Francisco. The wedding and party had only five people including the bride and groom. In place of a reception they had a celebratory dinner at a chic downtown restaurant. Jill is a huge fan of Etsy and accessorized herself head to toe from the hand-craft sellers site.
Custom Ring, materials ethically sourced (some of her own gold went towards the ring)
Love the small touches Jill has added to her wedding ensemble . . .
Jill showed them a photo of a vintage dress and an apt tailor did the rest!
Darcy Rogers has an MFA in photography from the Academy of Art University. The scope of her work includes portraits, fashion, interior, and wedding photography. CALLING ALL SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA BRIDES
If you're lucky enough to be a Bay Area bride, Gumps is presenting a very special San Francisco Bridal Event, Sunday Feb. 7, 11AM-1PM. Each year Gumps gathers the Bay Area's finest wedding vendors and presents a magnificent tabletop display for brides in the area. Sip sparkling wine and enjoy a continental brunch by Taste Catering as you stroll among the gorgeous tables. Tickets are $30.00. Click here for more informationTHE GARDEN PARTY BRIDE
Here are a few inspiring ideas to get you going . . .
The House of Eliot 
Mia Farrow and Robert Redford in The Great Gatsby
CUSTOM DESIGNED PART III: THE FINAL FITTING
Generally, a bride has about three dress fittings after all the fine tuning is done on the muslin. There are always more nips and tucks and all those small details. Whenever there's a final fitting, that's when we--the bride and myself-- do the real minute work, making sure every button lines up, every hook and eye are in the right closing points and so on. In addition, a final fitting is the perfect time to really stand back and appraise the dress as a whole. Here's what I look for in the end product: I like to see fabrics drape well and mold to the skin like sculpture. A wedding gown should be comfortable and beautifully lined so the client wears it like a second skin . . . the whole component moving with her as if it is part of her body. She's going to be hugging people, dancing and toasting to name a few things. Before I let any gown leave the studio, I have brides dance with utter abandon, twirl, lean over, bend and stretch in all directions to make sure the gown looks and feels like it is her own.
I will say the last and most critical detail has to be the hemline. Typically most are at least an inch shorter in the front than the back, graduating in length along the sides. The tips of your shoes should be seen under the gown so once you start walking, you'll glide smooth as silk down the aisle.
SHOOT CHIC
Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes of a gown shoot? Here are a few of my new creations shot Friday by the incredibly talented Saira Rizwan of S1 Studio here in the SF Bay Area. We took seven gowns, two great stylists with hair and makeup and one inventive florist to make all this magic happen. 
Hairstylist, Dana Faulkner working on Shauna's hair between gown shots
My favorite, the 'Ciara' gown. Handrolled dupioni roses on a fitted sheath offers a real 1940s look we played to the hilt. Can't wait to see all the images on this shoot. Stay with me a couple more weeks when I'll be posting images.
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