Red Heels Events Blog: Fall Orchard Inspiration Shoot

For the second year in a row, Kellie Hetler from Hetler Photography and I brought our heads together to celebrate our favorite time of year. Fall! I love everything about fall: the smell in the air, the crisp leaves under foot and of course, apples! There could be no better place to shoot an inspiration shoot based on fall then an apple orchard! And with all of the amazing props from Ami at Something Borrowed Vintage Staging & Rentals, it really came together!

Instead of putting the bride in a traditional dress we opted for a tulle skirt and blouse combination for the ceremony look and switched her over to a blue jean shirt and scarf for the reception. It was such a unique but beautiful look for the bride. Plus, she was comfortable in it, especially in this outdoor setting.

For the ceremony backdrop we utilized the apple orchard and it's natural "aisles". I strung picture frames across the aisle and kept it simple by adding a few apple crates and floral arrangements.

The classic aqua colored truck acted as our dessert and beverage table. The beautiful cake was the centerpiece on the tailgate surrounded by crates, apples, flowers and a drink dispenser of tea. The mismatch of ideas and all of the textures and dimensions really made this aspect of the shoot fun.

These amazing invitations by Blue Tulip Design are burned into wood, yes that's right, wood!

We really wanted to keep things simple, casual and intimate for this shoot. I came up with the idea to do a picnic theme for the reception with a small twist of inspiration from tailgating. Everything from the vintage picnic baskets, plaid blankets, and Thermos' really brought it all together. With not having true "tables" we decided to use the giant red balloons as the table numbers, they helped to add some extra color and also height to the picnic area. To set the bride and groom's table apart we used a small low table and created a sweetheart table for them. Following through on the theme we used pillows instead of chairs at the sweetheart table. I loved the old church windows that were hung behind this table, it really helped it to be a focal point in the large space.