Bhavika|vanmalli

EDITORIAL

The Seasonal Bride

Creative Direction Art Direction  Photography

With an extraordinary team of creatives and collaborators, we came together to create and celebrate a story of seasons through color, bridal fashion couture, florals, feminism, and liberation.

In a time where the changes in the seasons have become prominent, and sustainability has become important, preservation has become necessary for climate change. Climate crisis and sustainability are pressing issues in the world and seasons have become unpredictable. This is just one of the reasons why I story tell for positive impact through my passion project, The Wild Legacy by Bhavika.

seen on wedding sparrow
in two A part feature

A Creative Editorial that pushed the envelope on creativity and inspiration.

INFORMATION

INFORMATION

Concept Development
Creative Direction
Art Direction
Styling
Content Creation
Photography

LOCATION

SERVICES PROVIDED

South Africa

INSPIRATION AND CONCEPT

Visuals to Inspire

Textures

Elegance

Feminity

Innate Beauty

Movement

Delicate

Swirling with the modernity and whimsy of bridal couture, we explore the allure & innate beauty of seasonality in nature and bridal fashion. This shoot infuses color, detail, and audacity to embrace the strength of femininity, romance, and timeless bridal fashion and nurture the beauty of nature through florals. Between fantasy and reality, this editorial shoot expresses an ethereal lightness.

Produced entirely from real flowers and foliage, these floral wearables celebrate the beauty of the creative gesture and are poetic emblems of the imbued sense of nature of this shoot: one that is connected and attuned to nature and bridal fashion. This shoot infuses color, detail, and audacity to embrace the strength of femininity, romance, and timeless bridal fashion and nurture the beauty of nature through florals. Between fantasy and reality, part I of this editorial shoot expresses an ethereal lightness and pushes creative boundaries that are avant-garde.

Drawing inspiration from seasons and natural elements of nature, the couture and florals resemble the seasons through color, movement, and textures of nature, yet remain feminine and classical, with a whimsical touch of modernism through bridal florals.

CONCEPT AND CREATIVE DIRECTION

Art Direction

Taking cues from the feeling each season evokes, the colors and movements that are found in each season, part two of this editorial embraces the seasons in various colors, textures, fashion, and locations.

The goal was to showcase each season through bridal fashion whilst being in nature and embracing the natural landscapes, whilst being a representation of a season itself.

A shoot encompasses so many different things, and a good location to set the stage is highly important for any shoot. In order to complete the looks, the story of each look needs to be cohesive, I scouted several locations before settling on the Air BnB that suited the seasons of Spring, Autumn, and Winter. Ideally located just a stone throw for the Summer look out at the beach.

The flowers played a key role in the entity of this shoot. With the goals and audiences in mind, we curated specific flowers choices to fit each look, such as the peonies and anemones for example. We sourced flowers from different parts of the world to showcase the luxurious and grandeur aspects of this editorial shoot. Though the flowers stood out on their own, they also complimented the looks and created a representation of the season through color and flower varieties.

Somewhere between Fantasy & Reality

The Final Images

AN ODE TO THE SEASONS

From the landscapes to the delicacy of bridal fashion and flowers, each element brought emphasis to the beauty of each season through textures and tones. It contributes to showing the movement of pure aesthetic emotion and connection to nature, translating into the quest for beauty and strength in nature, no matter the season.

CREATIVE DIRECTION, ART DIRECTION, PHOTOGRAPHY & STYLING | Bhavika Vanmalli
FLORAL DESIGN | Wildeflower
DRESSES | Nesty Odina
ACESSORIES & ADORNMENTS | All About Romance
HAIR & MAKEUP | Teri Tomsett
TALENT | Chante Bruwer & Mimi Hsiung
SKIRTS | Loca Bridal
VENUE | L'auberge Country Hideaway
PHOTO TEAM | Vikesh Narshai & Harshika Vanmalli

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