Desert Dream: Las Vegas Styled Inspiration Shoot

I have been wanting to put together a styled shoot for a long long time. So many ideas swirl around in my head on a daily basis. But when you’re already married it seems a little silly to be dreaming up DIY projects and tables-capes for a wedding that’s already happened.

I finally got my ideas together using Pinterest, because it’s amazing for such things, and set out asking some local vendors if they would be willing to work with me on a styled wedding shoot with a mild desert theme. I was so fortunate that they all said, “YES!”

We all worked SO hard to make this shoot come together and it totally paid off! I’m so pleased with the results and couldn’t be more thrilled to share it with you all. And on top of having everything come together so beautifully, Style Me Pretty featured it on their blog! This lady was jumping for joy (quite literally and much to the confusion of my mother). Be sure to check out the feature, here.

Our main theme was a dreamy desert feel featuring colored sand, colored succulents, and brightly colored embroidery floss. We were not shying away from color in the slightest. I think so many times a bride can think that one bold color is all she can do and combine it with a few muted or neutral colors. Not so in my book! If you’ve ever seen my house you know I’m not afraid.

We started narrowing down the process with a great invitation suite by SHE Paperie, all the inspiration for the day was based off of this. Right down to the hair. It’s important to take all your ideas and focus on one starter piece to help focus the creative process. Things can get out of control real fast if you don’t do this.

Layers of Lovely came up with the brilliant idea of spray painting the succulents to ombre in the centerpiece on the table. How brilliant is that?!

Our bride modeled a lovely Saja gown provided by the generous owner of Bella Bridesmaid Las Vegas as well as the bridesmaid gown. The bride and bridesmaid dawned orange shade of lipstick to coordinate with the orange tones in the table-scape and the florals. All the amazing hair and makeup was done by the celebrity beauty team at Your Beauty Call. And to top off the fabulous braided do, Pomp and Plumage supplied the custom fascinator and veil (Which you can WIN! Read more for details!)

We chose to have the shoot on the patio at Bar + Bistro at the Arts Factory in the re-emerging downtown Las Vegas because it is one of the most unique and cool places you can find in the city. Amazing, food coupled with a distinctly urban/rustic quality makes for the perfect location for any affair.

I love to DIY and the projects shown in this post will be detailed in the coming days so you can add them or find inspiration from them for your wedding day or party!

And give it up for all the AMAZING vendors that worked on the shoot! Check it:

Hair and Makeup: Your Beauty Call
Lash Extensions: Ciao Bella Studio
Florals: Layers of Lovely
Wedding Cake: Gimme Some Sugar
Invitation Suite, Menus, Place Cards: SHE Paperie
Bridal Gown and Bridesmaid dress: Bella Bridesmaid, Saja wedding gown
Custom Fascinator & Veil: Pomp & Plumage
Custom Wedding Date Hanger: Handcrafted Affairs
Venue and Catering: Bar +Bistro at The Arts Factory
Table Rental: RSVP Party Rentals
Table Linen: La Tavola
Runner and Napkins: DIY
Turquoise Chairs: Collected and spray painted
Table Number: DIY
Sign In Map Guest Book: DIY
Models: Ali, Kavin and Lindsey

What inspired you most about the shoot? What was your favorite bit?