Dean’s Bridal Session At Cator-Woolford Gardens
I love doing bridal sessions! And I wish all of my brides would do them. Alas, I get to do a few each year and it’s always so much fun taking a bride out and doing a glamour session with them.
Dean and Phil were planning their wedding festivities to take place in their hometown of LaGrange, GA and with little time to go, we scheduled Dean’s bridal session for a more local area, Cator-Woolford Gardens. Seems like we got this one in just under the wire as we had lovely weather, just enough sunlight and a few golden leaves left on the trees!
No bridal session at Cator-Woolford would be complete without a full-length feature on the grand staircase! This always is a favorite and has just enough light and shade for a perfect portrait spot. On this day, I really loved how the sun peeked through the leaves just above the top of the stairs and gave a nice natural hair light for Dean.
Surrounded by lush greenery, this staircase looks good in color or black and white for a dramatic look that really shows off the textures.
We headed to the vine covered arbor that usually serves as the altar for ceremonies at CWG. I’ve shot during a ceremony from this angle before but until today, I hadn’t used it for a bridal session. Not only did I like the vines on the column, but the trees were much more colorful behind Dean from this veiw as well.
This is one of my favorite close ups of Dean that day! She is just glowing!
Dean had her bridal gown custom made for her by a designer out of Alabama. As soon as I find out her name, I’ll post her info here! I just adored the little bows going up the back of her dress!
My favorite tree, the Gingko, was in full golden glory that day so I had to use that for a backdrop here.
Finally, we wrapped up her session at the Pavillion. It’s a small white building with columns that is usually used for the bridal party suite at CWG. Dean’s mom and I cleared away the fall leaves to clean up the area for this shot! The arched doorway is a perfect frame for a beautiful bride…
A classic window shot makes a simple but graceful look in black and white.
You can see more of Dean’s bridal session in her slideshow by clicking HERE.
