“Grace” – A Ballet Inspired Bridal Editorial From Nu Bride with Photos From Nikos Gogas

Oh what a treat we have for you this Wedding Wednesday.  What do you get when you combine sexy high-end wedding dresses from Elizabeth Stuart, intricately glam decor, and beautiful black models with some sultry ballet dancing?  Grace.

This editorial is certainly an inspiring and well thought out vision created by Nova, Founder of NuBride – a popular niche wedding blog in the UK serving brides of color.  It’s simply stunning.  Visit  our partners over at BellaNaija Weddings for more coverage.  Looking for even more? Check out the full gallery here with lovely images from Nikos Gogas.

From NuBride…

“Grace” is an elegant, ballet inspired, modern luxe styled shoot; celebrating the beauty of black brides. The concept of the shoot was created by Nova Reid the founder of wedding blog; Nu Bride, out of love and a passion to provide inspiration for brides whilst showcasing positive images of brides of colour.

In collaboration with a dream team of UK and international award winning and up-and coming wedding industry suppliers and gorgeous dancers; we transformed Grace Bar and night club located in the bustling and vibrant Piccadilly London, to create a fashion led, modern styled bridal shoot with an editorial focus.

With shared passions, a blank canvas and a palette of just gold and white and accents of black, we wanted to create something elegant with an edge, taking a bit of a quantum leap forward to showcase and celebrate brides of colour particularly in the UK wedding industry.

Featuring intricate and opulent cake designs by Elizabeth Solaru, make-up and hair created by make-up genius (and former professional ballet dancer) Suki Miles. Fashion forward, tender and sexy wedding dresses by Elizabeth Stuart; accented by exquisite contemporary hand wired jewellery by the masters at Xaman EK, beautifully contrasted to complement the delicate lace, bead and silk dresses with pearl jewellery and bird cage veils by Yarwood White and Lily Bella.

The space was transformed by luxury designs and floral inventiveness by Essential Flowers & Essential Wedding Hire, accented by contemporary transparency photo stationery designs by Foto-Fusion, funky sequinned linens by Over The Top Rentals and stunning handmade shoes created specifically for “Grace” by Marsha Hall. The shoot also features an exclusive preview of some of top bridal designer; Elizabeth Stuarts 2014 White Label collection, just launched at the White Gallery, London.

The day was captured beautifully by Urban Cinematography and photography genius; Nikos Gogas to give you an insight into the exceptional talent and vision from all of the team who volunteered their time and loaned their designs and artistry to create one day of pure magic that elegantly crescendoed into the beauty that is; “Grace”.

Extra special thanks go to Jo of Urban Cinematography and Elizabeth Solaru and David aka: Mr Nu Bride) for all of their invaluable help and support behind the scenes and to Emma Howe of Novus Leisure, Nick and all of the staff at Grace Bar for being so incredibly accommodating!

About the Creative Director, Nova Reid:
My background is in the wonderful world of theatre, having trained as a professional dancer, actress, singer and life coach. I started writing Nu Bride initially to document my own wedding planning and quickly became inspired to create a positive outlet as a black bride-to-be who felt excluded; and used Nu Bride to showcase a little more choice for brides looking for inspiration and to bridge the gap with representation of UK black brides. Nu Bride soon grew to a platform that I never knew was imaginable and 18 months later is now a popular niche wedding blog.

Stay in touch with Nu Bride
www.nubride.wordpress.com
[email protected]
twitter@nu_bride
Facebook/nubride

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