All Green, Alien-Inspired Creative Shoot at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah

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This shoot was just for fun. No expectations, no clients, no reason other than wanting to get creative with some friends. I flew to Salt Lake City to meet Cara, Blake and Marci. Cara is a visionary and I owe it all to her for dreaming up this shoot. All green, alien inspired, funky, odd and a mohawk. It was freezing but beautiful and we had a great time hanging with the models and getting creative. Shout out to Tenesha and Julia for the hair and makeup too - such talented women.

All photos here are Marcella Laine Photography

Other Photographers: Cara Mia and Blake Hogge

Makeup: Julia Vinha

Hair: Tenesha Luckett

Styling: Lindsey True Dunlap

Creative Head Piece and Floral Body Art

Nicole reached out to me via instagram dm’s with some kind words and offering to model if I ever needed someone. I love the connections that I’ve made on instagram and I was so happy she reached out. That next week, a friend in the wedding industry reached out and told me she’d be in colorado and wanted to do something fun. So I asked Nicole to model and we set up a white sheet in my old dirty garage and got creative. I walked through the wholesaler looking for small intricate flowers with lots of detail to create these pieces. Whipped them up that morning and had a makeshift photo shoot that afternoon.

Photographer: Jessika Christine Photo

Model: Nicole

edgy parking lot shoot

My mom has always been a huge vegetable gardener but when I started this business she decided to have a go at flower farming, which apparently is a lot harder. This spontaneous parking lot shoot was created after driving back from my parent’s house with a bucket of flowers. I had this idea that I wanted to create monochromatic flower designs to be displayed in a way that was unexpected. Not a wedding shoot, not a couples shoot, not a light & happy flower shoot. But an edgy, breaking boundaries, for no particular reason flower shoot. Two badass women covered in flowers in a parking lot. And yes, there are cigarettes involved. Why? Because its unexpected. Because women can smoke a cig once in a blue moon if they want and because flowers can be rebellious and dangerous as well. Let yourself feel whatever you feel when you look at these. Art is about breaking boundaries and evoking emotion, and yes, any emotion is good.

body art studio shoot

This shoot was something I had dreamed about doing for a long time after being inspired by Passion Flower Sue and all of her incredible creations. I am so drawn to the detail work of body art and how endlessly creative it can be. Amanda Dang worked her makeup magic and Marcella Laine took all the photos. My goal for this shoot was to highlight Black women through art & creativity. It’s hard to put into words the energy and empowerment that was felt in this studio during this shoot. Women encouraging women, embracing sexuality, and just so much fucking beauty.

Photography: Marcella Laine Photography

Makeup: Amanda Dang

Models: Mikala, Lanee, Parris, Jessica

bohemian lakeside wedding

Karli & Kev got married on the same dock where they got engaged and a few doors down from the place they met. There will never be enough words to fully describe the straight up magic that happened this day, so here are 75 photos to help tell the story of when Karli & Kev got married. All photos by Marcella Laine Photography.

This wedding was also featured on Green Wedding Shoes. Check out their blog to learn more about the details of the day!

Vendors:

Photographer: Marcella Laine

Video: Wyat Taylor

Planner: The Greatest Adventure Weddings

Hair: Dang Bang

Dress: Rue De Seine at The Dress Theory - Seattle

Rentals: Seattle Farm Tables, Cort Party Rentals, dkrenewal

Makeup: Josephine Silverwolf

jewel toned wedding

Andrea is one of those people that you meet and they radiate the sun and you immediately feel like you’ve become forever friends. This wedding was full of forest magic, jewel tones, love and so much laughter. Cheers to andrea & peter and the most beautiful wedding. All photos by Marcella Laine Photography.

mountain wedding in estes park, colorado

Estes Park, Colorado, Neutral, Cactus-Inspired Mountain Wedding

Mandi & Pace are like family to me, Mandi is my best friend’s older sister, so I was so stoked when they invited me down to Colorado to be their florist. With a great love for the outdoors and the Rocky Mountains, I knew I had to incorporate succulents, cacti and dried elements. Marci (Mandi’s sister) and I packed up the car with so many plants and materials and made the 20 hour drive straight to Colorado from Seattle. All photos by Wyat Taylor.

We battled the craziest summer thunderstorm with wind & rain and after trying to wait it out, we pivoted plans and moved the ceremony to under the awning. Like always, it turned out perfect.

Foraged mountain florals

The day before the wedding, we went out foraging in the dry mountainous landscape, creating these bundles to be placed on each persons place setting.

This was my first time ever in Colorado and it truly is such a magical place.

floral hair magic

This is Karli, one of my bffs from college. She is also an amazing yogi + health coach, has the longest and thickest hair (she is 6ft tall to give you perspective on her hair), speaks her mind and is always down for a good adventure. Marci was shooting their engagement photos so I tagged along to create some floral magic in her hair. I showed up with different colored flowers and no plan. Sometimes just creating as you go is the most fun & rewarding.

Let’s put flowers in your hair?

rainy vow renewal at discovery park

Ben & Shannon renewed their vows on a typical rainy Seattle day in discovery park followed by a picnic & champagne. All photos by Rosemary and Pine Photography.

Vendors:

Photography: Rosemary and Pine

Planning/styling: 3eleven events

Wedding Dress: Hyacinth Bridal

Stationary: Everglow Handmade

Hair & Makeup: Holly Tipp

Vow Books: Enclave Books