In order to make sense of this shoot, let me tell you the back story. Earlier this year I stumbled upon a blog called “Anastasia Marie Handcrafted Cards” and was completely blown away by what I saw – various cards & stationery (thank you card, wedding invitations, etc), made completely from scratch & by hand, designed with such great taste. Minutes later I realized that the artist behind these cards is Stacey, whose wedding I shot months earlier. (Here’s an image of Stacey from her wedding, which has been one of my favorites from the summer of 2009):
After looking at her work a bit more, I knew she had amazing potential, but I felt like the blog & brand she had was not up to par with her work. And so, I offered to help, and for the last 4 months, we’ve been working together to create a brand that will impress as much as her cards do. Last week we launched her new website and blog; (find them by going to anastasiamariecards.com)
And so, as part of the launch, we’ve gotten a ton of friends together for this promo shoot. Many thanks to all who has been involved:
Styling: Kae Yelchaninov
Models: Yuriy Manchik and soon to be Julia Manchik, Marina Gad, Eva Gurmeza, Bogdan Natkha, and Kerry Rowe
Makeup: Annabelle Petry
And all others for the help: Eleanor Petry, Yana Krikov, Sasha Leahovcenco, Max Lopatin, Galina Yelchaninov
Well enough writing (I think this is the longest I’ve written on this blog).
