REAL WEDDING – Martha Stewart magazine!

27 Oct

Press / Photographed by Chelsea Gray & Elizabeth Delage / Beirut, Lebanon / October 2011 (written by Chelsea Gray)

The day that we got confirmation from Dubai that our photography would be featured in Martha Stewart Weddings magazine, I swear my heart almost skipped a beat. Not only was it a yearly goal of mine to be published in an international publication for a wedding, but this was one of my idols.....Martha!

Yes folks, I've been a die-hard fan of hers for as long as I can remember so this is a major accomplishment for our Studio. I hope you like it, along with a post-wedding interview taken from a Nancy Ajram fan magazine.

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And the press below was taken from the Nancy Ajram fan magazine

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Leila & Wadih – day 2

26 Oct

Post-wedding session  / Photographed by Chelsea Gray & Elizabeth Delage / Tyr, Lebanon / Monday, Aug 2nd 2011

Two days after Leila+Wadih's wedding at Sursock Palace, Elizabeth and I were driven down to the southern Tyr beachside for an adventurous fashion/editorial shoot with our couple in their wedding attire. The bride wore her custom-made Ellie Saab dress and cascading cathedral veil, while the groom wore a dashing Tom Ford suit. Elizabeth and I couldn't have been happier with our adventure!

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Leila & Wadih

29 Sep

Wedding  / Photographed by Chelsea Gray & Elizabeth Delage / Beirut, Lebanon / Saturday, July 30th 2011

When a friend of mine who works in the music video industry raved about our portfolio to famed Lebanese film+video director Leila Kanaan, we were crossing our fingers patiently that she would grant us approval to fly across the world to Beirut to shoot her upcoming wedding to Wadih, a film producer, in our signature style.

Elizabeth and I researched Leila's work online and we were truly impressed by her iconic music videos that were tailor-made visual delicacies for Lebanon's top Pop stars such as Haifa and Nancy Ajram. It was within the month that we heard back, and all was a go to Lebanon!

Not only was the Victorian-themed wedding a lavish affair, with dazzling decor set within the grounds of the gorgeous Sursock Palace- the reception boasted all of Lebanon's top pop stars and celebrities, featured a famed Parisian opera singer during the cake cutting and generally was the most exciting event Elizabeth and I have ever seen. After over a week of traveling around Beirut, Byblos, Bouj Hammoud, and Tyr with our hosts, my friend Riad+Hratch, Elizabeth and I were absolutely amazed by the generosity+hospitality of the Lebanese people.

Everywhere we went, we were welcomed with open arms... Even in the streets, where drivers would shout out the window: "WELCOME TO LEBANON!"...By the end of our journey, our bride was featured on RAGMAG's cover, so I'm including it in our story, and will subsequently post our photos which were featured in Martha Stewart Weddings magazine (Middle East), as soon as I receive my copies that are being shipped today from Dubai. Cannot wait to share Leila+Wadih's feature from the Real Weddings section, which was a perfect ending to our dreamy Lebanese experience.

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Melissa & David

22 Sep Engagement  / Photographed by Chelsea Gray / Eastern Townships, Qc. / Sunday, September 11th 2011 Melissa and David are whisking Elizabeth and I away to Mexico next May for their wedding, and we can't wait! After our long drive up to the outskirts of Knowlton,  I thought it would be customary to ask permission for the use of a farm that M+D had location-scouted weeks before. Only thing was, that the owner lived on top of a steep mountain and owned about 50+ wolves for sledding in the winter. Basically, my absolute nightmare is to traipse onto unknown territory and be attacked by rabid dogs, and there they were, barking madly and scattered everywhere so it was quite the scene from a horror movie! blushing-bride-studio-summer-engagement-20 blushing-bride-studio-summer-engagement-2-2 blushing-bride-studio-summer-engagement-2 blushing-bride-studio-summer-engagement-9 blushing-bride-studio-summer-engagement-3 blushing-bride-studio-summer-engagement-10 blushing-bride-studio-summer-engagement-6 blushing-bride-studio-summer-engagement-4 blushing-bride-studio-summer-engagement blushing-bride-studio-summer-engagement-17 blushing-bride-studio-summer-engagement-12 blushing-bride-studio-summer-engagement-21 blushing-bride-studio-summer-engagement-8 blushing-bride-studio-summer-engagement-13 blushing-bride-studio-summer-engagement-3-2 blushing-bride-studio-summer-engagement-18 blushing-bride-studio-summer-engagement-19

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