On a January evening three weeks ago I sat down on my couch utterly exhausted. My phone beeped - an email from Aisling at Butterfly photography with just one picture from the day. Breathtaking, it had been a busy day but it was all worth it for that one amazing image.

Today we give you a behind the scenes look at our latest photoshoot.

Inspiration for the day started back in November last year. A meet up with Stacey from Making Faces Gorey got us all excited to collaborate again. How did we collect our ideas? I love Pinterest so that's always a good starting point for me - check out our Pinterest board.

I wanted warmth, tranquility. I choose soft tulle in warm gold, heavy silk crepes in creamy tones and finally luxurious silk velvet in pale pink. From there I draped and played with the fabric till a dress was formed.

The day began early with fires burning at Murphy's Barn to keep Prima model Natalia warm while Catriona from Headrush.ie and Stacey from Making Faces Gorey worked their magic.

Event stylist and florist Sharon from Frog Prince Events was let loose on the Barn. Spending hours transforming the venue into the most beautiful wedding scene. While also whipping up our bouquet and floral crown .....one amazingly talented lady

It's was our photographer Aisling's idea to take a trip to the beautiful Raven Nature Reserve and Curracloe beach. Teamed with the amazing weather and Butterfly photography's talent these images where dreamy perfection.

To finish of our wedding scene. The super talented Jen from Cupcakes and Counting supplied us with her stunning three tier cake. Which got the styling treatment with Sharon at Frog Prince Events. With wedding stationary from Wedding Fusions.

So much fun working with all of these super talented artists. When let loose to imagine and create their magical touch shines through. Check their work out below

Venue - Murphy's Barn

Model - Prima Model Natalia

Hair - Cathriona at Headrush

Make up - Stacey at Making Faces Gorey

Photographer - Aisling and Dan from Butterfly photography

Event Stylist - Frog Prince Events

Cake - Cupcakes and Counting

Stationary - Lula at Wedding Fusions

One of the best perks of my job is when you get to collaborate with some of the most talented suppliers in the business. A photoshoot, although hard work to organise, gives us creatives an opportunity to explore and indulge ourselves, to dream and delighted.

So with that in mind, at the start of the summer I teamed up with Tara Aherne Photography with a vision of a classic, regal wedding shoot. Tara was in love with Carlton house, with its beautiful rooms and breathtaking surrounding it was not hard to see its charm. Armed with our venue we created a mood board for the day.

Check it out here https://www.pinterest.com/SFoyCouture/photoshoot-carlton-house/

On a rare sunny day in early summer we had Prima Models Ashlea and Simon put into the talented hands of Stacey from Making faces Gorey and Michelle O’Halloran hairstylist. Where they set about creating our classic elegant looks, keeping with our regal timeless vision

To set our scene was stylist Kristine from Love Bird Designs, Citrus Ink Stationary and Cocomoiselle for that cake and macaroni threats. All delighting us with their create genius. Adding those specially thought out details that would delight any bride to be

I had spent some time create dresses especially for this shoot . Using soft silk chiffon, luxurious silk crepes I wanted our brides’ natural beauty to shine through. Using delicate lace embellishment to finish each piece with something special. For our flower girls’ dress, made from silk satin crepe, I used a simple soft silhouette with fun feather detailed trim. Creating a fun but elegant style for the little ones of the wedding party.

Check out our finished looks over on our Gallery page under Sweet Elegance

https://sarah-foy-cntp.squarespace.com/#/new-gallery/

There is nothing like when a plan comes together and you only have to look at the stunning photos to see how great our day turned out and how much amazing talent is out there for brides to create an amazing wedding day

Photography https://taraaherne.com/

Hair http://www.michelleohalloran.com/

Make up http://www.making-faces.ie/

Models http://primamodels.ie/

Stationary http://citrusink.ie/

Cake http://www.cocoamoiselle.ie/

Stylist and florist http://www.lovebirddesigns.ie/

Venue http://www.cartonhouse.com/