Fantasy has managed to find its way into reality as a team of amazing vendors led by Andrew Roby put together a never before seen type bridal shoot inspired by Disney’s Alice-in-Wonderland but with a touch of the motherland.
Andrew Roby shares the story of how the shoot came to be: “I decided to change how we create weddings and engagement parties to be more themed concepts. While I love the creativity seen at weddings and engagement shoots, I wanted to elevate the playing field a bit. I decided to find couples who wanted to create their wedding or event around some of their favorite childhood movies.”
The first engagement party we did with Daryl and Aja is what I like to call From the Motherland to Wonderland. It’s a blend of African heritage and the chaos of Alice in Wonderland. Daryl and Aja have energetic and playful personalities. They also love a well-tailored look. This was a great concept to create with them. Aja plays Alice and Daryl plays the Mad Hatter.
I wanted to provide a twist to the original story of Alice and Wonderland because to me it disrupts everything we have seen for Alice in Wonderland. Aja and Daryl dressing in African print along with select fabrics during the engagement party helped give a subtle nod.
The end goal for the design is to allow couples to see that they can have fun when creating their engagement shoot, wedding or engagement party. You can easily blend sophistication and fun together without it looking out of place or cheesy.”
