According to The Knot, 13% of weddings take place in June, making it the second most popular month to get married. I lucked out this year because 98% my friends are already united in holy matrimony, however, two People Magazine celebrity wedding covers in a row a trend does make (I'm looking at your Drew Barrymore and Matthew McConaughey). With all of the wedding bells in the air, it got me thinking about cats (as usual) and different ways people can include felines in their nuptial plans.
It's not uncommon to see pups carted around these events wearing fancy outfits and posing in pics (did you know that during her wedding to Mark Zuckerberg last month, Priscilla Chan was escorted down the aisle with their 1-year-old Puli, Beast?), but cats, especially kitties who never leave the house, don't necessarily lend themselves to that kind of environment.
I recently came across some beautiful images shot by photographer Britt Spring, of a blushing bride and her well-dressed kitty at French Fairytale Wedding. Fascinated, I asked if she would share the pictures, and also wondered if she could address the unique challenges that come with photographing an unwitting feline model.
Britt writes:
"That couple were so totally gorgeous and they live in Melbourne, although the groom is from France. I don't know a lot about them but the cat and the dogs were fantastic. The dogs belonged to her sister, but the cat was the bride's. I didn't know until the day and I was wrapped! Something quirky and interesting to photograph is always a bonus. She picked up the cat at one stage and it wasn't happy, but then I took her portrait on the sofa and the cat just decided he wanted to be in the picture. He jumped up on the sofa and looked at her, it was one of those moments that I was just grateful to have been prepared and ready to shoot. It was a completely organic moment which is why I love the photo so much, too."
Have you, or do you plan on including your kitty or a cat theme into your wedding plans? (and am I the only one who would be nervous about letting a cat near my dress?)
Click over to Britt's blog to check out the full album of Virginien and Jodie's wedding day - dogs, cats, and all!
12 comments:
Such beautiful photos!
Such a lovely moment. Thanks for the post of Jodie and her cat. It's still one of my fave photos that i've taken at a wedding. Britt xx
lovely
The cat is:
thinking in the first, and
saying in the second,
"Don't say I didn't warn you."
LOVE these pics! Amazing work, Britt!
I couldn't have my cats at my wedding so I had my cake topper custom made and had my cats put on it with us. I also had pictures of my cats as the table numbers!
I love when people can incorporate their furry family into their special day!
OMG! So cute!!!!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this!!!! awwwww! I like how the cat is turning away in the first photo but gazing at her in the second!!
Those are beautiful. I love how the cat is looking at her.
Sue B
LOVE LOVE LOVE this!
Also, not that I'm engaged yet, but I've often thought of how I could include my cats in my future wedding... I'd love to have them in photos too, and my special touch would be to have the bride and groom cake toppers as cats :o)
This is a brilliant idea that I can do with my clients too. I am an amateur photographer who specializes in wedding photography in Perth so I am browsing the internet for more ideas. One of my future clients is an animal lover so I think she will love to take some pictures with her dogs and cats.
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