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Caption: #stellerstyle JFD IN ST.PETERSBURG
Caption: Last November I was invited over to the magical city of St.Petersburg as a guest of Wedding Magazine (Russia) and the Four Seasons Lion Palace Hotel to show a selection of JFD bridal and evening looks.
What an amazing time we had, all thanks to the St. Petersburg team of talented creatives led by Event Planner Marina of Wed-Manager.
This is the story of 'show day', as photographed by Jacqui McSweeney......
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Caption: The preparation of the stunning Lions Palace ballroom begins....
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Caption: Waiting for the run through
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Caption: Deciding on running order
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Caption: The choreographer
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Caption: Whilst everything was being set up we went sightseeing....no visit to St. Petersburg would be complete without seeing The Hermitage & Winter Palace....
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Caption: We took shelter from the cold in a cosy restaurant for a bowl of borscht and a shot of vodka...
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Caption: When we got back to The Lions Palace the transformation of the beautiful Russian models had begun....
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Caption: The team from Backstage Academy get to work
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Caption: Olga Delice, the Russian designer of all the fabulous hair accessories for the show....
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Caption: Time to get dressed...
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Caption: There's always time for a cheeky selfie....
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Caption: ....or a quick twirl....
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Caption: Our beautiful translator Ekaterina (Kate)....I know, you thought she was one of the models, right?!
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Caption: The Three Graces...
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Caption: The powerhouse that is Marina, of Wed-Manager, who was responsible for the impeccable organisation of the whole event.
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Caption: Marina, Kate, and fashion blogger and interviewer Marfa
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Caption: You're not seeing double, they are twins...
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Caption: A quiet moment in the elevator before the pre-show meet & greet
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Caption: It's a rainy night in St. Petersburg, but inside all is glittering lights
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Caption: With the dream team....Marina, Kate, Marfa, and Irina & Alexandra of Backstage either side of Olga...
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Caption: The entrance to the catwalk is through one of the hotel kitchens, the glamour!
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Caption: Finally, all is set.....
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Caption: The press are waiting....
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Caption: The front row is ready....
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Caption: And we're off.....
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Caption: You can see a film of all the backstage preparations and the show itself, by Studio Alexander Belyaev.....
English version:
https://vimeo.com/132853847
Russian version:
https://vimeo.com/131545508
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Caption: Happy smiles and selfies when it was all over
Caption: With special thanks to;
www.wed-manager.com
(Event management)
www.as-bs.ru
(hair and make-up)
www.olgadelice.ru
(Hair adornments & accessories)
www.selectdeluxe.ru
(Model agency)
www.alexphoto.ru
(photography & videography)
www.fourseasons.com/stpetersburg/
www.wedding-magazine.ru
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Caption: www.joanneflemingdesign.com All photography by Jacqui McSweeney except cover and previous image, by Alexander Belyaev.
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#behindthescenes #russia
#stpetersburg