Rachel Sandall — the editor of Spokane-based wedding blog Apple Brides — envisioned a rustic, yet romantic wedding filled with rich colors and simple sweets. And with a team of Washington wedding vendors, that’s exactly what she put together.

The shoot took place at Camden Ranch, a local tree farm, Rachel said. “We wanted to stay away from anything too typically country and instead try to marry elegance with rusticity,” she said. ” We went for deep shades, feminine accents and some rustic elements to bring it full circle.”

The team who brought the vision together included Easy Dreamer Photography, Epiphany Floral, Batch Bakeshop, invitations by Crowberry, gowns from Rianne’s Bridal, and hair and makeup by Spa Coeur d’Alene.

Inspired by Anthropologie’s bridal line and searching for a springtime shoot, photographer Tonya Joy began to dream of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

“The bride was to represent the fairy queen,” she told Pretty Little Weddings. “I sewed the full tulle skirt and corset with a twist—fairy meets vintage bride.” The photographer also made a three-tiered, moss-covered cake by gluing sheets of moss to old hat boxes.

At each place setting, Tonya and fellow designer Kristina Kendig placed an old book. “For a small garden wedding, I think it would be amazing to have the front page of the book printed with the menu for dinner,” Tonya said. “ For this shoot, I adorned the books with glitter and butterflies.”

She said, “I imagine brides can translate this inspiration to theme bridal showers and even large scale weddings.”

Stylized shoots are often inspired by gowns, by travel, by love—but this nautical session was born of the simple desire to “head to the beach for a shoot,” photographer Kaylee Eylander told Pretty Little Weddings.

Filled with sea-faring details—think barnacles, thick rope, sea shells and more anchor-shaped cookies than anyone could eat—Eylander and a team of talented vendors crafted a casual shoot that she believes any bride can mimic.

“I think a bride can take any of the ideas—from the lanterns, to the scone favors, or the guest-signing suitcase stand—and use it in their nautical or vintage wedding,” she said. “All of the ideas can be adapted.”

Eylander said, “I think the biggest thing is for brides to really think outside the box for their details. Today’s wedding is about expressing the bride and groom’s personalities. What better way to do that than to use creative details, rather than running to the local box store and just getting a guest book. Get creative, people!”

Vendors involved in this stylized shoot included: From The Gown Up/Dress, Jenny Cookies/Sweets and Cake, Jenny Keller/Event Design, Stadium Flowers/Floral Design, Less Ordinary Designs/Paper Products, Embellish by Terri/Accessories, and Kaylee Eylander/Photography.

“I believe anything can have a romantic spin put on it,” photographer Tonya Joy told Pretty Little Weddings. Even a circus.

Shunning the show’s traditionally loud colors and eccentric performers, Tonya envisioned a “really whimsical” affair filled with flowing pink gowns, sweet cotton candy, a tabletop Ferris wheel and sensitive—not scary—mimes. “I have always loved the idea of a circus-themed shoot,” Tonya said, “but I wanted to put a really soft and ethereal twist to it.”

With an inspiration board built from Internet and magazine images, Tonya and event designer Kristina Kendig hit Craigslist, where they found décor to “spray paint and give new life,” she said. The visionaries used clothes and accessories from Forever 21, T.J. Maxx, Etsy and eBay, “and if we couldn’t find what I needed, we made it,” Tonya said. “I sewed the mime collars and the bridal shrug with French netted tulle.”

The day of the shoot at Galleano Winery, in Mira Loma, California, Kitsch by Kat transformed models sensitive mimes. “I sent her an inspiration board and told her I wanted to channel whimsical and fashion-forward mimes,” Tonya said. “The idea of mirror opposites was thematic through styling, makeup and the posing on the shoot. With the couple shoot, I did the same thing—sent Vivian an inspiration board and encouraged her to take my inspiration and do what she was inspired to do. The end result on both shoots was so beautiful.”

If you liked this shoot, come back this afternoon. We’ll be posting a Q&A with the designers behind this awesome affair, and they’ll tell you how to take any inspiration shoot and make it reality.