downton abbey inspired photoshoot in nenagh featured on 100 Layer Cake!

A big thank you to 100 Layer Cake, one of the top wedding blogs in the world, who featured a fantastic shoot that I collaborated on with top Irish wedding vendors! Have a look at our Downton Abbey inspired shoot at the romantic Ashley Park House in Nenagh, County Tipperary here on 100 Layer Cake.

 Location: Ashley Park House, Nenagh, Co Tipperary /
Photographer: Lisa O’Dwyer assisted by Anne Hadnett / Producer
coordinator and planner: Claire Barry of White Sage Events /
Producer, stylist and decor + china rentals: Pearl Collins of Pearl & Godiva
assisted by Maura Dineen and Collette O’Connell
 Video: Rodolphe Quinto of Best Day Productions
Make-up artist: Kathyrn O’Neill of Kerry Makeup Artist
Hair: Stephen Cronin
Flowers: The French Touch
Cakes: The Cloudberry Bakery
Stationery and invites: Finer Details
Wardrobe: Jenny Vander, Dirty Fabulous, Bella Bleu Bridal, Salingers, The Hidden Closet
Car: Wedding Cars Limerick
Models: Eider Leite from Morgan the Agency, Georgia from Compton, Michaela from Lockdown

"Alison's Love Story" Tea Party by Pearl & Godiva winner sneak peek

A little sneak peek of "Alison's Love Story" which will be featured in an upcoming publication and was recently on Pearl and Godiva's blog. The venue was the beautiful Glebe Country House near Kinsale in County Cork, tea party coordinated and styled by Pearl and Godiva, catering and cakes by Diva Boutique Bakery of Ballinspittle, flowers by Wild, macarons by The Cake Stand, and a video by Best Day Productions. Congratulations to Alison and Victor!

more of the still-life photoshoot with Pearl & Godiva, Boho and Plume, and The Cake Stand

More of the gorgeous Still-life Shoot in rural Cork Ireland that I collaborated with on with Pearl & Godiva, Julia Jensen of Boho and Plume (the gorgeous darker haired model), Fiona Nagle (the lighter haired model), The Cake Stand, Ann Marie Joy of Art of Beauty, and Urban Hair Design, featuring a hair accessory by BHLDN. This shoot was recently featured on top Australian blog Polka Dot Bride and Confetti Magazine Ireland.

featured on top australian blog polka dot bride for paddy's day!

On Paddy's Day, top Aussie blog Polka Dot Bride featured the Irish Countryside Still-Life shoot that I collaborated on with Pearl & Godiva stylist and decor hire. Check it out here! More to follow on my own full blog post with more images this week.

behind the scenes footage of me shaking my booty by Best Day Productions with Pearl & Godiva

One Minute somewhere in Dunmanway from best day productions on Vimeo.

A couple of months I ago, I was delighted to be able to collaborate on a photoshoot styled by Pearl & Godiva. Here is the sneak peek I showed on my blog:
http://www.lisa-odwyer.blogspot.com/2011/11/sneak-peek-of-pearl-godiva-photoshoot.html

Beautiful handmade clothes by Irish designer to the stars Alice Halliday, sparkling vintage accessories from Cork boutique Elsa and Gogo, whimsical flowers and crowns by floral designer Hanako, yummy baked goods from fellow American expat Shannen of Diva Boutique Bakery of Ballinspittle, Old Hollywood style luscious make-up by Lotta makeup, and gorgeous hair by Urban Hair Design in Carrigline. There were even doves which can be rented from Dove Days West Cork! Pearl's styling was fun and edgy, and the extremely talented cinematographer Rodolphe from Best Day Productions was there to record everything in his own unique artistic way. If you are a unique and artistic couple, I'm sure you can imagine having the coolest wedding with the help of these out of this world vendors!

More of this photoshoot to follow soon....
Models are Ruth (long dark hair and ruby red lips) and Rebecca (wavy brown hair and light lips) from Lockdown Agency
And Marike (blond hair and red lips) and Sam from Pulse Model Agency

And no jokes about my booty-shaking and dorky lens belt!

sneak peek of a civil partnership shoot styled by pearl & godiva in county cork

The 1st of January 2011 saw the introduction of the registration of civil partnerships of same sex couples in Ireland. We decided to celebrate this as part of a recent artistic collaboration between stylist and vintage decor specialist Pearl & Godiva and many talented Irish business people listed below. Here is a sneak peek of the civil partnership part of the Irish countryside shoot which I blogged last week. More photos to come soon! 

shoot production and styling - www.pearlandgodiva.com

photography - www.lisaodwyerphotography.com

video - http://www.bestdayproductions.com/

make up - http://lottamakeup.blogspot.com/

hair - urban hair design 00353214377117

clothes by alice halliday - she won fashion designer of the year 2011 :)

she also designed the cloak we used in the shoot for florence and the machine....

http://www.alicehalliday.com/

green vintage dress stylists own but available from pearlandgodiva.com  430 euro

all jewellery by 

http://www.elsaandgogoboutique.ie/store/

models ruth and rebecca from lockdown model management

models sam and marike (blond girl ) from pulse model management

bakery goods - divaboutiquebakery.blogspot.com

doves - www.dovedays.ie

flowers and crown: http://hanako.yolasite.com/

all birdcages & signs & props available to hire from pearl and godiva. 

sneak peek of a pearl & godiva photoshoot in the countryside of cork

Here's a little sneak peek of a photoshoot I recently worked on a couple of weeks ago in the countryside of County Cork outside the headquarters of Pearl & Godiva.  Lots of fabulous people collaborated on this shoot chockfull of inspiration for an alternative wedding. Alice Halliday designed the lace cloak below for Florence and the Machine! Be on the lookout for the second sneak peek of the shoot involving a beautiful civil partnership.

Vendors listed below.

shoot production and styling - www.pearlandgodiva.com

photography - www.lisaodwyerphotography.com

video - http://www.bestdayproductions.com/

make up - http://lottamakeup.blogspot.com/

hair - urban hair design 00353214377117

clothes by alice halliday - she won fashion designer of the year 2011 :)

she also designed the cloak we used in the shoot for florence and the machine....

http://www.alicehalliday.com/

green vintage dress stylists own but available from pearlandgodiva.com  430 euro

all jewellery by 

http://www.elsaandgogoboutique.ie/store/

models ruth and rebecca from lockdown model management

models sam and marike (blond girl ) from pulse model management

bakery goods - divaboutiquebakery.blogspot.com

doves - www.dovedays.ie

flowers and crown: http://hanako.yolasite.com/

all birdcages & signs & props available to hire from pearl and godiva.

irish wedding magazine Confetti features my photography :), and i am listed as a contributor :)

I've been waiting to share this news for a couple months. Am very excited to be featured in the new Winter issue of Confetti magazine as a contributor (blush!), and to have some of my photos run along editorial, and to have a beautiful wedding featured as a Real Wedding! My first magazine feature was the now defunct B Magazine (miss ya guys, it was a pity to see you go because you featured many of my favorite photographers).  So this is my 2nd magazine feature, and it couldn't have been in a more beautiful inspirational issue. First of all, the amazing photographer Agata Stoinska has a stunning photoshoot in it, and some of my favorite colleagues are there too... Shane O'Neill of Aspect Photography, Pearl & Godiva Vintage China-Hire and Styling, and my good buddy and amazing photog Christina Brosnan has a shoot styled by Linda of One of a Kind Weddings. 

You won't regret picking up an issue as this one is full of inspiration without a bunch of ads cluttering it up. Well enough talk...here is the low down.

The very talented photographer and a good friend Christine Burns took my picture which appears in the Contributors page. Remember our photoshoot swap? Thanks Christine for your lovely photos!

The above photos were done in a photoshoot organized by the beautiful Pearl of Pearl & Godiva. If you are loving the vintage, handmade, artistic look as much as I do, Pearl is the woman to go to to make your dreams come true. She is very talented and is a wealth of information and inspiration. And she has something for every budget. She sourced the beautiful ruffled cake from uber-super The Cake Stand in Dublin. The models were the beautiful Fiona Nagle, and Julia Jensen who is the artist behind boho jewelry line Boho and Plume (the feathered earrings and necklaces in the shoot are her creations). Pearl supplied the beautiful dresses. Ann-Marie of the Art of Beauty in Cork did the make-up and Sonia of Urban Hair Design Cork did the hair. 

And a little cake picture of a cake by Cake-a-licious which was taken at The Alternative Wedding Event in Dublin. 

And Colorado couple Pam and Rick's destination Ireland wedding at Waterford Castle this summer. A very special ceremony with only the couple and their four children in attendance! This is my original blog post here. 

A big virtual hug and kiss is going out to all at Confetti Magazine! Thanks and I hope to work with you again soon :)

cake-a-licious, pearl and godiva china, oxfam bridal, hayworth vintage EYE CANDY

   Yesterday I went to the Alternative Wedding Event at the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin to see what would be on offer to couples looking beyond the usual in Ireland. And luckily I brought my camera to take pictures of all of the fantastic eye candy! Since this is my photo blog, I'll concentrate on the photographs and leave the content to my fellow talented bloggers like

Wedding High
Bride and Joy
Rangoli Bridal Jewellery
Finer Details Wedding Stationery

 Fantastic vintage dresses by Oxfam Bridal and Hayworth Vintage.

The most gorgeous looking and tasting cakes by Cake-a-licious

And the most beautiful, colourful, vintage china that can be hired from Pearl and Godiva

I think you'll have to agree that Ireland has come a long way baby...
Have a look at all of my photos from the day here