Emily Dean Photography » Lifestyle & Family Photographer | Based in Birmingham, Alabama

It’s hard to believe that just 1 year ago I didn’t even know any of these amazing ladies & I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to make any friends within the photography industry. However, 1 google search later, I was connected with the most amazing group of creative, christian women I could have {n}ever imagined.  Pursuit 31 has blessed my life & my budding photography career in so many beautiful ways & I am forever grateful.  I now have a wonderful circle of friends that are incredibly supportive & encouraging & totally FUN!

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We try to get together at least once a month to hang out, catch up, encourage & learn from each other.  Sometimes we have a workshop and sometimes we just hang out and eat delicious food, but this month we took it 1 step further and decided to put together a styled shoot.

Now, for those of you who have no clue what a styled shoot is, let me fill you in.  Basically, it’s a photo shoot that has been staged.  A photographer (or in our case, a group of photographers) collaborate with other creative professionals, such as designers, stylists, make up artists, boutique owners, models, etc to set up a gorgeous photo shoot.

There are a few different reasons why someone would want to do this, but in our case it was just for fun.  A chance to do something just for us, to help diversify our portfolios & as a bonus we got to hang out with each other and have a great time!

The theme for our shoot was “Downton Abbey.”  If you’ve never seen this hit drama, apparently you’re missing out…but so was I because I had never seen it either.  Downton Abbey takes place in the 1920’s and depicts the life of a prominent British family along with their servants. (Obviously, there’s more to it than that, but I won’t get into it here…you can google it if you’re interested.)  I was told that it is all VERY dramatic & scandalous, so of course, after our shoot, I immediately went home and started a Netflix marathon.  It was pretty good…I will definitely keep watching…and maybe, after you see this gorgeous session, you’ll want to run out and watch it too 🙂

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We were so incredibly lucky to find an amazing creative team to donate to our shoot & I would like to give them all a HUGE thank you on behalf of the Pursuit 31~Alabama group.  We couldn’t have done it without their incredible generosity.  Make sure you go and check them out.

Models: Emily Kerley {bride} ~ Josh Wells {groom} ~ Kaylee Dismuke {bridesmaid/senior girl}

Make-Up Artist: Laura Eason  ~  Hair Stylist: Joanna Ballentine  ~  Women’s Clothing: Helena Mercantile  ~  Bridal Gown: Alfred Angelo  ~  Groom’s Attire: Jos. A. Bank  (Brookwood Mall Location)  ~  Senior and bride Stylist: Crystal Wilkerson and Elle Danielle  ~  Bride & Groom Clothing Stylist: Amy Revis Isbill  ~  Jewelry: Here a Chick, There a Chick  ~  Props: Easy Street Resale  ~  Venue: Historic Hale-Joseph House

Also, because there were so many of us all shooting this session, we decided to all blog our own perspectives at the same time, so that you could see the same story from a different view! Fun,right?!  So head over to Elle Danielle Photography & leave her some love, too!