Cultural Wedding Inspirational Shoot Winners

We've hosted two inspirational/styled shoot challenges since we've launched LMB and every time we host these challenges, we have so much fun! It's so wonderful to see photographers and their teams get all creative and put together some of the best shoots you ever did see!

This time around, we hosted a Cultural Wedding Inspirational Shoot Challenge. The teams with the winning proposals had to create a styled wedding shoot based on a culture of their choice. All 4 teams did such a fabulous and it was seriously the hardest thing choosing the winners.

Winners were selected based on the overall completion and execution of the shoot (from the details used in the shoot to the composition of the photos). In addition to that, we also took into consideration the number of comments, shares, post likes, tweets, and pins. Fortunately, all teams will be winners (teams will all get ad space on LMB for a certain amount of time) but only the 1st place photographer will win a 1-year Two Bright Lights membership.

With that said, the LMB team and myself have come to a final decision. Here is the order of the winning teams:

FIRST PLACE:

SECOND PLACE:

THIRD PLACE:

FOURTH PLACE:

A HUGE thank you to all the vendors who participated in this challenge. You all did such a fabulous job! Thank you for the hard work you put into this challenge!

Cultural Wedding Inspirational Shoot Challenge: Winning Proposals

I received so many great proposals for our Cultural Wedding Inspirational Shoot Challenge that I had the hardest time narrowing it down. In the end, I enlisted the help of a few friends and together, they helped me select the 5 winning proposals. While, I wanted to see them all come to life, I just couldn't make it happen with the limited prizes we had. So without further adieu, here are the winning proposals:

Russian Wedding 

Tropical Caribbean Wedding

Middle Ages (commoner) Wedding

Spanish (Spain) Wedding

Native American Wedding

Fortunately, I didn't receive submissions for the same culture, so if you're a photographer who submitted one of the winning proposals, you'll be receiving an email from me within the next couple of days.

Thank you to everyone who submitted to me! I really enjoyed reading your amazing proposals and am really sad that I am unable to accept every single proposal!

Cultural Wedding Inspirational Shoot Challenge

Our first inspirational shoot challenge earlier this year went so well that we have decided to host another one! I was toying with so many different ideas for this shoot - all so good! I had a really hard time trying to narrow down on one and pick the one that I feel would be a hit with the photographers (which is always a worry of mine with each challenge). Since we've recently added a Travel section to our blog, I figured that what better way to celebrate the new addition than to have a contest that combined both travel and weddings! So without further adieu, here is the next inspirational shoot challenge:

Bit of Ivory Photography // See more HERE.

THE CHALLENGE
To create a cultural wedding inspirational shoot based on a location of your choice. The location can be a region (The South in the USA) or a country (Mexico, India, or a country in Africa). If you have any questions regarding a location or culture, please email me.

Edit to add: We're looking for elaborate and detailed shoots. The more details, the better!


OVERVIEW
1. Submit an application/proposal outlining your concept and sharing with me your inspiration board by Sunday, September 22, 2013 (midnight PST). Only wedding photographers may apply. Part of the application is to include a mood/inspiration board. Be sure to create a collage of images that will serve as an inspiration board for concept your are proposing. 
2. My team and I will review all applications/proposals and select 5 proposals/concepts that we would like to see created. Winning applicants will then be notified by email by Monday, September 23, 2013.
3. Put together a team of wedding professionals who will help you bring your vision to life.
4. You will have until Friday, December 20, 2013 to complete and submit your entire shoot. No late submissions will be accepted. 
5. The 5 winning concepts will be featured on Monday, December 23, 2013.
6. Voting will take place until Monday, December 30, 2013. Winners will be announced Tuesday, December 31, 2013.


DETAILS
1. Only wedding photographers may submit an application/proposal.
2. Submissions must consist of at least 100-150 images but must not exceed 200 images. 
3. Shoot must be completed and submitted no later than Friday, December 20, 2013.
4. Shoot must have the following: bride/groom models, a tablescape (for at least 4 persons), a cake, a bouquet + boutonniere, an invitation suite (must consist of at least the invite + rsvp card), and at least 5. decor items that is unique to your selected culture/location. You are more than welcome and actually encouraged to have other details/elements not mentioned above (ex: other wedding stationary such as name/escort cards, bridesmaids/groomsmen, dessert table, party favors, and other decor). The more, the better!
6. Grand-prize winner will receive a one-year subscription to Two Bright Lights (photographer only) + one year sidebar ad on Le Magnifique for the photographer and up to 4 vendors from their team. A total prize value of $3,149.95.
7. 2nd-place winner and up to 4 vendors will receive a 6-month sidebar ad on Le Magnifique. A total prize value of $1,500.00. 
8. 3rd-place winner and up to 4 vendors will receive a 3-month sidebar ad on Le Magnifique. A total prize value of $750.00.
9. You are allowed to have more than 4 vendors collaborating on the shoot, however, only 4 will be eligible for prizes. Photographer must select the 4 vendors. 
10. The 3 winning teams will be determined by my team and I. Winning shoots will be selected based on the overall concept of the shoot and how well it was executed. The number of comments on each feature, total FB "likes" on the posts, and pinned images will also be taken into consideration (however, it is not a popularity contest).

***Not a requirement but we would LOVE to see foods that are popular in the culture used in the shoot!***


THE FINE PRINT
In order to participate in this contest, an application/proposal MUST be submitted in the timeframe given. No exceptions. Please enter ONLY if you are available to complete the challenge. Also, past shoots are will NOT be accepted. Shoot must take place during the allotted timeframe.

Teams are encouraged to share on their blog and favorite form of social media about their participation in the contest. However, no photographs of the submission may be published on any blog, including your own, or on any form of social media prior to publication on Le Magnifique. Publication prior to the unveiling of your concept on Le Magnifique will void your submission. 

Upon receiving complete concepts, if we feel that the concepts are lacking in certain areas and do not line up with what we typically feature on Le Magnifique, we reserve the right to reject the submission. Rejected submissions may be submitted elsewhere. Please keep in mind that if you are selected, it is because we loved your concept/ideas for the shoot AND after reviewing your portfolio, we feel that you would be best to carry out your concept. 

Lastly, please do not blog images from the shoot until AFTER the winners have been selected. Teams may blog about their feature on Le Magnifique, but again, may not post images from the shoot until after winners have been announced. 

We will email the winners when your concept has been blogged, and at that point, you are encouraged to tell the whole world about your shoot! :D

*Due to this being an exclusive styled shoot contest for Le Magnifique, shoots may not be submitted elsewhere after it has been featured on Le Magnifique*

Please email any questions about contest rules to damaris [a] lemagnifiqueblog [dot] com

Jose Villa  // Squaresville Studios via Burnett's Boards // Jason Tey Photography via Burnett's Boards

I love the travel inspiration shoots and boards Burnett's Boards has HERE.

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL

Edit to add: 

- ONE proposals per photographer allowed. 

- Your shoot does not need to be in the ACTUAL location. It just needs to be believable. 

*If not enough proposals are submitted, this challenge will be postponed/cancelled. 

LM Inspirational Shoot Contest {Proposal Winners}

A couple of weeks ago, I announced LM's first contest of 2013 and after reviewing all the proposals/applications, I'm excited to finally announce the winning entries that I want to see come to life. The theme of the contest is "Movie or Book with a love theme or love story." The following movies/books had detailed concepts and beautiful inspiration boards that got me all excited to see come to life. I was originally going to select only 5 winning proposals but they were all so good that my team and I weren't able to narrow it down. So here are the 7 winning proposals:

The photographers' names will be withheld until the contest is over and all shoots are submitted - which will be mid-May. If you are a photographer who submitted a proposal, please check your email as all entrants were contacted.

Which movie/book are you most excited to see come to life? Comment below!

In case you missed this week's features, here they are again:
// A beach engagement session by Danielle Capito Photography
// A Wisconsin engagement session by Julia Franzosa Photography
// Eaton Canyon engagement session by Brittanee Taylor Photography
// UCLA engagement session by Janelle Marina Photography
// SoCal snowy engagement session by Richelle Dante Photography
// 1920's inspired bridal shoot by Jennifer Fujikawa Photography
// Vineyard wedding by Light Splash Photography
// Turquoise & pink wedding by Sun and Sparrow Photography
// Turquoise & grey inspired wedding shoot by Becca Rillo Photography

Inspirational Shoot Contest

I am so excited to announce Le Magnifique's first Inspirational Shoot Contest of 2013. I've been thinking hard about what I want for this contest and after banging my head more than I'd like to admit, I've finally got it down. Ready for this? Here we go... :D


THE CHALLENGE
To create an inspirational wedding shoot based on a movie or book with a love theme. You can choose whichever movie or book you fancy but the main goal is to create a wedding shoot inspired by the movie or book you select.

There are so many options for you out there and you can see some popular ones in the image above. Which movie or book are you going to choose?


OVERVIEW
1. Submit an application/proposal outlining your concept and sharing with me your inspiration board by Wednesday, January 30, 2013. Only wedding photographers may apply. Part of the application is to include a mood/inspiration board. Be sure to create a collage of images that will serve as an inspiration board for the movie/book theme you are proposing.
2. My team and I will review all applications/proposals and select 5 entries that we would like to see created. Winning applicants will then be notified by email by Saturday, February 2, 2013.
3. Put together a team a wedding professionals who will help you bring your vision to life.
4. You will have until Friday, May 17, 2013 to complete and submit your entire shoot.
5. Winner and runner-up will be announced on Monday, June 3, 2013.


DETAILS
1. Only wedding photographers may submit an application/proposal.
2. Submissions must consist of 100-150 images.
3. Shoot must be completed and submitted no later than Friday, May 17, 2013.
4. Shoot must have the following: bride or bride/groom models, a tablescape, a cake, a bouquet/boutonniere, an invitation suite, and at least 3 decor items that is unique to your selected movie/book theme. You are more than welcome and actually encouraged to have other details/elements not mentioned above (ex: escort cards, bridesmaids/groomsmen, dessert table, party favors, and other decor).
5. Grand-prize winner and up to 4 vendors will receive 6 months of front page advertising on Le Magnifique (a total prize value of $2,250). Runner-up winner and up to 4 vendors will receive 3 months of front page advertising on Le Magnifique (a total prize value of $1,125). You are allowed to have more than 4 vendors collaborating on the shoot, however, only 4 will be eligible for prizes. Photographer must select the 4 vendors.
6. Winner and runners-up will be determined by my team and I. Winning shoots will be selected based on the overall concept of the shoot and how well it was executed. The number of comments on each feature, total FB "likes" on the posts, and pinned images will also be taken into consideration.


THE FINE PRINT

In order to participate in this contest, an application/proposal MUST be submitted in the timeframe given. No exceptions. If a shoot is submitted and it has not gone through the application process, it will not be considered. Also, past shoots are will NOT be accepted. Shoot must take place during the allotted timeframe.

Teams are encouraged to share on their blog and favorite form of social media about their participation in the contest. However, no photographs of the submission may be published on any blog, including your own, or on any form of social media prior to publication on Le Magnifique. Publication prior to the unveiling of your concept on Le Magnifique will void your submission. Lastly, please do not blog images from the shoot until AFTER the winners have been selected. Teams may blog about their feature on Le Magnifique, but again, may not post images from the shoot until after winners have been announced. 

We will email the winners when your concept has been blogged, and at that point, you are encouraged to tell the whole world about your shoot! :D

*Shoots may not be submitted elsewhere after it has been featured on Le Magnifique*

Please email any questions about contest rules to damaris@lemagnifiqueblog.com

[Click here to submit your application/proposal]