Hello vintage hen party lovers! We love collectors of everything vintage, and wish that we had more space… oh, the amount of props, hats, fascinators, accessories, curiosities and othe paraphanalia and dressing up stuff currently living in my loft! Anyone would think it’d bring the roof down…
So, imagine our delighted to be able to host a vintage makeover hen party and photoshoot in a someone’s house, a collector of all things 1940s. Well, we were mixing it up, our hen party wanted a 1920s shoot with 1920s hair and make up!Our two lovely vintage hairstylists and make up artists and our favourite vintage photographer Rhiannon had such great fun, this place really provided inspiration and ideas for poses that they’d not have thought of otherwise. The hens went to town on their vintage dressing up too. The shoot is very evocative, and reminds me of 1920s flappers or showgirls behind the scenes, getting ready for some night out, or conjours images of a dressing room or an intimate bar or evening in… oh it does make the imagination go wild.
Check out the wonderful cabinet and vintage champagne glasses, and the photos on the walls. We love the attention to detail in this place! And that beautiful gramaphone, I’d hazard a guess that it’s probably circa 1890s with that horn. The bride to be is wearing a fantastic beaded dress with feathered fascinator.
The photographer went to town using corners of the house to good effect. The domesticity of the setting added a lot of intimacy to our shoot. Here are some poses besides the vintage typewriter and with a lovely 1940s mirror and dressing table. And I think you’ll agree that Rhiannon has really pulled off some fantastic 1920s lighting and editing in her photography. 1920s colour photography is little known about but Rhiannon managed to get some lovely effects.
The hens had such cheeky fun shooting in the bathroom, the living room and all over the 1940s house and bending it to their 1920s fantasies… It really was a 1920s treat, and great inspiration for our hens, who came up with all sorts of ideas for hen party photos.
Our photographer managed to use the windows and corners of the house to great effect. and look at the 1920s hairstyles, I love the wild crazy curls on this blonde haired flapper with the giant flower fascinator, the hair back with detail on the side, and and the long hair on this lady with wild brushed out waves. There’s a nice choker here, and some lovely bracelets. The hens went to town finding second hand vintage jewellery I think!
My favourite photo – doesn’t this lady’s hairstyle and face look so much like and authentic period photo? She could be a 1920s starlet of the era.
I do hope you’ve enjoyed reading this post as much as I’ve enjoyed writing it!
