VICE & VIRTUE @ HOUSE OF GODS

VICE & VIRTUE @ HOUSE OF GODS HOTEL

STYLED SHOOT CREATIVES & COLLABORATORS

Shoot Styling & 1980s Gold Dress, 1990s Slip Style Wedding Dress, 1970s Bohemian Style Wedding Dress, 1980s Ivory Lace Wedding Dress, 1990s Black Tulle Dress, 1990s Sequin Bridal Trouser Suit, 1990s 2-Piece Bridal Corset Top & Skirt, & All Bridal Accessories & Jewellery By Us:  Those Were The Days Bridal & our Sister Store Those Were The Days Vintage.

Photographer:  @MelodyJoyCo

Hair & Make Up Artist:  @Nicola.Tonner

Model:  Lauren Scott

Location:  House of Gods Hotel, Edinburgh

Photoshoot Secrets & Vintage Styling Tips:  House of Gods Hotel in Edinburgh is one of the city’s newest, coolest and most stylish hotels.  ‘It is an acute clash of styles, broken rules and a balance of opposites, where beige is blasphemy and more is more. This hotel is built to immerse you in a world of unapologetic extravagance.’  And this makes it the perfect place for a rock star wedding party! So we knew it was the perfect location to collaborate with for our dark and edgy ‘Vice & Virtue’ themed bridal shoot. 

The story behind this shoot is all about an edgy fashion conscious rock star bride who has had her ceremony somewhere in the City and has come back to stay at the hotel to party hard & celebrate in true rock n roll style.

Our bride’s style is unapologetically her.  She’s unconventional and will wear whatever she wants, whether that’s a gold cocktail dress, a sequin trouser suit, or a black tulle confection.  She’s the epitome of the wild rock star bride enjoying the hotel’s decadent ‘treat me like I’m fu*king famous’ package.

This shoot allowed us to work with some of our favourite creative collaborators @melodyjoyco and @nicola.tonner, and to run wild with our ideas.  The shoot styling was edgy and alternative and we chose bridal looks ranging from a fabulous 1980s Gold lame dress, to a 1980s short wedding dress to a classic 1990s slip style wedding dress and 1990s sequin trouser suit, as well as a black tulle dress, a 1990s 2-piece bridal look and a bohemian 1970s wedding dress.  Nicola’s make up designs are fashion forward and inspiring and push the boundaries of traditional bridal make up. And Melody’s photography captures the dark style and fun and wild antics of this fashion forward and party loving bride perfectly!

We absolutely love these images and hope they inspire any brides looking for a more edgy alternative and unique look for their big day.

If you’d like to visit our vintage bridal boutique in Stockbridge, Edinburgh to look for your dream bridal look, just head on over to our contact page and send us an email to book an appointment to come and see us.  We’ve got over 175 pieces of beautiful vintage bridal wear in our internationally sourced, hand selected and expertly curated collection, which covers over 100 years of bridal fashion history so we’re sure there’ll be lots of styles for you to fall in love with!

And if you want to see some fabulous vintage fashion then you need to visit our vintage fashion boutique ‘Those Were The Days Vintage’, it’s located right next door to our bridal boutique in Edinburgh and is open Tuesday through to Saturday, with no appointments necessary!