Rustic Country Romance Shootout - Castor, AB

In September I had the privilege to shoot alongside some hugely talented photographers, witness the creative genius of one our local vendors, and meet some beautiful models.

Honestly, I always find it a little intimidating to work alongside other photographers, but these ladies made me feel at ease. It was so great to have something like this happen for us and so close to home. You get your creative juices flowing and watch your peers in action and draw ideas from their work. We had so many laughs and it was such a great day to really enforce the ‘Community over Competition’ spirit.

I’d like to give a shout out to everyone who made this possible. It was so much more than I had anticipated, and I really hope we can continue to keep events like this going. You always come away learning so much from each other and yourself from these things.

Much love,

Ashleigh xoxo

Eva Ruth Borek designed all three dresses worn by Katie and Melissa except for the skirt from 1940s. We altered that dress and styled it with a navy sweater from H&M

Katie's dark gold cardigan is from H&M

Katie's light gold open cardigan is Calvin Klein

Jewelry all from Wylie family personal collection

The boys shirts, ties, suspenders are from H&M

The boys pants and suits are from their personal collection

The real flowers were styled by Eva Ruth Borek

The silk floral bouquets were hand-dyed and created by Melissa Anne Wylie

Styling by Catherine Wylie and Todays Sweet Weddings

Hosted by Raelene Schulmeister Photography

Concept & Vision by Catherine Wylie and Raelene Schulmeister