Stanjel, Slovenia Shoot – Wedding Photographers International
When we arrived in Slovenia the rain was steady and temperature was just plain cold – not exactly ideal conditions for getting a tiny girl outside in a strapless wedding dress! Mojca was fantastic though and I’m so pleased with the results from this shoot! She and Riccardo were totally up for anything and did a great job of looking warm and dry! :o)
A little background on the setting: Stanjel is a tiny Slovenian town dating back to the 14th century. It rests on a hilltop with winding narrow streets, castle ruins, and beautiful rustic homes. Mojca’s family is from Stanjel and many of her relatives still live there. Her aunt very graciously let us use her house as a dressing room and her grandmother invited us back to her house after the shoot to enjoy homemade bread, prosciutto, and wine – all fresh from their family farm. Everything was so tasty! Mojca – please thank your family again for their warm hospitality!
Now for the images…
They both have the most beautiful eyes!
I love all of the random ruins you can find anywhere in Slovenia and Italy…
This one is my favorite – good job Sean.
For those who have been asking, these images have been processed using both the textures we shot in Europe and Jesh de Rox’s Fine Art Textures. The majority from this shoot include textures from specifically Stanjel, Slovenia.
Hope you’ve enjoyed them! :o)
– Mel
What the crap?! Could these be any more amazing!
-E
I’m speechless! Breathtaking!
pretty mcpretty!
I am loving those textures! These photos are stunning!
Stunning work you guys… you make it hard to pick a favorite. What a fantastic place to shoot… and such a gorgeous couple! Love them all! :D
ummm…..these are so sexalicious i can’t even stand it! “attention all photographers! sell all your equipment now the mclellan’s are takin over the WORLD!!!”
I am amazed at what you guys can accomplish. You’ve got gorgeous models, perfect scenery and “the eye” to catch it all perfectly. Love it, love it, love it. Amazing.
I think I’m with the Baxters on this…
amazing work! awesome post-processing!… i have a question though….about this trip…how did you arrange all these shoots? these are clients that read ur blog and knew u were heading out there?….just curious….thanks for sharing.
Hey Abraham! We shot a combination of couples, bridals, current wedding clients, and models. I’m shooting you an email with more details & links to some modeling websites.
Eddie, Elaine, Brianne, Jessica, Mel, David, Ariana, Bradford, and Abraham – thank you guys so much! I know that’s pretty much all I ever post but seriously – we really appreciate it! :o)
your posing is so creative!
Oh my gosh! I love 3, 7 & 10. They’re beautiful :D It looks like the flight/transfer/flight/transfer/flight was worth it!
i’m pretty sure my exact reaction was “holy [insert expletive here], seriously???”
Thanks Serena! :o) Hey Lauren! Yes! It was definitely worth it! If for nothing else, pizza and gelato are awesome! ;o) Chris – I’m tellin’ you – it’s the pizza over there! haha!
mmm… pizza… gelato… mmm…
love these! wow, simply gorgeous!
FYI…A few short years ago. . .Sean was waiting tables and Mel was babysitting
for an ungrateful couple. They were NOT born talented and famous ..They had to
work for it! Anything is possible!!! Now you know the rest of the story!
Unbelievable Pics!!! You are too talented for words. The McLellan’s are definitely taking over!!! Seriously, High Fives!!
Thanks Shannon! :o) For the record, DoDaDay is Sean’s grandfather and he thinks more highly of us than most people – as is evident from his posts! :o) Thank you Jim – happy birthday! Thanks to you too Justin! High Five back at ya!
I heard a rumor that all the BEST photographers were once nannies… I’m pretty sure its true. ;) Sean you’re still great even though you weren’t a nanny once… but thats because you were also born a Ninja. You should have kung fu-ed the wasp into oblivion the other day… but I guess jet lag gets to even the most fierce ninja warriors.
I think my jaw had already dropped when I saw this last photo of the bride on the steps…
It was convenient because that means my mouth was already open when I said out loud, “Oh, ****!”
You two are so freakin’ talented.
WOW…guys these are amazing…and in itlay…i didn’t know you all were even there…i hope it was as awesome as the images….i miss you guys and hope you are doing great….i would loce to see ya..i’m actaully gonna be in town in about a month for a wedding w/ valeiaha. maybe we can have lunch or something?
still throwin up ova here! have a killer weekend guys!!
love it! insane!-Aaron
I’m just going to throw in a big fat DITTO to everything that’s been posted. I’m digging all of the fun processing and textures. This is definitely my favorite shoot from your entire trip!!!!
(and, yes, dinner/lunch very soon. Just not next weekend, we’re heading to the beach!)
Damn! Now I have to add your BLOG to my “must look at” list! Awesome work guys- really inspiring!
Really gorgeous work guys! I’m subscribing too! :-)
Awesome job, guys. These are some STUNNING images!
Hey guys, I just saw the photos now, waw, I absolutely love them!!!!!!!!! It was definitely worth standing on a rain and cold:) Riccardo and me are really happy to meet you and to work with you! You are amazing and really so fun and easy to work with!!!! Greetings from a not-so-cold-anymore Slovenia:)
Wow! Thanks you guys! Your comments mean so much! :) —Mel – I do believe you are right! The best photographers are definitely of the nanny variety! Cliff – your comment made me laugh out loud :o) Thanks! Hey Op! We miss you! Let’s absolutely do lunch when you’re in town! Davo and Kimi – you guys are the best. ;o) Thanks Aaron! Have fun at the beach Kate! We’re going there too! See you when we get back! David P – mwahaha! You have fallen for our evil plot! Thanks for the add! Thanks to you too Kelley! We really appreciate it! :o) Matt – thanks! Hope you and Crystal are doing great! Hey Mojca! We’re so glad you like them – and that it was worth standing in the cold! :o) Thanks for hanging in there with us!
So beautiful, I especially love the last image.
These are breath taking!
You guys! These are incredible! What a great venue! It doesn’t hurt that your bride and groom are incredibly gorgeous too!
mel and sean – you’ve done it. you’ve created your very own style and it sets you worlds apart from everyone else. way to go. these are gorgeous.
Oana, Ricki, Meggie, Adrian, thank you all so much :) It makes us super happy to read wonderful comments like these!
who are you?
…i must know
Really astonishing! Superb!
(ni kaj, fant je mojster;)
cameron – congratulations, you win the “i’m not quite sure what you’re talking about” award! Thanks, David! I’m not quite up to speed on my slavic, so I’ll assume that the second half of your comment was good, and not something about monsters :)