Set at Dolna Krupa, the gorgeous site where Beethoven wrote his piano masterpiece Moonlight Sonata for the love of his life, this shoot encompasses that magical romance and more. Captured by Peter and Veronika at their first workshop, we’re transfixed with detail after detail; from the dress to the florals to the look of love between these two, it doesn’t get any better than this. Patricia & Oliver filmed the experience live – see the clip below and even more beauty in our Vault this way!
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From Peter and Veronika… While planning our very first Workshop this past spring we found the inspiration for the editorial theme in the venue place itself. With its long and interesting history, the manor house of Brunswick family in Dolna Krupa is forever bound with the name of the greatest composer of all time, Ludwig van Beethoven. He visited the manor and composed his beautiful piano masterpiece Moonlight Sonata here. Ludwig dedicated this song to his secret love of his life, Josephine von Brunswick, to whom he sent several love letters and called her his ‘only beloved’ and ‘my angel, my all, my very self’. It was a truly beautiful story of an unfulfilled love.
The Sonata itself also inspired the color scheme of our editorial. Moonlight tones of serenity, grey, royal blue, black, silver and gold were used with the decorations, flower arrangements, calligraphy and also with the dress. It made everything look magical, just like the moonlight sky!
From Ponk Rentals… When Veronika mentioned that the manor house where the workshop was going to take place is reportedly the place where Beethoven composed his moonlight sonata we immediately started to think silver, silver grey and shades of blue and completely reworked the mood board. Our aim was to create a rich decor that would complement the strict forms of the building, which is a rather fine example of classicist architecture, but would yet be delicate and fragile to convey the eerie atmosphere of a moonlight reflecting on the water surface. We used Victoria Ghost chairs because they perfectly unite these two aspects and did not take away focus from the manor and the decor, vintage silver charger plates and flatware, very exquisite platinum rim champagne glasses and silk runners from Orchidee de Soie in different shades of blue and grey. Napkins were made from a very fine batiste to add more lightness to the whole scheme. From the beginning we wanted to create very rich florals to acknowledge the manor’s rose garden reputation. One of the countesses was known as “Rose Countess” and had a rosarium with more than 6,000 roses and a complete collection of north countries roses. Flowers were in different shades of white only and it work well with shades of grey, silver and blue accent of the decor and a beautifully faded nude paint on the manor house. The bright green leaves of a fig and kiwi trees we used in the flower arrangements were the only vibrant aspect of the whole concept to bring it alive.
From Martina Lyons… My inspiration was the Chateau love story and “serenity” itself. It is just a beautiful word. It is exactly the color that I imagined. With a drop of beautiful moon gold dust on handmade serenity blue paper it is a perfect amount of romanticism. And all the love coming from Ludwig van Beethoven´s love letter to his Josephine, his Immortal Beloved…
Photography: Peter & Veronika | Cinematography: Patricia And Oliver | Styling: Ponk Rentals | Floral Design: Ponk Rentals | Hair + Makeup: Barbora Yurkovic | Calligraphy: Martina Lyons | Venue: Dolna Krupa | Chairs: Decor2love | Fashion Styling: Barbora Yurkovic | Illustrations: Martina Lyons | Models: Exit Model Management | Ribbon: Orchidee De Soie | Second Wedding Dress: Jana Pistejova | Silver Wedding Dress: Custom Design by Bride | Table Runner: Orchidee De Soie
