I believe that all brides are beautiful which one of the reasons why I love featuring bridal sessions. This stunning session showcases a rustic chic barn, a stunning bride bride and endless inspiration, three of our favorite things. Thanks to  Ayenia Nour Photographyand City Chic Weddings for sharing these photos with us and for providing some behind the scenes information. We absolutely loved putting together this romantic and vintage style shoot in upstate New York, and it was a pleasure working with our lovely bride to create some breathtaking bridal pictures! Revolving the shoot around an old barn surrounded by a beautiful pond and tall oak trees, we wanted to form a striking contrast between the rustic scenery and the exquisitely chic bride. We did that through small and detailed bursts of color, with the gorgeous reds, yellows, pinks, oranges and purples of the mixed bouquet, as well as with the rouge lip color that complemented the gorgeous bride.Vendors – photography: Ayenia Nour Photography / event planner: City Chic Weddings

Bridal sessions have become an important part of the pre-wedding process and allows the bride to have pictures done on her own before the hectic schedule on the wedding day. This beautiful bridal session features a bride who chose to have a rustic chic theme which will match the theme of her upcoming wedding. With simple country details like a patchwork quilt, this bridal session shows off the bride and her dress beautifully while keeping the rustic chic theme visible. Thanks to Melanie of Melanie McCusker Photography for sharing these beautiful pictures with us. Are you having a bridal session before your wedding? Head over to our Facebook and Twitter page and tell us what you are planning for your bridal session. Vendor – photography: Melanie McCusker Photography

Looking for a little inspiration for your bridal session? You don’t have to look much further than this beautiful Wyoming bridal session which has the majestic mountains as a backdrop and has a few fun props that really creates a more editorial look rather than just a portrait look. An editorial look is styled to look more like something would see photographer for a magazine, it is no doubt that has become one of the most popular bridal session styles. Thanks to Sweet Memory Garden Photography for these mountain beauty shots. I also kind of have a thing for pies at weddings, I think they are the perfect country rustic wedding dessert and here is the crazy part … I don’t even eat pie! Vendors – photography: Sweet Memory Garden Photography / dress designer: Avenia Bridal / makeup: Versa Artistry

Two things I love writing about are barns & brides so lucky for me this wonderful country Texas bridal session has both! There is something so wonderful about the contrast between the in the rough, rugged and rustic barn with the soft, delicate wedding dress. This country bridal session was shot at Cedar Hill State Park outside of Fort Worth, Texas and if you ask me is the perfect mix of rustic and chic!credits – photography: Chelsea & Mack, of McGowan Images / venue: Cedar Hill State Park