Sometimes getting back to nature is what it’s all about and today’s romantic bridal styling ideas in the forest capture all the magic of the lush forest backdrop.

With the mist of the early morning mountain ranges Niki Photography teamed up with floral designer Studio Green Melbourne and hair and makeup artist Rachel Sloan with six beautiful gowns from Wendy Makin and Designer Bridal House that captured the ethereal femininity of Mother Nature’s backdrop.

The shoot was a collaboration of wedding vendors creating work they loved, Niki noting “I really wanted to work on a personal project – one that involved other wedding vendors (who are all awesome ladies) and also one that involved vendors that I had met over time. Most of us are Mums and found that we just didn’t have any “time” to do anything creative outside of our busy lives with kids. Once we found a date that we all decided to put our own ideas into the shoot. We had lots of beautiful gowns, and I told everyone else to just do whatever you feel like, what ever you love”.

How can anything but magic result from a labor of love?