February 4, 2010
Posted by Ashley
A Real Hi-Fi Favor: Hannah & Alex’s Album Art (Part II)
Part II of the most insanely unique Hi-Fi Wedding that is Hannah & Alex continues with Kelty’s description of their awesome album art, which were favors at the wedding!
What do you get when you mix two rockstar lovers, about a thousand rainbow dahlias, handmade crafts galore, a smelly cobwebbed barn, a table covered in candy, a skyscraper of an oak tree, and around a hundred screaming fans?…..
You may remember my twin sister, Hannah, from previous posts (bridal and engagement shoots)…Well, she and Alex just got hitched! They opted out of run-of-the-mill wedding portraits and hired me to create the following eight record covers for their wedding favors! They donned their wedding ensembles (Hannah in a custom green and buttercup yellow gown and Alex in a silver suit) and let my mixed media instincts run amok, free to create their “faux real” worlds… Hannah and Alex then recorded covers of three of their favorite songs in a matter of a few days, doing all of the instrumentals and vocals themselves, (listen below!) and had a blast whipping together the music in a sweet and silly way.
We then used the collages to make little cd jackets for the guests and also as larger 12×12 prints to decorate the barn. What resulted was an incredibly personal, super-hip, cheesy-to-the-max Hannah and Alex original series that I believe fits their wacky personalities and true-blue love to a T. They described what they wanted as “Elementary School meets Vogue meets Warhol meets Secret Agent meets Soap Opera”….
Here are the CD teasers for your listening pleasure…
- Click to play their version of Time After Time (mushy anthem for all ears… wait for it to kick in at the chorus!)
- Click to hear a whole new spin on Our Lips Are Sealed (lady gaga meets abba on the playground ala gogos!)
- Click to play their rendition of Champs-Elysees (french classic lullaby in the spirit of an old record…)
And I can’t help but share these hilarious outtakes from the album cover shoot….
Up next…THE Wedding!!!
Photos and design by: Kelty of Steep Street
2 Comments
June 29, 2010
I LOVE this idea. Super awesome designs with a fun couple!
-Amanda
April 24, 2011
SOOO spectacularly creative!!!!!
JUST BRILLIANT!!
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