I had all the dolls ready that would be going to the wedding. Of course all my Fashion sized dolls and their families were going, but I needed more guests, so that meant including as many of my regular MSDs as I had costumes for. They would be on one side of the aisle opposite the Fashion sized dolls, since they are different aesthetics so couldn't really mix.
Jan made some half walls to go on either side of the cathedral aisle, and I posed Naomi, Lawrence, and the wedding party on the dining room table to see how they would look...
I was starting to get excited about the photo possibilities....
The movie studio wanted to know what size platform I would need, so I had to do a practice set-up on the dining room table. I had found a large piece of fabric at value Village which would work for a cathedral floor, and draped it over the table. I had three flower arrangements - one big, and two smaller ones - so put together two more smaller ones. We had also found two short turned posts, which would make nice supports for the extra flower arrangements.
So then I set the scene up on my dining room table. I was going to need seating for at least a dozen dolls, but all my chairs are different styles, so I put the most similar ones at the ends of the row where they would show a little. The ones in between didn't matter, since they would be hidden.
We built up the altar stairs using old book shelves, and I made a carpet to go up the steps.
Our dining room table is just 44" wide and 6 feet long, and there wasn't room for two double rows of guests, so the set at the movie studio would need to be considerably wider. But it couldn't be too big, or I wouldn't be able to reach the middle.
We went to the movie studio a few days before the photo shoot, to deliver all the furniture and props, and to discuss the final details. We got to see the 'set' for the first time, and it was spectacular!
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