A wedding photographer based in Cheshire, England, chose to beat quarantine boredom by creating and photographing a delightful spring wedding made from LEGO.
Chris Wallace at Carpe Diem Photography told Insider his wedding photography business dried up overnight when the coronavirus lockdown began.
Wallace said he needed to do something to keep his mind active and do something that would drive people to his website.
"I chose LEGO as it has such a massive following," he said.
Having been to over 700 weddings throughout his career, Wallace said he drew on that previous experience to string together the narrative and shoot the LEGO wedding of the characters "Florence" and "Fred."
The pictures follow a traditional blueprint of a wedding party getting ready, the ceremony, photos of the newlyweds with their assorted friends and family, the wedding breakfast, speeches, a party, and end-of-the-night sparklers to see the happy couple off.
He told Insider that it took three days to create.
"It was great watching everything come together in the photos afterwards, and the response it had was unbelievable," he said. When asked by Insider if LEGO had reached out to him, he confirmed that the company had been in contact.
"It felt so good creating something positive when everything you read is so negative," he added.
Wallace posted the photos in a blog post on his site, including behind the scenes imagery.
The photos are accompanied by a charmingly funny account of Florence and Fred's journey from falling in love on an Amazon conveyor belt, to hosting special guests (Chewbacca, Han Solo, and 1980 LEGO spaceman) at their nuptials.
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