Samantha's Engagement Portraits!

Hey friends,

Well I'm ready to post about our engagement portraits! At 7am on a Saturday three weeks ago, Mr. L and I met up with Corry Frazier, who is a fantastic photographer and also a military spouse! She has taken the pictures of many people we know, so we were confident that she would produce something fabulous. We decided to wear white and blue to sort of go with the ocean and I think it turned out very well! The pictures were taken at Lanikai Beach, which is a few steps from my house. They are very different from Ms. Birdsbee's, but still fab, I think! Enjoy!

Warning: Hotness Ahead

Take a gander at our engagement shoot by the extremely talented Kim of Alea Moore Photography.

 

Note that approximately three days before this lovely photo shoot I turned all of the clothes we planned to wear pink in the laundry. Oops.

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Our fav local diner, the Majestic (since 1927).

Inspired by this one.

Samantha's thought of the day: Copy Victory

Ok, so Victory and Mr. Birdsbee had some pretty ridiculously hot engagement photos, right? They are so wonderful that they have inspired me to get some photos done as well! Although it's totally cliche, we're having pictures taken on Lanikai beach this Sunday.
I think that we'll have a few pictures taken by the boats, outrigger canoes and on the stone beach access stairs for some interest. I don't just want the same old same old, but then again, we do live in Hawaii and this is definitely our best backdrop!

Holy Eureka: Brilliant Invite Idea

So, I've been wondering: what do you do with your engagement photos? We've got the guestbook covered. For the next round of holidays, we'll have actual wedding photos to pass out as gifts. There is no possible use.

Then: INSPIRATION STRIKES.

Source: Etsy Seller regansbrain, via the adventures of bunny and chip

I mean, what better way to get some mileage out of these hot photos?

More engagement shots by Alea Moore.

Prepare to see them staring out of an invite envelope near you.

Teaser: Whoa.

Since when were we hot?

More to come from the brilliant Alea Moore.

Add another line item to that budget

On Friday, we are scheduled to take our engagement photos. I've been researching ideas and found some really fantastic work out there. We've strategized to make the most of our golden hour time slot, with the plan to begin at our super fun loft apartment with a retro theme, then walk around our neighborhood casually [the Highlands, standard for pretty much everyone in Atlanta], and finally take the last few on our deck as the sun sets as a duo in a Bond flick [that's my hot black ball gown and Mr. B in a black suit, skull tie & aviators to you].

Inspiration includes the AMAZING Feather Love:

[we are totally taking pictures with Mr. B's banjo, the lessons are really paying off!]

And Jasmine Star via the Wedding Cabaret.

Among many others.

Wow, there's so much to do, got to get the place spiffed up, oh and REPLACE ALL OF OUR CLOTHES. Because the load of laundry that included all our clothes for the shoot, yeah, it turned pink.

Off to the mall tonight!

Potential engagement photo attire

Originally I thought this would make a killer bridesmaid dress, but it only comes in red or black and Mr. B thinks its too funky/casual [that is clearly a whole 'nother issue].

It's by Tulle, my favorite jacket maker who also happens to do lots of other great clothes. What a deal at $52!

What do y'all think, appropriate for casual, fun engagement photos? What color, red or black?