Mrs. Lovebug, Tucson
Age and Occupation in 06: 31, Writer
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Professional Game Show Contestant
Engagement Date: February 18, 2007
Wedding Date: April 19, 2008
Venue: Historic Inn
About Me: Likes: blogging, wikis, semi-colons, cuddling, fragrant flowers, syntax, and spooning. Dislikes: typos, dangling modifiers, flypaper, citronella candles, and run-ons. If I had my druthers, I'd exchange simple vows in a candlelit library. But I lost my druthers long ago...anyone seen them?
Have Typewriter, Will Travel
February 7th, 2008 @ 1:09 pm by Mrs. Lovebug
What do you get when you cross a couple who can’t Photoshop to save their lives, an extremely patient friend, and a bride hell-bent on an idea?
You get, among other things, a thirty minute hike into Sabino Canyon lugging a ten pound typewriter:
Oh yes, I did. I dragged my fiance, my best friend, and my 1941 Royal KHM around Tucson for an afternoon, all in the name of creative table signage. The pages were made with oversized number stamps and cardstock. And if the set up seems familiar, that’s because it’s my abstract-wedding-theme-gone-awry fusion of Mrs. Bell Pepper’s and Mrs. Eggplant’s ideas.
That first shot was as far as I could conscionably march them into the wilderness without bear mace and canteens. Then it was off to Golf N’ Stuff to annoy the paying customers with our posed shenanigans:
(hmm…action shot or cuddly shot?)
From there, it was a short gallop to the cheese fest that is Pinnacle Peak western town. Yippie to the ki to the yay.
As you can see, the concept of switching out the numbers was too much for me.
Stupid shot-thwarting stucco wall!
Assuming I can talk Mr. LB and our truly wonderful and helpful friend into a second photo session, round two will include a picnic, the bowling alley, the movie theater, a board game scene, and…nothing else that comes to mind.
The original idea was to recreate and capture our first dozen dates. But as I’ve lost the key to my pink cheetah-print diary and can’t remember otherwise, we’re just going for classic dates.
What dates am I forgetting? What other scenes would be cute?
41 Responses to “Have Typewriter, Will Travel”
Cute idea! Maybe a baseball game? Maybe those stupid paint-a-mug-or-plate places (Color Me Mine)? A concert? A fair or theme park? Baking/cooking together? Art gallery or museum? Driving range? Bowling? Batting cages?
so cute!
ideas: a bistro, getting into the car, hailing a cab, a pub, the farmer’s market
So cute! What about a restaurant and/or coffee shop? How about a “You’ve got mail” kind of scene? You on a typewriter and Mr. LB on a laptop! =)
Um. Wow. Those are adorable, yours and Mrs. Eggplant’s are definitely the inspiration for my table numbers
this is awesome!
Favorite restaurant? A wine-and-dine shot? Typewriter on a waiter’s tray? [Coffee shop would work well, too.]
Could you revisit any of your places you did your engagement photos?
Bumper cars? An arcade? Skee-ball? Whack-a-Mole? [Chuck-E-Cheese?]
Including your wonderful pets somehow?
This is a great idea…and I love the black and white photos. How big are the cards going to be be? I ask because the “2″ seems a bit small compared to the others.
Love this!! How about some shots at home - maybe eating Chinese takeout or pizza, lounging on the couch? AND…..sitting in a movie theater, dinner at a nice restaurant (would be funny to see the typewriter in fancy establishment), at the zoo, at the gas station, at the grocery store………can’t wait to see the rest of these.
I think you need a shot at a bar drinking cocktails. Also maybe one eating spaghetti together at an italian restaurant a la Lady and the Tramp.
Or drinking a milkshake w/ 2 straws.
OK, call me crazy (You’re crazy!) but what about something juxtaposing technology with the typewriter. What if you were both at a table in a library on laptops looking at a picture of the other one with the typewriter in the middle? Put you two in the background and the TW in the foreground; you could angle it like:
Mr. LB/ \Ms. LB
TW
Or, a coffee shop while you guys read the paper.
Or, Mr. LB bringing you flowers– that could be anywhere.
Or, the movies. You might have to go in, then sneak ino an empty theatre to take it. Maybe a friend could photoshop in a fun image on the screen, maybe an engagement photo, or classic romance movie scene.
Or, now this is not quite date-like, but I think would be cool– what about one like American Gothic but holding a TW instead of a pitchfork.
I agree with Mrs. Lemon. That idea is so adorable. I love it. Recreating first dates is such a great idea. Grrrrrrrrr. I hate coming across better ideas.
Okay, follow me here…shouldn’t there be a way to take high-quality photos of this existing typewriter, and use them to make a fold-your-own-paper-typewriter, a la this type of thing?
http://www.ss42.com/pt-buildings.html
Or this?
http://www.icebergbouwplaten.nl/indexe.html
Someone’s got to know how to do that. And that right there could be a place card holder. Or a place card.
A few Tucson attractions: Tanque Verde Swamp Meet, 4th Avenue, in front of Old Main on campus, Valley of the Moon, in front of a food cart (any on Oracle should suffice), Lost Barrio….okay I’m stealing this idea, maybe minus the 10lb typewriter!
Ok…so the good news is that I hear that mountain lions are TOTALLY intimidated by typewriters!
Phew.
Pinnacle Peaks!! I love that place in Tucson. When we visit Mr. M’s parents, we always go there.
I think it’s a really cute idea that you got going there.
I don’t know the area enough to think of other locals. Maybe drive out to Tombstone?
Hahaha…Mrs. Corn, you’re hilarious!
This is like, an insanely cute way to mark your tables. How long is this taking you to shoot? Forever? I love it!
concur w/ Mrs. Lemon. just accept ur freakin awesomeness. WOWO these are just AWESOME.
Awesome idea! Patience always prevails when it comes to such great creative ideas - everyone will love the effort and how these came out! I definitely prefer the action shot over the cuddly shot.
doing handstands. Or jumping into a pool. or watching a movie in 3D (with the glasses). Best dates I’ve ever had.
one of the cutest ideas EVER! love the two-strawed milkshake idea and the skee-ball. could you go dancing, or at least pose like it? visiting a pet store would also be adorable, though i don’t know where the typewriter would go.
What a fantastic idea!!! This is so creative and unique, I love it 
Oh my gosh.
Would it be wrong to tell you that you are my favorite bee? You are so gosh darn creative and funny.
Can I get an invite to your wedding? 
you can do the classic long walk on a beach if you are near one. . .
have you tried paint-balling (i know.. who does that.. hehe), bowling, popcorn eating at movie theaters, indoor rock climbing, cuddling next to a fireplace
Oops, Freudian slip! I meant Tanque Verde Swap Meet! Not Swamp. A few more: Rillito downs, Fox Theatre, on the 4th Ave trolley, at the Rodeo parade in a few weeks!
Oooh, you guys are good. L, love the idea of making a waiter balance the typewriter for a restaurant shot.
We’re a bit limited, being in Tucson (no beach, no cab-hailing), but I think the arcade could be fun.
JenniferB: 4th! I didn’t even think of that.
Penguin: yeah, it’s a bit of a project, no lie. But we’ve had fun goofing off and getting weird stares from people.
Angel: Good point. I think we’re going to try 8×10s, to make sure all the numbers are visible.
Corn: omg. You laugh, but yesterday we went hiking there and saw 4 deer. Instead of just enjoying the view, I was like, “um, that means that OTHER, MEANER animals are around. let’s go.”
Another vote for your utter awesomeness. And your HAIR in that first shot– such glossy perfection!
What about ice-skating or roller-skating?
what an a-mazing idea!! i wish i had a theme to carry throughout my wedding like you do!!! can’t wait to see the ending results!!
how about bowling? baseball game (yay for spring training!), reading newspapers?
This is so great, way to carry the theme throughout! I do think you should do something at the the movie theatre. Is there a drive-in in your area?
beanchar: lol - yeah, that’s a fluke fer sure. Drive in! oooh…but then there’s the nighttime lighting issue. Hrm..
You have to go to that pie shop on Mount Lemon. Especially right now with the weather, you can get a snow shot. I know I always went there for dates growing up.
Maybe Mama’s Pizza - the huge slices would make for a funny shot.
A park on the swings? Put the typewriter on the baby swing
just wanted to say that your hair is beyond gorgeous on that first photo!!
this is coolness…….i love this! i am sooo going to have table numbers now. before i was just like screw it. but i will have to find a coold way to incorporate photographs on the table now. lol……
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