Our Engagement Shoot Rocked.

Our Engagement Shoot Rocked.

December 23rd, 2009 @ 1:05 pm by Mrs. Scissors
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If anyone is ambivalent about having an engagement shoot, I hope our experience changes your mind! Our engagement shoot was with Matt Miller, and let me tell you, it was awesome. 48 different kinds of awesome. This is coming from a girl who was TERRIFIED of having an engagement shoot, or any pictures at all taken!

The morning started off with much flustering around and lots of me walking around in circles. I eventually sat down, made a ridonk playlist and continued folding our 20348 paper cranes.

The amazing Luke Salter came over to the apartment at 2PM to style our hairs. I really wish Luke could come over every day and do my hairs.

I didn’t actually decide on what to wear until… about 20 minutes before we left the apartment.

At 4PM we went to go meet Matt, and of course I got lost, and then un-lost.

For the next 3.5 hours…

We tromped through a brush patch, complete with me pushing Mr. S over into a barrel roll. (I was following directions, swear to God.)
We laid in a tiny median under an overpass beneath the “Pray for ATL” graffiti on Moreland Ave. I successfully flashed half of Atlanta.
We were shot covered by the 420483 paper cranes that I folded. At one point it was raining tiny cranes.
We played in stairways, boxes, and doorways at the High Museum. It was very Alice in Wonderland at some points. I truly was the fifty-foot bride in my 4-inch heels.
We confused the customers at Cypress St. Pint & Plate by kissing in front of the fire pit.
Mr. S scaled the iron doors at our apartment building while I looked shocked.

I took along the DSLR, but was too hyper puppy to even take it out of the car.

We had a total blast. I’m sure I was an embarrassing spaz for most (if not all) of the time. Hopefully it’ll came across as awesome rather than super weird or unattractive.

Can’t wait to show you guys the photos! Stay tuned for the amazing run-down.

Who else was terrified before their engagement shoot? How did your experience go? (Well, I hope!)

*Photo by me!

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20 Responses to “Our Engagement Shoot Rocked.”

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mimosa (message) 947 posts, Busy bee

I was so worried about the engagement shoot. I mean..just walking around, taking pictures, what if I was boring to the photographer?? But we had an AWESOME time, and it got us prepared for the wedding day. I recommend everyone do a photo shoot at least once in their life. I’d love to do it again!

12/23/09 @ 1:19 pm (reply)

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tea (message) 7,288 posts, Bee Keeper

ooh, i have to wait?! man. i’m not the best waiter. lol. but it sounds like your pictures should be absolutely fabulous!

12/23/09 @ 1:33 pm (reply)

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Miss Pug (message) 3,753 posts, Honey bee

sounds exciting! i’ll confess i’ve already seen some of your e-pics but i’m looking forward to ogling them again!

12/23/09 @ 1:47 pm (reply)

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Kittyachi (message) 3,234 posts, Sugar bee

I’m glad you had a blast! Ours sucked. I hate all but three of them. Lesson learned for the wedding, though! I now know that any sort of pose-y pose-y crap makes me (a) look stupid and awkward and (b) want to barf afterwards.

12/23/09 @ 1:59 pm (reply)

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Miss Ribbons (message) 2,018 posts, Buzzing bee

We’re doing ours next month with a former bee and I can’t wait. I’ll be sure to pull out some of my tyra moves and find the light and smize.

I need to teach my fiance smize soon, I just realized.

Your e-pics are amazing, in fact, and I look forward to seeing them again.

12/23/09 @ 2:06 pm (reply)

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Jessie516 (message) 5,480 posts, Bee Keeper

I so wish we had done an engagement shoot! Your pics turned out amazing, Scissors! I LOVE those tights you rocked.

12/23/09 @ 2:45 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Labrador (message) 1,805 posts, Buzzing bee

Raining paper cranes? Yous a balla.

12/23/09 @ 2:49 pm (reply)

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Miss Scissors (message) 7,343 posts, Bee Keeper

@mimosa: I second everything you said! It really is just a total blast to do one.

@tea: They really are. Try not to look at them, and keep waiting! I know my dumb-butt plastered them everywhere, not thinking I’d ever be a bee!

@Miss Pug: Woo! ACT SURPRISED!

@Kittyachi: Well, at least you learned something from them. :-/ Maybe you can find a local bad-ass beginning photog that wants to beef up their portfolio and do some free/inexpensive shots?

@diorable: Orly? I thought you were working with Heidi? Dude, study Tyra. And Benny Ninja. I totally channeled him at the end of our shoot.

@Jessie516: Skanx! You guys can do an anniversary shoot?

@Mrs. Labrador: Pfft, you know it. Holla at a playa.

12/23/09 @ 2:55 pm (reply)

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Miss Spaniel (message) 6,792 posts, Bee Keeper

This gives me hope! I am such a chicken about getting pictures taken; I hope I can have some fun, too!

12/23/09 @ 2:56 pm (reply)

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Miss Scissors (message) 7,343 posts, Bee Keeper

Oh, and a PSA that I should have included in this post, but will include now:

EVERYBODY ACT SURPRISED!

and if you haven’t yet seen them, or seen the whole mess of ‘em…

PLEASE DON’T GO SEARCHING FOR THEM OR CLICK ON ANY LINKS THAT I POSTED!

That is all. I’m a dummy, and I love you all. Lol.

12/23/09 @ 2:56 pm (reply)

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Miss Scissors (message) 7,343 posts, Bee Keeper

@Miss Spaniel: You will! Just let loose. Looking at the beginning part of our proofs you can see how… awkward I was feeling. (Or at least I can tell!) It’ll be fun. Promise.

12/23/09 @ 2:57 pm (reply)

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Miss Ribbons (message) 2,018 posts, Buzzing bee

We’re doing Heidi for the wedding but couldn’t work out a trip to Atlanta for the engagement shoot. The Bee is a bit more local.

I will totally feign surprise!

12/23/09 @ 3:07 pm (reply)

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krissycake (message) 4,160 posts, Honey bee

every post of yours makes me giggle with glee!!!!!!!!!!!!

love love love love love.

12/23/09 @ 3:15 pm (reply)

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Cole B (message) 1,362 posts, Bumble bee

I’m so excited to do our engagement shoot, seriously I’d do it right now if I looked good.
Can’t wait to see your pictures!

12/23/09 @ 4:33 pm (reply)

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RAllise (message) 498 posts, Helper bee

I was so excited for our E-shoot and a nervous ball of mess at the same time. My stomach was doing flip/flops for the 1st hour. Our photographers are wonderful and had us very relaxed, we got to make oatmeal raisen cookies in my condo. We took the pups out in the rain and walked around Yale & played with mirrors. It was a blast but took a good while to calm the nerves. I can’t wait to see our results, the shoot was 2 weeks ago. Looking forward to seeing yours Miss Scissors, your locations sound fantastic!!!

12/23/09 @ 7:05 pm (reply)

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KCheer (message) 370 posts, Helper bee

Can’t wait to see the pics!!! They sound amazing!

12/23/09 @ 9:20 pm (reply)

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Miss Guinea Pig (message) 1,377 posts, Bumble bee

Haha, I was going to comment and say I loved your e-pics, but umm.. I’ll pretend I haven’t stalked them already I wish ours were half as adventurous as yours!

12/24/09 @ 9:11 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Mouse (message) 5,844 posts, Bee Keeper

Wow, your shoot sounds amazing! I saw some of the photos when you posted about them on the boards, but I can’t wait to see your posts about them!!

12/24/09 @ 10:57 pm (reply)

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kvpoe (message) 82 posts, Worker bee

I saw the post on the OLOL blog — jesse & whitney are shooting my wedding in may! I’m so excited. All of those guys are total badasses. I loved your shoot!

12/28/09 @ 9:50 pm (reply)

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