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Mrs. Lace, Pasadena, CA Age and Occupation: 29, Elementary school teacher Fiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Engineer Engagement Date: September 6, 2009 Wedding Date: June 2010 Venue: Orange County Performing Arts Center About Me: Born and raised in Southern California, my fiance and I are marrying in Orange County. We're planning a vintage wedding with a modern twist. I am an elementary school teacher by day and a wedding planner by night. I love reading, blogging, scrapbooking, trying out new DIY projects, buying awesome finds at incredible deals and spending time with friends and family. Trying new restaurants, traveling and shopping also top my hobby list. I'm anxious to share my wedding ideas and planning with the hive!
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The Engagement Photos

February 19th, 2010 @ 8:38 am by Mrs. Lace

Mr. Lace and I looked high and low for a great, yet budget-friendly photographer. After looking through recommendations of friends, combing through wedding websites and reading and following blogs, I was ready to give up and just settle for a DECENT photographer, despite the fact that many of our married friends said to make sure we got a good photographer no matter the cost. Either the photographers were phenomenal and several thousand dollars over budget or way under budget with pictures that looked like they came out of a point and shoot digital camera.

One night, I buckled down and Googled “Orange County Wedding Photographer”. Of course, Google came up with results! I decided I was going to look through as many pages as I could. I was on page 24 of my Google search before I found a website that was labeled “Orange County Wedding Photographer”. I clicked and found this. I immediately loved her writing style and thought that she sounded like a really interesting person. As I looked through her photos, I had that “this is the one” moment (that I failed to have with my wedding dress, but I do hear that a small percentage of brides don’t really have that big “this is it” moment). She had some general guidelines on pricing so I emailed her and crossed my fingers. Later that day, Hanssie e-mailed me back with prices that perfectly fit our budget.

All photos are taken by Hanssie Trainor. We took our photos right before Thanksgiving. What do you think?

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Miss Hot Wings and I are both using Hanssie! Great minds think alike!

Did you rely on Google to find you a wedding photographer? How did it work out?

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MrsSl82be
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MrsSl82be (message)  7,970 posts, Bee Keeper

They look great! I love both of your outfits! Gotta love Google, I use it about 5,000 times a day :)

 
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MrsSl82be
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MrsSl82be (message)  7,970 posts, Bee Keeper

HIt send too quickly…I think my fav one is of you 2 sitting on the couch. That place is gorgeous…

 
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xoxokristin
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xoxokristin (message)  541 posts, Busy bee

Soooo cute! You both look so classy and happy. I would love to hear about the background on those first four- where is that?

 
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jingle96
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jingle96 (message)  2,842 posts, Sugar bee

Beautiful pictures!!

 
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Mrs. Deviled Egg
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Mrs. Deviled Egg (message)  1,250 posts, Bumble bee

Wow! Your pictures look fabulous! You and Mr. Lace look fabulous! I love them!

 
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Miss Elephant
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Miss Elephant (message)  6,177 posts, Bee Keeper

Cute pictures! I love your black dress, my favorite is the one in front of the books.

 
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mander411
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mander411 (message)  735 posts, Busy bee

looking around paid off! they are great photos. Please tell me where you got the white dress, it is adorable!

 
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Miss Stripes (message)  1,063 posts, Bumble bee

Great pics and I love that location! So glad you found a photographer you love/can afford- that’s a magic combo! :)

 
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noodlefish
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noodlefish (message)  602 posts, Busy bee

Great e-pics! I’m on the hunt for a wedding photographer right now too… just waiting for the “moment”!

 
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Miss Hot Wings
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Miss Hot Wings (message)  2,213 posts, Buzzing bee

We ARE great minds aren’t we!!! I’m so excited to see another Hanssie bride here. She’s awesome. I also love her writing style. YAY!

 
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Champagne Wishes
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Champagne Wishes (message)  1,187 posts, Bumble bee

Wow, these are so beautiful! After looking at these, I wish we had done some pics indoors.

 
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Miss Frozen Yogurt (message)  2,685 posts, Sugar bee

These are amazing and can we talk about your outfits? I love them!

 
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thistleandclovers
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thistleandclovers (message)  212 posts, Helper bee

These are beautiful :-)

I found pretty much every detail of my wedding from Google! Me and the big G are like *this*

 
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nbblondie
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nbblondie (message)  174 posts, Blushing bee

Those are fantastic! I’m still in the market for a SoCal photog… I’m going to have to check her out! Were these at The Lab? I don’t live in CA anymore (I’m in TX but planning a Temecula winery wedding… I’m from Newport) but I’ve been trying to think of great places for an engagement shoot there… and The Lab has been right at the top of my list so far.

 
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Miss Argyle
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Miss Argyle (message)  2,516 posts, Sugar bee

LOVE!!

I actually found mine through a former co-worker. I still continued my search high and low, but kept coming back to her.

 
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Ms. Sapphire
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Ms. Sapphire (message)  340 posts, Helper bee

Your e-pics are fabulous! We’re still on the hunt for a photog. It’s so hard to narrow it down when there’s so many great ones out there!

 
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Stephanie @ Geezees

Aw, these photos are stunning. I love the b&w where she is holding him :)

 
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Miss Hamster (message)  4,045 posts, Honey bee

They came out great! I love your outfits as well :)

 
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Miss Lace (message)  702 posts, Busy bee

@xoxokristin: & @nbblondie: The first five were taken at the Viceroy Hotel in Santa Monica. Watch out, it’s $150 shooting fee. The hotel is beyond gorgeous. I wish I could live there. The last two are at the Lab! So much interesting stuff there. We wanted to go to the Camp across the street too, but the sun decided to set on us.

@Miss Frozen Yogurt: & @mander411: I’ll message you guys about the outfits lest not everyone wants to know that info. :)

 
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Miss Trail Mix (message)  6,308 posts, Bee Keeper

These came out great, love ‘em!!

 
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Mrs. Lace, Pasadena, CA Age and Occupation: 29, Elementary school teacher Fiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Engineer Engagement Date: September 6, 2009 Wedding Date: June 2010 Venue: Orange County Performing Arts Center About Me: Born and raised in Southern California, my fiance and I are marrying in Orange County. We're planning a vintage wedding with a modern twist. I am an elementary school teacher by day and a wedding planner by night. I love reading, blogging, scrapbooking, trying out new DIY projects, buying awesome finds at incredible deals and spending time with friends and family. Trying new restaurants, traveling and shopping also top my hobby list. I'm anxious to share my wedding ideas and planning with the hive!

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