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Because I can be a bit of a control freak, I thought it would be nice if I could “stage” an example of how our engagement shoot setup would look, that way I could make changes if necessary. Are you ready to see?

Our white shag rug that we had to put away when we got the dogs—they cause enough of a mess without eating all of that fluff!

Newly acquired IKEA pillows and picnic basket I won from eBay, Mr. Socks’ beloved acoustic, and a bottle of local wine.

Mr. Socks had an audience member! We had a bit of a hard time finding Wrigley, though…

And even after I set all of this up, it still wasn’t enough for me… I had to practice a DIY bouquet that I wanted to use for the shoot! Mr. Socks and I went to Produce Junction where we found some super cheap flowers, and I spent about 45 minutes putting together a bouquet out of light pink roses, purple mini calla lilies, purple pom mums, and some fuzzy things I have no name for:

I wrapped the bouquet in floral wire, floral tape, and some canvas material I had for another project… not too shabby, huh? Overall, the bouquet turned out well, but I learned a few things that I’ll have to take into consideration for the real bouquet for our photo shoot:

1. Do the bouquet on Thursday, not Friday (the day of the shoot). It took more time than I thought it would and it was mostly from de-leaving and de-thorning the roses. In order to save my sanity on Friday between work, my hair and makeup appointment, and the photo shoot.
2. Peel the outer petals off of the roses. They were a bit wilty and a little too loose at first (not pictured) and it wasn’t until Momma Socks came over for dinner that she told me to take off the outer petals… it helped tremendously! What would I do without Momma Socks?
3. Be very delicate with the calla lily stems. I kept trying to position them just right, (which I never did do) and they ended up getting a little distressed. Next time I’ll be more careful with them!

I think everything is coming together well and I can’t wait to put it all to action at our engagement shoot! There has been a change in location though—we have to find another winery to have it at since Laurita let me know that there’s a wedding on Friday evening! Bummer, but I’m sure we’ll be able to find another winery with just as beautiful of views!

Did you prepare for your engagement shoot? Do you have any tips for DIY bouquets I could use for our photo shoot?