Weddingbee Blog

The Snapdragon wedding planning journey has been rather hilarious. We have been flying by the seat of our pants, taking quite a few gambles, and hoping for the best. I call it “The Tides of Adventure” - it makes life more exciting.

Seeing as Bossyboots and I have engagement photos this weekend, I decided I should probably go shopping. Here in Chicago, you aren’t allowed to walk around nekkid. Nearly nekkid—yes. Totally nekkid—no. Too bad.

We’re taking shots around downtown Chicago, and we’re so excited! I really wanted to wear a flouncy skirt and crazy pumps, so…. that’s what I’m doing. Funny how that happens! I already own unwalkably sky-high platform pumps, so I just needed the rest of the ensemble—yes, I realize that’s mostly everything. Pumps and an engagement ring, that’s what I had to work with here.

I turned to a girl’s best flouncy friend: Anthropologie! And wouldn’t you know it, they had exactly what I wanted: the Noon and Night dress. What should have been a ten-hour strenuous shopping day lasted 60 minutes. Done and done. BAM.

Add an iron, shower and a Level 10 spray tan to the photos above. I’m a natural white balance sheet. It’s tough to see here, but the dress has a bit of a pattern to it. Clearly, a statement necklace was needed…

I’m a Scrooge, so this shopping excursion was painful in the bargain department. However, I hate shopping even more than I hate spending money, so…there you go. I throw money at things that I want to end [as soon as possible].

Bossyboots is going shopping for his outfit tomorrow (eek! cutting it close) but I’m really looking forward to our photo session. We’ve never had professional photos taken, and I’m so excited to have one of the world’s greatest cities as the backdrop!

Did you have engagement photos taken? What are your best model-ready tips?