Last post, I talked about some of the inspirational pictures that I had for our winter engagement shoot. Well, what did we end up doing? I must admit we kind of took the lazy (and way smarter) route and just let our wonderful photographers pick a location. Our photographers, Kim and Tom, chose a beautiful historical mansion nearby where we had a whole range of different backdrops and I just let them work their magic!
I must admit, I took the lazy way out in terms of preparing for this shoot. I picked a dress that I had in my closet for many years, while PBear’s jacket was stolen from my dad’s closet. Any coordination was purely coincidental. I didn’t change out the accessories I usually wear, and I definitely didn’t wear makeup. I know it’ll be a big change from our look on the big day, but I’m so happy to have some pictures of us looking casual.
All images via All-Star Photos
When we went out to our photo shoot on a “warm” 45 degree day a couple days after Christmas, we really didn’t have any idea what to expect or what to do. I think it really did give us a good idea of what to expect, come wedding day, and I’m so glad we got this opportunity! It took a while for us to loosen up, but those are the pictures that I like the best. I had been anxiously waiting to see the pictures. But boy were they worth the wait!
I am so thrilled with how the pictures turned out. I love how so many of the pictures really feel like us.
Okay, enough talking, more pictures. It was so hard to narrow down the pictures, but here are just a couple of my favorites. Many, many pictures of us trying not to look cold ahead:
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| I wish I could remember the joke that PBear had made. It was one of the dumbest jokes of all time, and yet I could not stop laughing. |
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| It is insanely hard to walk on railroad tracks in heels. |
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| I am apparently so short, that even in heels and standing on train tracks, I am barely PBear’s height. |
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| I love this picture because it looks like PBear is trying to eat my brains. Om nom nom. |
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| Obligatory ring shot. |
Of course the big question now is which ones do I get printed? How do you narrow it down? How did your engagement shoot go?
P.S: Over a year after our engagement shoot (and 4 months + after wedding)… and I still haven’t printed out any engagement photos! (But I did use them for our save the dates… so that should count, right?)
Ooh, the black and white one looks very artsy and definitely print-worthy!
These are all so good, but I love the black and white one best!
I reeeeally like the black and white one where he’s picking you up. Mr. Whale and I tried this move a few times, but we totally botched it 
Love the black and white, and the one where you are looking at each other on the train tracks! Cute
these came out so good!! I especially like the ones where he is lifting you up in a sweet embrace! I’m with bracelet… I haven’t printed any of our e-pics yet either!! We’ve gifted our family several framed images, but none of our are displayed yet. I think I will change that very soon!
Awh cute! I am pretty proud of myself that I managed to pics printed within a few days for Christmas presents for family members… but I’ve been meaning to print some others for at work/school and haven’t gotten around to it!
I typically will order 1 or 2 4x6s of every print from photo albums (or in our case a small photo box to take on deployment), then I pick out my favorites to print specifically in 5×7 or 8×10 frames. Really think about printing all of them! It’s so cheap to do so anyway on snapfish and all of those
@Mrs. Bracelet: it was a lot of fun! I feel so vain admitting that…
@Mrs. Bracelet: @Mrs. Beanstalk: @Miss Lemur: if no one actually prints them out, what are we supposed to *do* with these pictures?
@clairebear000: @Mrs. Pony: @pinkwaterlily: I too am a big fan of the black and white one, but is it weird to use a picture of us smooching? I always feel so weird looking at other people’s kissing pictures…
@dancingriss: I’ll definitely look into snapfish!
I love the ones when he is lifting you, they look fun and natural.
The black and white one is amazing! Plus, it’s not in-your-face kissiness, so I don’t think it’d be weird to have up.
@Miss Panda: I used them in our invitations, printed them for our parents/grandparents (they loved them), and use them on Facebook/IG/Twitter/every social media site out there (that’s like a given). But really, we only paid $100 for the photo shoot, so even just using them only in the invitations and gifts for our family was enough for me to feel like I had gotten our money’s worth. I did print four and put them in a frame that will go in our apartment someday.
these are great! you picked an awesome outfit. i love the picking up ones!
Miss Panda, Boston, MA Age and Occupation: 26, Graduate Student Fiance's Age and Occupation: 23, Graduate Student Engagement Date: June 27, 2011 Wedding Date: June 2013 About Me: I love window shopping, cute animals, crafting, baking, and most forms of procrastination. I tend to be overly meticulous with choices to a point of complete and total indecision. Mr. PBear and I met and live in the amazing city of Boston. We are big nerds who love trying new foods, playing video games, and cuddling with our adorable hamster. After 5 years together, we are planning an intimate, DIY-heavy, vintage garden themed, nonreligious wedding in the city where we fell in love.
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