So You're EnGAYged

Despite being married and not actually engaged, we still jumped at the opportunity to do engagement photos – because, really, who can have too many pictures of themselves being a cute couple?!?!?!  We can’t.  We initially didn’t think we’d get a chance to do any, because we didn’t know if we were going to get to go down to the US anytime before the wedding.  But we managed to plan a quick trip and our photographer, Kelly Prizel, was able to meet us in New York  the same weekend we were there.  We went out to the Brooklyn Bridge (one of our favourites spots) and City Hall, and were lucky enough to have amazing weather (so amazing, that it seemed the entire city took advantage of it and was out on the bridge - there are a lot of other people in our pictures, which is kinda fun).

*See my foot in a cast?  Yeah.  That’s been fun.  I’m supposed to have it off two weeks before the wedding… keeping my fingers crossed.  More on that in another post.*

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I was planning to submit this to SYE before I was a blogger, but then I decided to apply to write, and once I knew I’d been accepted I was so excited that I just kind of forgot about it for a while.  I find it hard to believe that happened, since I’m still so blown away by the pictures!  Ross Mantle is a friend of a friend and Stacy and I were immediately impressed with the artistry and creativity of his work.  His background is in photojournalism, and although he’s in the early stages of his career, his talent is definitely taking him places (he’s shot for the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal).  I think these pictures will explain why we were so excited when he agreed to shoot our wedding.

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A big thanks to Kate McElwee Photography for sending these over. I actually spotted these in my RSS subscriber because I follow Kate’s blog but she emailed them to me before I could ask. Woot!

Chris: Kelly Alice and I met through a mutual friend, Erica. Erica, who lives in Philadelphia, actually went to college (Penn State) with KA and she also dates my very good friend Jo, who lives in New Orleans. One day Erica sends me an IM saying, “Do you like girls with tattoos?” to which I replied, “it depends on the tattoo…” Thankfully KA has good tattoos so she made the introductions and KA and I had an amazing 1st date.

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Beth and Jenny were awesome enough to write all about their engagement story after Amy from Teegan Photography submitted their engagement photographs. They went to Disneyland(!!) for their engagement session and I’m very jealous that they could include ferris wheels in their shots.
From Jenny:
Beth and I dated for approximately three years before our big day. We fell in love fast and instantly had an unmistakable connection. Within about a year of dating, we knew there was something special there and that we didn’t want to be with anyone else.
Disneyland has always had a special meaning to us. It has always been our “thing to do”, having season passes, naturally, living in Southern California. Beyond that, this is a place where we always connected. It became a special tradition. It was about special connection, walking while holding hands, enjoying the carefree atmosphere, screaming on rides together, etc. Specifically, there was one moment while sitting on a bench in California Adventure overlooking the water (fabulous view at night), where we spent a good amount of time reminiscing about our relationship and how special it was. From then on we spent the next year building a strong, solid foundation and were bonded more than ever before.
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If you remember we were pretty disappointed with our first engagement photos, so we had a redo with Kelly Prizel. I had a total freak out that morning about what to wear. I was so stressed after our previous experience that this time would be awkward or uncomfortable, but it so much fun. J and I drove out to a pick your own pumpkin farm in Maryland to meet Kelly. I had a great time, especially with the goats (I love goats). We are both so happy with the experience and how the pictures turned out. If any of you still need a photographer, I highly recommend Kelly. In fact, we liked her so much that she is officially our wedding photographer!

One of the pictures below is the front of our Save the Date postcard. Can you guess which?

Photo via Kelly Prizel Photography

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