#70 Engagement Photos donezo!

I've been meaning to post some of these up. I love how I mentioned(ever so slyly) that I liked Max Wanger's poses. In reality, I've been swooning over that guy for a month before booking Bitoy but wouldn't dare say it because it would be like a client of mine saying "I love X designer's style, copy it" but in the end, he edited some pics in that style- even I couldn't figure it out!! Anyway, this is my absolute fave.

#33 Photo session

above: me taking a pic of Beethoven taking pics

Carry

Beach shots

So Beet. drove 2 hours into Pensacola to shoot M+C's wedding photos. After that, FH and I drove him to downtown Mobile in AL. He shot our engagement shoots(or he calls it the "prenup shoot"- tee hee, that's what they must call in in the Phillipines!).

The shots I thought were lovely and I've always dreamt of taking fashion/editorial styled shots. Thus, I wore my red satin bubble dress with my handmade fabric feather applique and had my hair wavy and long. I actually think engagement photos are totally unnecessary and cheesy but because B included in our package and I refered M+C to him, I figured, WHY NOT?! FH and I hardly have any photos of just us two other than your typical myspace shots and etc. I freaking love Max Wanger's photography style but am also aware that he uses some serious filters. Nonetheless, the vintage feel is lovely to me so I wanted to emulate the cutesy poses. As much as I really like B and think he'll do great at our wedding, I already know many of our engagement photos will be the posed photos I make fun of!

Being in downtown again was very nostalgic for me. I knew going to Bienville Square was a great idea but it didn't hit me until I stepped out onto the street. The entire week's forecast called for scattered T-Storms so VERY fortunately for us, it didn't rain but the sky was overcast. Normally overcast skies make me kind of sad but it provided a nice, nostalgic filter that was natural and appropriate for that older, vintage feel I wanted in the pics.

#18 Rentals

FH got onto me for not planning and researching better- we have less than 6 months before the wedding and I haven't gotton the foundation down yet! Boo boo boo!

So today I looked up and calculated the rentals- Ace Rents:$1063- to rent about 14 tables, 120 chairs, forks, spoons, knives, dinner plates, and dinner bowls. (about $500 just on stupid chairs!!!)

Kent's Special Events:$1180

To Buy: 120 folding chairs for $10/pc on Craigslist- maybe talk down to $9/pc, thus = 1080.00. We get to own it and possibly sell it after the wedding for about the same price, or the way we see it, sell it for $6/pc and still save 33% off of renting it. It sounds like too much hassle- seriously considering just renting the bobo folding chairs.Holy Shitake Mushrooms.

So, I'm thinking canning the stupid chairs and seriously taking up the chair stump idea by FH. I mean, we only have 100 acres of forest at our disposal. It's cuter and more nostalgic. Wouldn't you remember a wedding that made you sit on stumps?

#4 Photog! Beethoven Awitz

So right when Thomas and I decide on not having a photographer, my friend Irel texts me that she knows an awesome photographer as her friend and sends me his link. I told her straight up- we didn't really want one but if we hired a photog we would pay student rates because that was our original plan anyway(to hire an art student from my art department).

Anyway, I checked out this guy's stuff-I checked out the weddings he did in the Phillipines- GORGEOUS!!

Absolutely professional quality. I let Thomas know what was up and he's like,"clearly you want a photographer and he's good. Let's do it."

Anyway, here's Beethoven for you!