Engagement Pictures

What a glorious and fun-filled day this was! After my stressful journey for finding the perfect outfits, Brandon getting contagiously ill just days before, leaving at 5am on Saturday to drive to Springfield, MO before our 12:30 appointment, and Brandon forgetting his pants, we were relaxed and carefree during our session.

Now to brag about our photographer. Katie Day is a college friend of Brandon. They did comedy improv and SOAR (MSU Summer Orientation) together and have a long friendship history. When we got engaged I contacted her about being our wedding photographer, but she recently just became a mommy for the second time (little boy born 12-12-12 --how cool!), putting her on maternity leave. Which led us to find another photographer, who I also love and can't wait to use, but Katie offered to do an ale cart engagement session. I couldn't pass that up. Not only would a good friend of Brandon's get to take our pictures, but we would get to take them in Springfield, where we both went to college, met, and began our relationship. 

She has the best personality, even being eight months pregnant she walked us all over downtown and kept us laughing the whole time. 

Also, when I asked her what she thought of a paint war, I got the best response: 

LET'S DO IT!

I knew I didn't want to have a set of normal engagement pictures and doing the color run this past summer, a paint war seemed like the way to make memories.

Here are some of our favorites (out of over 100 pictures taken, this was tough!)

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Beginning to Look A Lot Like...

I don't know what's come over me. I love Christmas time, but I never, never, ever, put myself in a Christmas state of mind till after Thanksgiving. I avoid Christmas radio stations, walk past the brightly colored aisles, and don't think Christmas till Black Friday has come and gone.

But this time it's different and I've been taken over by something holly and jolly. I'm not sure if it's my subconscious wanting holidays to come faster so it means 5-26-13 is closer or what but I felt the urge to pack up my Halloween decor on November 1st. I told myself this year I wouldn't need to buy any new holiday decorations...not happening.

Last year I went with a natural-woodland theme. I stuck to browns, burlaps, and pine cones. 

This is still coming out. I love it! Steps coming later.

50 pine cones later

While walking in TJMaxx, I was inspired by a different theme this year. 

I am spending Thanksgiving with Brandon and friends in Dallas while he is on a med school rotation. I have traveled to many cities and many states, but never Texas! I am really excited for a southern, every thing's bigger and brighter Texan Thanksgiving with great friends! And I'm off the hook for cooking the turkey for another year---I told my mom last year I would cook the turkey when I got engaged..HAH!

Took 3 months to get a mani

Wedding planning is coming right along, things have kind of slowed down after the initial deposits have been made, and now taking a breather and doing the fun stuff! We registered two weeks ago and took our engagement pictures last Saturday in our old stomping grounds: Springfield, MO.

A little sneak peek of what may or may not have happened during our pictures.... 

Although the town has changed a bit, I still get happy, homey feelings driving around, and get so jealous of the carefree college kids I see...and I just said kids, wow. 

One thing has stayed the same

It turned out to be a beautiful day {November--who would've thought?} I can't WAIT to see them...and I'm totally not checking our photographer's Facebook page every few hours...or my email...or her blog. Patience is a virtue. 

I'll leave you with my only Thanksgiving decoration... Gobble, baby.