5 Mar

If you’ve ever been to Disneyland and taken yourself out of the Mickey Mouse of it all, you’ll notice the creative details that go into the meticulous environments that make it the happiest place on earth. The art directors have mastered the visitors experience – the use of space, colors, hand-painted typography, and architecture makes every Land in Disneyland feel like you’re walking through a romantic and nostalgic movie set. And that’s exactly why and how Alexandria + Johnny wanted Connie Lyu to photograph their e-sesh, by shooting in a way that one wouldn’t be able to tell right away it was a theme park and instead, capture its unique and festive atmosphere.

a disneyland engagement shoot

a disneyland engagement shoot

a disneyland engagement shoot

a disneyland engagement shoot

a disneyland engagement shoot

a disneyland engagement shoot

 

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2 Mar

Jacob and Annie are the talented husband and wife team behind  Brumley and Wells Fine Art Photography. Their style will have you letting out a sigh of happiness-it’s so dreamy. But they’re onto something these two. Their cameras are magical little instruments that instantly turn out a stunning photograph after another. That’s why they’re pros, and why we’re head over heels in love with Jenna + Joshua’s engagement sesh.

lavender cream engagement shoot

engagement shoot in a field

A few words from Brumley and Wells:

We had a magical day photographing Joshua and Jenna in the foothills of Colorado. Joshua is an artist, and Jenna is a photographer, so the two chose to style an art themed picnic to bring out their personalities in their engagement shoot. Jenna’s beautiful Gap dress and casually styled hair were so perfect for the setting, and gave movement to the entire shoot. The two are so in love and so natural together, and we were honored to capture a snippet of that on camera.

lavender cream engagement shoot

lavender cream engagement shoot

picnic engagement shoot

picnic engagement shoot

Jenna + Joshua’s story of love:

Our love story first began almost three years ago when we first met. Despite how cliché it might sound, we really do remember the very first time we saw each other. Working together over the summer, we quickly became close friends and started dating. We knew right away that we would one day get hitched. Our dream of getting married always included the hope of having Jacob and Annie as our photographers. These dear friends of ours have distinctly professional artistry that attracted Joshua who is an artist himself. We really wanted to include his artistic passion in our engagement shoot, and so we chose to create an art themed picnic. The picnic theme was also meaningful to us because Joshua proposed on a mountain top picnic in July. Jacob and Annie knew exactly how to help us make our vision come to life in our photo shoot. The colors and style of the shoot perfectly foreshadow our upcoming wedding in a truly magical way.

Happy weekend, Cakelets!

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22 Feb

Some of our favorite engagement sessions are the ones with little to no props. You, your lovebug, the outdoors, and a photographer that loves capturing the little moments when you forget they’re there will guarantee you amazing photos. Since Amy + Greg were planning on a formal downtown wedding affair, they wanted their photos to reflect a warm rural feeling. Emily G took them out to a beautiful abandoned farm and caught them at their cutest — in the middle of a cozy picnic on a cool early winter morning.

rural-oregon-engagement-session

rural-oregon-engagement-session

rural-oregon-engagement-session

rural-oregon-engagement-session

rural-oregon-engagement-session

rural-oregon-engagement-session

A few words from Emily G:

The night was warm, beautiful and the light was perfect. Our location was rustic and endlessly inspiring. Amy + Greg are not only sweet hearts, but incredibly good looking and stylish. Really, a photographer’s dream. I also love this session as the theme was special to the couple. These two had an over the top fabulous new years wedding, but wanted something more rustic for their engagement photos. I think we captured the rustic style they were looking for, plus had a great time.

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20 Feb

As promised, we’re back with more from Desiree Spinner Events and Trent Bailey‘s Nantucket wedding inspiration shoot. The first part was all about the details and decor. The second part is all about the couple climbing into their rowboat to sail off into their forever – reminding us that after the wedding has been all said and done, a bottle of wine and a beach blanket is all you need to unwind and enjoy your first day as a married couple! We’re getting all kinds of excited for Summer now… and perhaps see a week-long getaway to the adoring island in our future.

boat wedding send-off

The sign on the back of the boat says, “We’re wicked in love ya’ll” mixing both New England and Southern sayings.

beach engagement shoot

nantucket engagement shoot

The seascape is so romantic in this lighting and beautifully captured by Trent Bailey, right? Thank you to all the talent involved in creating this shoot. Any Nantucket-bound couples are sure to find inspiration in this shoot!

Photography: Trent Bailey / Design and Styling: Desiree Spinner Events / Hair: Stacey Kuehn / Makeup: Katrina Hess

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10 Feb

One of our Chicago vendors, trüstudio, is representin’ today, and helping us to kick off  the many Valentine’s Day / romantic inspiration that we have coming your way next week. This uber charming love sesh – complete with a pretty little lady playing a hand-drawn banjo starts off just like how we all dream of spending a sweet day with our man – lounging around and being cute together. Halfway into the shoot things get a little different (in the most creative way possible). See for yourself!

paper fortune valentine

Here are a  few words from trustudio to help set the mood:

It’s a bright sunny morning and nothing beats lounging around with the one you love. It happens to be Valentine’s day, but there won’t be any red roses, chocolates, or teddy bears gifted today. This year, for Jaime and Patrick, it’s all about celebrating their relationship, their memories of times past, and looking forward to their future. After being together for many years, Patrick wanted this year to be different, to be special and to show Jaime just how much their relationship meant to him. He decided that, instead of giving Jaime a traditional card, his ‘valentine’ would be to make an old school paper fortune – with a twist.  Hidden inside were favorite memories he and Jaime share, as well as an upcoming surprise. 

paper fortune valentine

This is where the shoot turns into cute overload. Kind of reminds us of a cute scene out of Michel Gondry’s, The Science of Sleep.

illustration photo engagement ideas

gold ring wedding ideas 

illustration photo engagement ideas

Don’t mind us. We may just start illustrating sweet cute nothings on all our personal photos. This is the cutest idea!

Thanks to all the amazing talent involved for allowing us to share!

Photography: Steve + Anne Truppe of trü studio / Styling: trü studio / Hair + Makeup: Shelby George Smith / Talent: Patrick + Jaime of Lily’s Talent Agency

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