All of the pictures are in! They are great. Period-The End.
And I’m not being vain by saying that either. Ashlee did so good of making both
me and Seth look good and in-love… which takes talent. So, all the compliments
are due to her. Instead of keeping them all to myself, I thought it would be
appreciated if I shared some of my favorites with you all. So throughout this
post, please enjoy some pictures that cause me to squeal on the inside.
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Before we even took the pictures, I knew that I wanted two
different outfits: a more formal one, and a more casual one. Honestly, I was
hoping that with the more casual outfit we would be able to go on in Sanford Stadium again to get some pictures there. But dearest Seth felt uneasy about
doing that again and asking for permission to do that one more time. He didn’t
want to push any more buttons than he had to. After all, it was purely by the
grace of God that we got to be on the field for the proposal…. or so he says. That
is fine though. I picked my battles, and left that one alone. Although we were
not going on the field I did want some sort of “UGA Spirited” outfit/picture
combo. We accommodated this request to North Campus and got some shots with our
bulldog attire, the arch, and the infamous red and black Coke bottles. Props go
out to Seth for having that bright idea!
Although my ring has always been sparkly, and will continue
to be sparkly, I knew that for these pictures, I might want to get it shined up
just a bit. Since the jewelry store that Seth purchased my ring from was about
an hour and a half away, we had to come up with a plan B on getting this thing
cleaned. So, the two of us moseyed over to the mall a couple of hours before
our pictures were scheduled. We walked in a jewelry store and “were looking at
wedding bands.” (Yeah right.) As we were “looking” and I was trying some things
on, I casually mentioned that my engagement ring doesn’t look as bright as the
wedding band that I was sporting. I further inquired about how I could fix this.
The poor, innocent jeweler hastily suggested that she would be glad to clean
and shine my ring so it looks as new as the band! (Bingo) Once the mission was
accomplished, we gradually made our way out of the store with promises to
return and “purchase the wedding band” we were “looking” at. Pure genius.
This is my first wedding. And as a result, my first
engagement shoot too. So I was not entirely sure how this would all go down. I
was hoping and praying that Seth and I would get some sort of direction with
how to pose, act, etc. And praise the Lord we did! Otherwise, they would have
turned out 10x worse. Seth and I probably wouldn’t have even touched each other
if not instructed. (Well, maybe not really, but you never can tell.) I know I
have mentioned this in a previous post, so I won’t run it in the ground, but we
aren’t the most mushy-gushy-touchy-feely couple you will meet. So any kind of
instruction is good instruction! Another prayer request of mine was that the
awkwardness would be at a minimum. No matter how much in-love you may be,
imagine how strange it is to be looking at each other for a minute straight
while being no more than an inch and a half away from the other person’s face.
(And breath). But I am glad I did it because it made for some great pictures! Oh
and about the awkwardness… it was not that bad. We do love each other, you know.
Lastly, the weather couldn’t have been better. I just knew
without a shadow of a doubt, that it was going to be raining. Why? Well, it has
rained on every important event in my life thus far, so why not then? (Rain
visited: both proms, graduation, moving in/out of dorms, birthday, etc.)
Because of my attraction to rain, I knew it was a good idea to stay away from
the outside wedding idea. It’s a great thing that December weddings don’t lend
themselves too well for that anyway. But for engagement pictures, the weather
was great. Not only did it not rain, but the ground wasn’t wet and the sun was
shining! Of course we couldn’t get away from 0% humidity—Note the frizzy hair.
But I will take what I can get!
I hope you have enjoyed these pictures as much as I have.
Feel free to check more out under the “Pictures” page on my blog. Since I am so
thrilled with the pictures, I will have a hard time picking just ONE to go on
Save the Dates, and ONE to go in the newspaper. So, don’t be surprised if you
see a photo collage of us in the paper. Just joking, of course. But they are
all too good to pass up! Thanks to the wonderful and talented Ashlee!! (And
Seth for his cooperation!)
Note: Seth did have permission to wear his cowboy boots in our photo shoot. It was one of those "battles" I chose not to fight. Plus, he looks kinda cute in them anyway.
