Our Engagement Photos

As a wedding photographer myself I knew exactly what I wanted when it came to our engagement photos. Or so I thought! Our style tends to be more urban rather than nature but when the opportunity came to have our photos taken at 3825 S. Bowen in Arlington I could pass up on the offer. Actually, I hadn't even thought about what we would wear until I knew for sure where our location would be.

Evan of Evan Godwin Photography whom I happen to work for part-time did an amazing job at our session. He made us feel completely at ease which was nice because I was super nervous. The weather was perfect, it was laid back environment  and we had a fun time showcasing our love in front of the camera.

The planning process before hand had me SO stressed out becuase I wanted everything to be perfect but I was so happy how the photos came out. it was a huge relief to get our phots back and LOVE them. I even got my make-up done professionally for the first time EVER for this special occasion and with my recent weight loss I felt amazing.

I have to admit that haven't gotten any photos printed yet (guilty) but I PROMISE that I will. I already have frames and I'm also going to order a large canvas of one of the as well. Just gotta decide which one.

Take a look and let me know what you think!

Things are Coming Along!

Planning for my wedding is finally coming along! Along with receiving info for the resort on what options we get for the ceremony & reception, last week my mom and I went shopping Half of Half and found her Mother of the Bride dress for the wedding!!After trying on a few different dresses, this one we both agreed looked the best on her and it's perfect for a beach wedding.

Also, Kawon & his groomsmen met up last Sunday to pick out and buy their suits for the wedding. They had the option to pick from these two looks and chose to go with the bottom one. Most suits stores they visited however, haven't received their summer looks in yet and only had a small selection of light colored suits to chose from. So now they have to wait until mid March to purchase them. : (

Kawon also ordered his shoes for the wedding and now we're just waiting for them to be delivered.

Last week, I also received the envelopes I had ordered online  and made a quick trip to Michael's to pick up some more card stock for our wedding invitations! Now, I just have to decide on a font and get started!

Still to do on the list....a ton of stuff, but I can breath a little easier knowing that some progress has  been made. 

I Have to Stop Worrying and Plan This Wedding

When it comes to planning our wedding, I think I've hit a wall. According to my to-do list, by now I should have a host of things done but in all actuality I haven't done much. The wedding is exactly 4 months from today and that's only 120 days from now! Eekk!

Yes, there's less to do when planning a destination wedding, but there's still things to be done and I've been seriously slacking. Decisions...decisions and when it comes to planning my own wedding I am no good at making decisions. And to be honest I finally admitted this week that one reason I'm having such a hard time making decisions when it comes to the wedding is because I'm so worried about whatever else is gonna think. Why? I have no idea! It's my wedding, right? Why should I care what anyone else thinks, but I do. And I need to get over it pronto!

Last Saturday, I met up with my Matron of Honor, Maid of Honor and mom to go over the details of my bridal shower & bachelorette party and now I feel a little better about those events. This week I also emailed the wedding coordinator at the resort to request info on decor, flowers and menu choices and got some information packets back to go over so that I can have an idea of what I want. Whew!

Tomorrow I plan on ordering some card stock that I plan on using for our DIY invitations (that I should have bought a few weeks back) so that I can finally start that project. And I'll continue the search for bridesmaid dresses as well. Kawon and his groomsmen are going shopping on Sunday for their attire, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that everything turns out okay and they find everything they need.

Throwback Thursday

Here's a short trailer of Kawon & I's first trip to Las Vegas back in February of 2011. I've recorded tons of videos throughout our relationship and now that I've figured out how to work iMovie, I'll post a few new ones every now and then!

Enjoy!

I'm Engaged!!!

On July 3, 2012 after almost two years of dating my boyfriend popped the question and I SAID YES!! For more details of the proposal you can read about it here on my photography blog at www.shayla-j.com!

We've decided that we want to have a destination wedding and this blog will chronicle the ups & down of planning our wedding in the Dominican Republic in the summer of 2013.

I love everything about weddings and even considered becoming a wedding planner before I started my career in photography but I'm only 3 weeks into my engagement and I've been stressed already. Stay tuned for all the good, the bad & the ugly!