Engagement Photo Preview

If you have been on Facebook in the last week then you have more than likely seen the preview to our engagement photo session. I just wanted to share some of my thoughts on the photos.

This may sound somewhat narcissistic but I am slightly obsessed with our photos. Calvin and I have never looked so good in photos. We both suffer from the rare disorder Goofyphotofaceitious.  Calvin's comes in the form of a crocked smile, mine in the form of a crazy person face. It is a crippling disorder, but somehow Beth of Blush Imagery, was able to get past this and take great photos. I can't begin to express how happy I was with Beth- her personality, her work- she is all around amazing!

You can see the full preview at Beth's website. 

A little behind the scenes about the day.

It started out a little tense. Calvin and I got stuck in traffic on the way over so we were running late. We both hate being late so we were a little stressed out.  I had enlisted the help of Laura to do makeup. I am incredibly clueless about how to make my face look presentable and Laura is a super star makeup artist. She had gotten stuck in the same traffic, so she was also running late.  Because Laura was also late I still wasn't even ready for photos when we arrived.

I thought for sure Beth was going to be annoyed but she was incredibly calm and patient with us. As we started shooting photos (late of course) Beth's calm spirit was contagious. Calvin and I were quickly comfortable.

Calvin got a little silly during the shot and made Beth laugh a lot. Her laughter encouraged him to get a lot sillier and a lot more comfortable.  At one point, while Laura was touching up my make-up, we overheard Calvin talking to Beth. The conversation went a little like this

Calvin: Beth, I have a little request.

Laura to me: How, cute he has a request.


I know Calvin, so I knew it wasn't going to be the Kodak moment Laura may have been imagining.


Calvin: Have you ever seen the show My Big Red Neck Wedding?


Beth: Yes (laughter)

Calvin: I was hoping to do a photo like from that show on my truck.

That is my future husband! How can you not love him?

We managed to get Calvin's truck photo, as well as many other incredible shots. I can not wait to see them all! I am also very excited for the wedding! We have so many good looking people in our wedding party. If Beth can make Calvin and my goofy faces look good, I can only imagine what she can do for all the beautiful and handsome people at our weddings!