{E-Session} : Christie + Chad by Ideology Photography - Part 2

Just in case you haven’t completely fallen in love with Ideology Photography by Jessica Santiesteban after Christie and Chad e-session featured yesterday, I’m going to clinch the deal now!

Christie and Chad are both writers, so they decided to capture their affection for of books on this second part of their engagement session. It is filled with vintage books and a whole lot of love! It’s fresh and sincere and simple wonderful!

Photography: Ideology Photography by Jessica Santiesteban

{E-Session} : Christie + Chad by Ideology Photography

It seems that all of Ideology Photography’s couples are up for some great fun when it comes to their engagement shoots! Take Christie and Chad, for example ….. They didn’t have one, but two incredibly styled and marvelously themed engagement sessions. Here’s the beautiful first part.

You know I always say that inspiration is all around you! Couldn’t ask for a more perfect example. Chad is from New Orleans and Christie is from El Paso. So they decided to have a New Orleans meets El Paso type of e-session. And they couldn’t pick a better photographer for this challenge. Seriously talented, Jessica Santiesteban from Ideology Photography captured these dazzling images and I have to admit, I’m kind of obsessed. The bride-to-be is so beautiful, the photographs are extraordinary, the location is divine… it’s a pretty perfect package.

 

Stay tuned because tomorrow I’ll bring you the oh-so-pretty second part of Christie + Chad.

And Jessica, wow, girl!! Can’t wait to see the wedding!!!

{Engagement Session} : Brooke + Travis by Dawson Taylor Studios

I knew the pecan tree farms around the Mesilla area where a beautiful location for e-sessions or wedding shoots, but this engagement shoot by Dawson Taylor Studios takes pecan tree backdrops to a whole new level. And quite frankly, I couldn’t expect anything less from the Dawson Taylor Studios team. They always do a great job not only shooting beautiful images, but also styling them to perfection. I’m just loving all the props, specially the pink parasol! And when you add to this equation totally adorable cowboy boots, well let’s just say I am in my blogging happy place. Approachable, light-hearted yet totally beautiful, this engagement session has it all.

Photography: Dawson Taylor Studios

{Engagement Inspiration} : Vintage Bikes - Part 1

Happy Monday! If you stopped by Belle last week, you may recall that charming pink bike I posted on Friday. Remember the photos on my Fabulous Friday posts are always clues of things coming up on the following week.

And here we’re already… So today, I’m starting of this week with some inspiration on my favorite accessories for e-sessions, vintage bikes. This fun elements give engagement shoots a colorful, romantic touch and a bit of excitement. The following images are so pretty that probably would get you encouragement to bring a pair of bicycles to your own engagement shoot. But, please remember that, the key-factor when incorporating vintage bikes into e-sessions is the color. In my humble opinion, pastels or bright hues work best!

Photography credits from top to bottom, left to right: Photo 1, Images #2 and #3, Pic No.4, Photo #5, Image No.6, Pics 7 and 8, Photo #9, Image 10, Picture No.11


Get more engagement inspiration at Part 2 of Vintage Bikes.

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{Engagement Session} : Stephanie + Chris by Wedding Xpressions

When I heard there was an engagement session shot at the War Eagles Air Museum waiting in my inbox – I couldn’t open it fast enough. When I saw that it was from Wedding Xpressions, some of my favorite El Paso photographers, I may or may not have let out a little gasp. I was instantly mesmerized with the vintage airplanes, the crazy gorgeous location and of course, the plethora of romance. In fact, I don’t think there is one little piece of this shoot that I’m not head over heels for. These images are passion galore with a special touch of vintage love. They look like they escaped from a movie... they kind of remind me of the film Pearl Harbor. I hope you enjoy them!

Ahhh… and make sure to stop by at the end of the post to read the romantic proposal story and some hints about the multicultural wedding this cool couple is planning.

From the bride... Chris and I met while attending school at New Mexico State University during our sophomore years. Chris and his best friend managed to have the housing staff permit them to live on an all-girls floor in the dorms and wound up being my neighbors. After 6 months of friendship, we started dating. Four years later, Chris proposed by hiding scavenger hunt clues in Easter eggs, which ended with an engagement ring around the collar of one of our pet cats. We have lived apart for the past year while Chris was completing his US Air Force Combat Systems Officer Training in Pensacola, FL and I finished my last year of Graduate School at NMSU.

The wedding will be held June of 2012 and will incorporate elements from Chris's Hawaiian traditions and my German traditions. Some of the traditions that will be incorporated include drinking from the Brautbecher, which is a German tradition where the couple drinks from a pewter cup with two ends. Whoever is capable of finishing their end of the cup first, is said to win the key to the house. To include another German tradition, we are taking a different approach to the selection of the next "bride-to-be". Instead of the traditional bouquet toss, in Germany the groom is blindfolded and must remove the bridal veil and successfully select one of the single women who walk in a circle around the couple. He must then pin the veil in her hair blindfolded. From the Hawaiian side, we will be incorporating the famous Lei element to our wedding. During a Hawaii wedding, the bride and groom exchange leis which was a tradition practiced by the royalty for hundreds of years in Hawaii. The exchange symbolizes love and commitment. We will also be using white orchids as one of our wedding flowers (along with red roses). Instead of doing the traditional lighting of the unity candle, we will be doing a sand ceremony where different color sands are poured into a bottle signifying the unity of the two families. And lastly, we will be leaving the ceremony to the Hawaiian wedding song "Ke Kali Nei Au"  (Waiting Here for You).

Photography: Wedding Xpressions