Wedding Wednesdays: Chalking It Up (Engagement Shoot)

Darlings - I have come across A LOT (and I mean a lot) of great wedding engagement photos, but these are some of my absolute favorite ones of all time!  We did a mini chalkboard-inspired piece for our engagement pictures (in our driveway), but I think these definitely take the cake.

These wonderful shots were taken by One Eye Click and they totally rock.
Pretty stinkin' cute don't you think??? That last one is my fav!!!

With the HUGE chalkboard trend right now for weddings, I am loving this SO much! Talk about creativity ladies and gents! Hope you all have a beautiful Hump Day!

  To view the rest of their lovely shoot, go here.

So You're Engaged. Now What?

Earlier this morning, I stopped by the corner Starbucks for my usual tall skinny vanilla latte and had a nice talk with one of the workers about her squirrels. No really, we were talking about squirrels in her front yard.  Any who, another employee rolled in and exclaimed "Linh just got married!"  This was quickly followed by a thunder of cheers and clapping from the employees and customers I didn't even know.  But wait - it gets better.  Then, she said "And I just got engaged on NYE!"  Of course, we cheered even louder for her.  Yay!  It was a nice moment.

Image via Sacramento Wedding Photographers

I asked her if they picked a date or started anything, to which she quickly replied "No, we are just enjoying the moment."  What a smart woman.

If you have just gotten engaged, my best advice is to plan nothing for the first month.  Enjoy the moment. Bask in the engagement stage (because it will be gone before you know it).  My hubby and I threw a few ideas around, but we didn't even pick up the phone or send any emails to any vendors until 2 months after we were engaged.  We were engaged at the end of October 2009 and I started planning by wedding around this time last year. It was great to take it all in while I could because once the planning started, there was no turning back.

Image via Callaway Gable