Our engagement photos came in the mail today! Head on over to our engagement photo gallery and check them out! [ Yes, there ARE 300 of them. ]
If you are friend or family and would like copies, just email me (but be sure to correct the email address) the ID number of the photos you want and your address. We'll send you digital copies and/or prints!
All photos were taken by Nicole Tavenner of Piknik Studios in Polson, Montana.
Posted on December 05, 2007 @ 10:29 PM | 9 comments
Comments:
Lovely pics.
I have a cultural question - is it common in the US to have professional engagement photos taken?
In the UK this would be a bit flashy or pretentious, but you and Justin certainly seem anything but.
By 
, at
2:49 AM, December 06, 2007
i love your photos. you picked a beautiful place to have them done and you both look so happy! :)
By 
gleek, at
7:26 AM, December 06, 2007
That photo is so D/s...hah!
By Justin, at
10:33 AM, December 06, 2007
Hey Lou,
It's common to have a few casual photos taken because people often post engagement announcements in local papers and want a picture to go with the words. These pics aren't always professional but more often than not they are paid for, and shot in the portrait style.
We wanted some pictures taken to commemorate our engagement even though by the time we decided to have them done it was more than a year after Justin proposed. For me, this was less about the engagement and more about making a record of our relationship.
I tend to take a lot of pictures and therefore I'm always behind the camera and never in front of it. These are the first professional photos we've had taken of the both of us in the 8 years we've been together. I also wanted to do this shoot because it allowed us to test out our wedding photographer and get some more relaxed pictures than those we were expecting on the wedding day.
Justin was reluctant at first because he didn't see the need for the photoshoot. The funny thing was that partway through it, he was saying that we should get it done every year because it was such an emotional an intimate experience for both of us. We really had a great time!
That being said, the photographer went WAY BEYOND the call of duty. We expected to have her for one or two hours and maybe get a handful of good shots out of it. But she took pictures for over 4 hours-- in 6 locations. This was NOT what we were planning on! It was amazing and really affordable for what we got. (She didn't charge us any more than what we had agreed on.) We were all just having so much fun in that incredible location that we didn't want to stop.
So no, what we did is not common or standard at all. There are usually some commemorative photos, but not like this. Our photo shoot was an unusual experience.
By Kat, at
11:53 AM, December 06, 2007
your photos are gorgeous. any favorites? i still like the by-the-tree makeout used on your blog. there are lots of great ones. your kids are going to be fucking beautiful. yeah, a 300-shot engagement series could be seen as pretentious, but, you're not pretentious, and people don't have enough quality photos of themselves and their loved ones, so, fuck it. you'll only be young and sexy for so long, right? =)
By , at
4:30 PM, December 06, 2007
Great photos. I am partial to the black and white ones myself.
By running42k, at
4:41 AM, December 07, 2007
stunning pictures!!
- meegan
notsosimple.net
By , at
7:00 PM, December 07, 2007
Thanks for the long reply! It's nice to hear that your experience was so cool.
Lou
By , at
1:28 AM, December 10, 2007
Browsing some of your photos, I was puzzled as to that bright orb in the sky (some people call it the sun I guess). I haven't seen that thing for a few months. Then I read the rest of your post and noticed they were taken in Montana.
You got some, er a LOT of great shots!
By Louie, at
7:59 AM, December 11, 2007
