Blurb Engagement Book

Well since Christmas is almost over and we have given out two of the three books to our parents I can finally share the package I was obsessively tracking last week. It was our blurb books that we made with our engagement pictures. We gave them as gifts to our parents so that they could have copies of all the pictures but wouldn't have tons of loose pictures they didn't know what to do with.

The books turned out awesome! We decided to go with the smallest, soft cover size and they were perfect. The quality was great. We decided to go with the premium paper which was well worth it, and the color was right on. So far everyone has loved it and so do we. Here are some snapshots of how they turned out.

Front Cover

Title Page

Last Page (with a note we added)

Back Cover

The Real Vanessa and Andy

Andy and I most of the time are loving, kind and caring towards each other. But at the same time we really enjoy harassing each other. Not in a mean and negative nature but in the haha, I just got you, kind. We are sarcastic with one another, tickle, poke, prod, joke, tease and play tricks on each other. Both of us trying to out do the other each time, all done lovingly of course.

Andy normally is the one to initiate these "games" and I hate to admit it he normally wins. But during our engagement pictures Andy was sitting on the bench and I was right behind him. He couldn't see me or what I was doing and it was just too easy, he was like a sitting duck. Even though these pictures were supposed to be loving and sweet I just couldn't resist the temptation to really get him. So I did it, I gave him a wet willy, yeah I know reeeaaal classy, but it was so much fun!

And of course in true fashion Andy had to try to get me back. Notice how I said TRY since he didn't go through with it. He must have decided a mouth full of makeup wouldn't taste very good, however I am sure his version is that he was just too much of a gentleman, ha. This round goes to Vanessa! I love you baby :)

Photos by Geri Ciulla

Engagement Pictures

It has taken me longer than expected to post our engagement pictures because I was having problems with blogger uploading them, but finally here they are. We are really happy with our pictures and have way too many favorties! There is no way we could post all of them so here is a sampling. Yes, there are a lot. But I just couldn't help myself and how do you pick just 2 or 3 out of 172? Yes, I said 172.

Photos taken by our fabulous photographer Geri Ciulla

They are Here!

Today was just like Christmas morning because when I opened up my email there was a special surprise wating for me, OUR ENGAGEMENT PICTURES! I was so excited I actually squealed out loud. As soon as I pick out some of my favorites I will be posting them to share with all of you!

Engagement Pictures, Check

Yesterday we took our engagement pictures and it was wonderful! We ended up with a sunny day and blue skies which was all we could ask for. It was a bit chilly but nothing unbearable and I was willing to freeze my butt off for good pictures. We actually were up for doing anything for the pictures because we were having fun! I was afraid Andy would think it was kinda stupid to have engagement pictures and wouldn't understand why we were doing it, but he loved it just as much as me.

Geri is an amazing photographer! Not only is she talented but she was just fun to be with. We get along really well and enjoyed spending close to two hours with her which is great since she will be spending our entire wedding day with us. In fact we probably could have just sat down with her to chat over a cup of coffee but that whole pesky taking pictures thing got in the way. We obviously can't tell you how the pictures look just yet but I have no doubts about them.

The only disappointment out of the whole experience was that there weren't any brilliant colored leaves on any trees which I was hoping for. But you can't control mother nature. Oh yeah and we were out there so long that it got too dark to take any more pictures otherwise we could have kept going. Maybe Geri will let us do this again before the wedding?

Getting Excited!

Yesterday I spent a good part of my day shopping for clothes for our engagement pictures. And I have to say I am getting excited, its like the feeling a kid gets on Christmas morning. I am still not sure what I am going to wear but my sister is coming over tomorrow to go through all the options I bought and it will turn out fine. In my excitement I visited my photographers blog as I do regularly to look at some of the engagement pictures she has taken in the past. Here are a few I could get my hand on:

Photos taken from Ciulla Photography

I should have this figured out by now

Tuesday we are having our engagement pictures. We should have already taken care of this by now but we have no idea what we are going to wear. I have seen hundreds of engagement pictures and some people dress up, some people dress down and some do both with multiple wardrobe changes. I am now worried about picking out one outfit and wondering if two outfits is really necessary. The point of the pictures is to get some shots of us in regular clothes so that we have some nice pictures other than those of us on our wedding day. I am just wondering is it really worth all the fuss?

Continued Obsession

Most of you know from previous posts I have been diligently watching the weather and changing leaves since our engagement pictures are a week from today. Based on last week I would say we are on track for great Fall weather/foliage. The forecast for now is 63 degrees and partly cloudy which I can definitely deal with. What do you think will it be perfect Fall weather?

Obsessed

I am currently obsessed with monitoring the changing color of the leaves. We are having our engagement pictures October 21st and I picked this date based on when the fall foilage would be at its peak. I have been enjoying watching the leaves change color but also stressing if I picked a date too late or too early to have good color in the background of our pictures. Obviously even if our date coincides with the peak season it doesn't necessarily mean we will have beautifully colored leaves at the exact spot where we are taking our pictures, but I do hope it means there will be a few around. I recently found that weather.com has a great map that they update daily to allow you to watch the progress of the changing leaves and you can bet I have been checking it daily.