Needless to say, I have body issues, and I did not want pictures of myself looking the way I currently do. I tried crash dieting, and attempted to exercise (emphasis on attempted). However, there seemed to be no need!
The pictures and the experience were amazing! I am so happy with everything that I accomplished and am thrilled with the results.
The first thing we did was book a photographer that we liked. Luckily, my future mother in law is an amazing woman who found and booked Mariano Friginal, our photographer. If you click on his name, you will see how amazing he is!
I then set about making different props for the session. I knew that I wanted a wooden "N" (for my future last name!) and then a few other things to have fun with. I made a trip to Michael's once again, and bought a few things. I found my wooden "N" which happened to already be finished and in white. I then picked up a pack of three canvas's (the cheep ones that are just on cardboard, not wrapped). To help me decorate and add a little fun, I bought a stencil of a rose. Because I recently moved, I had to buy a few new paints and paint brushes, but luckily I always go for the cheap ones!
I then worked on my props. For the "N" I stenciled on the rose, taping it down and then dabbing the paint and never, ever, brushing it across. To make the pink rose stand out, my bridesmaid and roommate Vanessa suggested that I paint some of the grey in between the petals. Check it out!
Of the three it is definitely not my favorite, pretty much because of the background, but I still like it.
From there I went with a more simple background and just painted a large pink heart.
Instead of being obvious and writing "love" I put the date of the wedding as a cute touch. (These pictures were going to be used for our save the dates by the way!)
Now it is time for my favorite! I took the same rose stencil that I used on the "N" and started dabbing light pink paint, placing the stencil in random places.
Next I traced out "love" in cursive and painted it thick in a dark gray.
I really like how this one turned out and was excited to use it in the engagement pictures!
Hopefully you like them!
