Say Cheese-y!

I think I'm sort of a wedding photo snob. I don't know how this came to be (perhaps it's the 5+ hours a week I spend internet stalking other people's weddings). Whatever the reason, I dislike traditional, stiff wedding pictures. I don't want my bridal party lined up like a bad prom photo (see below). I mean, it works for some people, but I just find it cheesy.

Image via John Partridge Photography

Luckily, one of my co-workers has a partner that runs a small photography business specializing in the kind of wedding photos I like. I am in love with her work, and with her personality. Plus, since she's my friend's partner, she's giving us quite the discount. Awesome.

Here's a small sample of her work:

All images via Green Apple Photography

I adore all of these photos especially the last one, as my FH and I spend a lot of time on the couch in exactly the same pose. I can't wait to see what magic she pulls off at our upcoming engagement shoot!

Is it weird to be in love with your photographer?

Chemistry is everything.

In case you missed my previous Save the Date posts, I'm planning on using a poem I wrote that gives a very brief history of how I met my FH. Despite the lovely rhyme, we've been having a great deal of trouble finding a picture suitable to grace the cover.

Then I had a light bulb moment...

What if we took a picture in the building where we met? Dressed up as scientists no less. CUTE!

Even better, there's a bright orange wall (yay for not renovating since the '60s) in the stairwell adjacent to my research lab that would act as the perfect backdrop (our wedding colours are black, white, and orange, if you recall).

Here's how I want us to be posed:

Image via http://hanssietrainorphotography.com/

Can't you just picture it with the white lab coats, goggles, and maybe even a beaker or two?