061416-southern-wedding-party-confetti.jpg

wedding blog + planning guide for creative weddings | inspiration for DIY Brides

Brenda's Wedding Blog is your online resource for planning your dream elegant wedding. Helping you find the "wow" in weddings.

Posts in Real Engagements
Real Engagement : a cute dress and a couple's pure love

I've got the perfect fall engagement session from G.E. Masana Photography for you this morning. The photography is beautiful and captures the pure love of the couple Emma and Vincent. The words from G.E. say it best when he describes his photography as it's important for him to get the couple to open up, and "it becomes as if no one else is there but the two of them, amidst the beauty of nature surrounding them. It's about love. It’s a romantic notion. It never grows old, it never dies. It never ceases to captivate." G.E. told me that he thinks "of the long ago photos of Cartier-Bresson and others who photographed lovers on the streets of Paris, beautiful images that capture intimacy and romance in public, and those images are just as compelling to view today as they were then. People in love."

Thank you so much G.E. Masana for sharing these pure and beautiful engagement photos with my readers today. Stay tuned, because G.E. is back a little later this morning with a gorgeous real wedding.

Real Engagement : what happens in vegas . . . far off a main road

Today's engagement session was photographed by Brett of Birdsong Photography amidst the scorpions and snakes {and even mountain goats} at the Eldorado Canyon Mine Tours in Nelson, NV, just outside of Las Vegas. Despite the need to watch where you step, isn't this location great? My favorite is probably the photo of the yellow bus with the bride to be in the red and black dress - such a terrific contrast.

Thank you Brett for sharing this spectacular engagement shoot with my readers today. To see more from Brett, please visit his web site/blog.

Real Engagement : Bollywood style by the water in a secluded cove

This e-session, photographed by Glen Cooper of Decisive Moment Photojournalists, is amazing. Asha {Glen's wife} and Glenn recently visited India with their children so Asha had been watching lots of Bollywood movies. When Navin and Avyanna called to say they wanted to have fun with famous scenes they were definitely more than willing to make it happen. Glen found a little cove and as Asha worded it, "in the heat of the perfectly bright August sun, Glen recreated a love story". The photographs are pure beauty and you can't help but feel a sense of calmness when looking at them.

Glen wrote that the general idea for the theme that Navin and Avyanna has for their engagement shoot was Bollywood. In order to pull this off, Glen knew he needed two things from this adventurous couple - a real playfulness and a stellar location. In Nahant, Massachusetts, Glen was able to find a very secluded cove that he says "conjured up images of some far flung destination".

Avyanna arrived for the engagement shoot wearing a beautiful embroidered sari that Glen says must have weighed 50 lbs. Glen worked with his assistant who manned a 42 inch reflector which was the key to the dreamy golden hue in the pics. {For photographers: I love how Glen created a special filter action in PS to give their final edit a cinematic Bollywood feel}. But, as Glen wrote to me, assistants, reflectors and PS magic can only take it so far. - the couple "brought their own ideas and their enthusiasm, and that, above anything I did, made the shoot a stunning success".

Thank you so much Glen for sharing this spectacular Bollywood style engagement session with my readers today. And, as you wrote to me, looking at the photos and listening to a classic Hindi song, such as Barsaat, works beautifully. To see more from Glen Cooper, please visit his web site and blog. {Glen is Boston based, but he is also a destination wedding photographer}

Real Engagement : a super sweet picnic in the park

I'm in love with this engagement session of Heather and Geoff from Justin of JG Photography. It's a super sweet picnic themed e-session along with a few additional pictures that truly capture the love of the couple.

And, as many of you know by now, I'm a huge fan of amazing ring shots, and this photo that Justin captured is definitely a winner.

Thank you Justin for sharing the engagement of Heather and Geoff with my readers today. Please stay tuned as I'll be back in a couple hours with a spectacular wedding from Justin that you won't want to miss.

Real Engagement : love birds strolling in a vineyard with a 1940s Jeep

I love today's engagement session of Jon and Jess from Ashley Therese Photography that features a restored 1940s Jeep that belongs to Jon's father. The engagement shoot took place at the McLaughlin Winery & Vineyards in Sandy Hook, CT.

To see more from the engagement shoot of Jon and Jess, please click here. And, to see more from Ashley Therese Photography, please visit her web site and blog.