Friday, May 31, 2013

Engagement Pictures: Part One


If there is one thing you're going to splurge on for a wedding, splurge on photography. I'm serious. A good photographer is more than worth every single penny you spend. (Same goes for videography. I know it seems like an extra--we almost didn't do it at all, but I'm so so so glad we did.)  I haven't pulled my wedding dress out of the closet in a year, but I look at our wedding pictures and videos almost every week.

When we started looking at photographers, prices seemed a little overwhelming on top of everything else in our wedding budget (because EVERYTHING for weddings is expensive, amiright?). Tyler met our photographer, Colby Moore, at a friend's wedding, and he gave me his name when we started searching for one for our own. I started looking through his work and knew he had to do our wedding. Then we talked pricing, which was relatively inexpensive for someone of his caliber and everything he included. He also was just a super cool, laid-back person, which was a huge plus. The last thing we wanted to feel during engagement and wedding photos was awkward and uncomfortable. He had us cracking up pre-wedding showing us hilarious YouTube videos and making quips like, "Photoshop can remove sweat, but it can't remove hatred." Ha! Seriously, if you're in the Springfield MO area and need a photographer, Colby is your dude.**

He also did our engagement pictures. Since it was supposed to be pretty dreary weather-wise in Springfield on the day we had set aside, he asked us if we would be game to drive a couple hours into Arkansas. So we did! Here are a few favorite shots from our day:







**Just to clarify, this is NOT a sponsored post. Colby has no idea I'm even writing this. Tyler and I are just big fans of his work and of him personally! You can see more of his work at www.colbymoorephotography.com and www.colbymoore.smugmug.com.




9 comments :

  1. Great pics!!!! Where in Ark is that???

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    1. 1) You are up WAY too early for summer vacation, missy! :)

      2) It's down near the Buffalo River past Harrison. The last two are on a hiking trail called The Lost Valley/Eden Falls. I want to go back! It was an adventure hiking in a dress and Toms, but I think I'll wear regular clothes next time...

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    2. 1. HA! I know. So wrong.

      2. We float the Buffalo every summer! I MUST find this place! Beautiful!!!!!!!!

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  2. I love the one by the water!

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    1. That was such a cool place. I would LOVE to go back and hike it sometime.

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  3. These photos are so beautiful and sweet! x

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  4. When we first started thinking about photography, I knew I wanted to really invest in the photos and get someone that not only has talent, but someone that I was comfortable with. I met our photog at a class at OTC, oddly enough, and 2 years later, she's a full time photographer based in KC! It's so funny how she and I have forged a friendship throughout the process, and her husband and Blake get along so well! It's fun when things like that happen out of business relationships!
    Love your photos, they're gorgeous!
    Also - girlfriend, you are TINY!

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    1. That was one of the most important things to me. I knew Tyler got along with Colby really well at our friends' wedding, so that was a relief. I've been to (and IN) weddings where the photographer was really awkward, really creepy, and/or really mean, and that was SO not okay by me! I mean, having photos is capturing memories! I don't want to look at pictures and remember that I felt awkward or uncomfortable. The day we took our engagement pictures felt pretty much like we were hanging out with a friend who happened to take a ton of pictures of us. Haha. Glad you found friendship AND talent in your photographer. It really is the best.

      Also, hush! That was a year ago. I am SO not ready for swimsuit season.:)

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