Chronicles of a Pinay Bride: Our Engagement Pictures

A few weeks back, GG and I had our engagement pictures taken. We were very nervous and a little shy posing in public. Yes me! Yes shy! ha ha It is so different posing in front of a timed camera for my lookbook shots. But Gwen and Matt made us feel so at ease! Actually, too at ease that we sometimes forgot we were on a photo session with them and that there are other people around us!

The Casa Marina and Jacksonville Beach are very memorable for us. It was where we went on our second date. The date that confirmed our feelings - that we were meant for each other and that we found our soul mates. So, we wanted to document that day by having our engagement pictures taken there.

Jackie Neal did my makeup. She was so nice and she made it look so natural! I didn't feel like I was wearing any at all!

Gwen released a sneak peak of our Engagement Pictures on her blog. I am so excited to share some of my faves here and be sure to check the rest of the pictures in her blog and say hi!

I love how my GG is still taller than me even with 4 inches heels on!

Credits:

Photographer: Gwendolyn Tundermann

Makeup and Styling: Jackie Neal

What I was wearing: 

Beach shots: Ann Taylot LOFT maxi dress, Michael Kors sandals, BCBG cuff bracelet, gold hoop earrings

Date shots: Banana Republic linen dress, DKNY platform heels, Antropologie necklace

(Both dresses were gifts from GG - isn't he sweet!)

Have a great 4th of July weekend my lovelies!!!

xoxo,
T

Look: Not So Blue

What I am wearing:

dress: Ann Taylor LOFT
shoes: Banana Republic (seen here)
bag: Cole Haan
accessories: multiple gold and beaded bangles, gold earrings

munching on Chinese food, we were so hungry that we ate everything

For the past look book posts, I've been using my point and shoot digital camera (Nikon S60) which was really awful specially for indoors and low lights. I guess it was Ashton's commercial that sold it to me LOL (ok, he really is so dreamy and lucky, lucky Demi!). Besides, I was so inspired by how great all your pictures are looking that I was so inclined to take photography classes too.

So, I and my experienced elf decided to go and look for a new camera. Being a newbie in photography, we narrowed it down to 2 models - Canon Rebel XSi and the Nikon D5000. Both were great cameras except the Nikon has an added bonus - it has a swivel screen and video capability! After my elf's meticulous testing and scrutinizing - I went home with the Nikon D5000.

for more photos and a review of Nikon D5000 visit Digital Photography Review or click here

Loved it! I still have to learn all its bells and whistles and of course take photography 101 and I am sooo excited!

I hope you are all having a great week lovelies!