PICTURES!!!!

We got our pictures back from the photographers yesterday...and I am in LOVE!! They did a fabulous job.

Click here to see the preview of our album. This isn't the final version, I know there will be at least a few changes, but it's the short and sweet version of our pictures. :)


And if you have about 2 hours on your hands click here to go to our gallery, and look at 850+ photos (no I'm not exaggerating...)


I really cannot say enough great things about Josh & Jenny Solar, they were wonderful photographers, and we had so much fun with them on our wedding day (as I'm sure you can see from the pictures :) Anyone in KC looking for a wedding photographer - call them! No really, do it! You won't regret it!!

Engagement Pics are on the wall!!

We had our Engagement photos taken by the amazing Josh Solar back in September. (click here to see my post about how awesome they were...) We went for an ordering session a few weeks later, and after looking at each picture a few hundred times I decided on 5, which we ordered with plans to mat and frame to hang in the living room. Well the pictures came in a couple months ago, but it took us a while to actually go get the frames (partially because I knew how expensive they were going to be, and was waiting for birthday gift cards to Hobby Lobby... :) We got them ordered a couple weeks ago (which let me tell you was another tough decision...who knew there were 100 different colors of mat board to choose from???) and went to pick them up this weekend. Yesterday, Matt got them all hung up, and they look GREAT! Even though I had a layout in mind when we ordered them, I still spent a good hour trying to decide how I wanted them on the wall. I had paper cut-outs that were the size of the frames and everything...testing the different ideas out on the wall. Well go figure, we ended up using the exact layout that I started with, so I did all that work for nothing. :) Oh well, they still look awesome!! And now for some pics...

I'll start with the zoomed out view, so you can get the "full effect" of how it looks in the living room.
A little closer...

And finally...a couple of close up shots.

I also received my free photo book from Snapfish in the mail today...I used every single one of our e-pics (yep, all 66 of them) in the album. I was originally going to print a 4x6 of each one and put them in a photo album, kind of like a proof album, but when I found out Snapfish was offering a free photo book deal, I figured I'd do that instead! It turned out pretty nice...especially since it was FREE (ok, not totally free, I still had to pay for the shipping, but close enough!)

Click here to see a preview.

9/29/08: Engagement Session with the Solars!

You can not imagine how excited I was for this day to come. Our first time shooting with The Solars. I waited until the last minute to prepare everything, but I still think everything turned out ok. :)

I decided to have CaraSue Hall, fellow Realie :) do my hair and make-up (and while I was at it, I booked her for the wedding). That was a GREAT decision. She did an awesome job, and I can't wait to see how beautiful she makes me look for the wedding.

After rushing to get CaraSue booked at the last minute, ordering a dress online that came in and was too big, buying some awesome shoes, and basically running around like a chicken with it's head cut off all day, we met with Josh for our shoot. We went to 2 parks nearby our house and then stopped off along the side of the road a couple of times (photographers - they see potential in the most random places...). It was a LOT of fun, and Josh did a great job! We love our pictures!

So here are a few teasers...the same ones Josh teased us with...

This was Josh's favorite of the day. I kind of love it too... :)

Our first "family photo." Aren't we just a happy little family!?

My dog is spoiled, what can I say.

Yes, she is wearing a shirt in this picture.
Rub My Belly for Good Luck
If you know Daisy, you understand. :)

See what I meant when I said AWESOME PHOTOS?!

Josh Solar, you rock my world. :)

And I will leave you with an image Josh captured perfectly.

This is what I wake up to on a regular basis...

Oh, and if you'd like to see all of the pictures, click here and go to Portrait Photography. Then click on Proofing, and our password is henry.

Ladies and Gentelmen...we have a photographer!

Whew. I hope the rest of the wedding decisions are not as involved as this one was.


I started with a pile of about 50 photographer's brochures from the Bridal Show and a list of at least 30 recommendations from other brides, and began the process of narrowing them down. Boy was that a process. I went to each photographer's website to look at their work, and decide if they fit my style (and I'll admit I wasn't exactly sure what my style was at the time...). I eventually narrowed that list down to about 20, and then looked up more specific information on each of those to find if they had some of the most important things (i.e. copyrights, 2 photgraphers, etc.). Then I managed to narrow that list down to the 6 that we met with - and might I add that the list was longer than 6, we just happened to find the one we loved before I got through scheduling all of the interviews. :) Matt was a true trooper and went on every interview with me, asked good questions, and gave me his honest opinion.

Well... you're asking... who the heck did you end up booking??


The amazing and wonderful Josh Solar Photo. It's funny, too, because they weren't even on my list until the last minute, after several Realie recommendations. :) Right after we met them, we fell in love. Josh and Jenny are the nicest, most down to earth people, and they take amazing photos. No, seriously. AMAZING photos.

Check out their website: http://www.joshsolarphoto.com/


So we did it. We made the decision (and a great one at that) and booked them! And so far, they have been AWESOME to work with, and I know it will only get better!!