Amber and Alan.  They will be getting married September 18th this year!  I’m super excited since now as of this weekend wedding season has officially kicked off for me!  I’m ready for nights upon nights of editing as well as sore feet from shooting all weekend……..not really but I am ready to spend the day with my couples and their most important day as a newly married pair!   I just love weddings and being surrounded by such happy loving families.  I am grateful for all my loving clients, they keep my business thriving as well as welcome me in to document the most beautiful day of their lives together!

Amber and Alan mentioned to me that they wanted to shoot their engagements on the square in Fayetteville.  It wasn’t until a little later that I learned Alan had this really sweet special proposal planned in December for Amber.  He planned on taking her to the square to ride in the horse carriages, check out the beautiful light display, and have a nice dinner afterwards only to walk into their apartment and Amber was in her PJ’s!!!  Obviously the night Alan had planned still went spectacular but they didn’t ride carriages or stroll around the square, rather they enjoyed their new life together in PJ’s in their apartment.  I love it!  Sometimes it’s funny how we realize these perfectly planned engagements turn out to be even better when they don’t go exactly as planned!

Amber and Alan met in Accounting class at the U of A.  Apparently Alan facebooked her after class asking for help with the homework.  Well Amber kept acting like she didn’t know how to do it and little did she know Alan really didn’t need her help at all (he already had his work done and totally understood it!)  How cute.  Their first date was the movies followed by dinner at Denny’s!

I told Alan I would put this on the blog……..  As I first met with them I asked how many more days until the wedding.  Immediately Amber told me she didn’t know days just months.  No problem just wondering right?  Sometimes my couples know exactly to the day how much longer!  Well Alan promptly stated there were 142 days left!  He had to double check to make sure he was right, I mentioned that he had studied before their shoot since he knew his photographer would ask a question like that!  ;)  I’m impressed Alan and I’m granting bragging rights to you!  It’s was so sweet to watch Amber and Alan together and how much Alan adores her.  She really is a lucky girl and I’m sure he’ll take good care of her through their life together.

Ok enough about them let’s see their pictures!!!!!

Meet Amber.  She’s getting married September 18th to……

Alan.  Amber’s future husband!

Isn’t she just beautiful.  I can’t tell Alan thinks so!  :)

I love the way Alan looks at Amber!  He’s too adorable.  I know he’ll take good care of her!

I love the expression on Alan’s face here, he looks so happy and in love!

Amber told Alan she wanted a princess cut diamond and he designed the rest at a local jewelry shop!  That’s a gorgeous ring!

There’s a tradition for all U of A graduates here in Arkansas.  They imprint years on the sidewalks and your name is etched into the cement according to the year you graduated along with your degree for everyone to admire forever!

And my favorite shot of the day comes from a quick random idea.  I love how those ideas always turn out to be your best shots, which just so you know I’m pretty sure this idea of the lawn shot was Ambers!!!  Way to go!

Congratulations to you two!  It was great to go about town shooting and getting to know you!  I look forward to September!

Enjoy!

-erika