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From Miss Deco:

Mr. Deco and I are not formal picture people so when it came time for engagement photos, we were lost. Our wedding photographer set us up with a photo package that included the engagement session so that part was super easy. Then, the decision was what to wear. Mr. Deco wanted to suit up since these were going to be nice pictures compared to our usual self portrait cheesy grins. Omaha was a little limited when it comes to our style so we took shelter in online shopping. He found a suit easily with only one return for a size change. I, on the other hand, struggled with all the choices out there. I found that asos.com does free shipping and free returns and has tons of dresses to pick from. I ordered a cute black dress with a skinny green belt and loved it! But with advice from Mom Deco, black dress and long black hair may not work so well for formal pictures. This was tough for me to deal with since a majority of my wardrobe is black. Venturing out into the world of color was going to be a shock! I decided to go with the bridal look and found an ivory dress. Still putting my touches on the outfit with black tights, shoes and a fun scarf.

After all that, was hair and make-up. Using the excuse of nice pictures, I had my make done by a professional. It also gave me the chance to try out the air brush technique to see if I would like that for our BIG DAY. I am not a big make-up person so I really liked the lightness of the foundation. I had my hair cut and colored a week before and while I was there, I asked my stylist to show me how to get the beach wave look. Turns out its very simple and looks better as the day wears on.

We knew that getting our pictures taken in February was a gamble, but this year has been great in the weather department. Except for the day of our engagement session. The weather took a turn for the absolute worse. It was freezing cold, raining and of course, windy. Luckily, we had some indoor options set up just in case. After the session was over, we felt rather silly about some of the poses that we did. Most of my suggestions didn’t turn out, but the direction given by the photographer looked great! Definitely the reason he is the professional and I am not. He also picked up on us not feeling to confident about our session and suggested that we set up another time to try again. A couple weeks later we landed an awesome day and breezed right through some outdoor shots. This time around Mr. Deco and I were more relaxed and confident.

Now we have so many pictures to choose from for the save-the-dates!

Photo by Bellus