Posts Tagged ‘Engagement’

Where can I find round balloons like this in the Portland Area????

(Photography: Caroline Tran)

It’s true…Jonnathan and I have been engaged since the end of July and still haven’t done our engagement photos… We’re both stubbornly determined not to get them done until we are both happier with our weight.  I know, sounds ridiculous, but we really want to feel our best!  Plus, we’re waiting for the trees to blossom and things to warm up a bit more.  Ryan and Joelle, our photographers from FS Photography have some awesome ideas (I promise I’ll let you in on the details!) Anyway…I have fallen in love with engagement photos that feature props, in particular BALLOONS! It’s perfect for Jonnathan and I!  We can feature our romantic side AND our playfulness!!!  How gorgeous are these images from two of my favorite photographers: Caroline Tran based out of CA and Joey Nicole a local photographer based out of Seattle!

(Photography Below: Joey Nicole)

Jackie and Zach you two are just adorable!!!!

A BIG THANK YOU TO CAROLINE TRAN AND JOEY NICOLE FOR SHARING THESE GORGEOUS IMAGES!!! I’m Inspired!!!

And well…since I mentioned it.  I hate to call it a diet…cause it really isn’t dieting, but rather EATING HEALTHY – Joey Nicole and her sister have a blog that has been IMMENSELY HELPFUL for Jonnathan and I to get fit and healthy!  It’s called Paleo Girls! Basically, it’s taking all the nasty processed foods out and focusing on eating what our bodies were designed to have.  Check it out!  I KID YOU NOT I’VE LOST 5.4LBS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY AND JONNATHAN HAS LOST 10 LBS!!!!! Regardless of weight loss, we feel incredible! I’m never going back to the way we used to eat!!!! Thanks Joey Nicole!!!!

Jonnathan’s “Plan A” proposal involved my riding behind him on a majestic white stead out to the ocean side bluffs of Ireland with the waves crashing below and wind whipping around us.  Coming upon a piano in the vast openness with the ocean as the backdrop he would play a song titled “Every Day I Love You” by Ronan Keeting, “..if I asked would you say yes? Together we’re the very best. And I know that I am truly blessed every day I love you” at which point he would get on bended knee and ask me to be his wife. “Plan A” obviously, while incredible, was a bit out of the budget. So, “Plan B” came into action; still featuring waves, wind, an ocean backdrop, special music, and while not the bluffs of Ireland – still the very best moment of my life!

It was explained to me as a drive to a “new park for the dogs”. I fell asleep just minutes into the drive to awake over an hour later realizing we were close to our favorite beach spot. Jonnathan sneakily agreed to pass on the “new dog park” in such a nonchalant way I still was clueless of his plans. We drove the car out onto the beach and laughed watching our dogs run in the water and dive into the sand dunes. The tide came in fast and we tried to move the car…but…only got so far.  Somehow Jonnathan directed from behind the wheel and I pushed.  Soon he got us stuck again… I laughed seeing how a van of guys had to help him get the car unstuck as I started the bonfire. Time passed, and out of the dark came Jonnathan with cooler, blanket, pillows, camera and tripod all in tote.  Queue stomach butterflies! He placed the headphones over my ears telling me to listen with my eyes shut. Music played from our first date, kiss, road trip and special memories ending with the song I’m going to walk down the isle to.  I cried and laughed reflecting on our relationship and how much I loved this man. He removed the headphones, kneeling before me, surrounded by glimmering candles with stars above related the days events to our relationship. How we both, as dreamers always want the picture perfect life, but like today with the wind, the clouds, getting stuck in the sand… instead of becoming upset or disappointed in life’s circumstances, we laugh.  We laugh together as a team taking on life’s adventures loving and leaning on one another.  He spoke of loving me and finding peace in his heart and asked if I would be his wife and mother of his children. Sobbing I kissed his face all over and realized I hadn’t said yes.  Yes!  Of course! We cuddled by the fire under the stars, sipping on wine, enjoying the warmth of the fire. As I think back, a strange, faint sound of Irish music floated in the wind around us…