our engagement photos

i never thought it would be so difficult to get some pictures taken. i mean, we do this for other people on a fairly regular basis, and we always make them look amazing, so i don't know why i was so nervous for our own engagement photos, especially considering that i love our photographers' work and regularly stalk their blog in awe.

after weeks of working out with my very cool trainer chris, and some fine handy-work by the amazing jenn at stila, i finally picked out like 10 outfits and met our fabulous photographers jeff and erin for our photos. we started at balboa park and after a bit of coaching from jeff and seeing erin lying on the ground to get some shots, we were naturals (well almost).

although of course i was extremely critical of my pictures (i look tired, i have triple chins) i think they came out great, and can't wait to see the rest of them online. i especially liked the one of me with james blurred out, ha ha.

i think james looks like the little rockstar he is here, maybe my second fave

jeff and erin are amazing at what they do, and they are so much fun to hang out with. after our session, we headed to the gaslamp strip club for some martinis and steaks and a lot of fun conversation. we are so glad we chose jeff youngren photography for our wedding, to see the rest of the pictures, check out their blog.