For those of you who don't already know, Mike, the groom is my 'little' brother. I use the term little loosely since he is a few inches shy of being a foot taller than I am.
Mike met his new wife, Brittany, while attending school in Idaho. Mike's room mate introduced him to 'the girl he was going to marry'....he wasn't kidding.
Okay boys, I want you to remember this for when you propose...get a photographer. No matter where (uhh my grandma's backyard), no matter how dark it is (8pm in October- it was dark and cold)...DO IT! It will be something you & your fiancé/wife/woman/girl will treasure FOREVER!
If you haven't see it already, you can see the slideshow of Mike's proposal to Brittany
here.
The real Engagements...we played an April Fools joke...I was surprised how many people fell for it! ;)
The Formals & First Look
Okay, pause for a second. If you follow me on
Facebook, you may have seen my post about my brother making a bid deal....about a toe pop. Yes, he was jealous (maybe not really, but I'm saying he was) of all the attention his lovely bride-to-be was getting. He wanted to do a toe pop too (see above). Anyways, so we get the giggle out with the toe pop thing...and I ask for some 'soft smiles' (AKA smiles with no teeth). I learned from one of my teachers the term 'serious' can make people seem/look angry. We don't want that...especially in wedding photos. My brother is apparently incapable of a 'soft smile'. I asked in their engagement session, and their formals and here are the results:
Brittany's got it down. The smize (smile with her eyes), the soft smile. So, Brittany, my mom and I did a little coaching...I think it paid off...
Well, it paid off for about 2 seconds, but that was long enough for my shutter to 'click'. ;)
I love how they look at each other!
The Wedding Day
Congrats to Mike & Brittany. We're so excited she's joined our crazy, but very fun family. ;)
