Urban Anthro Inspired E-session by Rachelle Rousseau Photography

There's not much I can say about this super rad engagement session sent over by the always fabulous Rachelle Rousseau. The photos are so cool and hip and simply gorg. And not only do Susie and Dan have the most stylish wardrobe ever, but they have this sweet sweet love for one another. In just two weeks these two will be getting married and I can only image how beautiful their big day will be. P.S. Susie and Dan, you guys live in my hometown! Big hugs to you both back in Burlington :)

And this my friends is my most fave e-session picture of all time. Simply amazing!

{Susie & Dan's Love Story} Dan and I met when we were 20 at Snug Harbour Restaurant in Port Credit, Ontario. I was bartending while Dan was sitting behind the bar eating some oysters! Dan and I definitely kept checking each other out but I never really thought anything of it. I came into work the next day only to find out from my boss that a "young gentleman" was coming back into see me that night! I had no idea who he was referring to, but I knew as soon as I saw him sitting at the bar again. I finished work earlier that night and joined him behind the bar for a drink. We had an instant connection and spent every minute of the day together for the next four days. After four days of knowing each other, Dan and I both had to get back to reality. I went off to college and Dan went to finish up his last year of junior hockey. We kept in contact for that whole year and began dating as soon as we both returned for the summer. Shortly after dating for four months I moved to Hartford, Connecticut where Dan was starting his first year of pro hockey. Dan and I got engaged after three years of dating while we were on vacation with our families in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. The proposal took place on the beach right at sunset. Dan got down on his knees and asked if I would "spend the rest of my life with him." My answer of course was YES! We bought a house two years ago in Burlington, as well, we are living in Germany nine months of the year where Dan plays hockey. Dan and I are getting married June 25th 2011 at Greystone Golf Club in Milton, Ontario.

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Photography: Rachelle Rousseau / Suzie's red dress, purple plaid shirt, purple and yellow tube top: Antropologie / Silver shoes: Vera Wang / Bracelet: David Yurman / Jeans: William Rast / Brown boots: True Religion / Black shirt: Hugo Boss Orange / Dan's shoes: Steve Madden / Watch: TW Steel / Dan's plaid shirt: Dolce and Gabbana / Black running shoes: D Squared / Light blue shirt: Lulu Lemon / Grey shirt: Scotch and Soda

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St. Louis E-session by Clary Photo

The colours, the love these two have for another, those red pants. Red pants! Come on now, people. Every man needs a pair of red pants, no? I think that I adore everything about this sweet little engagement session sent over from Clary Photo. Including Alice, the couple's dog named appropriately after 'Alice in Wonderland.' Admit it you're all really dying to see these two love birds in their wedding day glory as much as I am. Enjoy the rest of the photos and whatever you do today do it wonderfully xo

{Mary Catherine and Joe's Love Story} Joe and I went to the same high school, but didn't start dating until after we graduated. With him being a senior, and me being a freshman, he was 'too old'. My first year of high school, I met Joe's sister, Maria, and we quickly became best friends. Joe takes complete credit for this, and says he made Maria and I become friends so he would get to see me ;) Around the time I was finishing up high school, the three of us hung out once or twice before it quickly turned into just Joe and I hanging out. We had our first date at the Art Museum and outdoor ice skating rink in Forest Park, which is where these pictures were taken. We can't thank our amazing photographer enough, Clary Pfeiffer, for taking these gorgeous pictures in our of our favorite places in St. Louis! 

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Barboursville Winery E-session by Jodi Miller Photography

Guys check out these pics. In all but one, the groom to be is lovingly looking at his gorgeous fiance or resting his forehead against hers. I know you all, like me, love a really romantic engagement session especially after this last week, but throw in an Anthropologie wardrobe (where all of Natalie's cute outfits are from), some beautiful lighting and a Virginia winery as the backdrop and hello! You get this sweet e-session (and Love Story) sent over by the truly talented Jodi Miller Photography. To check out all the other awesome shots of Natalie and Michael head over to the blog and while you're there be sure to check out Jodi's lovely new branding and logo. I'm telling you this woman is a creator of prettiness. Enjoy the beautiful weather today!

{Natalie and Michael's Love Story} We lead incredibly similar lives and it was only a matter of time before our paths crossed and we realized we were meant to be together. It was the winter of 2006 at Massanutten Resort in Virginia where this finally took place. Michael was living in Washington, DC but would frequently visit the ski resort on weekends to visit old college friends, snowboard, and have a good laugh. I worked and played at the resort while in cottage. After several encounters on the slopes through mutual friends, we ended the season with a bond that couldn't be broken even when it became too warm to make fake snow. Promoted by our love of snow sports and our new found fondness for each other, we decided to move to Colorado for ski season in 2007. We had an unforgettable time. After moving back East, we continued to frequent Colorado as often as possible. On one particular ski trip in February of 2010, atop our favourite mountain (Vail), Michael asked me to spend the rest of my life with him. Though we are both drawn to the deep snow and harsh peaks of the Rocky Mountains we chose Barboursville winery for our engagement session because not only are we lovers of Virginia wine but also because it's a picturesque representation of Virginia rolling hills and verdant beauty. Our wedding will be held several miles down the road from the winery at Montpelier Mansion (James Madison's home) on June 18th!

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Romantic San Rafael E-session by Volatile Photography

Julia and Seth are one of those couples that just ooze genuine sweetness and romance. As I scrolled through the dozen of images from their intimate San Rafael engagement session there wasn't one photo that I didn't find myself nearly lost in. Their expressions, their mannerisms, their interactions together are just so real and sweet to me and I hope you'll feel the same way. Oh and how gorgeous is Julia? I can't wait to see her rock a wedding gown in just a few short months. A giant thank you to the wonderful Kristy over at Volatile Photography for sending this session my way. Happy Thursday everyone!

{Julia and Seth's Love Story} Seth and I grew up in the same town but didn't meet until 4 1/2 years ago through mutual friends. Neither one of us was looking for anything serious as Seth was moving to LA in seven months and I was finishing paralegal school but before we knew it we were inseparable and got teased by friends constantly for our public displays of affection. The summer months flew by and at a friend's wedding a month before Seth left for LA, he pulled me aside as the rest of the party was dancing to say "I'm crazy in love with you." I still remember how the tears felt the day he left, but soon enough I followed him to LA. We both worked hard at following our dreams there, but missed home tremendously so we decided to move back home. While in Maui with Seth's family the week before we moved home he swept me off my feet and proposed to me on a beach at sunset. We are getting married in September under the trees in Tahoe and plan to dance the night away with our closest family and friends. We fall more and more in love each day and every moment he takes my breath away.

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Photography: Kristy Ahumada of Volatile Photography / Venue: St. Vincent School for Boys, San Rafael, California / Julia's dress: Oh La Loft, Petaluma, California / Flowers: Trader Joes 

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San Fran Graffiti E-session by Gem Photo

Seriously guys, I love me a good engagement session. I wise I could partake in one like every single weekend with husband because to me, they're the epitome of fun and awesomeness. Throw in a fun San Francisco graffiti background and wicked photography from Emily Scott of Gem Photo and your guaranteed with stunner photos; just like these. Check out these beauties from Jon and Ledah's engagement and check back tomorrow for the images from their DIY Cali ranch wedding; it's one you won't want to miss!

{Ledah and Jonathan's Love Story} Ledah and Jonathan met at a church college group in San Diego, California in 2006. Jonathan was immediately attracted to Ledah and wanted to get to know her. After perusing a relationship with her, he quickly fell in love with her outgoing personality, small-town roots, free spirit and love for Jesus. The feelings were returned as Ledah learned of Jonathan's mellow spirit, patience, honesty, and a deep-rooted love in Christ. After two years of long distance dating, they had a fairly spontaneous and truly amazing engagement in New Orleans, Louisiana and were married in Mariposa, California one year later. 

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Fort Lauderdale Wedding by Kat Braman Photography

Sometimes it isn't about the details or the flowers or the dress. Sometimes it's all about the things you could only know about if you were there the day of, or if you read about them like you are now. And that's precisely what happened with this Fort Lauderdale wedding. Sure, Leslie's gown is stunning and looks just like this gown here. And the periwinkle bridesmaids dresser paired with the yellow calla bouquets is so perfect for a Florida wedding. But then when you hear that the bride's Dad sang her a song during the ceremony and then you find out that said song is the same one that Dad sang to his wife during their own wedding years ago, your heart completely melts. I've included only a few of the stunning images from Kat Braman so be sure to head over to her blog to see the rest of the photos from this wedding. The shots of their sweet ceremony, their intimate first look reaction, and the bride dancing with her Grandma, well it's sweet enough to fill you will happiness for the rest of your day. Be sure to catch all the goodies below, blogettes!

{Leslie and Devan's Love Story} We both went to a small liberal arts college in a southern Minnesota town. In 2006, Leslie moved to Miami for her master's degree. A few months later, in the spring of 2007 Devan was promoted and was also relocating to Miami. He knew through friends that Leslie was already living in Miami and emailed her to get together once he moved down to Florida. Devan was going to be celebrating his birthday a few weeks later and invited Leslie to celebrate with him and some new friends. We remained friends for about a year after that but in September in 2008 of relationship took a change and it definitely became more than friends. We started hanging out much more often. We went on our first "official" date in early October, to Timpano's Steakhouse and then to a Panthers hockey game. In January of 2009 we spent almost every day together. We both always talk abut how that time totally 1000% solidified how we felt about each other. We both felt like we were experiencing "what everyone always talks about" when the person they were meant to be with. There was one moment in particular at 2:30 on a Tuesday afternoon after a visit to the pool we found ourselves slow dancing to Alan Jackson's "Red on a Rose" in the kitchen (of all places). Despite our attire and the location it could not have been more romantic. We both agree that at that moment we both knew that this was it.

{Biggest Obstacle Planning} I think the biggest obstacle while planning the wedding in general was picking vendors. For us picking the site and date was easy, however when it came to picking who would do the flowers, photography, and music we definately took our time. We interviewed a lot of people for those  three vendors in particular. We did not choose until we found venors we really felt comfortable with. We felt it was important to feel very comfortable with the people you are working with on that day, as the day can be stressful enough on it's own. While everyone was wonderful, we were especially thankful  to have Kat Braman as our photographer, as she is so talented and made everyone feel comfortable on front of the camera that day.

{Advice to Future Brides} Take your time planning. Use any tools you can get your hands on. I found the time line and checklist provided by books, internet sites and our wedding planner to be very helpful. The checklist on The Knot was particularly helpful too as it made sure I didn't miss any detail and I could add my own details to it. Also, as I said beforemake sure you are really comfortable with your vendors. Shop around, ask friends of friends. It one vendor you really like is booked, they usually know and trust other people in the business and can give you the name of someone who has a similar taste or style. As far as expenditures, we were so glad we spent extra on our DJ, who kept everyone dancing all night. The same goes for our photographers as we know the pictures we have will last a lifetime.

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Photographer: Kat Braman Photography / Venue: Ritz Carlton Fort Lauderdale / Coordinator for the Ritz: Brooke Bassett / Flowers: Petals Panache / DJ: Nick Raineri / Officiant: Rev. Eddie Rodriguez / String Trio: Barbara Corcillo, Encore Chamber Players / Make up: Kristin Brown / Hair: Jenn Versosky

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Pink and Gray South Africa Wedding by Lizelle Lotter Photography

Sometimes I find these weddings that I think were made for me. You know, those perfectly pink, succulent-adorned weddings with a polka dot embellished cake and the most adorable bride I've ever seen (seriously, Helana, please can we be friends? I just adore you and your incredibly warm and genuine smile). This wedding hails all the way from South Africa, somewhere near the very far from here Cape Town but never fear, there are dozens of steal worthy ideas for you to pour over. And if you happen to be here just for the pretties, well then sit back and enjoy; this wedding will remain so close to your heart for the sheer loveliness and sweetness that is Helana and Rynardt. A giant thank you all the way over to the sweet Lizelle Lotter for sending these dreamy images, and oh, if anyone wants to send me a few blooms of that large fantastic flower that's in the middle of all the girl's bouquets (anyone know the name of this flower?) by all means go ahead. They'd look perfect on my coffe table. Garden roses look out! Rhi may just have a new fave bloom. 

{Helana and Rynardt's Love Story} Mmmm where to begin. Rynardt and I met at University. We first started out as friends, very quickly we just "clicked" and oddly enough we both had most or all of the same interests. The thing that drew us together was how our sense of humour was the same, and we had many laughs. (I think that is the greatest thing in the world that we can laugh together). Laughter is a very big part of our relationship. We chatted hours each day about all sorts of things, and later we became best friends who shared everything. We then started dating and soon after that I realized this is my soul mate and the rest is history;  I think it's the best gift that I could have ever gotten, to marry my best friend and spend the rest of our lives together making new memories. 

{The Best Part of Your Wedding Was?} There were so many things! The getting ready part was so much fun but the most fantastic feeling was when my father and I walked down the aisle and I saw Rynardt's face all my nerves went away and I was beyond happy! There were so many wonderful and fantastic things I remember but one thing I think we both enjoyed was taking wedding photos. It was so intimate and we had the time to ourselves to enjoy everything that just happened. It was so special. And it helped to have an awesome photographer like Lizelle, she is so great, makes everything so easy and  is so fun. Also, one of the most special things we had was the bridal car - it was the same car and driver my parents had on their wedding day 28 years earlier! That was very special.

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Photographer: Lizelle Lotter / Venue: Kleine Valleij / Dress: Lady Marmelaide / Flowers: Fynbosch Flora (Durbanville) / Wedding Favours: created by the bride / Cake: Nellie's Cakes / Hair and Makeup: Anna Pepper The Refinery / Wedding town: Wellington

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Farmers Market E-session by Gem Photo

Uhm this engagement shoot? Is the perfect mix between clever, adorable and oh so tasty. And I really want to go on and on about the photos, the sweet and gorgeous gal behind the lens (Em here's one giant hug for you) and the super down to earth and very much in love couple but guess what? They went ahead and made my job super easy for me by providing all the lovely details. Don't forget to check em out below. Sigh. I love love stories, don't you? And fresh produce. Ohemgee, now I'm craving the biggest lushest salad a girl could ever dream off. I need to get my butt to the Farmer's Market asap. Happy Tuesday guys, hope you have a fabulous evening!

A little outfit swtichy poo and voila! It's like a whole other e-session :)

{EurJean and Bobby's - aka Eurby - Love Story} Bobby and I first met when I first came into the office for an interview. As coworkers we became friends when he invited me to join the company softball team and his twin-brother says it wasn't until I began coming to games that Bobby started hitting home runs and he home runs ever since. Bobby proposed in Carmel on a wintry evening during one of our after dinner walks. Illuminated by Christmas lights the night felt electric, so when Bobby got down on one knee I could only say one thing, "Yes!" And the first one to hear the news? Our dog Max.

{About Their Engagement Photos with Emily} The engagement shoot was literally a walk in the park (and so much fun!). We really fell in love with Emily's idea to do the shoot in two locations, the Farmer's Market and the park, which combines two of our loves, food and nature. By doing what came naturally to us, grocery shopping and eating, from the very beginning of the shoot we were able to relax and be ourselves in front of the camera. At the end of the day, we brought home a huge bag of goodies and photographs that really captured our love for each other. Who knew we could be so photogenic?

{About Their Upcoming Palo Alto Wedding} We are getting married on September 10th, 2011 in Palo Alto, California at the Covenant Presbyterian Church. We chose this church and date to honor my father who was married on June 7, 2008 (6/7/08 - 9/10/11) and whose ministry takes place in this church every Sunday. Our dream wedding is intimate, charming and cozy. We want our guests to see our personality and warmth as a couple in all the details from our whimsical wedding colours (ivory, orange and green), to our male bridesmaids, and ending with our Korean wedding celebration during the reception. We can't wait until we say "I do."

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