All That Glitters

I can't believe it has been almost 9 months since Tyler made me the happiest girl on the planet, & only 5 more unil I get to steal his name & call him mine for FOREVER! Mwhahaha

While I would like to pretend that I wasn't that girl not-so-subtly Pinning my dream rings (like he even gets on to Pinterest), leaving my rings around so he would know what size I was (not that he even knew that rings came in sizes) & making sure my nails were in tip-top-ring-ready shape at all times. I can't even keep up that jig for 1 second, I  totally was. 

And you know what, Ty still managed to completely surprise me, picking out THE perfect ring all on his own, & popped the BIG question on the day that my nails were in the worst state! But it was still perfect. And after 9 months of telling "our" story, I still couldn't have imagined it any differently & I have yet to take off my ring yet (is that weird!?)

So to all my readers who have asked Santa for an engagement for Christmas…. just breathe! Give him the chance to surprise you...

… and maybe hedge your bets by setting his home screen to Shane Co.! Tyler was so sweet to pick out my ring from Shane Co., because he said they had the personalized service of your hometown jewelers, with designer looks not sold anywhere else & a lifetime guarantee that cannot be beat, but also had locations in places that we have talked about living in the future. Oh & they had cookies too!

Funny story, when we went in to resize my ring (I have teeny fingers!), Ty had been there many times, but it was my 1st. He immediately ditched me, making a bee line for the plate of cookies. I was looking around so confused, but the shop girls thought it was the best thing ever. True love!

And for all you ladies celebrating your engaged friends this holiday season, Shane Co. has all the gifts they will adore too! (I love the Capri Necklace that is available exclusively from Shane Co. & can be personalized with her initials or favorite saying!)

Are you dreaming of an engaged Christmas? Wishes of sugarplums & your man dropping to one knee under the mistletoe? Maybe a ring when the clock counts down to midnight?

(remember… just breathe!)

These gorgeous pictures are the fabulous work of Jessica Ranae Photography

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T+J Engagement Part II

Thank you for all your sweet comments on our first engagement shoot reveal.

As some of you know, Ty & I met on our first day of graduate school here in Nashville.

Music City is where we met, fell in love, moved in together, adopted our two pug-babies & are currently planning our wedding.

We wanted pictures that captured this town that we have come to call "ours" & yet again our photographer Jessica Ranae fulfilled our wishes 110%!

All photos from Jessica Ranae Photography

I seriously can't believe that I am going to be marrying this cute boy in less than a year!

Somebody pinch me!

Until then, I am just going to be plastering the walls of our apartment with these pictures!

T+J Engagement Part I

When wedding planning you get lots of advice. Some useful, some you can forget you ever heard it.

One thing that has stuck with me, is the idea that within your budget you should spend on what is important to you & save on the things that aren't so crucial.

One crucial element to my wedding planning was finding the perfect photographer.

I have always had a great appreciation for photographers & knew that capturing our engagement, planning & big celebration in just the right way was something that seriously mattered to me. 

When I met Jessica of Jessica Ranae Photography, I knew she was the One.

Jessica's portfolio is filled with gorgeous pictures, using natural light, lots of relaxed people & yummy sun flare. meow!

Even though Mother Natured rained out our first scheduled session & threatened to postpone the second, we were blessed with 2 beyond beautiful days of photo shoots, resulting in pictures & memories that we will treasure for a lifetime.

All Photography by Jessica Ranae Photography

Oh man, I might tear up with joy, excitement, love, silly girl emotions, etc. every time I look through those!

Stay tuned for Part II coming to a computer screen near you in the next week or so 

(includes the picture we chose for our Save the Date cards!)

If you are a Nashville or Minnesota bride looking for a photographer, I highly recommend Jessica. 

You can visit her site for more delicious inspiration!