Ben and I are thrift store people. Always have been. Our apartment is full of flea market finds, reclaimed wood furniture and lots of little artifacts we've found throughout the years together. In fact I found that shirt I'm wearing in the photos below at a thrift store in Tucson, Arizona. So when our photographer... read more

I'm a huge fan of fashion photography-inspired engagement photo shoots. So when it came to finding inspiration for my own, I found it within the pages of a Jon Hamm and Rebecca Hall W Magazine photo shoot. Moody, sexy and real all rolled up into one -- total engagement photo shoot material.... read more

I knew who I would ask to be in my bridal party well before we got engaged. I also knew that I wanted to do something different and creative when I went to ask them. After having already created a video tied to our engagement, I decided to put together a cheesy photo montage video full... read more

It was 4 p.m. on a Tuesday and I was in a meeting at work when a co-worker tapped me on the shoulder and said, "There's a situation upstairs." I pretty much immediately knew that I was getting engaged. (I'm not psychic -- we had been talking about it and the timing just seemed right.)... read more