{Beach Wedding Week} Not your everyday Engagement Session

Happy Valentine's Day dearest de Lovlies, here on our second day of Beach Wedding Week! I hope this day is full of love and sweetness for you....and chocolate hearts. Despite the bad rap it gets from some, this is a day, above all others, to express to your sweetie and loved ones why they have captured your heart. Enjoy the sappiness! If you are in need of last minute Valentine's Day cards, we have some free Valentine's printables and projects perfect for you. Easy, Peasy!

Speaking of capturing hearts, this engagement session from Caitlin Wood of Photography by Caitlin, in Newport, RI, hit me in the sweet spot. I love love and this was a little tear jerker for me. Why? Because it is not your everyday engagment shoot. This couple let their passion for life and each other dictate this special moment. For avid surfers and beach lovers Bridget Butler and John Ruggieri, these photos capture exactly who they are as a couple.

This is one of my favorites because you know they are so happy at this exact moment!

My husband and I tried surfing on our honeymoon and were, well how do you say it, less than successful. Kudos to Bridget and John, for a couple that plays together, stays together!

While John and Bridget weren't originally going to have an engagement session, they were happy to work out the jitters with Caitlin before their wedding day.  E-sessions help couples feel comfortable in front of the camera and allow photographers get a better idea of the couple's personality. And you never know, all these awesome photos may come in handy for their Save the Date or as reception decorations. What better way to personalize your wedding celebration than with photos of doing exactly what you love with who you love.

Thanks you to Caitlin for these super awesome photos...a perfect additional to our Beach Wedding Week. You brought the good stuff and we look forward to featuring your work in the furture! Caitlin is available for weddings, portraits and all the important moments of your life.

Contact information:

Photography by Caitlin
491 Thames St. Newport, RI.
(401) 480-0466

Hope your rest of the week is de Lovely; join us for more Beach Wedding Week as we gear up for great wedding inspriation and Carnaval here in Brazil!

xoxo,

Guest Blogger - Miss Aimee, An Engagement Tease

So Lovlies, I want to introduce to you to the newest member to the deLovely family, a bride-to-be with sass, style and a vision all her own.  She and her sweetie are the very definition of modern day multicultural couple...they are young, cool, making their way in the world but also proud their background.  I am so excited that Miss Aimee has agreed to let us into her own wedding planning world...with all its ups and downs, joy, laughter and love.  She will be guest blogger her way to aisle and we couldn’t be more excited for her.  So without further adieu, I give you our very first Guest Blogger and a sneak peak at her out of this world engagement shoot...and seriously folks, check out those shoes....to literally die for...literally.

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Hey everyone, I’m Aimee and I’m a bride to be but even more than that I am someone who was lucky enough to find their soul mate. A wedding is just one day within the many days you are about to share with your significant other, something I pride myself in remembering each and every day. Beyond that I thrive on being a bit of a domesticated diva at home and strive to always life live as I wish as opposed to the “norm” of society. I love to do anything that allows my creativity and desire to be anything but cookie cutter shine through. I treasure life for exactly what it is and look toward the potential of the future. I believe giving back to others, is more important than being the one on the receiving end. I am lucky enough to have met the person who not only exudes those same values but is one of the most selfless, caring and amazing people I have ever met.

How did you meet? Believe it or not the actual spot we first met was demolished, Goodtimes Emporium, in Somerville and is slated to soon be an Ikea. It doesn’t hurt that we both love the Swedish home products company so we will surely be back for a nostalgic visit. It was a simple meeting of the minds (and an insatiable love for live music shows) that brought us to the once live music venue to see some local bands back in 2004. And the truth is I don't remember the bands but I do recall exactly how handsome Jason looked as he walked in that night and exactly how much my heart skipped a beat when we first spoke. And as they would say, the rest is history…

How did Jason propose? That little part I am going to keep a secret, but needless to say Jason organized a little thing in my favorite little spot and of course I said yes...nuff said. Over the 7 yrs together, we have prided ourselves in being anything but the norm. When you see what others are doing, why want to be like them? Take a hold of your own life’s reigns and dare to be different! At a young age we all grow up seeing the movies where the man scatters rose petals, there is champagne and maybe some violin music rolling over the credits to some that may be romantic but to me it’s just ordinary. One of the things I love most about myself, my fiancé and my relationship is we have never been another carbon copy of what a couple is and neither was our engagement. I will say that it was something so very “us” without all of the fluff that countless couples before us have done. It was unique, original and completely encompassed the past 7 years we have been together.

Tell us about your engagement shoot: Our photographer is the amazing Nikki Lanoue. She was not only professional but a complete joy to work with. It's great to have someone working with you who not only understands your concept but has a true excitement for your vision. The shoot was basically a culmination of everything we encompass. We love to be different yet take inpisration from those before us who not only did it their own way but did what made them happy regardless of society. James Dean, Rita Hayworth, Elvis Presley, Veronica Lake were people who exuded such amazing style, confidence and originality, we had no choice but to gather our shoot inspiration from a retro point of view. We are both truly old souls who find these eras not only exciting and inspiring but truly capture the simple essence of what mattered in life, the people and the feeling. I mean just look back at those amazing Hollywood kisses many stars shared, pure passion.

So with all that, I am looking forward to keeping people on their toes. I am excited to be as non-blue print wedding as possible. For me it’s one day before the rest of your days together, so why not make it entirely original? If I’ve seen it done before, I don’t want to do it-creativity is key! And I can't wait to share it with you!

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Stay tuned because over the next week we will be featuring more of Aimee and Jason's engagement shoot! I can't wait!  You can also check our her blog When Me Becomes We , where she chronicles her life with Jason as a couple, their two story fixer upper, and what it is really like to become a WE. Not to be missed, I promise!

If you could be born into any era, which one would it be?

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