Anniversary Photo Shoot Recap: Changing thoughts on Wedding DIY

Note: I do not have Anniversary pictures to post on the blog yet, but when I do…yipppeeeee!!!!!

My Bridesmaid wraps cookie favors two days before the wedding
Image from Hindsight Bride's Flickr Photostream

DIY-ing a wedding is sorta like childbirth (I'm assuming.) It's a lot of pain and hard work, but once you see the beautiful results of your labor, it seems all worth it. At least that's how I felt after our May 2009 wedding.

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So today is a big day for the Hindsight Groom and I. We are meeting up with Two Ring Studios at the NC Arboretum to do our one-year anniversary photo shoot.  I *lurve* (to use a term from the Brokeass Bride) the whole idea of an anniversary photoshoot, especially one with props, and cake, and champagne. We plan to hang out, have a picnic, perhaps play some bocc…just a casual day chilling in our wedding garb ;-) But I'm getting ahead of myself. Here are some of my favorite anniversary shoots from around the web.

1. Rachel and Andrew's Anniversary Shoot via Love and Lavender

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An Interview with Derek and Galen from Two Ring Studios Photography and Cinema: Part 1

Photo by Two Ring Studios

For those of you who don't know, I have been blog-stalking Two Ring Studios' blog for months. It all started when I found Meg + Justin's fantastic wedding video on Vimeo and wrote a post on it. Wait, maybe it was finding their Flickr Photostream… can't remember.

But I do know this: Derek and Galen, the owners and talent behind Two Ring Studios, are deeply committed to making some of the best wedding photos and videos in Western North Carolina. 

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Hindsight Advice on DIY Photography at Roots of a Blossom

Well today marks a milestone! Amber at Lotus Blossom Photography invited me to guest blog about my experience with DIY, amateur photography. While Lotus Blossom Photography is located in the Greater Nashville Area in Tennessee, Amber and I went to college together and now follow each others blogs.

So if you are thinking of going the amateur route to save money on photography, understand the risk involved. I thought I had crossed all of my "t"s and dotted every "i"…

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