to do or don't: engagement photos

patricio and i have taken approximately two dozen couple pictures over the last three and a half years. i don't think we purposefully avoid taking them but they have a tendency to remind me of high school, when you framed pictures of you and your love because you were like clearly the best couple ever! and because my decorating aesthetic will never be framing one thousand pictures of us, i kind of thought engagement photos were pointless because if you don't have them on display, why have them at all? do i ever, in a million years want a picture of patricio holding a chinese umbrella as we awkwardly look into each others eyes? no. to be totally honest, i'd much rather have a picture of polly holding a chinese umbrella.

but after discussing my hesitations with our photographer, katelyn made a valid point that we need to be comfortable in front of the camera with each other, and with her, on our big day. now the question is, where to take these photos and WHAT TO WEAR?!?!?!

here are a few favorites that currently live on facebook or instagram - i'll have to add "buy frames" to my extremely long to do list.....

o'brien/fitzpatrick wedding - october 2010

mangano/bishop wedding - june 2012

chicago - september 2012

my week in snapshots

i'm borrowing an idea, i hope my blog crush taza doesn't mind. 

my week, according to what's in my iphone.

my darlin polly girl, and new spade purse

bffs.

things polly loves: walks, open car windows, the packers, and us.

any excuse to send snail mail

my future hubby on NFL sunday.


have a WONDERFUL weekend everyone! i know we will.
ps - happy birthday to my bff. i love you so, so much! 

thursday feels like sunday

the packers play tonight and i am oh so excited to take my best guy, and my best pup to b-dizzle-niz-nubbs (buffalo wild wings) to watch the packers beat the bears. while i will never, ever, ever pledge my allegiance to any team other than the washington redskins, those cheeseheads sure have grown on me over the last few years.

especially one clay matthews. i mean, come on! 

in a game of cat and mouse. i'd be the cat. he'd be the mouse. meow.  

see you tomorrow, chicago! xo.

if you don't know by now, i'm talking bout chi-town

patricio and i are packing two little bags and heading to chicago this weekend. and i can barely contain my excitement, i feel like a kid on christmas!

we will get to spend some time with his family, celebrate the engagement, and meet OUR new niece, sadie. and we are staying with john and b, which in my book means a whole lot of jabbering, a whole lot of kitchen table sitting, a whole lot of 312, chardonnay and budweiser and not a ton of sleep. i can't wait!

we will also be visiting a few of our favorite spots:

for pizza: piece
for thai food: sticky rice
for cocktails: tiny lounge
& just for me and b: bhldn

my windy city.

ps john/becky/patricio - do you guys remember when we threw a mini spring break party, in january? hahahahahhaah

project 2,996

3 years ago I participated in project 2,996 and every year since i think of mrs. dianna snyder on this most terrible day.

may you be at peace.