Why You Should Enter Contests: Our E-Pics
Last March, like Kasia, we had the good fortune of winning a free engagement session with the lovely and talented Jessamyn Harris. The contest called for a unique idea for an engagement shoot, so I sent in the story of how the boy and I ate noodles at 2 in the morning while we were still getting to know each other. It was a really dirty hole in the wall, the kind of place where the smell sticks to you and you have to wash your clothes afterward. I loved it.
Unfortunately it got torn down, so as a commemoration to that first night, I thought it’d be sweet to take pictures at another noodle joint. We met Jessamyn in San Francisco Chinatown, and she was ready with her cameras, some sample albums to show us, and FOOD!
After we left the restaurant, we took some fun shots around Chinatown.
Lucky for us, Jessamyn sent us a disc of all the images she took that day. I’m really glad that her style is as realistic as possible, but I still wanted to play a little to see what they would look like with a more vintage look. So, I turned some of our photos into polaroids using Poladroid. It’s easy, free, and I love the results!
[All images by Jessamyn Harris, polaroids made using Poladroid]
After the session, we booked Jessamyn because we loved the pictures and thought her personality meshed well with us. We’re quiet/somewhat shy personalities that don’t really like people telling us what to do, and Jessamyn was the perfect blend of being able to direct us while being gentle and friendly. We can’t wait for her to shoot at our wedding!
How did you choose your engagement picture location? Is anyone else addicted to Poladroid like I am? :)
fun pictures.
I love how well your purple cardigan and his purple tie match the green interior of the noodle place!! So cool! Love the pics…and Poladroid!
Lucky! These turned out so cute!
I really love these! And it’s awesome that they are so personal.
your style and photos are too cute :) hooray for contests. i’m totally borrowing your poladroid idea ;) it’s just too good to pass up.
As you know, I LOVE your engagement photos!!
I’m addicted to Poladroid! In the next coming weeks, you’ll get to see my Save The Dates and how I incorporated Poladroid.
Thanks to everyone for the sweet comments!
@Stephanie: Thank you! My sister found the restaurant for us (Yuet Lee in San Francisco) and I went out on a limb and got us purple clothes knowing the walls would be bright green. I’m glad it worked out!
@Abby: I can’t wait to see them!!
Utterly adorable!
Such cute pictures! And I love love love Poladroid! I’m using it to create all our place cards at our reception… I’m thinking of also stringing a bunch of all our loved ones along this wrought iron fence around the entrance walkway of our venue :)
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I love the noodle shop idea! Can’t I tell you how much I love your outfit!!!
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