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engagement photos

No one NEEDS to do engagement photos of course, but if you’re doing them we’ve got lots of adorable and unique engagement photo ideas, examples, and advice… and even a few hilarious engagement photo ideas.

Funny Christmas card engagement: How a racy "dudoir" Christmas card turned into a new funny card tradition (and an engagement!)

How a racy Christmas card turned into a new funny card tradition (and an engagement!)

I heard a very silly tale that turned out to be pretty damned romantic that I just had to share. Alyssa saw a hilarious “dudoir” Christmas card that piqued her interest. This led to a new relationship, new tradition of creative Christmas cards, and an eventual proposal.

Here’s the whole tale from Alyssa herself…

It's vintage love at this quirky thrift shop engagement shoot

It’s vintage love at this quirky thrift shop engagement shoot

We dreaded the idea of a lovey-dovey shoot with butterfly kisses, so we agreed to just not have engagement photos done. BUT then we were granted this really awesome opportunity to shoot our engagement session with an awesome photographer who loves out-of-the-norm wedding photos, and we had the idea to shoot at Goodwill.

It was like a giant closet to play in for the day…

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Retro cars, popcorn, & an adorable pair at this vintage drive-in movie engagement session

An old vintage sofa, a hot retro car, Coca Cola, popcorn, and an adorable couple perfectly combine for this vintage drive-in movie engagement session. Dara and Michael are perfectly adorable in their subtly retro outfits at the Dixie Twin Drive-In in Dayton, Ohio with shots in the car, in front of a huge sign featuring them(!), and some dramatic poses.

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The most fun wedding ideas we saw this month

This month brought us some super goosebumps-giving moments like those Harry Potter socks, gorgeous gray hair, perfectly mismatched bridesmaids, wedding cartwheels, and even a treehouse venue. Here are some of the best photos we saw in the past month from the amazing vendors in our Offbeat Vendor Guide.

From acrobatic and monochromatic engagement shots to mohawks and a lush wedding video, here are a few of the stand-outs…