Engagement Photos

Even though Chris and I have been engaged since around Thanksgiving of 2010, we finally took our engagement photos on May 5, 2012.  Why did we wait so long?  Eh, why not?  (More pictures below)

Originally, my dear friend Shauna (http://www.sld-kc.com/) was going to be my photographer.  However, in December she told me that she and her husband were expecting their first child, and she was due within days of my June 23 wedding.  She and I both felt that having a photographer about to pop probably wasn't the greatest idea.  I am so incredibly happy for her and Andrew, and I know that baby Sophie is going to be a beautiful joy in all of our lives.  Now...what to do about a photographer?

So I'm sitting at a meeting, telling my friend Robert Dumler about my predicament.  He casually says, "You know that I've been a wedding photographer for about 10 years, right?"  Um, no, I didn't!  Robert has been a good friend of mine for several years.  He helps me plan the kickoff event for Kansas City Robotics, he's the head-ref for Kansas City's robotics competition, and he's simply an all around awesome guy.  Never, amid all of that, had he EVER mentioned wedding photography!  Problem solved - I have a photographer!  We decide that spring would be a pretty time for engagement photos, and settle on May 5.  Little did we know that "spring" would happen in February, and May 5 would feel more like July 5.  Oh well!  You can't see temperature in photos, right?!?

May 5 was also special for Chris and I, as it was the third anniversary of our first date.  It was a lot of fun to "practice" taking pictures with Chris, knowing that our wedding is right around the corner.  I can't wait to take pictures with him again - this time for real!  Here's some of our favorites from our photo session!

Photos by Robert Dumler, taken at Unity Village, Lee's Summit, Missouri.