So, really... I should have posted this vendor meeting first because it was the first meeting J and I went on when planning this crazy upcoming event... (now less than 4 months away - eep!). See, we are really lucky. And I have to be honest, I didn't know how lucky we were, but I'm getting ahead of myself. We are lucky because one of my sister's closest friends is a wedding photographer. I thought that meeting with her would be a good way to dip our toes into the whole wedding vendor meetings thing and I thought it would be much more comfortable to try and work with someone who we sort of know*. And here's where the lucky comes in... because it's cool that Seester knows this photographer, but the thing is... SHE'S GOOD. And she's SO, SO professional. And sweet. I really could go on and on about her.
This was one of the best vendor meetings we had. Our photographer asked us a lot of questions about our vision for the wedding but also about us as a couple and talked us through not just her packages and options but also her philosophy as an artist and the typical wedding day and itinerary. She also brought an album with her, and I have to say, I don't care how much it costs, we WILL be getting one of these albums. They're printed like books with the pictures right onto the pages (which I know is becoming increasingly typical for vendor-printed albums), but the quality of all of the products used in the album was obvious from the look to the touch. I am hoping that maybe we can get one for our Christmas present to each other this year.
This post honestly isn't as long as the others because the vendor made the decision SO simple. There was no "let's meet with other folks" or "she was great, but this one thing worried me..." - it was all golden. I left this vendor meeting skipping and giddy - seriously. I think part of it was that it was the first real step towards getting the wedding together, but the biggest part was that I felt so right about choosing this vendor for our wedding. She has been so generous with her time, energy, and ideas and we aren't even to the day yet!
I actually had my first-ever Skype meeting with this vendor - she lives in the Cleveland area - and we started to really nail down the details. We started talking about the timeline for the day and locations for shooting our posed shots - I hadn't even thought about going other places for pictures - DUH! It's a good thing we're hiring smart, professional vendors. I am so clueless and really need their help!
We also scheduled our engagement pictures - this Friday! I hate having my picture taken, so I'm a little nervous about it, but we've got some outfits planned and my sister is helping with my hair and makeup. We selected to have the pictures taken at the park where we had our first kiss** and I'm really hopeful that it'll be a good location for some cute pictures! Unfortunately, this is the middle of crazy season for our photographer, so we won't have the images back for a little while. I'm okay with that! The closer they come to the wedding, the more excited I'll be for the main event. I think this will also be a good warm-up to getting used to being photographed, which will obviously be a big part of the wedding itself. I promise to share a few pics once we get them back!! (And I may have been scouting frames for them at Crate and Barrel today... maybe) :)
*My sister and this photographer didn't become close friends until after I'd gone away to college, so I don't know her as well as many of my sister's childhood friends (who called themselves the Mafia, but that's another story for another day!)
** I know this is hella dorky, but I feel entitled to some dorkiness in this whole process.
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