Engagement shoot: Dahnya + Fran

I thought these engagement pics were such a change from the usual “pretty” pictures…why NOT get a little colorful and messy with your soon-to-be-groom?  They really show the fun nature of this couple.

The paint pictures came completely out of the blue. Francis, was adamantly opposed to the idea of taking engagement pictures. One day, in an attempt to make the idea sound more appealing I proposed the paint fight (not really thinking he’d take me seriously) but he took the idea and ran with it. The more we talked about it, the more excited we got. From there it was a matter of finding a photographer willing to expose his camera to such chaos. The instant we met Clint, we knew he was the photographer for us; easygoing and creative.

The day of the session we headed over to pick up the paint (our wedding colors) and believed ourselves completely ready to go! It wasn’t until the last drop of paint had been flung that Francis & I realized we had not thought to bring a change of clothes for after the fight. The blankets we’d brought were completely futile in protecting the interior of our car so, we hopped onto the back of Clint’s truck and headed to a nearby car wash to hose each other off. Clint was such a trooper; I fear we may have left lasting hand and foot prints in his truck bed. Instead of berating us, he kept his camera going & spurred us on.

It was a day filled with browsing a bookstore, swinging in the park, dodging paint and being blasted with water- all accompanied by my future husband. And to think, I was lucky enough that such an amazing day was documented for us to look back upon for years to come! Thank you, Clint.

[images from Clint Shuttlesworth]

24 Comments to “Engagement shoot: Dahnya + Fran”

1. allison Says:
   December 9th, 2009 at 11:36 am

   the pictures are wonderful and such a creative idea! they look like they were a lot of fun to take, too.

2. Meg @ Sienna Wedding Says:
   December 9th, 2009 at 12:15 pm

   This is certainly an interesting shoot! Looks like fun. =)

3. Chantale@La Belle Bride Says:
   December 9th, 2009 at 2:52 pm

   Getting messy is fun…

4. Sarah Says:
   December 9th, 2009 at 2:54 pm

   Great idea – what a cute couple.

5. Julianne Smith Says:
   December 9th, 2009 at 3:14 pm

   now that’s a fun engagement shoot session! thanks for sharing!

6. Vicki Grafton Says:
   December 9th, 2009 at 4:17 pm

   How fun! Such a great idea. I love the image of them back to back and covered in paint.

7. katie haught Says:
   December 9th, 2009 at 5:35 pm

   your creativity and fun-loving energy are an inspiration! thanks for kicking engagement sessions up a notch!!!

8. Olivia Says:
   December 9th, 2009 at 6:49 pm

   I love seeing non-traditional engagement shoots. Looks like so much fun- I’m sure they’ll remember this forever! Hopefully they’ll inspire other couples out there to try something crazy! Thanks so much for sharing these!

9. evie Says:
   December 9th, 2009 at 10:37 pm

   what a super fun engagement shoot!!

10. Brian Says:
    December 10th, 2009 at 12:18 pm

    This is super cool– I’m a photographer and it is really refreshing to see something outside the box!

11. Kathryn Says:
    December 10th, 2009 at 10:21 pm

    Hilarious! So fun!

12. chibride Says:
    December 11th, 2009 at 9:10 pm

    What an awesome shoot. I like seeing spontaneity and personality beyond the typical shots that are becoming routine. The photographer did a great job too!

13. Bridal Magazine Editor Says:
    December 13th, 2009 at 4:10 am

    What a fabulous idea! Their handprints on the invitations/thank-yous would have been a nice way to tie this shoot in with their wedding.

14. Rebecca Says:
    December 14th, 2009 at 8:44 am

    love this shoot! What fun it must have been to photograph and be photographed!

15. Denalyn Says:
    March 12th, 2011 at 9:43 am

    that’s nice!! good 2 c u Ms. Garcia! 4m ur 3rd grade student Denalyn Perez

16. Denalyn Says:
    March 12th, 2011 at 9:45 am

    all of us students miss u we’re always talking bout how we had fun in ur class. we miss u n we wish u d best.

17. NEREYDA92 Says:
    May 3rd, 2011 at 6:31 pm

    garcia fotos que me gustan mucho

18. NEREYDA92 Says:
    May 3rd, 2011 at 6:33 pm

    me encantan las fotos

19. NEREYDA92 Says:
    May 3rd, 2011 at 6:35 pm

    muchas fotos bonitas

20. NEREYDA92 Says:
    May 4th, 2011 at 5:50 pm

    I like when you tack a picture of the egg of hello kitty!!!!

21. NEREYDA92 Says:
    May 5th, 2011 at 4:43 pm

    cuando llege manana a la escuela me dice como puedo ver los mensajes que me mandan

    atte.

    nereyda

22. NEREYDA92 Says:
    May 6th, 2011 at 4:19 pm

    como puedo ver los mensajes

23. NEREYDA92 Says:
    May 8th, 2011 at 6:48 pm

    que tenga un bonito dia

24. NEREYDA92 Says:
    July 6th, 2011 at 5:48 pm

    ms.garcia mande me su numerode telefono.

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