So happy to be back blogging. I went on a little bit of a blogging hiatus over the holidays and it’s good to be back. What better way to kick off the first blog than with Liz & Anthony! Talk about a sweet, loving and funny couple. These two won our engagement session give-a-way back in Decemeber. I’ve been talking with Liz over the past few months and I was so excited to finally meet them and shoot their engagement session! I remember all throughout the engagement session Liz and Anthony talking about all the stories they had together and how they met. I can really say thats one of my favorite parts of getting to know a couple. We love hearing about how couples met. Their story is no different.
Anthony and I met in Colorado. I am from there and he was stationed there. Of all places, we met at a bar. I went out that night with a roommate to celebrate me getting a “Real” job. Once we got there I went to the bartender to order my first drink. There was a guy standing at the bar in front of me and once he saw that I was trying to order a drink he moved over. That guy was Anthony and we were closing out his tab. I ordered my drink and the bartender gave Anthony his tab. Anthony looked over his bill and saw that the bartender had put my drink on his tab. It was a complete accident but Anthony tries to take credit for being “smooth like that”. Jokingly, I told him that “since you bought me a drink I guess that means I have to talk to you”. We ended up talking all night long and he asked for my number before I left. We shared a lot of common interests, we both loved snowboarding so we spent a lot of time in the mountains. We also loved being outside and every weekend that it was warm we went hiking. We had a lot of fun together but what I fell in love with was the kind of person he was. What kept me around was his sense of humor. He had me laughing all the time. Anthony was a “southern gentleman” and was sincere and genuine not only towards me but towards all his friends too. His friends had nothing but the best to say about him. Shortly after we fell in love and first expressed it on a mountain getaway in Steamboat Springs. Ever since we started to think about our future. Anthony was moving back to Alabama once he got out of the military and asked me to go with. I was in love so without a doubt I said Yes! The adventure has been great and it’s so exciting to know that there is more to come. After almost a year living in Birmingham and finally settling in, Anthony asked me to be his wife. Now we are planning the biggest party of our lives and we are beyond thrilled every step of the way. -Liz
We started their session at the It’s Nice to Have You in Birmingham sign. This sign has become an iconic sign for Alabama. Almost as much as the Alabama Theatre sign! With Liz being from Colorado they knew they would have some family coming from out of town. So they wanted this shot for their save the date.
You know we love our furry children! We were so happy they brought along Charlie & Lucy.
After taking some shots around Downtown we headed to the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. On rare occasions you get the whole garden to yourself. I guess it being 40° had something to do with that.
You could say this session was the Bee’s Knees….. Bad joke??? Ok I’m sorry =)
