Just for Fun & Flower Fields

I've definitely missed goofing around with my camera and photoshop. (PS I lost my photoshop when my hard drive was wiped and am currently using the 30 day trial. *tears forever*) Anyways, it was fun to go out with my old roommates and just shoot some pictures and mess around with the editing. needless to say this post is pretty pointless and there is no style to this in any way.

Now thesssee photos below are all taken on Andreas camera, some or most taken by her, I just edited them:) gotta give this talented lady credit where it is due! 

Thanks for stopping by this random post! 

Our Wedding! Part 1: Getting Ready

Yeahhh so Imma break this up because there's no way I could write the whole day in one post. Not that talented, not that dedicated. If you are here for pics, ignore all this text as it will be extremely boring to you. (PS some of this is vendor review. Just a forewarning..)

Alriggghhht let's begin. Sleeping the night before your wedding. You don't. You jut don't- therefore I took a sleeping pill. Thank you modern medicine. 
I was freakin out a little in the morning but if I know me you know I'm always freakin out so whats new, amirite?

Let me explain what a glorious thing it is though to have someone do your hair and makeup on your wedding day. Some of you know me pretty well and perhaps want to ask "But Jovanna, don't you love doing your makeup? You spend like hours doing it instead of being a normal human being? why didn't you just do it yourself?" 
  Let me answer you simply.
  My.Wedding.Day. 
If you're anything like me, your makeup looks freakin awesome when you do it and stay at home all night and then looks like a crazed ferret was chewing on your face when you have somewhere important to be. 

So I looked for the best and found Jade! She runs Kissable Complexions.I had actually seen her stuff all over pinterest before I was engaged, I just didnt know I was pinning her stuff! (chances are, if you have a pinterest, you've seen her stuff too. She's just that dang good). 
She did my engagement makeup, Bridals and Wedding. Not only is she STUNNING and super talented but she's super sweet. Which is great cause meeting a makeup idol to me is freakishly scary ha. I loved talking makeup with her and getting her suggestions as she fixed my face up. (In fact I just love learning about makeup and product in general so if you wanna talk, hey, lets talk). 

So basically, yes. She's amazing. She travels between Utah and California so If you are getting married I recommend her. If you're paying a ton for a dress and a photographer why would you want your makeup to look goopy in your pictures because your hand was shaking all morning? 
Shannon and David where also there for all the documenting purposes. So wonderful! 
I had Stephanie Brinkerhoff of Hair and Makeup by Steph come on by and do my hair for the day. We were all pretty amazed because she is some sort of hair wizard. I had never met her before this day, I didnt have time to do a trial run. She walked in, I showed her  picture and then BOOM 45 minutes later she was done. I'm still in shock to be honest with you.

My mom and my sister were getting ready too so they came in and out. My maid of honor and best friend steph was there and was seriously amazing. I think she was even more prepared than I saw and I tried to be pretty prepared. My roommies were able to come over in the morning and keep me company. They are just the best. I love them. And they raided my red lipstick so they could all match (to be fair I think bryn was already wearing red lipstick #trendsetter) 

I got to prep my sister a little bit. If you know me you know my rule is always wear lipstick. I have this thing with lipstick. 

Chase and I exchanged gifts for our wedding. The funny thing is we both had the same idea even though we hadn't talked about it. I wrote him a journal starting the week after we got engaged with one thing everyday that I loved about him. 

I opened his letter and present that morning. He actually hand made me a book (he made a book press and everything to make the book) with printed days of a full year. Some pages had pictures and all. Great minds think alike I suppose, but the book he made me was definitely much cooler :) 

Basically a wonderful morning.  So glad I could have my Mom, Sister, best friend, my lovely roommies and great vendors there with me! Here are just some sweet shots shannon captured of our rings, announcement, dress, shoes. All those coolio details.

(something blue! much thanks to emmily of charming details for letting me borrow this one :) 

( the YSL lipstick Jade used on me for the day. Lipstick Swoon) 

Thanks for stoppin by y'all. Prepare for wedding post part 2...and possibly 3. IF YOU CAN HANDLE THAT. 

(all photos taken by shannonelizabethphotography ) 

Why Bridals?

So some of you that aren't LDS/mormon may be wondering "why the freaking beans do you have pictures in your wedding dress with your husband before your wedding day?" (also you probably are not saying "freaking beans" because that seems a very mormony thing to say, but just go with me for now).

Anyways, since Mormons often get married in LDS temples, you don't wear your wedding dress inside for the ceremony, you wear a different white dress. The first time my husband would see me in my dress would be after we were married anyways, so many lds people have started doing bridals/groomals. 

Bascially it gives you a chance to have a "first look/ walking down the aisle" experience, without walking down an aisle 

^^ Just creeping up to chase since he hadn't seen me in the dress yet.. ^^

I personally wanted bridals so we could have some pictures without the stress and crazy emotions of the wedding day and to get a couple styles and locations in.  It was super fun (minus the Utah hail and the fact that we're so insanely awkward).

For our second location I wanted to do something a little more "vintage classic". I'm a red lip junkie and I was able to wear my grandmas ring: something I wear often now that she's passed away. It was very important to me to keep family in our wedding. 

I'll probably do a ton more wedding posts (probably too many, sorry) talking about planning, vendors, organization and such. Huge thanks to shannon of SHANNONELIZABETHPHTOGRAPHY . Choosing a photographer who is not only talented but also someone who you get along with is so important and she made us so comfortable. I'll probably look at these over and over forever.