Sooo... with getting married and planning a wedding come thousands of little things you have to do. One of the bigger of these little things is engagement photos. Great. Awkward standing around and trying to look pretty and in love while people are staring at you and taking pictures. Also, I don't want to pick out an outfit. Like, I REALLY don't want to pick out an outfit. In addition, I have a SINCERE desire NOT to look like this:
or this:
or, GOD FORBID, this:
So, what the hockeysticks am I supposed to do? How about this:
These are pictures of Holi, a Hindu festival that celebrates the arrival of spring. During this festival, people throw colored powder paints at each other. Isn't it pretty? Isn't it cool? Isn't it perfect for engagement photos? I found the idea by searching pinterest for "paint fight engagement photos," where I found some pictures of a couple who had used Holi powder for their "fight." Seriously, I'd have way more fun throwing paint at Harvey than I would trying to look all serious and stare deeply into his eyes while being photographed. Not my bag. Not our bag, for sure. And guess what? No freaking cutesy outfits. All I need is jeans and a white t-shirt! SCORE. So, once we made the decision to do this, I had to find the Holi colors. Guess where you can get them? India. No, really. The only place I could find online that had the colors (bright, decent-looking ones, at least) was a shop on Amazon that ships from India. It was going to take 18-31 business days to get the stuff. We had 29 business days until time to take our pictures. I ordered them on a leap of faith and with some encouragement from H, and here we are, 20 business days later, with a box full of beautiful Holi colors right here in my hands.
I'm pretty stoked. I'm REALLY stoked that they got here on time. I'm actually super excited and obsessed with the whole big giant wedding planning thing. It's weird how happy you can be about planning a wedding once you find the right person. I never have to worry about whether or not I'm marrying the right guy, so I worry about things like what kind of shoes I'm gonna wear.
I was really worried about wearing heels (gimpy back and all), but I tried on these super cheap shoes at DB when I was looking for a sash. They were SO comfortable and SO cute, I had to get 'em. I'll still get some ballet flats, in case I need a break, but I'm really happy about the thought that I can wear heels at all. <3
yay!!!!!!!
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