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We’re just entering the beginning of long summer nights and we’re loving it. Definitely one our favorite parts of summer! Brianne & Kyle from this real wedding knows exactly how we feel. From the bride, Brianna ” We wanted our wedding to be filled with a lot of little unique touches that were carefully thought out and put together. From the beginning, we wanted the wedding to have the feel of a Gatsby Summer Soiree - lots of dancing, guests dressed up for the summer heat, memorable cocktails, and music filling the evening air.” Yes! So perfect for summer!

We are just loving the sea green color for Brianna’s bridesmaids! Check back tomorrow to see a round of dresses that are similar to this beautiful color.

How adorable are these girls with their Plum Pretty Sugar robes and matching sandals?!

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Photography by Daniel J Photography |   Venue Aldie Mansion

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Are you having a summer wedding soiree? How are celebrating the summer nights? Please do share in the comments below.

Sleeved wedding dresses are becoming more popular and we love seeing more of them in our last issue no. 25: Humble Beginnings. They offer more coverage for church weddings and colder weather, but with all the gorgeous options out there, we don’t see why modern brides wouldn’t consider these sleeved alternatives when shopping for their wedding day.

More sleeved wedding dresses we love:

Would you wear a sleeved wedding dress on your big day?

Are you ready for more eye candy from Issue No. 25? You’re going to just squeal when you see what’s below. If you haven’t heard of Elizabeth Messina’s “A Lovely Workshop” take a look here. Elizabeth is an amazing photographer and the workshop is at its heart an intimate & artistic collaboration. Elizabeth inspires and teaches photographers to challenge themselves both in their business endeavors and in their photographic work. So here we go with part 2 of images from the attendees of her workshop. Truly beautiful! Brides, if you’re still looking for photographers or any other vendors for your wedding, you have our stamp of approval of everyone involved in this workshop. Everyone is top-notch, talented, warm-hearted, amazing, and just love what they do. You can just tell from looking at these images. They’re just oozing with love. So here we go. Enjoy!

Lauren Rosenau

Julie Paisley

Jessica Morrisy

(L) Julie Paisley (R) Serena Severtson

Daniel Perez

(L)Tricia Whitmar (R)Rabiah Khawaja

(L)Rabiah Khawaja (R)Katherine Emery

Lindsay Madden

(L)Gina Moore (R)Greer Gattuso

Marisa Holmes

(L) Marisa Holmes (R) Kelly Sauer

Marisa Holmes

Kelly Sauer

(L)Rabiah Khwaja (R)Marisa Holmes

Rabiah Khwaja

(L)Katherine Emery (R)Gina Moore

Nicole Mason

Rebecca Stanley

Marisa Holmes

(L)Rabiah Khwaja  (R)Lindsay Madden

Lindsay Madden

(L)Marisa Holmes (R)Greer Gattuso

Rebecca Stanley

Jessica Morrisy

Daniel Perez

Please take a moment & explore the creative work &
websites of the 2013 “A Lovely Workshop” attendees

MARISA HOLMES
LINDSAY MADDEN
GREER GATTUSO
DANIEL PEREZ
KATHERINE EMERY
TRICIA WHITMER
LIZ ROBERTS
JULIE PAISLEY
RABIAH KHWAJA
VERONICA RAMIREZ
NICOLE MASON
KELLY SAUER
JESSICA MORRISY
SERENA SEVERTSON
TIFFANY BENDER
LAUREN ROSENAU
REBECCA STANLEY
SARAH PIRKRYL
GINA MOORE

We hope you love Issue No.25. It’s a beauty isn’t it?! We love every single page of it. I think I personally went through it more than 5 times. Well, we have more coming your way.  Starting today we’re sharing with you more amazing images from our cover editorial feature of Elizabeth Messina’s “A Lovely Workshop”. Her workshop is at it’s heart an intimate & artistic collaboration. Elizabeth inspires and teaches photographers to challenge themselves both in their business endeavors and in their photographic work. Below is part 1 of what her students captured from this amazing workshop. It’s incredible how everyone sees things so differently. Be on the look out for these photographers, because they’re so talented. And be sure to browse through the Resource Guide at the end. It was because of these contributors that these amazing images happened. Here’s to more inspiration!

Tricia Whitmer

Serena Severtson

Greer Gattuso

(L)Rabiah Khwaja (R)Jessica Morrisy

Kelly Sauer

(L)Marisa Holmes (R)Jessica Morrisy

Nicole Mason

(L)Julie Paisley (R)Lauren Rosenau

(L)Rabiah Khwaja (R)Kelly Sauer

Greer Gattuso

Gina Moore

(L)Katherine Emery (R)Lauren Rosenau

Daniel Perez

Top (L & R) Lauren Rosenau  / Bottom (L)Jessica Morrisy (R)Lindsay Madden

Nicole Mason

(L)Daniel Perez (R)Serena Severtson

Rabiah Khwaja

(L)Marisa Holmes (R)Jessica Morrisy

Marisa Holmes

Daniel Perez

Please take a moment & explore the creative work &
websites of the 2013 “A Lovely Workshop” attendees

MARISA HOLMES
LINDSAY MADDEN
GREER GATTUSO
DANIEL PEREZ
KATHERINE EMERY
TRICIA WHITMER
LIZ ROBERTS
JULIE PAISLEY
RABIAH KHWAJA
VERONICA RAMIREZ
NICOLE MASON
KELLY SAUER
JESSICA MORRISY
SERENA SEVERTSON
TIFFANY BENDER
LAUREN ROSENAU
REBECCA STANLEY
SARAH PIRKRYL
GINA MOORE

From Humble Beginnings Come Great Things.

Springtime is a time for new beginnings, a time to celebrate growth and new life. A wedding is the perfect beginning to a new chapter in a couple’s relationship, where two people come together to start their life as husband and wife. In this union comes new happiness to enjoy, new adventures to experience, as well as new challenges to overcome. With this issue, we want to capture the excitement and joy of starting a new beginning, and also remember the simple beauty of the place where it came from.

This issue is graced by so many beautiful imagery of love captured through the lens of renowned photographers, including Elizabeth Messina for “A Lovely Workshop”, where her talented wedding industry friends share tips and inspiration on creating a more lovely day for your wedding, and Jasmine Star in “Leather & Tweed”, where fashion trends for everyday style can be incorporated into your wedding day. Our honeymoon expert, Katie Frederick of Ever After Honeymoons, answered questions from couples who are planning their honeymoon, which is usually the first trip they’ll take as newlyweds. In this issue, we also give you a double dose of He Said / She Said following the love story of two couples with two different beginnings, but both found their true love.

We interviewed two trendsetting women whose humble beginnings are making impacts and changing the industry, if not the world. Wendy Bird, the founder of Pearls with Purpose, shared with us the humble beginning of her pearl jewelry business, that has grown and helped the lives of hundreds of disadvantaged individuals and families in the Philippines and India simply by teaching them how to make jewelry and by responding to their basic needs. We’re also excited to share with you the story behind drop it MODERN, a contemporary backdrop company that started in a garage by Breanne Schaap, who was out to challenge the norm within the photography industry and introduced fresh, modern, printed backdrops for photographers and couples alike.

Putting together this issue, we feel utterly grateful for all the beauty that surrounds us and for our readers and contributors that have supported us all this time. We are nervous and excited as we approach our 4th year and cannot wait to welcome another new chapter in Utterly Engaged and invite you to embark on this adventure with us. And with this new year, we’re also gearing up to welcome another birth in our growing family, as our Co-Founder Henny is expecting her third child this summer. Congratulations to her and her family!

We hope you enjoy this issue and share stories of your own humble beginnings with us.

xoxo,
Lucia & Henny