I’m so excited to share this post with you guys! It’s pretty important to me because B and I have been trying to figure out whether or not we wanted to do our engagement photos. We were on the fence about it since we are on such a tight budget, so I thought, why not do our own!? I was finally able to do it this weekend with B and I love how they turned out! (Sidenote: Since we were on the fence about getting our engagement photos professionally done, we finally decided this week to go ahead and do them with our wonderful photographer. These will be done when it warms up outside and I’ll be sure to share with you all then!)

D.I.Y. Engagement Photoshoot

I found a twin sized flat sheet from the store for under $15. I already had some fabric paint and spray paint laying around from previous projects so this one worked out perfectly for me! This backdrop turned out to be pretty awesome! Also, I found the balloons on Stephanie Shives Studio’s Esty shop! They are actually pretty cool because you can inflate them yourself with a straw AND they are reusable!!

What you need:
• Letters Y, E, S—16” balloons from StephShivesStudio
• Plain white flat sheet—I used a twin size
• Scotch tape
• Spray paint
• Fabric paint
• Mini chalkboard
• Chalk

How to:
Step 1: Lay the flat sheet down and spray paint. I thought adding in the gold metallic hearts was the perfect addition to the abstract piece. Once a layer of spray paint is complete, throw fabric paint onto the sheet. Let dry for about 24 hours.

Step 2: Once the backdrop is dry, your photoshoot is ready to be set up. Pin backdrop onto the wall and inflate your balloons. Using scotch tape, tape the balloons onto the sheet (do the double side tape trick).

Step 3: Using chalk, write “she said” onto your chalkboard.

Step 4: Your engagement photoshoot is ready!!

D.I.Y. Wedding Update
If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll know that I announced that we have finally picked our wedding hashtag! It will be #asandyaffair (eeeeek! I can’t wait)

I’ve been waiting to talk to you guys about the progress on our DIY wedding, but I wasn’t ready just yet! I’m still not 100% ready, but I do have some stuff to share! So here’s the lo-down:

Our Venue:
Since we are doing a DIY wedding with such a tight budget we really couldn’t afford having it at a nice venue where they pretty much do everything for you :[ It would’ve been nice, but waaaay over our budget of $5,000. Instead, we are having our ceremony on a public beach, with our reception being held in a park area about 3 blocks from the beach. Total we are spending $350.00 to have a permit for the beach and the park area. So if you’re on a budget, public beaches and parks are the way to go!

Our photographer:
We are so lucky to have found a photographer who understands our budget and is willing to work with us; we couldn’t jeopardize not having a great photographer there on our special day! Of course, I want to remember and see everything that I missed that day. Sidney is such a sweet and talented person, and I recommend you all check her out! You can find her Facebook page here: Sidney Leigh Photography

Save the Dates:
I have finally finished designing the save the dates and they are officially being printed right now. So, once those arrive I’ll update you all on the colors and theme! Thankfully I have awesome friends who are printing my save the date postcards for free! (ahhh!! The best friends ever!!)

Whew! Well guys, so far that is all we have that’s solid right now!! I can’t wait to see the save the date postcards in person and share the design with you all! See you guys back here next Monday!! xoxo