{a time to celebrate}

Until last night, I’ve never really been to an engagement party, or, at least one that was so well-planned with  tons of cute details. My friend, Katie, recently got engaged to the brother, Jared, of one of my other good friends, Mandy, whose wedding was one of the first that I shot solely. (Did you follow all of that!?) 😉 I met Katie for the first time at Mandy’s bachelorette party, and it was there that we all met Jared, who happened to just “crash” the girls’ night out. 😉  Katie and Jared hit it off right away and have been dating ever since. They were recently engaged in Las Vegas, which brings us to last night — a fun-filled celebration surrounded by family and friends. It was in a way a send-off to Jared as well, who will be stationed in Afghanistan for about a year. I hope the time goes by quickly for these two so that they can begin their new lives together as a married couple! Thanks Katie and Jared for asking me to capture this special time in your lives!

“Photo booth” time!! 😉