{ Christin + Andrew | Paper Airplane Engagement }
Part of what makes my job so insanely awesome is getting to experience stories in the making and then saving those stories in my camera. The other part is getting to hear stories from way before I ever even came along. One of my favorites is the “how we met” story – over the phone or email or a hot cup of coffee, I have heard tons of hopelessly romantic & wonderful versions. Christin & Andrew’s story, however, might have reached a whole new level of romantic, I believe my exact words when she told it to me were, “it’s like out of a movie!”
They met on a plane from DC to LA – Andrew, who was sitting a row or two behind Christin, sent her a sweet message thanks to Virgin America’s high-tech futuristic seat-to-seat messaging system. They spent the remainder of the flight talking, which turned into numerous trips cross-country, and now, an engagement. Christin wanted to tie their romantic beginnings into the session and we eventually came up with the idea of paper airplanes. We folded a couple larger ones and tons of teensy colorful ones (out of origami, which is my crafting nemesis – I’m positive all those nose-diving airplanes were mine).
Christin & Andrew – we had such a fun afternoon with you! Thank you for allowing us to share a bit of your story :)
P.S. This session was featured on the ever-lovely & inspirational Ever Ours blog! Thank you Lydia!
On the right they’re making “infinity hearts” – a cute symbol of their own creation!
Tags: Engagement Photography, engagement photos props, engagement session props, los angeles engagement photography, malibu engagement photos, pacific palisaides engagement photos, paper airplane engagement photos, santa monica engagement photos
February 2nd, 2010 at
adorable!! love it!
February 2nd, 2010 at
awww too sweet!! love the paper planes flying around the couple!!! great job adrienne!
February 2nd, 2010 at
aw, what an awesome story to theme transition. i’m sure your origami skills were just fine adrienne :)
February 2nd, 2010 at
Wow, this is such a cute and unique idea! I love how they made a bunch of small colorful ones and then the special ones with the hearts! So neat!!
February 2nd, 2010 at
just about the cutest couple i ever did see!!!
February 2nd, 2010 at
OMG that is the cutest thing ever! So creative!
February 2nd, 2010 at
so so so cute! i love it, adrienne!
February 2nd, 2010 at
I LOVE how you told Christin & Andrew’s story! They are a perfect couple and love having fun together. It’s not just my biased opinion, as the MOG, your photos show it’s true. Thanks Adrienne
February 2nd, 2010 at
Great Photos. I am so happy for you both! Congratulations Andrew and Christin. May you be blessed with Health, Happiness, and Prosperity!
Love your Cousin,
Kristen
February 2nd, 2010 at
Looks like you guys had a blast. Congratulations on your engagement. Good luck to the both of you.
Love your cousin,
Julie and Tony
February 3rd, 2010 at
yay! thanks for letting me share, adrienne! so in love with the confetti paper airplanes! genius idea.
February 3rd, 2010 at
I love this shoot! Super creative and super cute. They look so happy together. :] My favorite is the first!
February 3rd, 2010 at
Andrew and Christin… CONGRATULATIONS on your engagement and up coming wedding….. Such happy times and stepping stones that lay ahead for the two of you.. I LOVE the idea of the paper airplanes… So CREATIVE… Christin, WELCOME to the family…
Love always Joe and Shelly Lagos
February 3rd, 2010 at
I love the paper airplane idea. Cute, original, and I love the colors that were captured. Another amazing job, Adrienne!
February 3rd, 2010 at
Outstanding, Adrienne! Love the originality of the idea and energy of this couple. Bravo!!
February 3rd, 2010 at
What a cute engagement shoot!!! The paper planes are so cute and the couple is adorable!