America's Next Top Modal Cycle 15, Here We Come!

That's right ladies (and gents) the Plaid's engagement pictures are finally in! And let me just tell you, we worked it. There was modeling head-to-toe, smising (I hate that term), neck extensions, etc. Check 'em out!


Look at that sass!


Cute!


Even cuter!


Action shot down Congress Ave!


Check out the mister's attitude in this pic! Hand on hip, hip sticking out; they definitely need a male ANTM!


If you look closely I'm giving Mr. Plaid a classic Miss Plaid face!


The token cute couple pic!


Love this pic! I felt like a 3 year old running through the wild flowers!


My absolute favorite picture. I know our faces aren't in it but it just seems so carefree. I want to blow this picture up and print it on canvas to hang on our wall!

*** All photos were taken by the fabulous Nathan Russell

A little side note about my photographer:

One day, about six months ago, I signed into Weddingbee for my daily dose of wedding-y goodness and saw there was a new post to an old thread about photographers in Austin. It was from a woman suggesting we check out her husband's website/blog about this great deal he was running.

Basically this photographer in town, Nathan Russell, was running a deal for five lucky brides.


You pay him $500 and he shoots your entire wedding day, plus engagement pictures and a bridal session. Holy crap! Only $500. That's ridiculous. And bonus, he gives you a $500 gift card at the end of everything to use in his store to buy albums and prints. So it's ummm basically free. Sorta anyways.

But why? Right. There's gotta be a catch. No catch. He's mainly into shooting family portraits, but is trying to break into the wedding industry. He wants to expand his portfolio (check out these shots), so enter me and Mr. Plaid as his subjects.

It's not just the price that excites me although I admit it is a large factor. His pictures are amazing. The colors are so bright. I love them.

Ok, back to the engagement shoot. I love that we got to take some pictures in the city and also in the field of wildflowers, showing both sides of Austin. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with these pictures just yet, but you'll see them again, I promise!

Did you have as much fun with your engagement shoot as we did? How did you choose you photographer?