engagement photos

We've been planning, postponing, and rescheduling for months, and we finally got to take some photos with our wedding photographer! I'm not crazy about the idea of engagement photos, but of course, she convinced me that we needed practice taking pictures together before the wedding. Truthfully, the first photos I took with Krista were my bridal portraits, but those are still secret for now. I may schedule some for just after the wedding if I can convince Zack not to peek at the scheduled posts. 

We had so much fun with Krista at the airport! I'm so glad we went there because it's really where our love story took place. I can't believe I have never written our love story here! I will have to do that soon, but basically we fell in love in and around airplanes. 

This time, I started planning our outfits with what Zack would be most comfortable wearing and look nice in, then planned mine accordingly. Keeping it simple helped. That's my bit of advice for engagement photo outfit planning--plan the man's outfits first and keep it simple. Outfit details are at the bottom of the post. 

All photos by Krista Joy Photography. 

K: Waccamaw Pearls // Anthropologie top // J. Crew 3" chino shorts // Jack Rogers Palm Beach sandal 

Z: Southern Proper shirt // Over Under belt // Onward Reserve shorts // Sperry shoes

K: Moon and Lola earrings // Anthropologie dress // HMD bracelet // Jack Rogers Napa Valley Navajo 

Z: Onward Reserve shirt // Over Under belt // Dockers pants // Clarks shoes 

a whirling

gifted scarf from Allison // HMD sweater from Granny // Anna Sui for Anthropologie dress // Michael Kors small Layton watch // HMD bangle from Mom // Gap tights

winter light

Anthropologie headband (old, but other fun ones here) // HMD sweater from Granny // HMD bracelet from Granny // Loren Hope Clara bracelet // Handpicked bracelet // Forever 21 skirt // J. Crew tights // Kenneth Cole Reaction pumps

all blue all the time

I never understood people wearing sweaters as shirts, but suddenly I like it. Thanks in large part to my mom and grandmother, I have a collection of cashmere, keeping me warm and comfortable this winter. 

Moon and Lola Compton earrings // hand me down Calvin Klein sweater from Mom // HMD belt from Mom // Anthropologie pants (old) // Hobo Lauren wallet // Calvin Klein shoes (similar)

green summer

Happy summer, y'all!

Sorry about that.  

earrings - hand me down from Mrs. B

necklace - old, bought at an auction

shirt - Ralph Lauren

shorts - Anthropologie

class ring - hand me down from mom

shoes - Pappagallo hand me down from mom

all photos by Lauren Winstead

Lindsay's chambray

I would like to include some of my friends' hand me down style here, and there is no better friend or clothing item to start with than Lindsay and her chambray shirt.  

About four years ago, Lindsay showed up to my house to go to Bible study in this shirt.  It was just about the time chambray was starting to come around again as a trend.  Right in the middle of the hot summer, when you're headed inside for an air conditioned Bible study, this lightweight shirt is perfect.  Lindsay got the hand me down from her mom, and they told me it is J. Crew from the 1980s.

shirt - hand me down from mom

skirt - Anthropologie

sandals - Jack Rogers Navajo

Thank you for sharing yourself and your shirt, Lindsay!