i got engaged to my best friend
on august 7, 2010.
gush! i still get giddy thinking about that day!
i have always dreamed that the man i marry would be my best friend
and someone who would draw me even closer to Christ.
i believe God knew that was a desire of my heart and met that desire with Ryan Butler.
i love this man so much and am so excited that we have our entire lives to spend together!
and because there are so many sweet shots, i split up the pics by our two wardrobes. this set features us in our casual clothes - and the second part will show us off in our dressier attire.
tim, thanks again for such a fun shoot and for some sweeeeet results!
and without further ado...
setting:
Chicago, Illinois
characters:
Ryan & Ilene
(mr. and mrs. butler-to-be!)
gush! i still get giddy thinking about that day!
i have always dreamed that the man i marry would be my best friend
and someone who would draw me even closer to Christ.
i believe God knew that was a desire of my heart and met that desire with Ryan Butler.
i love this man so much and am so excited that we have our entire lives to spend together!
ryan and i met in chicago and made so many memories during the past 3 years that we lived there. prior to the proposal, i really hoped if he were to propose that he would do it in the city. ladies, men are smarter than we think. even though i never told him that, he knew that about me and couldn't imagine proposing to me anywhere else. and so it was of course, appropriate to take our engagement pictures in the city that we fell in love in and are in love with!
the engagement shoot was taken by none other than the splendid, fantastic, ultra-talented tim-tab. i believe that i have bragged about this particular friend before. he and i went to the same college and is one of my closer friends from there. it helped that ryan and i were friends with tim 'cause it was easy to get comfortable and just be ourselves with him. so please be aware of many, many goofy shots. if i'm not told what to do pose-wise, i end up making faces or dancing around.
and because there are so many sweet shots, i split up the pics by our two wardrobes. this set features us in our casual clothes - and the second part will show us off in our dressier attire.
tim, thanks again for such a fun shoot and for some sweeeeet results!
and without further ado...
setting:
Chicago, Illinois
characters:
Ryan & Ilene
(mr. and mrs. butler-to-be!)

...and that's all, folks!
at least when part two comes along, so be sure to check back soon for it.
i think some of my fave pics are the ones of us just being us.
whether we were being goofy or romantic, i think these pics do a great job of capturing us.
hope you enjoyed them!
[happy thursday!]
p.s. some of you asked where i got the mustache sticks.
i found them at this incredible etsy shop called whiskerworks! they have a fab collection!