So, after a bit of scheduling trouble, Jon and I were able to finally do our engagement shoot with Bryan Mitchell. It was AMAZING. First of all, we knew we didn't want to do the traditional engagement pics of the couple standing in a field or anything like that. We wanted to do something cool, something a bit punk rock and something very much us. I got a lot of ideas from the website Rock and Roll Bride (awesome, even if you aren't getting married, check it out) and Bryan was very willing to make our ideas work. We met outside the Blind Pig, an Ann Arbor rock and roll institution of sorts. Not only does it have a rich musical history (artists such as John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, REM, Sonic Youth, Soundgarden, Smashing Pumpkins and Nirvana have played there, to name just a few) but it was also one of the first places Jon and I went on a date. We shot a bunch of photos in front of the Blind Pig, a bunch down by The Millennium Club, some in the alley beside the Blind Pig and even some inside the 8 Ball (the bar under the Blind Pig).
We had a blast and Bryan was inventive, creative and generally awesome. We are SO thrilled with how the pics came out and the hardest part will be trying to decide which ones to print since there are so many cool ones to choose from. These are just a few:
