What do you like to do on your wedding anniversary?
If you and your husband are total dorks, like me and Handy Man, you spend it experimenting with f-stops, soft boxes and Photoshop, photographing each other – not to look cozy and romantic – but like you should be holding up a plate with your number on it…
… two-four-six-oh-one!
(Name that tune! And if you can, you’ll be excited to learn that Wicked is finally making its rounds ’round here! *sqquuueeeee*)
Anyway, tangent… we played with the lighting and timing of the reflectors and soft boxes.
Don’t we look kinda mean? I swear, we’re really not.
I shot this Wicked *ahem*, wicked, shot of Handy Man in his Bears gear.
Handy Man shot this pic of me glaring at him. I threw my watermark on it, but it’s not actually my shot. (Sorry, babe.)
So, what’s the strangest way you ever celebrated your anniversary?
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You two make me laugh…I love it! Very nice shots of both of you — Darcy, you are beeyoootiful! I can’t think of anything particularly strange that we’ve done to celebrate our anniversary. We definitely are dorks but pretty boring dorks!
Les Mis, baby!
“On my owwwnnnn, pretending he’s besi-ide meeeee….”
I do love me another showtunes geek! You nailed it, gf!
ooooh, I really like these [mean — strike that — intense portraits.
and, y’know … I’m photo-dork enough to think that that sounds like a PERFECT way to spend a special day (now. how to get Big Dude on board with that?!?)
and, ummm, I stand in awe. On&off-camera flash scares the bejeebers out of me.
Happy Anniversary to ya both!!
Very nice pictures.
My husband and I are also dorks
. We usually spend our anniversary at the North Carolina Home Educators Book Fair. Not necessarily the day of our anniversary, but it tends to fall on the Thursday, Friday, and Saturday closest to our anniversary. We do at least leave the children with Grandma and Grandpa and have a couple of nice meals together though.
This year, I was in San Antonio on our anniversary. Which was great except for one little thing: he was in Chicago. That’s not the way it’s supposed to go.
But next year–next year’s gonna be different, my friend. Because next year is THE YEAR. The Silver Anniversary. Yes, ma’am: 25 years together. So I’ll get back to you on the weirdest thing.
25! I wouldn’t believe it if I didn’t know you better. That’s amazing, Richella.
Silver, huh? What are you going to get him that’s silver? Watch? Golf clubs?
What’s silver than men love?
a silver reflector card??
Cracking up b/c we just had our anniversary this weekend. I think we topped your celebration – not so much strange as very boring. Me lying on the floor with a headache and G doing yardwork but at least he made dinner
Happy Anniversary!
First of all, why the heck are ya wearing a turtleneck?! It’s not seriously that cold yet up in the Tundra is it?
Secondly, I wish my man knew what an f-stop was . . .
So I’d look fierce. Do I look fierce?
Actually, we were hoping only the face and hands would show. That was a quick solution, and the turtleneck matched the background paper color, too.
We really are geeks.
You definitely look fierce.
And haaawt.
Um . . .
Thirdly, I meant to say “a f-stop” not “an f-stop”
Really? “a” f/stop… not “an”? I say an. eff starts with a vowel.
Am I committing some photography faux pas?
Hmmmm . . . .
I would suspect myself of a photography faux pas before I ever suspected you of one. ;D
I tried Googling this. I couldn’t find a definitive answer. I still say “an f/stop”.
I’m probably just a dork. It’s like rock-paper-scissors.
Only in this game, grammar beats photo jargon.
Les Mis is my favoritest of the favorites. When I was in college I wanted to BE Eponine. She was so tragic. (Said with my hand over my brow in dramatic fashion. Not that I need help with drama)
And heaven help me but I can’t remember any strange ways we’ve celebrated our 14 years together. We’re so boring.
If I could get mine to take pictures all the time I would! I think it’s neat. We’ve been together two years but only been married three weeks, but last anniversary we had we both sat around wishing someone would call and offer to take the kids for the night….no such luck. Hopefully this year will be better.
Our annivesary and my birthday are always right around Memorial Day weekend and we either have company or we are out of town at a family function. What was I thinking getting married in May? Mother’s Day, my birthday and our anniversary…all my hubby has to remember is the month of May and then he is off the hook for eleven months!
I would LOVE to spend an anniversary that way… If I only had the room for all of that equipment…. Hmmm…..
Love the pics!
You guys are hilarious. At least you have a hobby you can enjoy together.
Congrats on another anniversary, and I really love your pictures. I don’t think you look fierce, either. I like it.
Love the pics! I wish my husband was interested in the camera.
He made me go look at guns at Academy yesterday. You know I love the man if I’ll stand at a gun counter and hold all the revolvers and semi-autos he hands me to see how they ‘feel’.
I’d rather be shooting a CAMERA!
Not only do I know all the words to every song, my 5 sons can sing every note of such hearty favorites as Popular, When You’ve Got it, Flaunt it (The Producers), Good Morning Baltimore (Hairspray) and Run Freedom Run (Urine Town)
That’s what happens when you are trapped in a minivan with a show tunes freak for five hundred, twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes.
Love the photos. Thanks for sharing
I want to be in that minivan soooo badly for a family rendition of Popular. For reals.
GRRRRRR BABY! Y’all look awesome!
Those are great pics! (of course)
You guys rock! Happy (late) anniversary!
Fabulous pictures!!! And a happy late anniversary to you!
We’ll have our 12-year anniversary next month, along with our once-a-year date night. No joke.
Gosh, does having brain surgery while sending your husband home with a newborn count as CELEBRATING? That’s what happened on OUR fifth wedding anniversary. Our Number Two of Two was born Wednesday. My head had issues for weeks before and, lo and behold, the headaches had NOTHING to do with pregnancy! Something about closing my head in the car door…who can remember? So, by Saturday I was a COMPLETE mess. Packed up newborn in the carseat, kissed goodbye Number One of Two, kissed husband good-bye with good wishes and a “happy anniversary” thrown in for good measure, then headed in to have holes drilled in my head. He spent the rest of the day trying to figure out which bottles to buy, how to incorporate the breastmilk, the bottle and the baby, and wishing for sleep if nothing else. Yep…THAT was a good one.
Oh. My. Stinkin’. Heck.
You win the prize, for sure. Gracious, girl! So glad you’re okay.
Um, the weirdest way we’ve celebrated our anniversary….Let me think…….
Oh! We’ve had anniversaries when the Hubs has been deployed and our celebration consisted of a quick hello via a webcam. I was deliriously happy over those few shared minutes,
Okay,
I’m literally rolling. I get it. I would totally be doing the same thing. I can just picture you guys doing this and because it’s right down your alley, I bet it was so much fun.
Just one question…are you playing with the new “dirty textures” from rad?
Thanks, for the laugh.
and Happy Anniversary!