Engagement Session - Diversifying the Hanbok

Photo by David Tran, 8 Degrees Inc.

I should start this post by saying that Ryan and I were not initially planning to do engagement photos, but... I got lucky at a work gala silent auction and happened to win an e-session with David Tran of 8 Degrees Inc. I'm SO glad we did!

Our Mini-Moon: The Return to Winvian

We did it!!

10/17/14: Ryan and I tied the knot/jumped the broom/made our covenant vow! More on that in a future post... 

Due to schedules, finances, timing, etc., Ryan and I did not actually spend much time thinking about our honeymoon during our engagement. It was much more convenient for us to plan a wedding and mini-moon and do our full-fledged honeymoon at a later date. Once that had been decided, my 1st request was for us to return to Winvian, the amazing place we got engaged, for our mini-moon! It was like an anniversary of sorts, with an additional reason to celebrate this time around!! 

We chose to stay in the two-story Beaver Lodge this time (check!). What a treat! In line with our woodsy-themed engagement stay and our fall-themed wedding, the gorgeous Beaver Lodge was absolutely perfect. 

Yes!! Our Engagement

Monogamous penguins: slightly unrelated, but feeling the marriage spirit!

Wow. I can't believe we are engaged!!! 5 years and moving onto the next chapter!

Thanks Winvian! ... Where it all took place

Our engagement story is a true reflection of us, which is exactly the way I think it should be. We had booked a cottage at Winvian, a Connecticut resort spanning over 113 acres of blissful nature, as a quirky way to celebrate my milestone birthday. Eighteen uniquely designed, themed cottages comprise Winvian, and they are all incredible displays of creativity and architecture. Each cottage has a different theme: a treehouse (how Google led me here in the 1st place), a music cottage (apparently the track lighting on the ceiling is in the shape of a G-clef?!), a beaver lodge, a log cabin, a stable, a library, a secret society house, and more! 

Ryan and I ended up staying at The Woodlands...and let me tell you, the pictures on the website (and the ones I took below) just do not do it justice. This place is absolutely incredible! It was a perfect location for Ryan and me because it is located almost equidistant from Boston and NYC. The first 3 hours we were there, we played around making video tours, taking phone pics of our cottage, and playing with all the gadgets and remotes. (Clearly, he was the only one who knew a proposal would be taking place that evening...) It seriously is like a grown person's Candyland!