Jun 23

There are many good reasons to go an engagement photo shoot. Above all, they are a fantastic way for a couple and their photographer to get comfortable with one another before the wedding. This is especially important for camera shy couples. They also give the couple a set of photos they can use in wedding announcements, guest books for the wedding and the like. Finally, because there is not a lot of time pressure as there is on the wedding day, you have time to play around, experiment, take chances on unusual locations or poses.

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Sep 8

Former Bachelorette Deanna Pappas and Bachelor contestant Holly Durst recently celebrated their engagements to twins Stephen and Michael Stagliano with a bash at Hollywood hotspot Las Palmas. US Weekly reports that the reality television stars met their twin hunks in 2009, with the men popping the question only a month apart this past May and June.”Our engagement party was magical!” Pappas told the news source. “It was filled with family, friends, laughter, and tons of love! We had a blast at Las Palmas…[I] want to do it again every night!”Guests munched on delectable Italian and Mediterranean delicacies and were treated to glittery white and silver cupcakes for dessert.A source told the magazine that at one point the entire wedding party did a special dance routine to Michael Jackson’s Thriller.

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Aug 22

Is the man best known as Jack Bauer about to take the plunge? According to recent reports, Kiefer Sutherland’s girlfriend of two years, Siobhan Bonnouvrier, was spotted flashing a diamond engagement ring on her all-important finger. The Daily Mail has published photos of the 24 star and his lady love on vacation in Portofino, Italy, and Siobhan’s bling was apparent without the shutterbug’s zoom lens.If the two were in fact to begin wedding planning, this would be the third marriage for Kiefer. The film-turned-television star was hitched once before to actress Camelia Kath, with whom he has a 22-year-old daughter, and was married to Kelly Winn for eight years. He also was notoriously engaged to Julia Roberts, who broke things off three days before the wedding.Whether Sutherland and Bonnouvrier make their love official remains to be seen, but it appears as though the actor is happy.

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