{Lauren and Brian's Engagement} Hail to Ol' Purdue

  I have known both Brian and Lauren separately for years.  Brian is a fraternity brother of my husband Ross, and Lauren was introduced to everyone though another brother's younger sister.  Both of them caring, fun loving, loyal friends, and driven.  So when they started dating a couple years ago, it was no shock to anyone.  In fact, it was almost one of those "hmm, and why didn't anyone think of this sooner?"  They are so great together, so I was through the roof excited when Lauren contacted me to shoot some engagement pictures with them at Purdue.  They are loving life down in Tennessee - but they were back up in Lafayette for a weekend wedding of a mutual good friend.  It was the perfect time to get together to take pictures.
  We tried to meet up on a Thursday night (trying to get ahead of the weekend) but the recent bout of rain in Central Indiana just wasn't going to let us do what we wanted - so we regrouped last Saturday and had a great time going all over campus.  The rain was ever looming, but it didn't stop us!  Not to mention that my husband had now been recruited as our "chauffeur" and he drove us all over the place, which cut a lot of time out.  We hit all the major Purdue places - Slater Hill, Ross "Ade" Stadium (get it?), the Purdue Arch, the engineering fountain, the Armstrong statue, and we even were able to hit up the Boilermaker Special.  It was a whirlwind tour, with an amazing couple.  I had such a great time with them, and look forward to celebrating with them next Fall, as they begin their lives as husband and wife.