Where to find it: Sky Deck at the Alta Design District apartments.

The only thing I love more than great photography is great photography shot in the Design District. Throw a good love story into the mix I’ll just eat it up!

Today’s “Love in LOL” post shows off the AWESOME work of Raelyn and Laura of HelmutWalker Photography and the story of Allison and Aaron, who chose to shoot their engagement photos in the Dallas Design District…

Kendall: Tell me a little about yourselves…

Allison: I was born in Michigan but my family moved to Frisco when I was seven, so Texas is home to me. Aaron was born and raised in Dallas. I’m currently a nursing student and tend bar at Love Field. Aaron is a computer genius and works for Hewlett Packard. Aaron and I are both musicians. I’m a classically trained vocalist, pianist, and bassoonist and Aaron is a self-taught guitar virtuoso.

Kendall: How did y’all meet?

Allison: We first met when I joined Aaron’s band. Little did I know, that the band had a strict policy on not dating band members. I ended up being in the band for six months and the week I quit he asked me out; that was about 4 years ago.

Kendall: How did you make the decision to shoot in your apartment/the Design District?

Allison: We talked about various places to do the shoot, and when Raelyn {Helmut Walker Photography} suggested we do it at our Design District apartment, I just fell in love with the idea.

We love this apartment, and plan to be here until we can either afford my dream home in the M streets or University Park…or maybe just until we can find a good first home with some personality.

How do your photos reflect your relationship/personality as a couple?

We really wanted to have some musical pictures in our shoot because music is so important to who we are as a couple and how we met. The shots in our apartment were really focused on having some musical element in them, and the ones taken around the Dallas Design District and up on the rooftop theater at Alta were more focused on us just being ourselves.

We love the city of Dallas. It truly is our home, and the Design District is, in our opinion, one of the most artistic and unique neighborhoods in Dallas.

Kendall: Your apartment is so stylish! Which of you takes credit for design?

Allison: I would love to take all of the credit for everything in our apartment, but I can’t. Aaron and I are both pretty artistic people, and Aaron is definitely a big partner in choosing the aesthetic of our space.

Aaron bought me the Warhol print of Beethoven (one of my favorite composers) in our bedroom, which is one of my favorite things that we own.

Aaron also has an unusual obsession with clocks, but they all look so cool, and I never have to wonder what time it is…

Kendall: What did you think about doing the shoot in the Design District?

Allison: We love the Design District and thoroughly enjoyed shooting there. It is so welcoming, artsy, and different from all of the other parts of the city. We love to go look at antique stores and design stores. All of the shops are so unique, and it is always nice to walk around and look at how different the architecture and design elements of the stores are from one another.

Where to find it: East & Orient Co. at 1123 Slocum Street (Google Street View)

Luckily, the weather was beautiful (slightly breezy) so it made it easy to walk around. I think even if we didn’t live here, we would still shoot down here because it reflects who we are: unique, artistic and a little quirky.

Where to find it: The alleyway behind Riverfront and Dragon Street –  just off of Howell Street. This warehouse is the home of 7 Senses, an event planning company. (Google Street View)

Kendall: Which is your favorite photo from the shoot?

Allison: I can play almost any instrument, but I can not play guitar at all, and so we did a few shots of Aaron playing, and then he tried to teach me a chord. In this shot he was singing a love song that we used to play together before we started dating.

Raelyn and Laura take such intimate shots without being cheesy; they really captured who we are and the love we have for each other.

I also love this second guitar shot because I love the way our apartment looks in the background. I also love the look on Aaron’s face as I attempt to play a chord. I look like I’m having a ball and possibly making some pretty music, but Aaron’s face says, “Oh God, what is she doing??” He loves me anyway!

Kendall: And Aaron’s favorite?

Allison: Aaron’s favorites were the ones where we are sitting on the stairs at Seven Senses. He says I have the craziest, most genuine laugh he’s ever heard, and he can tell I was laughing in this picture.

This picture made me think, “Oh my God, we’re not 20 year old kids playing in a rock band together anymore…we’re adults…we’re getting married,” which is completely crazy and exciting to us!

Kendall: So, when are you two tying the knot?

Allison: We are getting married on October 10, 2010 at the Old Red Museum, trying to pay homage to the city we love by celebrating our wedding in a Dallas history and culture museum. Also, 10.10.10 is binary code, which Aaron is pretty stoked about. (So he is at least a little computer nerdy!)

Thanks thank you so much to Aaaron and Allison for sharing their photos with LowerOakLawn.com and we wish you both many blessing on a happy, healthy and long marriage!