Activity for Caitlin

I can't decide if I should keep my train on my dress or if I should cut it off?? I never wanted a train and when I got my dress I said it had to go. It is too long. I wanted just a little one but the seamstress said it would be too short to bustle so...

I need to find a photographer to do engagement photos at The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in Buxton, NC. I am looking to have them done in early October. I am having a hard time finding someone who it's really expensive or will do it without a wedding...