Every couple is different.  Every love story is unique.  Your engagement session should be about telling that love story.  Your engagement session is about the two of you and showing off that love you have for each other.  We offer an engagement session as part of our wedding day photography because we want to get to know your story.  We want to capture that love story from the beginning.

Besides the wedding day, shooting engagement sessions are are absolute favorite!  The engagement session is a great time to have fun, with no pressure for time.  It’s also one of the best ways for us to get to know each other and for you guys to get comfortable in front of the camera.  Here are a few tips we put together to help make your engagement session a ton of fun and reflect who you are as a couple!

1. location.  Choose a spot that you love and have a connection with for the shoot.  Don’t worry so much about how pretty it is, but more about how it makes you feel.  It could be your favorite place to go for a walk, the spot where he proposed, or even where you met.   If you enjoy playing sports together, a photo shoot on the soccer field or basket ball court would be perfect.  If your idea of a good time is to get all dressed up for a night on the town, then a glam shoot is more for you.  Wherever you choose, it should be a location that works for your style and personalities. 
2. what to wear.  I always say, wear what you’re comfortable in.  If your soon-to-be-hubby is a t-shirt and jeans kind of guy, don’t ask him to wear a suit and tie for the engagement session.  Likewise, if you’re favorite outfit consists of a cute dress and Toms, don’t overdo it with 3 inch heels.  But if dressing up is your thing, go for it all the way!  You want your engagement session to reflect who you are right now.  Wearing outfits that you love and are comfortable in are going to make you feel confident and that will show through in your photos!
3. professional hair & makeup.  This one goes along with tip #2.  Having a professional do your hair and makeup just makes you feel good!  You know you’re looking awesome and that’s going to make you feel confident and that confidence is definitely going to show in your photos!  You are gonna rock it!
4. props.  We believe that the most important part of a photograph is you and your love!  That being said, adding some personal touches to your photo session can be fun and will make your photos special and unique to you.  If you enjoy going for romantic picnic in the park together or going on horseback rides is your thing, we can totally incorporate that your session.  It could be as simple as your favorite blanket  to cuddle up together or even the instrument you play!  It’s all about showing off your unique personalities and quirks!
5. have fun.  This is by far the most important thing to remember.  Just have fun and enjoy being together.  Your engagement session is a great time to relax and remember why you are getting married in the first place. Because you are in love, you have fun together, you laugh together, you dream together, and you’re ready to tell the world you just can’t live without each other!

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

interested in having us at your wedding?  Click Here to connect with us!