Engagement Photos
You have chosen your wedding date, venue and most of your vendors. Now it’s time to mark one more thing off your checklist, your engagement photos!
One of the questions I get asked a lot is “What advice do you have for our session?” Here are some of my tips to rock your Engagement Session.
Clothing:
- Dress Comfortable - Wear outfits that you would normally wear and accent your style and personality. We may be doing a bit of walking, so if you plan on wearing uncomfortable heels for the picture I suggest bringing some comfortable shoes to change in to.
- Complement Each Other - Avoid wearing the same color shirts or matching outfits. Avoid solid colors like red, yellow and green as they can cast that color on your skin. If one of you is wearing a shirt with print, then I suggest the other wear a solid color.
- Bring a change of clothes - Feel free to bring a set of casual clothes to start the shoot, and then go more formal later on. It is a great way to get a variety of looks during the shoot.
Locations:
- Pick a location that is special to both of you. Maybe it’s where he proposed. How about where you went on your first date? Do you like the mountains and hiking? Do you have a favorite winery?
- When thinking about locations, think about what it looks like during sunset. We will begin our session 2 hours before sunset so we can take your pictures during the beautiful Golden Hour, that one hour before sunset where the light is redder and softer and gives everything a golden look.
- Feel free to think outside the box on this one. It’s important to me that I tell YOUR story! With that in mind, I am always happy to help you both come up with different ideas.
Relax:
- The engagement session is a chance for us to get to know one another. Think of the first 5-10 minutes as a warm up, where we shake off our nerves and get comfortable. After that it’s game on!
- These pictures are meant to show the real you! I am not into fake poses and instead like to have my couples interact and even play games with each other.
- Have a drink before the shoot. You would be amazed at how much even one drink can calm down the nerves. Just don’t go overboard!
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