Engagement Photos

Ideas & Inspiration

Engagement Photos

Besides preserving your special memories, taking engagement photos with your sweetie lets you get to know your wedding photographer, and vice versa. I recommend couples hire a wedding photographer who includes engagement portraits in his or her packages so that everyone feels less like strangers at the big event. 

Get comfortable
    As a photographer with over 20 years experience, engagement sessions are important to me because I can see how comfortable a couple is in front of the camera (some are naturals, others need more help), and, believe it or not, how at ease they are with each other (some couples are so anxious in front of the camera they act like they just met!).
    More important, an engagement photo session clues me in on what the couple (and each individual) thinks of his/her smile, profile, eyes, etc. These likes and dislikes are revealed both at the time of the shoot and when the couple sees the photos.
    What I might consider a strong profile or a regal nose, they may consider their least attractive feature(s) (“This is my bad angle!” “My nose is so big!”). Armed with this information before I photograph the actual wedding, I can devise ways to minimize those so-called “flaws” and/or try to avoid photographing them altogether.

Location, location, location
    Choose a spot that has meaning to you—the movie theater where you met or the park where he proposed. If nothing comes to mind, ask your photographer for suggestions that show your style as a couple.