Congratulations on getting engaged! If you’ve already started your wedding planning journey, you’ve probably started realizing all of the decisions you have to make leading up to the big day. One of the big decisions is choosing a wedding photographer and deciding whether or not you want to do an engagement session. It may seem like one extra unnecessary step, here at Elite Images, we believe the engagement photoshoot is an important part of the wedding process—so much so that we include it complementary with all wedding packages! But if the fact that it’s included with your wedding photography (and who doesn’t love free things?) isn’t enough to convince you to take advantage of having an engagement session, here’ s
6 reasons why they’re a good idea:
Obviously you get photos of you two as a couple during a photoshoot, but, more importantly, you get photos you can USE! If you’re like most people this day in age, the majority of photos you have are selfies and don’t have many high-quality images of the two of you together. An engagement session gives you a variety of photos with both of you looking amazing that can also be used for things like save-the-dates and wedding announcements. You can also get creative and use these photos in other fun ways like a custom sing-in album and prints to hang around your wedding venue.
Of all of your wedding vendors, your wedding photographer is probably the one you’ll be spending the most time with—they’ll likely be around from the time you’re getting ready in the morning all the way till your send off towards the end of the night. That said, it’s important that you build a good rapport with them. An engagement session is the perfect opportunity for you to get to know your photographer, learn how they direct a photoshoot, and just get comfortable around them. It also lets the photographer get to know you and your fiance a little better too! Overall, having a good relationship with your wedding photographer can help put you at ease and make your wedding day a little less stressful.
An engagement session not only lets you get used to your wedding photographer, but also helps you get comfortable in front of the camera in general. A lot of people feel awkward having their photo taken—for many, their wedding may be the first time they’ve ever been professionally photographed! Having an engagement session gives you a chance to work out any of those awkward, nervous feelings ahead of time. Plus, you and your partner will get to practice a lot of the same poses you’ll be doing for your official wedding couple portraits, which can help you get familiar with the whole process. In the end, all of that extra confidence you build during your engagement session will help put you at ease and really show through in your wedding photos!
If you’re hiring a professional hair and makeup artist, it’s always a good idea to do a test-run of your styling ahead of time. This lets you work out exactly how your want to look the day of and gives you the most accurate estimate of how long getting ready will take. So why not take advantage of getting all dolled up and get your photo taken! Scheduling your engagement session on the same day means all of that styling doesn’t go to waste and you can get those save-the-date pictures with you looking your absolute best!
Flipping through wedding magazines and making mood boards on Pintrest are great starts to getting and idea of the kind of photos you’re most drawn to, but sometimes it can be a little difficult to see yourself in those example pictures. An engagement session can help make that vision a reality! As mentioned above, you’ll go through a lot of the same poses in your engagement session as you will in your wedding photos. So getting to see how you and your fiance look in a variety of different photos can help you refine what sort of shots you like or don’t like.
There’s not a lot of time in our busy lives (especially while also trying to plan a wedding!) for doing things that are just plain fun. An engagements photoshoot can be a fun excuse to get all dressed up and have a good time with the love of your life! Treat it like a date night! You can pick a location or two that you both love going to, bring your pet to get photographed as well, and include your shared interests. Your engagement session is all about your love story and what makes your relationship special… so have some fun with it!
6 reasons why they’re a good idea:
Obviously you get photos of you two as a couple during a photoshoot, but, more importantly, you get photos you can USE! If you’re like most people this day in age, the majority of photos you have are selfies and don’t have many high-quality images of the two of you together. An engagement session gives you a variety of photos with both of you looking amazing that can also be used for things like save-the-dates and wedding announcements. You can also get creative and use these photos in other fun ways like a custom sing-in album and prints to hang around your wedding venue.
Of all of your wedding vendors, your wedding photographer is probably the one you’ll be spending the most time with—they’ll likely be around from the time you’re getting ready in the morning all the way till your send off towards the end of the night. That said, it’s important that you build a good rapport with them. An engagement session is the perfect opportunity for you to get to know your photographer, learn how they direct a photoshoot, and just get comfortable around them. It also lets the photographer get to know you and your fiance a little better too! Overall, having a good relationship with your wedding photographer can help put you at ease and make your wedding day a little less stressful.
An engagement session not only lets you get used to your wedding photographer, but also helps you get comfortable in front of the camera in general. A lot of people feel awkward having their photo taken—for many, their wedding may be the first time they’ve ever been professionally photographed! Having an engagement session gives you a chance to work out any of those awkward, nervous feelings ahead of time. Plus, you and your partner will get to practice a lot of the same poses you’ll be doing for your official wedding couple portraits, which can help you get familiar with the whole process. In the end, all of that extra confidence you build during your engagement session will help put you at ease and really show through in your wedding photos!
If you’re hiring a professional hair and makeup artist, it’s always a good idea to do a test-run of your styling ahead of time. This lets you work out exactly how your want to look the day of and gives you the most accurate estimate of how long getting ready will take. So why not take advantage of getting all dolled up and get your photo taken! Scheduling your engagement session on the same day means all of that styling doesn’t go to waste and you can get those save-the-date pictures with you looking your absolute best!
Flipping through wedding magazines and making mood boards on Pintrest are great starts to getting and idea of the kind of photos you’re most drawn to, but sometimes it can be a little difficult to see yourself in those example pictures. An engagement session can help make that vision a reality! As mentioned above, you’ll go through a lot of the same poses in your engagement session as you will in your wedding photos. So getting to see how you and your fiance look in a variety of different photos can help you refine what sort of shots you like or don’t like.
There’s not a lot of time in our busy lives (especially while also trying to plan a wedding!) for doing things that are just plain fun. An engagements photoshoot can be a fun excuse to get all dressed up and have a good time with the love of your life! Treat it like a date night! You can pick a location or two that you both love going to, bring your pet to get photographed as well, and include your shared interests. Your engagement session is all about your love story and what makes your relationship special… so have some fun with it!
