Not every couple feels that is necessary to take engagement photos. To the contrary, many couples feel that it is unnecessary and a waste of time. This is not true, especially if you haven`t been photographed professionally as a couple before. There are valuable reasons and many benefits in having your engagement pictures taken and you should take advantage of this great service. It is definitely not a waste of time!

A very important reason for having engagement pictures taken is to establish a relationship with the photographer who will be photographing your wedding, particularly if the photographer is offering you a special package including the price of the wedding and engagement photography. So, first choose your wedding photographer and then arrange to spend time with him to draw the photography plan, but also the time for having your makeup and hair done before the reception. Taking engagement pictures will give the photographer the opportunity to get to know you as a couple, to observe your individual personalities, as well as your behaviour towards the lens. This will make a huge difference in the outcome of your wedding pictures because it helps the photographer to capture unique images on the day of your wedding. Your engagement pictures could be the introduction in the album and the DVD of your wedding.

Take your engagement pictures at locations that mean something to you such as the place of your first date, or a place you like to spend time together. The pictures you will take at these favorite places will mean more to you as a couple than the pictures you would have taken during your wedding day at locations that mean nothing to you. Taking pictures at places where you feel at ease will give you the opportunity to see how your photographer works, to see images of yourselves with your other half before the wedding  and the opportunity to discuss with your photographer the things you like, or don’t care about and what else you could include.

Your engagement session is a good opportunity to also test your hairdo and makeup of your wedding. If you don’t like the image of your hair and makeup in your engagement pictures you can let the hairdresser and makeup artist know and ask them to change them. Once you see your engagement images and know what angles are better for you and how your hair and makeup look in the pictures, you will have more confidence on your wedding day, but also the first taste for your wedding photography.

What should you do with your engagement pictures?

There is plenty you can do, for example you can give them as gifts to your parents, family or friends, make them into a collage, or portrait that you can hang on the wall in your new home, make an album or a coffee table box for yourselves, use them in the newspaper ad to announce your wedding, and you can use them in your wedding invitations. If you choose to use them to publish your wedding in the newspaper, remember to ask the photographer’s permission and give credit to your photographer. Whatever you decide to do with your engagement pictures, be creative, have some fun and create some art.

Because there is so much to think about on your wedding day, knowing your photographer and how he works will put you at ease on the day of your wedding, and you will not dread it every time he points the camera on you. This will contribute to the success of your wedding and preserve what time steals from you, and it will let you focused on each other and enjoy this important day.

Get your lasting memories of your special day! Just pick up the phone today and call us on 7777 8477 or simply send us an email with your name and number and we will call you back as soon as possible.