A fun wedding planning idea for all newly engaged, future brides & grooms is to hire a photographer to do an Engagement Photo Session! You will want to take your time to find the best photographer you can for your wedding (and engagement) photos by asking friends and colleagues, visiting websites, reading reviews and looking at their work online. Be sure to discuss the fees and options for shooting your wedding - including actual photography time (usually 5-6 hours), plus the cost for the digital images on CD, prints and wedding album. You can either do a full wedding package or pay for things "a la carte," depending on your budget and needs. If your wedding is on the larger side, I suggest hiring a team of 2 photographers, as it easier for 2 photographers to capture all the moments and portraits of a large wedding party. Be sure to shop around. Meet with a few photographers to negotiate the price and find the best photographer to suit your needs, personality and style!
The Engagement Session is a wonderful way to not only capture this exciting time in your lives as a newly engaged couple, but you get a chance to work with your wedding photographers. They will learn your personality, and give you ideas for poses, your best angles, and generally get comfortable with you before your Big Day! I suggest you take your Engagment photos in a place that is special to you as a couple...perhaps somewhere in your hometown, a favorite park or beach, the place you got engaged, or any other fun or romantic place you can dream up! I suggest bringing at least 2 "looks" you can change into...one formal or more dressy look (a dress and a tie/slacks), and the other, a more casual look (sundress or jeans)...to show off your personalities. Then, you can use these photos for your Save the Date cards & guest books (which is what we did!)... and have beautiful prints for your mantelpiece. Enjoy these ideas from a wonderful Engagement Session shot in Hampton Beach, NH by Henry & Masci Photography.
