I have been slacking on the Wednesday Wedding column. My apologies cupcakes! I am going to feature Engagement Pics as the topic for this week.
Why? Well, because I am in the middle of finishing my wedding website and ordering Save the Date magnets. A nice set of engagement pics come in handy for both of these tasks. It just looks a hell of a lot better than a self portrait taken by the two of you after you’d had one too many rum n cokes. Ya know?
Well, I am not going to duplicate the tips that are plastered out on the web. I am going to give you my advice based on the photo shoot the Fusband and I did back in September.
  • Research various photographers and don’t book them unless you are comfortable. We ended up canceling the first photographer due to her lack of profressionalism.
  • LOOK at the pics on their blog and/or website. If they don’t have an online portfolio, I’d find someone else, pronto!
  • Pick out outfits that your both comfortable in and reflect your everyday style. Nothing too formal. That would just be ridiculous. Save that for the wedding day.
  • We were told not to wear black and white. Well, somehow we broke the rules and ended up with black, white, and gray. The pics came out great. Their YOUR pics 🙂
  • Do a photojournalistic session instead of a posed, studio session. It just looks more fun, romantic, and really does show the true side to your relationship.
  • Ask the photographer for tips on how to be comfortable in front of the camera, if your not.
  • Ladies, I HIGHLY recomend getting your make-up professionally done. The pics should be natural but it takes a pro to get the right amount on so that it shows up correctly. I went to Mac to see my favorite artist that morning.
  • Also, you might want to get your hair styled professionally so that you look polished.
  • Get enough sleep the night before. Very important!
  • Select a location that means something to the two of you. We shot in 2 seperate locals.
  • Have fun with it and enjoy every part of the day.
There are so many other tips, but I don’t want to bore you. I will share some of our favorite pics with you. I actually want to do them again because this was in September and I was about 20 lbs heavier and my hair style has totally changed….ha-ha. Such a diva mentality, I know
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Hi! I’m Aimee with 2 E’s. I'm a confidence coach that empowers women to love themselves by breaking down body image issues, so that they can lose the emotional weight and gain the confidence to look and feel irresistible...at any size.