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Making the Most of Your Engagement Photos

December 10, 2024

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I'm a California wedding and engagement photographer. The blog has past weddings, planning advice, photo education and more!

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Making the Most of Your Engagement Photos

Let’s start by breaking down why engagement photos are valuable.

I’m a big fan of engagement sessions for several reasons. Not only is it a test run for the big day, much like your makeup trial. But additionally, you’ll get stunning professional photos of the two of you in your everyday clothes. It’s a wonderful way to celebrate this special time in your lives.

It allows you to get comfortable with your photographer.

Engagement sessions give you the chance to get comfortable in front of the camera. It takes time for most couples to warm up to being photographed and understand how I prompt you into “poses.” Timelines can be pretty tight on wedding days, and sometimes we only have 30 minutes for portraits. This is why we’ve found that wedding day portraits turn out so much better when couples do engagement sessions ahead of time.

There are so many ways to use your photos before and after the wedding.

I see couples using their engagement photos for signing albums on the welcome table at their weddings. It’s also popular to use them in save-the-dates if the photos are done early. People add them to their wedding websites and print them to display in their homes.

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