Blog

The Ultimate Guide to Engagement Photos

Everything You Need To Know About Engagement Photos

Engagement photos come with a certain amount of stress and a sense of foreboding; well a lot if you are slowly making your way to full-on panic mode. Your 2021 engagement photos can serve as a good rehearsal for the way your wedding photo-shoot will go especially if you are trying out a new event photographer that you may have heard good things about but are keen to test the theory. To help ease the stress and anxiety we put together the ultimate guide to engagement photos.

In the entire wedding hullabaloo, you may not be thinking about things like save the date memos or invitations. Unless you’re doing an intimate gathering or a micro-wedding, the small details can become moments of panic if they aren’t dealt with in a timely fashion. Engagement photos have a ton of uses including on invitations, montages, décor boards, save the dates as well as personalized gifts. And they’re great practice if you or your spouse is queasy about being photographed in general!

Time Is Of The Essence

2021 Engagements are like holidays, they are always over far too quickly. Some engagements do stretch upwards of 18 months but depending on how much time you have, choose to get your photo-shoot done early on so you can deliberate on what you would want your final wedding look to depict. If you have blue or pink hair now, it may not be the look you want on the main day or it just might be, perhaps the engagement photos will solidify your resolve to be unreservedly you!

You may want to choose a weekend depending on the location- remember outdoor photographs best! Choose natural elements such as hills and forests during the daytime if possible to give a naturally enhanced look to the photographs. As any professional photographer will tell you, there is so much that can be done with shots taken with a natural palette and sunlight.

The Ultimate Guide to Engagement Photos

The Wardrobe

Contrary to what your great-aunt may tell you, you don’t need bold, loud, and flashing colors for a great picture. In fact, the less color you use and the more you leave to the imagination, the better it will play out when the final edits are done.

Don’t look for tiger stripes or hot pink in your outfits for the shoot, even if that is your “signature style”. You can still do it in a way that will look appealing and played down. Never try to wear clothes that take attention away from your face either as anywhere that the photo will be used will crop or focus on you and your spouse’s face and expressions.

Things To Get On Paper

A photo-shoot needs incredible planning regarding not just the looks but also locations. Have a minimum of at least two locations so you can give a different feel in each photo especially as the light changes (as that can change how a person’s face looks).

Decide on the overall time it will take (two or three hours) as many 2021 photographers charge by the hour and some charge in terms of a pre-determined package. Also if you are taking the photographs yourself, make sure you have the settings in your camera down. Watch a couple of tutorials and make sure that you have the necessary equipment such as a tripod or studio lights.

2021 Engagement photo shoots are becoming more popular and 2021 photographers have some really cool and creative ideas for capturing Insta-worthy photos. Click here or more 2021 wedding inspiration.