I thought it might be helpful to put together a PREP List for your engagement session, so you know how to prepare and what to expect. By the time of the session, we have already talked about the DATE and LOCATION. But, after it's on the calendar, then what?

​

1. OUTFITS! OUTFITS! OUTFITS!

​

This is one of the most important considerations for the session. What you wear really impacts how you look and how the photograph looks as a whole! I always suggest 2 outfits; I suggest this 1. to give you more variety in images as you display them around the house; and 2. so you can experiment with 2 different "looks".

​

As far as colors go, have fun with it but consider the season we're in!! Consider colors that don't wash out your skin tone but that compliments your coloring nicely. Also, consider colors that will compliment the background scenery. If you're having a fall wedding next year, bringing in hints of your wedding colors can be fun too. 

​

If you mix up a light pattern with a solid, I suggest that you wear patterns that don't clash with each other. You and your fiancee should "go" with each other without being "match match".

​

Try on your outfit before the session, and consider that you will be standing up and sitting down in a variety of poses. Make sure you're able to move comfortably while it still looks cute!

​

​

2. MAKEUP 

​

Ladies, I know it sounds like a small detail, but it's not. Makeup makes SUCH a difference in how you appear on camera. I know you've heard that actors and actresses wear heavier makeup under stage lights .Similar for you, it's helpful to wear a little more makeup that you usually do before the session. The light will wash it out a little and it will look more natural when you see the resulting images. I highly suggest you consider a makeup artist, even doing a trial with the one booked for your wedding. If you need any recommendations, please ask! This way, you are able to see how they work AND be able to feel good and special for your engagement session. 

​

​

3. LIGHT

​

Leave this part to me! I will make sure that we schedule your session as close as possible to before sunset, when the light is warmest and most beautiful! 

​

​

4. DETAILS

​

Details sound like they're just "extras" to your images, and they are. But they're more than that. They're ways for you to express who you are, what you love and your relationship with your fiancee. The details make the setting look more beautiful, more romantic, and more fun. Get as creative as you'd like! From picnic blankets  and baskets, to flower, to cool vintage cars, to pets, old fashioned sweet tea in mason jars, to save-the-date signs and carving your initials in a tree; to apples and pumpkins; the more creative the ideas, the better!!

​

Look on Pinterest, think about the theme of your wedding and the questions I sent you, and dream as much as you want. I love when the images become even more uniquely YOU, and the details are such a great way to do that. 

​

​

5. THE RING

​

The ring is the symbol of your infinite love! I love taking photos of the symbol that shouts, "I love this girl for eternity!" So, if you'd like to get it cleaned beforehand, that will help it to be at its best sparkle! :) 

​

​

6. ONE LAST PIECE OF ADVICE

​

I know this is probably your first time being professionally photographed, but what is probably most important on this list is, RELAX and HAVE FUN! I will help you pose, to feel comfortable, to relax and to laugh. That's my job. I'm here to photography YOU and only YOU and this engagement experience only happens once. So have fun with it! 

​

​

​