It is hard for me to stress enough the importance of an engagement session! One of the reasons I, and many photographers, include engagement sessions in my wedding collections is how integral they are to the entire wedding photography process. Today that’s exactly what we’ll be talking about:
The Importance of an Engagement Session
Not only does this session capture your excitement for this change in relationship status and show off that new bling, it is a great chance to get professional photographs to announce the engagement to the world and use in your Save the Date cards too! Beyond the fun and excitement, though, let’s get back to the biggest reason I include these sessions in each one of my collections.
As I was shooting Mariah & Nich’s beautiful wedding this past weekend (keep an eye out for their feature this Wednesday!) I was reminded how much I should reiterate the importance of an engagement session to my couples. During the couple’s photos portion of the day, Mariah mentioned that a certain posing style I used during their engagement session was their favorite. It made it so easy to capture comfortable, genuine photos with them the whole time!
While it is totally possible to get beautiful photographs of the two of you behind my camera the very first time on your wedding day, I cannot emphasize enough how great it is to have that prior relationship and connection when you’re going into the chaos of the day.
Definitely consider doing an engagement session with your wedding photographer, even if you already had them done with someone else right when you got engaged!
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