Texoma Bride Guide | Issue 007 | Summer/Fall 2020

PHOTOGRAPHY
WHY WE LOVE
ENGAGEMENT SHOOTS,
AND YOU WILL TOO
You’re engaged! This is a time filled with anticipation, joy and love. With
everything that is going on in your lives, capturing and celebrating this special
moment in your lives often gets overlooked. Some couples may feel it’s a waste of
time or isn’t necessary, but there are many valuable reasons why you should have
engagement photos taken. Despite the naysayers, we’re pro-engagement shoot.
We’re champions of preserving this chapter of your life forever. These photos
aren’t for today, but for the rest of your lives and beyond. Imagine being able
to open up an album many years down the road, and have those memories and
feelings come rushing back. And to be able to say to generations to come, “This is
us at the beginning of our love.”
Beyond capturing the memories of engagement, your engagement shoot is an
opportunity for you to get to know your wedding photographer before your big
day. Most of us don’t take professional photos on a regular basis. Your
engagement session can be a time for you to build a relationship with the
photographer and learn more about what to expect when it comes to
photography on your big day.
During the session, your photographer will have an opportunity to learn more
about you -- how you and your fiancé met, your proposal story, more about you as
individuals. You and your fiancé will get to learn more about your photographer
and their style. You’ll also get an idea of poses you’ll be doing on your wedding
day, and most importantly, how to be comfortable in front of the camera. Plus,
you’ll get some amazing photos of you and your fiancé! You can use these photos
for Save-the-Dates if you’re sending them, or for your engagement
announcement in a local newspaper. You can even have them printed and hang
them on the wall in your house.
And this doesn’t just apply to engagement shoots. Bridal portraits and even
boudoir shoots serve a similar purpose. They capture a moment in time that will
be gone before you know it. Except we don’t recommend using your boudoir
photos for your Save-the-Dates.
Some photographers include an engagement shoot as part of their wedding
packages. If your photographer doesn’t, consider the long term benefits of ask
about adding an engagement shoot to the package you’re considering.
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