How to Choose a Location for Your Engagements
The time has come. He has popped the question (and you’ve said YES), you’ve chosen a date, maybe even picked a venue. The next thing on your to-do list is the engagement photos! Engagements are such an important part of the wedding planning process. So important, that we include complementary engagement sessions! Engagement photo sessions are where you get to know your photographer, where she gets a true feel for you and your fiancé’s style, where you capture a piece of your love story to share with friends and family as you invite them to your big day. But before you start to plan your outfits and hairstyles, you need to decide on a location.
Choose Somewhere Special
Your engagements should paint a picture of your relationship and who you are as a pair. Choosing a location that is sentimental to the two of you is a great way to show the world who you are together. Recreating your first date or where you first met can be so much fun, and gives you a chance to take in just how far you’ve come!
Use Your Connections
Do you have special access to a cool spot? Maybe a family ranch, a rooftop in the city, or a friend of a friend’s greenhouse? Your photos will be all the more individual with locations like this that aren’t available to everyone!
Look for Diversity
The best locations for these sessions are the ones that offer a wide variety of backgrounds. A good guideline is to pick a location that has enough diversity to look like a completely different place. That way you’ll get more variety in your images without taking away your shooting time.
Decide on the Vibe
In the end, the most important thing is how you want your images to feel. Do you want them to feel sophisticated? Are you going for a more rustic look? This is going to be a huge help when finding the right location for the gorgeous engagements you’ve been envisioning.
Trust your Photographer
If you have been wracking your brain and just can’t think of anywhere specific that you’d like to shoot, don’t worry! The reason that you have hired a photographer (or team of photographers) is to utilize all of that wedding photo knowledge. We know all of the best spots! Whether its farms, campuses, downtown alleys, stately buildings, or (of course) mountains, we’ve done the research and will find the perfect location for you!