There are times a potential client asks this question, “Why should we have an engagement shoot?” There are a few simple answers, but I though maybe I’d illustrate more.
The most important reason to us as photographers is to get to know you better. Sitting in a meeting with you helps us start that process, but sometimes talking about all the details of your wedding can distract us from that. We like to start an engagement shoot with a chat over cocktails or coffee and have a little time to just talk about life, and then move on to the engagement shoot. We may be in a business relationship, but really like being friends with our clients, and the engagement shoot is the first step towards that. This is why we include an engagement shoot in our basic coverage; it’s important to us!
Another reason for an engagement shoot is to incorporate meaningful places. Often the tight schedule on a wedding day means you can’t choose just any location for your wedding portraits. Maybe, as in Sadiaka and Yusha’s case, you’re getting married in Westchester and you’d really like your portraits in Central Park. It’s just not a realistic opportunity on the wedding day, but we’d be happy to photograph wherever you like for your engagement shoot. We love places that matter to you! Maybe where you met? Had a first date? Where he proposed?
In Heather and Scott’s case, it was very important to Heather to include another love of her life, her longtime pony.
Of course, as we get to know each other, we hope that we’re starting the first step of photographing all the important steps of your life. Just a few posts down, you’ll notice Steve and Carole’s family shoot with their beautiful daughters. Here’s one of my favorites from their engagement shoot several years ago:
Another reason for an engagement shoot? It’s nice to have something to hold on to while you’re engaged. It’s a busy time, sometimes stressful, and we think it’s nice to be able to turn to a photo, a portfolio box, a framed portrait. The sooner you schedule the shoot, the sooner you can enjoy beautiful products, of course. It’s nice seeing gorgeous images on our website, but even nicer seeing them on your wall.
This is the image Joel and Karley chose to frame, and they also displayed it near the escort cards at their Guasti Villa wedding.
This, of course, brings us to the next question. What can you do to share these images with your guests, your friends and family? The easiest option is to share your online gallery with them. But we’ve got some pretty impressive products that also make great ways to share your photographs.
The portfolio box is a great way to share images in your home. It’s a lovely designed box that can sit out in your living room, dining room. We mat your favorite images to fit within the box. With a small easel, you can rotate images out of the box for a more creative display, too.
If you’re looking for a way to share more than one image at your wedding, a guestbook is another great option. We design the guestbook with a lot of blank space for your friends to write in their good wishes and sign their names. It gives you a great reason not to put away the guestbook after the wedding, never to be seen again.
There is art in your life. We mean that when we say it, and that’s the last reason to have an engagement shoot. Let it loose!
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