Engagement Shoots are a great way to get to know each other before your big day arrives. From my point of view it lays the foundations before the wedding, I find out what is important to you guys and how you are as a couple. It puts any fears to bed about posing and how to look in your portraits. By the time the wedding day arrives you’ll be so relaxed you’ll hardly notice you’re having your photograph taken.

Think about the season you’d like your engagement shoot, spring, summer , autumn or winter.

A great time for having a shoot is early evening to make the most of the golden hour light, from April onwards the sunsets are later, this can be handy as you don’t necessarily need to book time off work too .

If you have a dog bring them along. It’s likely they won’t be at your wedding so they can feature in your portraits, having your hairy hound also helps settle any nerves..

If you have little ones an engagement shoot is a great idea, firstly you get a wonderful collection of family portraits and most importantly your little one will get to know me, so I’m not the stranger behind the lens.

Another great thing about a engagement shoot is we usually end up in a pub garden at some point , at the end of the shoot we can sit down and go through all the details for your wedding day, names of family members and your bridal party , any logistics or family politics that will help the smooth running of the day too.

If you’d like to book your engagement shoot then get in touch , I’d love to hear from you.

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