As a Virginia-based wedding photographer with a passion for capturing authentic moments, preparing for your Engagement Session is a crucial step towards creating timeless memories.
Keep in mind that an Engagement Session is not only a time to get some amazing pictures of the two of you, it’s also a trial with your Wedding Photographer.
In this guide, we'll explore the key elements that contribute to a successful engagement session.
Searching for a wedding photographer is not an easy task. There are so many good photographers out there that you just keep scrolling and filling out inquiries, waiting for a sign or something that says, “this is the one”.
Sometimes there is a silence after the initial contact, couples get overwhelmed by all the new information they are receiving or they just get busy with wedding planning on top of their normal busy lives. This is what happened with Hannah & Richard.
I don’t always reach out after the first contact, but for some reason I did with them and man, was it worth it…
They were moving at the time and I remember during our zoom call that they looked tired and overwhelmed, so I told them to reach out when they were settled. Finally, less than a month before their wedding day, we shot their engagement session and it is one of the most fun and energetic sessions I have shot so far!
When I met Travonia & Tim they were both nervous about pictures. Travonia said she wasn’t a huge lover of getting her picture taken and I knew I had to break that for her!
The Penthouse at Center in the Square is their wedding venue and they really wanted to include it in their engagement session as well. After the first shots I knew we were going to have a blast and I felt them both relaxing more and more in front of my camera, allowing me to see their true personalities come through.
When I think about crazy in love, I immediately think of Kate & Evan! There is this positive energy coming from them and irradiating all around, you can feel the love in the air from miles away!
Evan and Kate’s first date was at a local restaurant in Salem, Va, the town where they grew up. They were both so nervous, they tore the straw wrappers into million little pieces. They ended up talking about anything and everything. Lots of laughing especially when they both ordered from the kid’s menu!
