Hοw much dο thеу cost?! Hοw long before thе wedding dο уου hаνе thеm taken? I’m French & over here, I’ve never heard аbουt such a thing bυt іt looks lіkе іn thе US іt’s a hυgе trend. Whу іѕ thаt?!
I аlѕο know οf a couple whο gοt “winter engagement” pictures (rіght аftеr thеу gοt engaged) аnd “spring engagement” pictures (a couple οf months before really getting married). I’ve bееn wondering whу thеу hаd two different photo shoots..?! Iѕ thаt common? Dο аll couples hаνе engagement pictures taken?! I’m јυѕt really curious (being engagement tο аn American..)
Thanks іn advance fοr уουr аnѕwеrѕ!
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ya, we do take picture of engagement because it life memory
it’s not like you get married every couple of year so this is something that is kept a memory to show to kids, grandchildren , friends
Cost depends on photographer, it can be hundreds of dollars. And most people do get photos done. It doesn’t matter when. A lot do it a few months before marriage though
i reckon its a cute thought but not neccesary.
the two different shoots thing doesnt make sense. one is enough!
depending on the photographer, this can be very expensive. luckily, there is a photographer in the family, so that is one fee waived for me.
i dont know where you live, but the best photographers i know of are the pros. that’s their name, the pros.
look them up online, they are fantastic.
Gee – sounds like an extravagant expense to me!
We are having an engagement photo shoot but only because the photographer has offered it to us free as part of the package. It gives us an opportunity to develop a relationship with her and she gets to work out excellent angles etc or even location shoots that we dont have time to do on the actual wedding day.
It is a memory thing too I guess. For us it is also the fact that we dont have many photos of us together (we have 2 small children). It is nice to have some lovely photos of you both looking dressed up / relaxed / romantic but casual….
My first wedding photographer also gave us a free engagement portrait and we chose to go to a rainforest rockpool / creek. We just dressed casual and it was fun.
I would not pay heaps and heaps for it that is for sure! I know heaps of people who have not had an engagement session though. Some photographers dont offer it or may charge extra for it. Some couples have heaps of photos of themselves already perhaps.
Personal Choice like! Don’t get fooled by other people’s thoughts of wedding Must Have’s. Talk to your partner and see what he thinks. What do you want? If people try to pressure you or belittle you because you are not having engagement photos done then they are sad. They have lost sight of the larger picture.
Engagement photos will often come in the “entire package” that you arrange with a photographer of your choice. The prices depend completely on who you choose. There are lots of helpful websites around, like http://www.weddingchannel.com and http://www.bride.com that can help you find a photographer in your budget for all of your photography needs.
If you are on a tighter budget you could go to a local arts school and question the photography department if they can recommend a student to you. They’ll have all the necessary training, but not charge as much as someone that is considered more professional.
I’ve never heard of getting two sets of engagement pictures done, but maybe they just liked the two seasons.
My fiance and I have chose to have engagement photos done, but we’ve questioned my sister to take them. We reckon that it will be more comfortable and natural to have a family member shoot pics of us in our normal lives than to have a photographer pose us into what s/he thinks we should look like.
One tradition I don’t know is Bridal Photography. Why would I want pictures of me alone in my dress? Instead of doing that, my fiance and I are going to don our wedding duds after we return from our honeymoon and have my sister once again snap a few candids of us together.
We are hiring a professional photographer for the wedding though.
I reckon that having two sets of engagement pictures is too much. Not many people do it.
We got engaged in February, but we’re not having our pictures done til May. We wanted to wait until it warmed up some because our engagement spot is outdoors. We’re having our wedding photographer do our engagement pictures. It’s letting us get used to her photography style and lets us all get to know each other.
engagement pictures are not as common in america as they used to be. it used to be a huge deal to have engagement pictures taken as soon as the engagement was announced to the family. the couple would choose their favorite to send to the newspaper to announce their engagement with the picture included.
some couples use wallet sized pictures of their engagement photos to include in their save-the-date cards or wedding invitations….which is fantastic if the prospective bride or groom are not known to some of those who are receiving the cards or invitations. that would most likely be the case for you since there must be many people who will be invited from his friends and family who do not yet know you.
still, the trend is not as well loved as it once was so it is really up to you if you and your fiance wish to do it. the folks who had two engagement pictures taken were sort of going overboard there. the purpose is simply for family and friends to recognize you and your fiance are officially engaged, to show people who you both are and what you look like, and to have a keep sake to add to the other things you will treasure over the years.
Engagement pictures shouldn’t cost a lot, they were included in the cost of the photography package I got.
The main point of the engagement photos is to give your photographer a chance to get to know what you and your fiance are like behind a camera, and to get to know your style and habits in advance so that he/she will be more prepared to do the best possible job on your wedding day.
You can also use the photos for your wedding announcement, if you choose to do one.