You’re either newly engaged or have been for a little while and now the next question is to engagement session or not? Let’s talk about it!

I am pro-engagement session. I’ll go into more detail into each reason why I am pro-engagement session below. Before you click off because maybe that isn’t the answer you were looking for, I challenge you to really consider these reasons from a professional photographer like myself.

Being in front of the camera can in fact increase your comfortability.

Yep! You heard it here first, the more you are in front of the camera the more comfortable you can feel. Now this isn’t the cure all for camera shyness BUT it sure does help. Some couples have never had photos taken professionally and it’s a way different experience than your mom taking photos with her iPhone. Honestly it’s WAY more fun! I spend a lot of time making sure my process with all my couples is so enjoyable that they want to come back for another session and they are so excited to see me on wedding day.

You will be able to get to know your photographer.

Getting to know your photographer before your wedding day can be such an advantage that most people don’t think about. Think about this, on top of the craziness of a wedding day the photographer shows up and guess what they’re practically a stranger to you. An engagement session gives you the chance to really get to know each other and form a comfortability that cannot usually be built as fast on wedding day. Even though most engagement sessions are only an hour long I always think we’re best friends by the end, but that might just be me!

When is the next time you will have the excuse to get dressed up and have the best time taking photos with each other?

It’s the best excuse to dress up however you like and play fun games all while getting beautiful photos. If you want to wear that cute outfit you never have anywhere to wear and run around in front of the mountains, why not? It’s the perfect time to get those photos you have always dreamed of having. It’s such a great way to express who you are as a couple. It’s also a great start to a date night, you’re already dressed up might as well make a whole day out of it!

These photos can be used for wedding related things, saves-the-dates, invites, decor, and more!

You can also check some things off that wedding to-do list by getting beautiful photos you can use for your wedding save-the-dates, invites, or table decorations. It’s also a great opportunity to just capture this period of life that is often short. Being engaged is so fun and it is usually a very busy time for couples so why not take a second to slow down and capture it as it was for a moment.

I hope I gave you a few reasons why you should go for it and do the engagement session. At the very least you can run around and enjoy being so in love with your favorite person. If the wedding photos are important why shouldn’t the engagement photos be too? 😉