Welcome to our May Blog Hop!
Get ready for some great ideas, inspiration and how to as you move along through the blog hop. You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Kelly Snyder at Southern Charm Weddings on Natalie’s Blog Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you make sure to see and learn from all of the articles featured here today.
Planning the perfect engagement portraits
Couples often don’t know what to do with engagement portraits. They usually can’t envision beyond save the dates and decor for the wedding reception. But engagement portraits mark an important time in a couples journey together. It’s a time filled with hope, excitement and anticipation for the future. Imagine looking at these portraits 10+ years later and re-living the hope that you had at the time.
For that reason, I think it’s important to display engagement portraits in the home along with your wedding photos. The great thing about them is they 100% controllable, unlike your wedding day, with the help of a talented photographer, you can be creative as you want to be. Your style, interests and personality should be reflected in your portraits. When showing them to family & friends, someone should say “that is so you.”
Begin with the end in mind.
You should think about how you want to display the portraits & work backwards. Create an engagement session inspiration board with photos of rooms in your home where you want to display your portraits. If you don’t have that room yet, choose photos that reflect your style and taste. Incorporate colors and outfits you like until you build a cohesive theme. This will allow you to reflect your personal style rather than copy someone else’s style that you saw online.
Photo credits (top left to bottom right)
- Neutral Bedroom
- Grey Office Dress
- Yellow Diamond Pendant
- Yellow J. Crew Heels
- Transitional Living Room
- J. Crew Dress Pants
- Yellow, Black and Grey outfit
- Grey Bedroom
- & 10. Framed Engagement Portrait – Yours truly
The next stop is Loraine McCall at Mojica Photography on Natalie’s Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you again next month!
Blog Hop Line-up
- Natalie Bradley at at Natalie Bradley Events
- Kelly Snyder at Southern Charm Weddings
- N’neka Scruggs at Images by N’neka
- Loraine McCall at Mojica Photography
- Kristi Richardson at Bloomed To Last Events
- Kelly King at Affordable Wedding Invites
- Peter Merkle at Chicago Wedding DJs
- Irene Tyndale at Irene Tyndale Events
- Laurie Kuerlemann at Platinum Party Events Entertainment, Inc
- Anshwa Lewis at SwaLaRue Events
- Cindy Clearwater at Something Blue Virgin Islands