{"id":5891,"date":"2016-12-03T16:04:32","date_gmt":"2016-12-03T16:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.photographybyjo.net\/?p=4383"},"modified":"2023-05-11T13:58:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T13:58:36","slug":"personal-meaningful-engagement-session-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/photographybyjo.net\/personal-meaningful-engagement-session-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal + Meaningful Engagement Session Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Picking an engagement session location can be a tough decision. There\u2019s literally endless spots out there to choose from, and you want a place that\u2019s meaningful to you two, photogenic, and fits with your style and wedding theme. A good photographer can make any location look great, so pick the spots that are most meaningful to you. Not sure where to start? Here\u2019s some fun, out-of-the-box ideas!<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Have a picnic in your backyard<\/strong>
    \n<\/span>You don\u2019t even have to leave your property to have a lovely engagement session. Pack a blanket, a basket, and some cute glass soda bottles and make it a picnic day!
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  2. Take your photographer on a date<\/strong>
    \n<\/span>Want to walk around your downtown? Maybe grab coffee at your favorite little spot? And go for a movie after? Pitch the idea of an actual date for your engagement session, and your photographer is sure to love it! With me, you get up to three hours, so that\u2019s plenty of time for a stroll, a cup of coffee, and a movie. After a while, you won\u2019t even notice me, and the real you will show in your engagement photos \ud83d\ude42
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  3. Visit your favorite professional team\u2019s home stadium<\/strong>
    \n<\/span>Did you know that most professional teams allow private tours of their stadium? For example, this coming spring I\u2019ll be shooting at Orioles Park at Camden Yards. Better yet, schedule on a day when you can stick around for a game, and make a whole date day out of it! You\u2019ll have way more fun than your friends who went to the local park for their engagement session.
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  4. Visit your proposal location<\/strong>
    \n<\/span>We ended up changing our plans, but John and I originally wanted to do our engagement session in Warm Springs, VA, near a waterfall where John\u2019s dad proposed to his mother. Lots of couples like to visit their own proposal spot, or a location that has family history.
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  5. In your own home – lifestyle photography<\/strong>
    \n<\/span>Your engagement session can be about you two, doing what you do every day. Making coffee, snuggled up watching Netflix, decorating your Christmas tree, playing with your dogs in the yard, making dinner together. Search for \u201cin home lifestyle engagement,\u201d and you\u2019ll see countless examples of adorable engagement pictures about everyday life.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Ask your photographer!<\/strong><\/span>
    \n<\/span>If you\u2019re still stumped, your photographer is the expert. If you know your style and what kind of images you\u2019re looking for, she probably has a list of scenic, historic, urban, or natural locations in your area. Every couple is a little different, and she can help you find a location that makes you excited for your engagement session.
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    Remember that any location can be photogenic if you\u2019re willing to give it a try. Wedding photographer are experts at making beautiful artwork on the fly. On wedding day, we pull up to a venue that we may have never seen before, and make every moment of the day look pretty and elegant – from wedding details<\/a> and rings, pictures of your wedding party getting ready, to posed portraits and the reception dance floor. We don\u2019t get to choose the venue or the lighting, so we\u2019re experts at making it work with whatever we\u2019re given. So when you\u2019re planning your engagement session, choose meaning over pretty. We can make your living room or an abandoned factory work just as well as a pretty park or historic downtown. No one location is superior to another, as long as you\u2019ve chosen a photographer you have confidence in.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Have some fun ideas of your own? Tell me! Where are you planning your engagement session? I would love to hear!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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