Do wear solid colors. Blue, green, red look good on everyone. Browns and autumnal shades look good on medium to dark complexions. Purple and pink work on most women. Pastels work on darker complexions, but have a tendency to wash out pale skin. If they are richer pastels, this is probably not a problems.
Do be careful with patterns. Certain patterns work, but nothing too loud. And be aware that your pattern may clash your partners.
Don't wear the exact same color (ex. both wearing red sweaters makes you look like you are in a K-Mart Christmas Card). Shades of the same color work though(ex. pale blue and royal).
Do go casual (jeans), which looks great and makes for a comfortable shoot.
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Do get decked out. There is nothing more fun that both of you dressed like you are going out to a fine dinner. Girls, be careful that you don't wear heals too high for you to walk around in though, as most engagement session require a bit of walking around.
Do match your styles. If your man is going to wear really casual, you shouldn't be in evening wear.
Don't wear over the top makeup or hair styles. You want to look like yourself...not a glammed out version of you.
Do only bring a smallish purse, as I will be carrying it when I am shooting you. It gets heavy with the camera bag and a big clunker of a purse.
Do bring lipstick or chapstick and chapstick for your man, as dry lips don't look good in pictures.
Don't be afraid to try a new location to shoot in. I love shooting in new locations and get some of my best ideas from interesting new areas.
Do schedule your shoot at least a month before your wedding date, so I can post-process the images and get them ready for any prints or sign-in books you might be ordering. I will call you to schedule, but do make it a priority, as your complementary engagement session will expire if you do not take advantage of it before the wedding.
Do have fun with it! It is a fun couple of hours that you get to have some professional pics taken with you and your fiancee.
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Hi Lori! This is a great list! I plan to blog about it and share some of the elements from it soon on my blog if that's ok with you. I'll be giving you full credit of course...-M.
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