Sophia & Alan Engagement Session

Catherine & James Engagement Session

Catherine and James were such a cool couple. Totally sweet. Totally in love.

Engagement Session Dos and Don'ts

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.

Engagement Session Locations

I wanted to share some of my ideas for engagement session locations.

Old City / Penns Landing
Rittenhouse Square / Center City West
University City / University of Pennsylvania Campus
Art Museum Area
Love Park / City Hall Area
Philadelphia Zoo
Morris Arboretum
Ridley Creek State Park
Valley Forge State Park
Buck's County Community College Campus
New Hope

For a travel fee, we can go to the Jersey shore, NYC, DC, etc. Feel free to suggest anything, I love shooting in new locations!

Vicky & Rob Engagement Session

Such a cute couple! Can't wait for their wedding next year.

Kristyn & Brian Engagement Session

What a sweet couple. Kristyn also has the coolest last name ever. Had a blast shooting in New Hope.

Lauren and Anthony Engagement Session

Greg and I had a blast shooting Lauren and Anthony in the park.
Can't wait to shoot their wedding in upstate New York next Year.

Engagement Sessions

I am getting more requests for engagement sessions. They are really fun! It is a great way to get more comfortable in front of the camera, to get to know me as your photographer and to have images to use in your wedding slideshow or your guestbook.

These are a couple I shot last year with the amazingly talented Monika Broz.

Lashon & Nate Engagement Session

I had the privilege of shooting Lashon and Nate's engagement session. All I have to say is what a stunning couple. They are getting married in about a week, so look for pics of their wedding