He asked the big question and you said YES! This is the start of a fun and exciting journey.  Planning your special wedding and the official start of your future together.  It is also the perfect opportunity to capture this special time by booking a styled engagement photography session with your wedding photographer.  Not only is it the perfect opportunity to get comfortable in front of the camera and to get to know your photographer a bit better, but it has the added advantage of creating beautiful engagement photographs that you can use for your wedding stationery as well as other pieces of art you can use for your home.  The possibilities are endless, from block mounted canvasses to personalized guest books.

A few tips:

• Book your photographer well in advance in order to plan the perfect styled engagement photography session and leave enough time to create the desired pieces you might need for your wedding day such as guest books and framed prints.
• Try and book your hair and makeup session for the same day as your styled couple session, not only will this give you a lot more confidence in front of the camera but you can tweak the makeup just before the wedding should you not be entirely happy.
• Decide on the overall look and feel for your styled photography session and decide whether it will be part of your wedding theme or whether it will just be an expression of your love for each other.
• Deciding on what you will wear and the location for your couple photography session plays an important part in the final product.  Your photographer will be able to assist you.

Jacques and Zara decided on a formal, stylish and elegant engagement photography session.  They decided on the Palazzo Hotel at Montecasino as the background for their photography session.  They were both perfectly dressed to suite their engagement session.  Zara opted to get her hair and makeup professionally done by her stylist who where also part of their wedding day.