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Engagement sessions are intended to allow the couple to have professional images of themselves to mark their engagement. These can be very useful for things such as newspaper listings, creating signing boards for use at your wedding, or creating “Save the Date” cards or magnets for inclusion in your invitations, to name a few.
They also can make nice decorations for your home as you prepare for the big day. You do not have to book your wedding with me to get engagement photos taken. However, those who have booked a wedding will receive an expanded amount of finished items, longer photo sessions and price reductions up to the point your engagement session could be free.
There are different lengths of time and deliverables for an engagement session that are tied to the type of booking you make. While the details are different, the process is the same.
STEP 1 – BOOK YOUR SESSION
This will get a date and time locked in and allow us to begin planning your session. I will be adding a calendar to my website in the near future but until then, please either call or send me an E-mail to book a session. My contact information is included on page 4 of the downloadable information document.
STEP 2 – TAKE YOUR PHOTOS
This can be done in studio, on location or a combination of both, depending on your needs and the amount of time available. Shooting time ranges from 1 hour for customers who have not booked a wedding to 2 hours for those who have booked a wedding. Additional time can be added at an additional cost.
I will plan to take a variety of different shots to give you as many options as possible to choose from. I will delete the bad images (Eyes closed, test shots, etc.) and post the remaining images to an on-line gallery where you can then review all of them. Click here to view an example of an engagement proof gallery.
STEP 3 – PICK YOUR FAVORITES
Each offering has a different number of final images you can select that are included with the package. You can also add additional images if you like at an additional cost. I will then make final edits to these images doing things like cropping, touching up blemishes, fixing color issues, etc. and will provide you a CD containing high resolution copies of all your selected images. You will also receive a release that allows you to print and use these images however you want.
If you have also booked a wedding, your proof gallery and a gallery containing your final selections will be added to the gallery that will be used to display all your proofs from the wedding and will remain available here until 60 days after your wedding. Click here to see an example of a full wedding proof gallery and note the last two galleries on this page.
If you have booked a wedding, I will also include the engagement proofs on a special web page used to gather all the final things from your wedding. Click here to see an example of one of these pages. The engagement photos are included at the bottom.
More information about the photo gallery and web pages can be found in the sections regarding wedding packages.
STEP 4 – PICK FAVORITE(S) TO BE PRINTED
Make your selection(s) from the final images that I should use to make the professional prints that are provided with your specific package. I will then get your prints made and delivered to you.
If you would like to only print the information regarding engagement sessions, click here to display a page with only this information.