Maine & New Hampshire Wedding Photographer // Why Your Engagement Session is the Real Photoshoot (Not Your Wedding Day)
Let’s get one thing straight—your wedding isn’t the time for a photoshoot. It’s your wedding. It’s the day you should be soaking up every single moment, laughing with your people, dancing like no one’s watching, and just being present. Sure, I’ll be there capturing all the moments, but I’m not going to pull you away for hours to stage the “perfect shot.” That’s what your engagement session is for.
Engagement Sessions: Where the Real Photoshoot Happens
Unlike your wedding day, your engagement session is all about you and your partner, no distractions, no timeline stress, no Aunt Karen asking when dinner is being served. It’s the perfect time to choose your dream location, get creative, and capture those epic, cinematic, let’s-make-a-movie-out-of-this love story vibes.
Flip the Script: Do Something Different
Your wedding is already going to have a specific aesthetic. Rustic barn wedding? Let’s mix it up with an urban cityscape. Getting married by the ocean? Why not go deep into the woods for a cozy, intimate vibe? Your engagement photos are the perfect chance to contrast your wedding setting and get a completely different style of imagery.
Love the woods? Come to my farm. I’ve got 25 acres of fields and trees, plus the kind of golden hour light that photographers dream about. It’s peaceful, private, and stunning—perfect for those earthy, romantic shots.
Did your proposal happen on a mountaintop? Let’s recreate the moment. We can hike up to an epic overlook and soak in those 360-degree views while capturing your love story in the most adventurous way possible.
City lovers? Let’s hit the streets, find some killer architecture, cobblestone roads, or moody alleyways, and give your session a modern, editorial feel.
Why This Approach Works
By making your engagement session the big, cinematic moment, you take the pressure off your wedding day. You get all those dreamy, stylized shots without missing cocktail hour, without feeling like you're on a production set, and without spending your entire day posing. Instead, your wedding day is about real moments, candid joy, and celebrating with your people. And guess what? That makes for the best photos anyway.
Let’s Make It Happen
Your engagement session is more than just a warm-up for wedding photos—it’s an opportunity to create something unique and personal. Pick a place that speaks to you, embrace the adventure, and let’s capture something unforgettable. Your wedding will be amazing, but your engagement session? That’s where the real magic happens.
