Engagement pictures aren’t what they once were when you visited a stuffy little studio and posed like you did on prom night. Nowadays, it’s all about beautiful scenery for the beautiful couple. Engagement pictures set the stage for your wedding. They capture the feeling and memories of this exciting time in your life pre-marriage. A newer trend hitting the wedding world is the idea of destination engagement photos. Instead of heading to your local park for a photo session, you use the opportunity to travel somewhere beautiful and take photos there?all while making memories at the same time. Here’s a few things to think about before you decide if a destination engagement photo session is right for you.
Consider Your Wedding Location
If you’re already having a destination wedding, you might want to scale back on the actual photos and throw every dollar into the actual destination wedding. If you dream of the sand and sun, however, yet want a local wedding, it’s a great excuse to get that dose of sunshine for an engagement photo session. Conversely, if you dream of getting married in Paris but know your wedding entourage can’t afford the crazy trip, take the vacation yourselves and pose for those pictures before the actual big day.
Consider Your Honeymoon Location
If you’re already going somewhere exotic for your honeymoon, don’t double-dip. Taking two of the same type of trip close to the wedding can be a bit boring and won...