There are so many great reasons to have an engagement photography session. Here are just a few:
Establishing a relationship with your photographer long before your wedding will make a difference in the outcome of your wedding images. Your photographer will be able to watch you and take note of your individual personalities, which will help in capturing images on the wedding day that are unique to you.

    

The other benefit is that you get to know your photographer and see how they work. Hopefully, you’ll have more confidence in yourselves and in your photographer, so on the wedding day you will look forward to having your picture taken.



Once you have chosen your photographer, get your engagement pictures taken right away. Make sure to use the photographer who will be photographing your wedding. Have your engagement photos taken at a location that has some meaning to the two of you. This could be where you had your first date, where you got engaged, or somewhere you both like to spend time.

    

An engagement session is also the perfect opportunity to do your hair and makeup test. This way, you’ll get to see how your hair and makeup look in photos in case there is anything you want to change for the Big Day.



An engagement session also serves as the perfect way to take formal shots of the two of you that can be used in your wedding programs, invitations, or save-the-date cards. Or send an engagement picture to your hometown newspaper to announce your marriage. They also make great gifts for the family, and can be used to make an album or wall collage.

    

Whatever you choose to do, get creative and have some fun. In the end you are the ones who win. Knowing and liking your vendors, especially the photographer, is significant in the success of your wedding and will help keep you focused on the real reason you are having getting married in the first place -- each other!