Non-Traditional Engagement Portraits

Let’s be real; you’ve realized that the traditional, formal, and stuffy engagement photos are not where you and your partner feel most like yourselves. We’re not surprised! A lot of our couples feel the same way. So we’re here to encourage you to go for those non-traditional engagement portraits! Realistically engagement photos are meant to capture your love as it is now before you start your next chapter. They’re supposed to have a sense of fun and excitement. Let’s put the FUN back in engagement portraits!!

We always encourage our couples to choose a location with special meaning for you two. We’re talking about your favorite pizza restaurant, that beach where you picnic on Wednesday evening or the brewery you frequented when you dated. The cute coffee shop you frequent on Saturdays. There are endless possibilities! Plus, they don’t even need to be a public place. We’ll make magic at your parent’s lake house, on the boat, or in your own home.

How to choose your non-traditional engagement portrait location:

How do you determine where your non-traditional engagement portraits should be? Simple. Think of your favorite date night. What do you love to do together on your free weekends? What’s your perfect Sunday morning? Where do you two go for your most fun date nights? What’s your favorite hobby together?

You may be thinking, ladies, I want these to be cute! I’m sending them on a Save the Date – we’ll need some nice traditional images so Aunt Mable doesn’t have a heart attack went it arrives! We got you!! See below! If you’re not ready to jump full in on the non-traditional engagement portraits, many couples opt to do a formal location to start. Case in point Kelly & Ian pictured below: We started in a beautiful botanical garden and then loosened up at the local bar! Once they change into more relaxed attire, we hit the local bar you love!

What’s different about non-traditional engagement portraits:

We’ll tell you from our experience that you’ll enjoy non-traditional engagement portraits more than stuffy ones. Why? We see the change. We see you two relax, your smiles grow, and your real love shines much brighter when you’re in a place you enjoy. When you’re relaxed, your best photos are taken, you lean a little deeper into each other, and you start to be your true selves! You know us; we’re all about creating photos that actually look like your love story.

So let’s create engagement photos that actually look like your real-life love story! Your love is beautiful, real, and should be captured in all its beauty!