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Engagement Photo Nerves!

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    cabanagrl9    May 14, 2011   New York, NY

    We are getting our engagement pics taken on Sunday and I am kind of freaking out!  I guess I wouldnt be that stressed if we werent planning on using them for our STDs.....but thats not the case, so i am stressed!  Did any of you stress prior to your pics?  I dont feel like I am prepared enough or something.  I want my teeth to be whiter (can they photoshop that?), I dont have any tan, I havent 100% picked my outfits or my locations yet or if we should use props!  hahaha.  I am a mess!  :) 

    If you guys did stress-did you feel better when the day came and did your pics come out as planned????

     
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    LBPhotography    September 26, 2009   Denver, CO

    Cabana, don't be nervous! E-sessions are fun! The more relaxed you are the better the pics will be. They can Photoshop your teeth, but some photogs might charge you extra for it. It doesn't hurt to just ask :)

     
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    missjyc    September 18, 2010   macomb, michigan

    aww i was in the same boat just about a month ago!

    and don't worry, once the initial nerves wear off you'll have a great time!!

    FI and i talked about a couple outfits the week of, but didn't even finalize it until the morning of! (we started our shoot around 4pm) we def had swapouts, etc. and the pics turned out well to our liking anyway! :)

    in my opinion you should:

    • wear bright colors, to give photos a POP :)
    • don't wear patterns that are eye-straining
    • do at least 2 outfits to have a lil variety
    • just be you! laugh play just hang out like you two normally do, those were some of our favorite shots
    • as far as teeth whitening - i didn't get as far into my whtiening regiment as iw ouldn've liked, but they turned out decent... (i brushed my teeth 'til we were out the door LOL)
    • and as far as a tan, just a light glow is better anyway, u don't want to look different than your normal self.

    HAVE A GREAT TIME!!!! just relax and enjoy it!! :)

    can't wait to see pics!

     
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    jennifer_espos    June 18, 2010   NYC

    I could not have said it better than missjyc!  So, in closing- you'll be fine and you'll both look great!  :)

     
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    cabanagrl9    May 14, 2011   New York, NY

    Thanks guys! 

    missjyc-GREAT advice!  I am going to look for a few items to wear this week, so I will definitely keep what you said in mind.

    I hope its fun!  I am sure it will be awkward at first, but isnt that what the engagment shoot is really for?  To learn to be comfortable with your photog and taking these types of pics?  I am excited for that

     
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    mashka_f1    October 9, 2010   Oklahoma

    Don't worry it is going to be fun! We are doing ours on Wednesday after work....so i am excited!

     
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    wedding710    Summer 2010   Chicago

    I felt the same way! My engagement pictures were smack dab in the busiest week of my engagement. Talk about bad timing. I cried that my teeth weren't white enough as well! I haven't seen mine yet-they were last week, but if I could have done it over again, I would have looked at the engagement sessions in the gallery. So many cute ones. We just did whatever the photographer told us which was nice, but I would have liked to have been more in charge and done some cute ones like a piggy back or eating ice-cream or something. It will all work out!!

     
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    cabanagrl9    May 14, 2011   New York, NY

    Thank you for that tip wedding710!  I just devoured the epics gallery!  hahaha.  I didnt even know it was there!

     

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