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I thought you could get engagement pictures done any time after you, well, got engaged. Do your pictures whenever you want. I've seen people not do their e-sessions until a month or two before the wedding.
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I am an October 2010 bride and we had our pictures done in the beginning of June. We just got the finished product back last week. If you're doing a destination wedding, I think now might be a good time. We did ours early because, like you, we didn't want to wear winter clothes. Also, you being a destination bride, you'll need to send out your save-the-dates earlier than those getting married close to home.
Even earlier! Some folks get sneaky and get the photographer to do the eSession as the actual engagement happens!!
We are getting ours done this August, but there is no telling whether or not we'll actually be engaged by then!
We had ours taken in late January and we're getting married in October. So about 9 months ahead. We used one for our save the dates though, so we needed to do it early for that!
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I think we'll probably do ours in the Fall, and we're getting married in February - so 3-4 months in advance.
Most people like to do it ahead of time so that they can get the pictures finished and use them at their wedding.
Some people even want them in the invitations, so depending on what you want them for, that will influence your decision.
And yes, as someone else mentioned, a new idea that is slowly spreading is to actually have a personal "paparazzi" style shoot where a photographer sneaks into place and captures the actual proposal while it happens.
We did ours a year in advance! We are having an extra-long engagement, though, (1.5 years) and we were just so impatient. Plus, we got a fantastic deal on our photographer (read: free), so we had to jump on it.
I think you can do your pictures whenever you want. We are doing ours about 9 months before the big day but I'm sure photographers can finish pictures as quickly as you need them to. Although, there might be a fee connected to that. Consider if you want indoor or outdoor pictures and then choose a time of the year that yall both love. If you find a photographer that has good deals, you might do a couple of photoshoots. Just a thought!
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Thanks guys! This makes me feel better, and makes me realize that I don't need to feel silly about getting em done in September.
We haven't done ours yet, but that's because we haven't set a date and we've got nothing to really send out yet. To be honest, i'm not sure we'll even do them.
We got ours done last month and we are going to get married in September. I wish we would have done them a little sooner but we were kind of waiting for the weather to be nice.
We are going to do ours just a couple of months before the wedding but thats because we are apart now, I'll do them as soon as the weather allows me to wear dresses (That's what i want, It's winter here) But I think you should do them when you want to :)
We're getting ours done tomorrow and we're still 14 months out. Frankly, it feels like a LONG TIME since we got engaged, (10 months), so this makes us feel more like The Wedding Approacheth!
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As others have said, there's no set rule about it. If you want to send save-the-dates and include the e-pics, then do them shortly after you get engaged. That's what we did. We got engaged last July 4 and had the e-pics done in late August. We wanted to get them done for a couple reasons:
1. Get our STD out! We're having a destination wedding where 95 percent of the guest list has to travel, so we wanted to get them out right around fall time, a year from the wedding.
2. We wanted to kick off wedding planning with something fun. Having the e-pics was a great way to do that. It kind of made it feel official, in a way.
However, I know some couples that wait until literally a few months before the wedding. Sometimes couples wait until they hire a photographer for their wedding pics because they'll throw in an e-session for free with the wedding package (we used different photogs).
Do what you're comfortable with! Good luck :)
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i've also been wondering when we should do ours since we have a long ways to go too.... as of right now i'm thinking sometime in early Spring 2010.
as a photographer, i would suggest far enough in advance so you can print pictures. A lot of couples like to use some of them at teh reception in a nice frame or something. Also, lots of people having wedding websites or blogs now, so they can post them up as teasers hehe.
its a chance to get to know your photographer and make sure you're meshing well in front of the camera. So not TOO far in advance, or else that chemistry might fade a bit.
i would say anywhere from 2-5 months in advnace usually works!
i've had several sessions (several photog friends did them)
One over a year out, one about 7 months out, and one a week ago :)
Agreed that if you are planning on using them for print (STDs or Thank Yous) I'd get them done earlier than later to make sure you get them back in time.
We did ours in December and aren't getting married until September, so about 9 months ahead of time...I would say get them early enough for your STD's, with a bit of time to spare and pick a season you like the look of (ie if you don't want to wear sweaters, get them earlier in the year...or if you want fall colors, time it by that.)
We had our engagement photos taken a couple days after our engagement, by a close friend. =) They're not professionally done, but they're good enough for announcements, save-the-dates and poladroids for the guest book. Best of all, they were freeeeee!
The best part about taking them early is that you can choose the time of year that you want to have your photos done in. That way you can have winter e-pics to go with your winter wedding if you would like!
I think a lot of girls wait to do them because they want to lose weight before. At least that's what I did! :)
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Engaged: July '08
Pics: March '09
Wedding: Oct. '09
I think September would be fine for your e-pics. This gives you enough time to evaluate your photographer and do whatever you would like with the photos.
We got engaged in Feb '09, did e-pics in April '09, and are getting married in Oct '09. So I think September is definitely fine :) We did ours early b/c we're also a destination wedding and we did ours at our destination.
We did ours last week and we are getting married in 51 days. I have the photos right here and I'm anxiously waiting for my FI to get off work. I say go for it. We had a blast and I wish we would have done it a while back. Have fun!!!
I am a June 2010 bride and got engaged in April. We just took ours a few weeks ago. Your's is a tough one since you have a while to go. In my opinion, I think you would want your pictures to be as current as possible. It all depends on when you want to send out save the dates and such but If I were you i'd wait until at least 2010. What if you make a major change? Hair cut, color, weight loss, weight gain etc? If it were me, i'd wait. Totally up to you and how soon you want your pictures out.
I don't think there is a rule about when you should have them taken. I'm moving in 3 weeks, and the FI and I might not be back in FL together before the wedding, so our photog is taking our e-pics at the end of the month, 8 months out. I'm so relieved that we won't be rushing the process of him editing the pics, etc, so that I can breathe easy!
We're trying to do ours this month or early next month, a little late but its been hard to get a good time together. We plan on using our e pics as table numbers anyway, so as long as we get them done with enough time to have them printed we will be fine
I don't think it really matters. We did ours on Valentines Day and got married in June. I would have LOVED to do fall ones, but DH was deployed. It's nice to have them available a few months before the wedding so yhou can use them!
We did ours a little over a year in advance...It just worked out that way because we were planning our wedding from a different state, and we were down in Florida at the time (where we got married) and took them. We had a long time to design and print our sign in book, and my mom had pictures printed for my bridal shower.
The earlier the better. Don't be worried about doing them ahead of time!
We had our engagement session done in March '09. We were engaged in September '08.
I've heard that the e-pics should be taken no later than 6-8 months before the wedding. However, I am getting married in September and we just took our e-pics today. It depends on your preference and who your photographer is. If you can get a good turn around time, I would say you could hold out. But if this photographer is overworked, it may take you a while to even get the photos back!
I took mine in June and my wedding is in October, I am taking my bridal portraits in September. I think you can really take them when ever you want. Have fun with it!
We are doing our engagement pictures this September and we aren't getting married until June of 2010.
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I was just wondering how early everyone got their engagment pics done? Our photographers were saying something about doing it in September and we aren't getting married until 1-11-11. It is a destination wedding, and so we do want to send STD's out pretty early, even though we have already anounced it and are getting deposits for the cruise. I don't want to do our pictures in winter time and if we wait until spring I think it'd be too late. Do you think September is too early?