Post # 1
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Sugar bee
We are supposed to have our engagement session on Tuesday and the weather is looking kinda meh. Our local news says there is only a 10% chance of rain on Tuesday but other sites say 50% of strong/severe thunderstorms.
We literally cant reschedule the engagement session until May (the week before our wedding!!!) because FH is a professional classical musician and they rehearse and perform in the evenings. He is already losing money by taking Tuesday off…but if we go ahead and do the engagement session and it ends up raining, I will be losing $200 for my hair and makeup trail that I reallllly wanted to use for the e-photos.
The photographer said we will wait until Tuesday to decide, but I’m just afraid of having to wait. I’m stressed enough about the wedding and I dont want to wait until May to have my hair/makeup trial…and then we probably wouldn’t even have those photos ready for our guest book, etc. 🙁 And I was hoping that the engagement session would show me that I’m not terribly unphotogenic (which would allow me to relax some.)
Blah, this wedding is stressing me out.
http://www.wfaa.com/weather
http://www.wunderground.com/weather-forecast/US/TX/Dallas.html
http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/dallas-tx/75201/hourly-weather-forecast/351194?hour=65
http://www.weather.com/weather/5-day/Dallas+TX+USTX0327:1:US
Post # 3
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Buzzing bee
Are there any indoor or covered locations you know of or that your photographer can suggest? We did our pictures in February in Chicago, so we had a few backups in mind just in case the day was too nasty to be outside. Good luck!
Post # 4
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Bumble Beekeeper
@sheepandbear: Is it such a big deal if it rains? Like doesn’t your photographer have a contingency plan?
Even if you don’t get the exact photos (location wise) that you want, isn’t the point of these to test out the photographer and have a few nice pics of you together? All is not lost.
Post # 5
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Sugar bee
@OldMrsMcDonald: I havent thought of that since I always dreamed of outdoor photos, grass and trees, you know? But it looks like we may need to consider something indoors…what kind of indoor backup locations did you have?
Post # 6
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Sugar bee
@canarydiamond: He (the photographer) wants to reschedule if it rains and we wont have our photos by our wedding day. 🙁 I really wouldnt mind some pictures (dancing) in the rain, but FH doesnt want them all that way. And its supposed to be really severe thunderstorms (hail, possible tornadoes, strong lighting) if it does rain.
Post # 7
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Bumble Beekeeper
@sheepandbear: I wouldn’t resechedule because what happens if you’re not satisfied with the photos? Like then you will be basically going into your wedding cold with this guy if you won’t have any e-pics to go off of.
I would move it to an indoor location. I find it a bit weird that the photographer wouldn’t have an indoor back-up plan.
Post # 8
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Buzzing bee
Our backups were an art museum, a diner and a lighting gallery. We ended up taking some at the lighting gallery as well as our outdoor locations, and they turned out really cool! I say have a few ideas, and go with the flow that day– you know with thunderstorms, it can be perfectly sunny one minute and scary dark the next. You never know what you’ll get!
Post # 9
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Busy bee
We did our session for half the time outside and then went in our house when it started to rain. The indoor photos are actually my favorite! We got photos cuddling on the coach, playing with the dog, drinking wine and cooking. We look happy and relaxed.
This is also a good test for your photographer because you won’t be able to reschedule your whole wedding due to rain, right? There are lots of good options for indoor photos – a favorite coffee shop/bar/restaurant, a library/book store/music store, public space like city hall, a museum, or university buildings. You can goodle “indoor engagement photos YourCity” to see what other photographers in your area have done and posted on their blogs.
Post # 10
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Sugar bee
@canarydiamond: Thats a good idea, I guess we will look for some indoor locations as a back up. Our photographer has been very chill about everything so far (which isnt the best when the bride is stressing lol.) Thats also the reason I didnt want to reschedule. I am looking for that reassurance from the engagement pics that our wedding day photos are going to be great. I follow his blog when he updates and I love all of his work, but I’m still not 100% that I will love it when we work with him. Would you have any suggestions for an indoor location?
Post # 11
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Sugar bee
@OldMrsMcDonald:
@remijp:
Those are all great ideas!!! I’m not from Dallas, so I have some homework to do this evening. I really wanted those outdoor photos, but FH and I are 100% ok with doing outdoor photos for our 1 year anniversary. I guess for some reason I thought they all had to be taken outside! Now I’m getting excited that our session will happen, thank you sooo much!!!
Post # 12
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Bumble Beekeeper
@sheepandbear: I’m not familiar with Dallas, unfortunately, but do you have any sort of indoor greenhouse/botanical garden type thing? Like you could be surrounded by pretty plants and flowers, but not be outside. Or if you have any buildings with really cool architecture, high celings and that sorta thing that would make for cool photos… like big public spaces. Art galleries, old train stations, that sorta thing.
Post # 13
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Helper bee
It rained (although not hard) on our engagement shoot and our pictures turned out great! We got some really cute pictures walking in the rain, and the photographer brought us a big umbrella to snuggle under. I paid to get my hair and makeup done, but overall we were really happy with the results.
We had our dog, so we didn’t have the option of moving to an indoor spot.
Post # 14
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Bumble bee
I would have one or two indoor back-up locations, but I also think it would be really cute to get some photos like this:
Post # 15
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Helper bee
@sheepandbear: Hopefully it won’t rain, but here are some indoor location ideas around Dallas!
- The butterfly house at the Texas Discovery Gardens does a daily butterfly release
- The Perot Museum doesn’t have greenery, but is a really cool location and worth a visit.
I would talk to your photographer as well, and get suggestions from them about indoor locations. Hope that helps!
Post # 16
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Busy Beekeeper
Get some cute rain boots and an umbrella just in case. Find locations where you can have some semi-coverage. As a photographer, trust me, weather is just as stressful for us. 😉 We don’t want it to rain either because that puts us behind too. I would just wait and see what happens the day of.
As for not being able to do it another day, I know I always have my sessions in the evening because my clients want beach photos. However, your photographer should be able to find plenty of locations that offer enough shade you can shoot early in the day if need be.