You’ve got the ring (Congratulations!) and you’ve settled on an engagement photographer for your engagement portraits (*wink wink*) and now you’re wondering what to do next.

There’s a few things to do to prepare yourself for your engagement portraits.

1. Determine the best location for your engagement portraits.
2. Determine the best day & time for your engagement portraits.
3. Determine what to wear for your engagement portraits.
4. Determine what to bring with you for your engagement portraits.

Today’s blog is the final post (part 4 of 4) in an engagement photography portrait to do list.

You’ve already read my post about choosing a location and the day and time and figuring out what to wear. If not, STOP! click the links above.

Great, now that we are all refreshed let’s get started.

You know where, when and what you will be wearing at your engagement photography session. Now what else should you bring with you?

Attitude

This is one of the most important things to bring with you! Come well rested and in happy spirits. If you are aggravated or unhappy, it probably will show in your photos, despite the funny faces and jokes your engagement photographer tells. You will look back at your pictures and only remember what was making you so angry/sad/unhappy that day. Remember, you are brave, beautiful and kind! So, clear your mind and expect to have fun with your engagement photographer. We are here to make you smile and get amazing photos of you that you can cherish the rest of your lives.

Props

Some couples want to bring props to their engagement portrait session (other than themselves). Fantastic! Things you might want to bring:

• Defiantly bring your engagement ring. That’s a no-brainer. The photographer is going to want at least one photo of it.
• Bring something with your wedding date on it. This is great for save the dates.
  • If you are into baseball, bring baseballs with your wedding date (could be multiple, or just one)
  • If you love picnics, bring picnic like stuff to take a picnic portrait.
  • Chalkboards are always great options as well. You can write whatever you want on it.

Be creative and always be yourself. If you are a band nerd, bring band-appropriate things. If you are really into concerts, maybe bring a concert ticket that can be Photoshoped to have your wedding date on.

Pets

Do you have a furbaby you are in love with and want to share all of your big life moments with? Bring your pets to your engagement portrait session. Maybe bring someone else along with you to help with your furbaby when you’re taking photos without them… though your engagement photographer might be able to help as well. I know I’ve helped hang on to leashes while taking their photos.

Did this help? Did you enjoy all 4 sections? I hope so.