When to Take Your Engagement Portraits?

Timing is everything. Especially for engagement photoshoots.

If you are just recently engaged or dreaming about your future engagement and wedding,  then you’ll be sure to wonder when you should schedule your engagement session. The timing is a lot more vital than maybe first thought of. It can help lessen stress and prep your wedding nicely.

One important question to ask yourself, what do you want to do with your engagement photos?

The WHYS Behind How to Choose the Date for Your Engagement Session:

1. Wedding Website:

This will showcase your formal and informal professional photos. It is also a great way for your family and friends to have easy access to your all of your photos.

2. Save the Dates:

Usually these are sent out 6 months in advance to consider any out-of-state guests. These can take time to design, print and mail out. Having them early will cut way more of the stress out. You will feel good and relieved about not just having them done on-time, but having them looking flawless too!

3. Guests Book and Printed Photos to Display at Your Wedding:

Both take time to select, design and print. It is important to know that some companies companies can take 5-6 weeks to deliver the guest book. So you’ll want to make sure your engagement photos are well and truly polished a couple months before the wedding date.

4. Local newspaper:

You’ll be able to make a formal announcement in your local newspaper by having your photos on hand and ready to use.

5. Featured on a Wedding Blog:

To get featured on a wedding blog it can sometimes take months before it’s actually picked up. The more time you have, the more likely your engagement session will be featured before your wedding day. This is the ideal situation when it comes to your engagement session getting published on a wedding blog.

I would recommend scheduling your engagement session as soon as you book your photographer and hair/make-up artist. The latest I would recommend is 6 months out for your wedding date considering all the many uses you have with your engagement memories.

As soon as you have your engagement images, the sooner you’ll be able to use them for all your announcement and wedding hopes and dreams. The best way to be proactive is to schedule your engagement session as soon as you hire your photographer. It will give you two enough time to use your engagement memories to the fullest potential in this joyous season!

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Many thanks to the engagement creative team who helped in the celebration of two souls preparing to commit the promise of forever:

Engagement Location: SAN TAN MOUNTAIN

Photographer: APRIL MAURA PHOTOGRAPHY

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