Engagement Photo Ideas and Tips

Engagement photos are a great way to celebrate and share your exciting news. Over the years they can become a beautiful reminder of how your lives began together. Here are a few ideas to help you make your engagement photos memorable.

CAPTURE YOUR PERSONALITY: Are you world travelers? campers? Are you the couple always hosting game night? Express your identity as a couple through the mood and location of your photos.


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SHARE THE MOMEMENT: With a little planning, you can share the surprise and joy of the exact moment of your engagement with your friends and family. Talk to your photographer for ideas and locations that would work well for such a candid moment.



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INCLUDE THE WHOLE FAMILY: Maybe your blending families or perhaps your family wouldn't be complete without your four legged friend, why now add them to your photo shoot? They'll be a part of your lives together too.



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DOUBLE DUTY: Use your favorite photos as your Save the Date to share your news and prepare everyone for your special day.



Save the Date Postcard by Serendipity Beyond Design

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Reviving the Mix Tapes and a Playlist of Labor and Delivery

When was the last time you made a mix tape? It’s time to bring that back! I recently stumbled upon this USB Mix Tape by mymodernmixtape.com and was immediately flooded with memories of road trips, camping outings, team bonding retreats and songs from summer breaks over the years. Now you can relive the day of the mix tape and send your loved ones playlists wrapped as a nostalgic cassette tape.

Mix Tapes were such a personal and unique way to express your feelings and capture a moment in time. Create a soundtrack for your wedding and use it as a gift to your bridesmaids or groomsmen. Are you throwing a baby shower? A few years ago, I sent a care package to a friend who was expecting, with a CD full of funny song titles to help motivate her during labor and delivery. Too bad I didn’t have this USB Mix Tape then. It would have made a super cute addition to the gift.

 

Playlists: Labor and Delivery

Breathe - Faith Hill
Hold On - Wilson Phillips
Help Is On The Way - Little River Band
A Little Less Conversation - Elvis
Just Like A Pill - Pink
Supermassive Black Hole - Muse
Push It - Salt-n-Peppa
Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash
You Can Do It - Ice Cube
This Woman's Work - Maxwell
I'm Comin' Out - Amerie
Hey Baby - No Doubt
Baby Baby - Amy Grant
Sweet Child of Mine - Guns-n-Roses
Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
Today Was A Good Day - Ice Cube
Unforgettable - Nat and Natalie Cole
Glory of Love - Keb' Mo'
Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon
Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours - Stevie Wonder

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Unique Bachelorette and Girls Night Out Ideas and Outings

Orders for Bachelorette Party Favors are on the rise and with Wedding Season in full swing we have collected fun options and ideas for celebrating a unique Girls’Night. Heck, who needs a Bachelorette Party? Just call up your friends and have a blast trying something unexpected. Check out our Pinterest Board for more fun ideas too.

Tami Scott of Tami Scott Studio has combined her salon with Bin 11 wine bar. You can host a gathering, enjoy some lovely wine and have a makeover all in one place. Sounds pretty cool to us!

I've had this idea of hosting a bachelorette party with all of the guests dressed as Beauty Pageant Contestants. Assign everyone a sash that reads some sort of fun name like Miss Behave and Miss Understood. The Bride-to-Be could be Miss Taken and of course she’ll need a crown. It would be interesting to see if folks show up in a swimsuit or dressed with props for their talent.

 

Are you adventurous? Aiming high for your night out? We suggest Zipline tours,Trapeze Classes or Paintball!

Megan of the Wades of 108 Blog hosted a Pub Golf Bachelorette Party. It’s a great idea for the host that likes to be organized/OCD. Organized Chaos….Anita would approveJ Megan even writes a follow up with planning details due to the popularity of the idea.  

 

Painting With A Twist does all the work for you! Your group can have a private room, paint with an instructor and bring your own refreshments. The gang at PWT will handle all the clean up.

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