5 Tips For Choosing the Best Engagement Shoot Outfits
If you feel overwhelmed about what to wear to your engagement shoot, don’t worry, you’re not alone. Everyone wants to look amazing on their save the dates, wedding day programs and/or table décor. One of the most important keys to achieving this is in your engagement shoot is to wear an outfit that helps you look your best. So, we want give you 5 tips to help you achieve that!
1. Wear Something that Fits Your Style
The worst thing you can do is wear something that doesn’t fit your style. If you’re a fun and outgoing couple, choose something timeless that helps accentuate that. You want to feel comfortable in what you wear, because if you feel awkward and uncomfortable in your outfits it will most likely show in the photos.
2. Fit the Season
If you’re being photographed in the snow, wearing shorts with a sun hat may not look visually appealing. Don’t be afraid to dress warm and wear fitting accessories like scarfs and knitted hats in the winter time. If it’s warm out, maybe you can share and ice cream cone walking barefoot on the beach to really bring out the relaxation summertime vibes. Walk together on a pier wearing a nice sundress and denim jacket for a nice spring look.
3. Wear Neutral Tones
The absolute most important thing to show off in an engagement shoot is your love. That’s best expressed through your interaction with each other (smiles, laughs and intimate posing). Wearing colors that are too bright or draw too much attention can really take away from those beautiful expressions of love.
4. Avoid Matching Outfits
It’s critical for you and your fiancé’s outfits to complement each other. This is a time where you can show off your everyday style with the love of your life. This doesn’t mean you all have to wear the same color or have the same patterns, but that you all maybe stay in the same tonal range. Wearing matching outfits can be an unnecessary distraction in your images.
5. Bring One to Two Outfits
Bringing two outfits can add a level of variety to your engagement shoot. For one of your outfits you all could dress up and for the other wear something comfortable. Anything more than two outfits may be too much, as you don’t want to be in a rush throughout the shoot changing multiple times.
There you have it! Hopefully, this helps you all get a little closer to choosing your outfits for your engagement shoot. Relax and try not to overthink it. You want to feel comfortable in your photos and look your best all while having fun. Finally, Focus on each other and be yourselves and we're sure your photos will come out amazing!
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