How To Look Good in Engagement Photos

As I already announced…Yours Truly is engaged! I'm the happiest, luckiest girl in the world who is gonna marry the man of her dreams. If you're recently engaged, this post will (hopefully) help you surmount the difficulty of taking good-quality, flattering engagement photos. This is a huge milestone in your life and, like Yours Truly, I'm sure you want good pictures. Here are some tips to help you survive a 500+ picture photo shoot!

Tip #1: Be in love. 'Nuff said, me thinks. ;) 

Tip #2: Wear pastel toned clothing, or alternatively neutrals and dark colors. Basically wear whatever's flattering, except super bold or crazy prints/colors. You want these pictures to last your a lifetime, so don't wear something that's gonna look painfully dated twenty-five years down the road. Yours Truly and my fiancé chose pastel blue and blush, because they are staple colors that complement our complexions. Remember: wear what suits your personality. 

Tip #3: Don't look directly into the camera. This will make you look forced/unnatural/uncomfortable. Instead, look at each other or angle your gaze away from the camera. See all the above pictures as examples. 

Tip #4: Pick a photographer you feel relaxed around. A photographer that grates on your nerves or makes you feel uneasy will only translate into awkward photos. My fiancé's brother took ours; he's talented and fun to be around. 

Tip #5: This is more of a personal preference, but all my favorite engagement shoots are the ones shot outdoors, either in a rustic barn setting or on a trail (like Yours Truly's.) It gives a classy, natural look to the photos hard to recreate indoors. 

Tip #6: Remember to have fun! This is the time to glow before the camera. Let your love shine. 

Yours Truly would love to hear about your dream engagement photo shoot in the comments! Feel free to share your oh-so-sweet proposal story as well. I'm a sucker for romance. Thanks for reading and have a merry, merry Christmas! 

On a quick side note, the nail polish I wore for this photo shoot was L'Oreal's Smell the Roses (my post about this polish here.) 

Yours Truly,

Monica