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Engagement session outfits

Krista Piper — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:09:47 +0000

I know I could easily spend at least two hours if not more picking out outfits for a photo shoot. I change my mind, decide to buy something new to add to the mix, then end up going back to the original outfit I picked out to begin with. Ah, the craziness…

One main question that I get is what do we wear for the engagement session. I touched on this briefly yesterday in the all about engagement session post. In a nut shell, wear whatever will make you comfortable and feeling amazing.

Make sure you are able to move around, sit, jump, stand, dance and twirl in the outfit without to much fuss.

Make sure it all fits well and that you will not be readjusting your outfit every 10 minutes.

Don’t forget accessories! Matching shoes, belts, jewelry, etc.

Those above tips apply to both guys and girls.

Also – have the location picked out before the outfit! It helps if you do not blend in to much with the scenes. I have done super cute pictures with couples wearing browns/blacks during a fall wood scene and had people look amazing in brightly colored tops in summer vines. I can help you out with the locations and what colors might work the best for what you have picked. No matter what, I can work with whatever you give me!

It is great if you guys match a little bit or at least have the same style of clothing on. You can wear the same family color between the two of you – but make sure they are different shades/tints of the color. You in light blue, him in dark blue, etc. If you guys are in the same shade then it looks way to matchy matchy. It is good to go with bright, happy colors if you do not know where to start.

Insert pinterest for inspiration. Here are a bunch of super cute outfits that are good for engagement sessions. All of these are listed with perfectly matching accessories which aren’t needed, but these are good jumping off ideas for you to browse through your closet for ideas. I tried to go with outfits that have some basic essentials that most people would have in their closet.

Whoever came up with these clothing ideas need to serious help me and my closet!

Here are a couple highlights from the above lightbox

The Green dress! The reason why I love this is because it is the perfect style of dress for running around in a photo shoot. It doesn’t look like it would need to be adjusted to much and depending on what coverup you put on it – it can be casual or dressy.

Make sure you bring some comfy walking shoes if you plan on wearing heels!

Simple and cute. Working with layers is always a great idea – it gives us tons of options without fully changing outfits

I want to own this dress and belt.

I am on the fence about it though for a photo session. It is super cute, but I could see a lot of time spent adjusting. This would be good with maybe an extra jacket added to it so that if something does happen to slip on one side, it isn’t noticeable . Windy day might be bad with this dress.

Don’t be scared of wearing shorts and a cute top – simple is always best. We want your clothes to accent you, look cute, but not take over the picture

Cute, simple, clean. Love the concept. I might have a cute sweat/jacket instead of the sweatshirt style – but this kind of has a ” I’m about to go to the beach” feel to it that I enjoy and if it fits your personality then rock it.

Hopefully that gives you girls some ideas! I had every intention of doing guy style in this post as well… but I really can’t find any great online pictures for guys! Most of the guys I have worked with have had great style – head over to the engagement site to check out what my past girls and guys have worn for more ideas!

Engaged: Ashlee and Nathan Columbus, Ohio engagement session

Krista Piper — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:52:03 +0000

Here is the full post for Ashlee and Nathan! I know you guys are all excited! It has been awhile since I posted anything. The fall was a lot busier then I had expected and my blogging went on the back burning for awhile.

Ashlee, Nathan and I ran around the Short North in Columbus for a couple hours. We started off at Gooddale park and then went around the town. They are such a fun couple and I can not wait for their renewing of vowels in June!

I loved how Ashlee and Nathan made their own Save The Date Cards!

They also brought some flowers that we used a bunch!

Outtake!

They even made a Thank You card!

Love you guys!

Summer overview!

Krista Piper — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:40:52 +0000

I know it has been forever since I have posted! I have been so busy this summer with weddings, engagements, parties, birthday parties, vacations, puppy, cook outs… the list goes on and on!

Here is a small recap of what has been going on so far. I promise that within the next couple of days I will get this blog mostly caught up. Full blog posts for everything like always. I just figured you guys might all like to see a general recap of some of my favorite pictures from the summer thus far. There are still several weddings and engagement sessions that I am still edited and did not make this recap – don’t worry – they will be coming soon!

I hope you guys enjoy!

Devin and Danika – Engagement Session

Megan and Bryan: Engagement Session

Connie and Jeremy: Engagement session

Stef and Dale: Wedding

Kari and Brandon: Engagement Session

Kristie and Matt

Katie and Ethan: Wedding

Stefanie and Dale: Engagement Session

North Myrtle Beach vacation: My nephew playing in his bucket!

New puppy: Bentley – he is a border collie

Bentley: at 11 weeks

Wallace Birthday Party:

My nephew Andrew turning 2! Birthday party

The infamous Ducks that roam the town just for fun!

Engaged: Christy and Rich

Krista Piper — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:47:23 +0000

A couple weeks ago I had a great time with Christy and Rich over at The Park of Roses in Columbus, Ohio. We spent a couple hours walking around and shooting at different locations in the park. They are such a fun couple! I do love all my couples and Christy and Rich are one of those great couples that I click with right away. They are full of energy, goofy and love to be creative. You should see how Rich proposed to Christy! It was so cute and creative. I can’t not wait until their wedding on Saturday since I know we are going to have tons of fun running around Columbus taking pictures and then off to the ceremony and reception for some more fun!

In the mean time though – take a look at these engagement photos! Maybe you all will get to see a sneak peek at their wedding images on Sunday if your lucky!

Christy and Rich - engagement session, Park of Roses Columbus, Ohio