Some questions I have are:
- How should I do my nails?
- I was thinking either a clear coat or french tip for my fingernails. As for my toenails, I was thinking a bright red to go with my peep-toe red shoes.
- What about hair?
- My hair is naturally straight and boring. I am definitely getting it trimmed before the pictures, but I was thinking of just getting it blown-out the day of the pictures.
- What about make-up?
- I hardly ever wear make-up and when I do its only basic black mascara and a little eye-shadow. I don't know what do for the pictures.
- How many locations?
- I currently have three locations in mind all within 5 minutes of one another and I have a different outfit for each one.
- Any other advice: What did you wish you had known before taking your engagement pictures?
Please comment below. I would to here your suggestions or maybe other questions that you have!
Hi, new reader here (I found you on Weddingbee: love the blog-share posts each month!!). I absolutely loved getting my e-pics taken--one of my favorite things about wedding planning so far--so I'm sure you'll have a blast!
ReplyDeleteNails: I used a polish that would bring out the pink sapphires in my engagement ring: they're going to take a lot of hand shots so you definitely want pretty nails! I would say instead of clear polish, maybe a light neutral (like a shimmery cream or light pink?) to really bring out the sparkle in your ring: or a French manicure would be great too.
Makeup: My photographer advised me to use natural makeup; you want to look like yourself but you also want your skin to photograph well, so I would use foundation or a light tinted moisturizer, concealer, and then the basics--mascara, blush, maybe a little light eyeshadow. You definitely don't need anything extreme, just to even your skintone and polish everything up so it looks good for film.
Hair: You definitely could blow it out, but if you like your hair straight and down, that's fine too: I didn't do anything special with my hair!
If you have any props that are significant for your engagement/wedding/relationship, definitely bring those: I didn't have a ton but we did have Bride & Groom Mickey Mouse ears for a few shots, which were super-fun, and I made a super-simple ribbon banner with my date on it for my Save the Date postcards.
Otherwise, my only other advise is just to relax and enjoy them: I was slightly stressed about my engagement pictures because I didn't know what to expect, but our photographer was wonderful and both Mr. E and I had an awesome time!!
Miss K,
ReplyDeleteI also love the wedding bee monthly blog board. Do you have a blog too? I'd love to check it out.
Thanks for the advice. The only thing that I'm concerned about still is the make-up. I don't even own concealer, so I don't know if I should wear that. As far as make-up goes, maybe once a week I put on some mascara.
From what I've been reading you should go heavier on the make-up then you typically would in order for it to show up well in the pictures. I like your thoughts on just going natural though.