Engagement Session ...nervous!

Glad it went well! Can't wait to see the photo's!

I hope everything went well for you!!
I am interested in hearing how it went any tips you would give to others!

Totally get it. Being the center of attention is weird and a little awkward.

Just as much as you can try to focus on your FH. Try to block everyone else out and get really involved in the moment and your FH. I know it's difficult. But I am sure they will turn out beautifully!

Also I mean if you are like me.. and giggle awkwardly when you are nervous... those pictures turn out well too haha. Just laugh it off when in doubt!

We're only doing one outfit. Less of a hassle to change.

We're doing different areas in the city to get a mix of backgrounds.

Just have fun with your FH!

Talk to each other, joke with each other. The more natural the smiles and laughter the better. It's a little awkward at first. But if you have a good photographer it makes all the difference. We were nervous too, but ours was great. She made us comfortable, and directed us to do things, make jokes etc. Then she captured a lot of genuine moments as opposed to posed looking at the camera.

I am sure yours will be turn out great!

My FH is the same way. He does not like pictures, never had professional ones taken. We got sibling pictures every year and I was a dancer so pictures are nothing to me. But for him, the photographer caught on that he was a little uncomfortable and started making jokes.

Looking back at the pictures, I remember the jokes that were being told while the pictures were being taken. Crack jokes between you guys, with your photographer, laugh about it, and just try to act as normal as possible! The first few shots will be nerve racking, but as you go through it will become natural!

Only tip that I can think of is: you know those pictures you see of girls on instagram where you KNOW they are fake laughing? Try doing that but by making fun of it - it will either get you to actually laugh at that ridiculousness or it may work!

Have fun and good luck!

We just had our engagement session last week. Our photographer got us to play games like both of us try to think what colour the other one is thinking and saying it at the same time (we didn't get any of them right haha) and holding hands and bumping the other one with our hips (I almost pushed my fiance into a giant ant hill by accident haha). If you just focus on each other, you don't really notice the photographer.