If you haven’t already picked it up yet, I LIVE for the candid photos! They literally set my heart on fire. It’s always when the couple isn’t focused on having the perfect smile or the perfect shirt-tuck that the most beautiful moments are captured! I find that after editing a couples session, my top picks are always the photos where the couple isn’t even looking at the camera. My favorite photos are the ones where both of them are smiling so big and so authentically that their eye-wrinkles show:) cue me tearing up because LOVE IS SO PRECIOUS!!!
Chances are, you’re probably at least a little worried about being in front of the camera, especially if we haven’t had the chance to meet in person yet! And if you’re worried your hunny is super duper awkward in photos, let me put your sweet little heart at rest and say that all of these worries are TOTALLY normal!! In fact, I EXPECT for there to be a little uncomfortableness when I take out my camera!
Let me let you in on a little trade secret: it is not your job to worry if you look okay! I want your focus to be on the beautiful human in front of you! That’s why you hire me ;) The mantra that I have for photoshoots is “Guide, not pose.” By this, I mean that I’m not going to stand in front of you two and nit-pick every little detail in how you’re posing. That’s not enjoyable to anyone and that doesn’t capture who YOU are as a couple!! Instead, I’ll give you prompts like “Give her a piggy-back ride and try to twerk her off!” or “Stand front to back, link hands, and act like an airplane!” I come into sessions with a giant mental list of ways that I can capture sweet little moments between you and your partner. You’ll be laughing so hard at what I just asked you to do that you won’t even have time to worry if you’re smiling “perfectly.”
During the session, I will 110% be squealing at how utterly ADORABLE you guys are. Seriously, if you leave a session with me not feeling like the most beautiful person ever, you weren’t listening at all. I seriously can’t help but to celebrate the love that has found it’s way to you two, and it usually manifests itself in my constant “AHH YOU GUYS ARE SO CUTE!!!” Our couples session together will feel like the BEST date ever with the coolest third wheel ;)
focus on your LOVE.
getting your PHOTOS.
I want to make sure this experience is as enjoyable and easy as possible!! After filling out the “BOOK NOW” inquiry link (or contacting me another way!) and connecting with me to brainstorm our future fun together, I will create a personalized Client Dashboard for you! This dashboard makes it super easy for you to access tools like the edited gallery, contract, and invoice! I’ll also put any details (like the date, location, and time) and special notes in there so we can all be on the same page!!
For every couples session in particular, there are always 4 parts to the dashboard: a questionnaire, a contract, an invoice, and the gallery!
The questionnaire is a 7 question form, but it’s the most fun little form you’ll ever fill out ;) Like I said before, I want your experience with me to be one that you look back on with the purest joy, so this questionnaire isn’t meant to feel like a homework assignment! All of the questions help me to understand who YOU are as a couple!! Your answers will provide me with ideas and inspiration on how to make our time together as beautiful, fun, and SO authentically you as possible!
The contract
Within the invoice is the agreed session cost, payment terms, and
it’s all about YOU.
making the session PERSONAL