I GET ASKED QUITE OFTEN ABOUT WHERE TO SHOOT ENGAGEMENT SESSION. MY JOB AS A PHOTOGRAPHER IS TO CAPTURE YOU. THE TRUE YOU. THE WAY YOU ACT WITH EACH OTHER WHEN NO ONE ELSE IS AROUND. THE WAY HE LOOKS AT YOU WITH SUCH LOVE OR MAYBE IT’S THE WAY HE PULLS YOU CLOSE TO HIM WHILE YOU TWO ARE SITTING ON THE COUCH FOR A NIGHT IN. YOU FEEL SO SAFE WRAPPED UP IN HIS ARMS. YOUR HOME IS WHERE YOU TWO ARE ABLE TO BE YOURSELVES AND FEEL COMFORTABLE! THOSE SWEET, QUIET MOMENTS TOGETHER ARE ALWAYS THE BEST!!
AS A PHOTOGRAPHER SPECIALIZING IN COUPLES, I L;IKE TO TAKE THE TIME TO GET TO KNOW MY CLIENTS. I WANT TO KNOW HOW THEY SHOW LOVE TO ONE ANOTHER, WHETHER IT’S IN PUBLIC OR ALONE. I CAN’T JUST SHOW UP AND SHOOT. I PHOTOGRAPH FOR MOVEMENT AND EMOTION AND PART OF THAT IS LEARNING MORE ABOUT WHO YOU TWO ARE AS A COUPLE AND WHAT YOU WANT TO REMEMBER MOST ABOUT THESE FLEETING MOMENTS!
SURE EPIC LOCATIONS ARE GREAT TO PHOTOGRAPH AT, BUT THEY AREN’T FOR EVERYONE. YOUR FAVORITE PLACE COULD BE RIGHT INSIDE YOUR HOME. IT’S UNIQUE TO THE TWO OF YOU AND IT’S PROBABLY WHERE YOU FEEL MOST LIKE YOURSELVES. AFTER ALL, SOMETIMES THE BEST DATES ARE THE ONES WHERE YOU ARE RELAXING AT HOME TOGETHER! MAYBE IT’S MAKING COFFEE IN THE MORNING OR COOKING YOUR FAVORITE MEALS TOGETHER, EITHER WAY IT’S HOW YOU LIKE SPENDING TIME WITH ONE ANOTHER!!!
HERE’S 5 REASONS WHY PEOPLE ARE CHOOSING AN IN-HOME ENGAGEMENT SESSION:
1. IT DOCUMENTS REAL LIFE.
WE CAN SOMETIMES GET CAUGHT UP IN THINKING WE HAVE TO GO TO THIS AMAZING LOCATION… WHICH OKURRRRRR, I’M OF COURSE ALWAYS DOWN FOR THAT…HOWEVER, SOMETIMES TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT WHO YOU ARE AS A COUPLE ISN’T AT A EPIC LOCATION, IT’S RIGHT INSIDE YOUR HOME, WHERE YOU FEEL THE COZIEST. IT’S SHOWCASING YOUR OWN UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP AND DOCUMENTING THE PERFECT EVERYDAY SCENE YOU ARE CURRENTLY LIVING DAY TO DAY!! WHETHER IT’S MAKING COFFEE TOGETHER, DANCING IN THE LIVING ROOM OR CUDDLING UP ON THE COUCH. PHOTOGRAPHING IN THIS SETTING IS FREEZING THESE SPECIAL AND TRUE TO YOUR LIFE MOMENTS IN TIME, ALLOWING YOU TO RELIVE THESE DAYS OVER AGAIN EVEN YEARS TO COME!!!!
2. IT DOCUMENTS WHERE YOU TWO ARE AT THIS STAGE IN LIFE.
EVEN IF YOU AREN’T LIVING IN YOUR DREAM HOME RIGHT NOW OR MAYBE YOUR PLACE ISN’T FULLY STYLED THE WAY YOU WANT… MAYBE YOU JUST MOVED INTO YOUR NEW APARTMENT AND YOU’RE PROBABLY THINKING TO YOURSELF I DON’T WANT A PLACE LIKE THAT PHOTOGRAPHED. WELL I AM HERE TO TELL YOU THAT, NOTHING IS EVER PERFECT AND IT’S SO FUN TO LOOK BACK YEARS FROM NOW AND REMEMBER EXACTLY WHERE YOU WERE AT THAT STAGE IN LIFE. YOU GET TO SEE THE GROWTH IN ONE ANOTHER AND THE GROWTH AS A COUPLE! WE GET TO CAPTURE THE LIFE YOU ARE LIVING, RIGHT IN THIS VERY MOMENT AND THAT’S SO BEAUTIFUL!!!
3. YOU FEEL 100% YOURSELVES AND AT EASE.
HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS. WHY GO ANYWHERE ELSE, WHEN YOUR HOME IS WHERE YOU CAN FEEL THE MOST LIKE YOURSELVES. THERE IS NO PRESSURE OF PEOPLE AROUND YOU. YOU ARE IN A FAMILIAR PLACE WHERE YOU FEEL THE MOST SAFE AND HAVE THE MOST PRIVACY TO GET COZY WITH ONE ANOTHER! YOU FEEL THE MOST RELAXED.
4. YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WEATHER.
I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT LIVING IN ST LOUIS WITH UNPREDICTABLE WEATHER, CAN BE OVERWHELMING SOMETIMES WHEN TRYING TO PLAN IMPORTANT THINGS. IN THE WINTER MONTHS, AN IN-HOME SESSION IS GREAT! IT MAY BE FREEZING OUTSIDE, BUT INSIDE IT’S WARM!!! WE CAN CHILL BY THE FIREPLACE AND SIT HOT COCOA OR COFFEE! IT’S THE PERFECT WINTER SETTING!!! OR MAYBE IT’S A RAINY DAY. NOTHING FEELS COZIER THAN SITTING INSIDE, LISTENING TO THE RAIN FALL!!!!
5. YOU DON’T HAVE TO DRESS UP.
THE PRESSURE TO GET ALL DOLLED UP IS OFF!!!!!!! WHEW!!! WITH A MORE COZY VIBE, YOU CAN OPT FOR COMFY CLOTHING!!!
THANK YOU, COURTNEY AND SAM, FOR INVITING ME INTO YOUR COZY ST LOUIS APARTMENT!!! SCROLL TO SEE THEIR UNIQUE AND TRUE TO LIFE STORY!
