Wedding What about Newlywed Pics, instead of Engagement Pics?

[musey]

I always intended to do engagement pics with FI, but with our busy lives (and busy photographer) it hasn't worked out. We still have time before the wedding, but I feel kinda silly taking engagement photos less than 2 months before the wedding (and 1.5 years post-proposal!).

So, what about Newlywed pics? Is this done? I know there are no rules, we can do anything we want, and it's essentially the same thing... minus the timing/relationship status. I'm just curious whether it's something that others have done. Kind of a "wedding's over, honeymoon was great, now we're true married folk!" photoshoot.

What do you think?

 

[aprilcait]

Since you would have just gotten a ton of wedding pictures taken I would suggest one of the following:
- do a 1-year anniversary photo shoot
- save the money and forget the second photo session all together (if possible)
- do a trash the dress photo shoot

 

[mimzy]

sure, why not!?

our photographer offers a 'day after' shoot that we were hoping that we'd be able to do, but the $$ wasn't there. you could do it just like you would an engagement shoot, or you could do it in your dress w/ him in a tux/suit (but in a 'i just woke up/trash the dress' sorta way?). do what works for you guys!

 

[jcrow]

i did some.

most ppl take e-pics to have a pic to run in the paper.

so, we did e-pics, i did bridal pics and we did n-pics post wedding too.

we weren''t in street clothes for the n-pics. we wore our wedding attire. he rented a tux. i did my own hair, similar to how i wore it for the wedding, but a low bun in the back instead of pinned curled bun.

we loved taking the pics. we got to take in our "wedding day look" a little bit longer. and got some really cute pics out of it. i guess it was similar to ttd pics, but i didn''t trash my dress

it was fine and i just had it cleaned after the session instead of after the wedding.

 

[violet02]

Date: 8/7/2008 12:56:25 PM
Author:musey
I always intended to do engagement pics with FI, but with our busy lives (and busy photographer) it hasn''t worked out. We still have time before the wedding, but I feel kinda silly taking engagement photos less than 2 months before the wedding (and 1.5 years post-proposal!).

So, what about Newlywed pics? Is this done? I know there are no rules, we can do anything we want, and it''s essentially the same thing... minus the timing/relationship status. I''m just curious whether it''s something that others have done. Kind of a ''wedding''s over, honeymoon was great, now we''re true married folk!'' photoshoot.

What do you think?

I don''t see why not.. I''m actually getting my e-pics done at the end of August... my photographer suggested doing it later if we didn''t need the photos right away. It gives us a chance to a) see his work before the wedding and b) get a sense of his style and how he shoots photos etc so we''re comfortable with him and his photography skills the day of the wedding. That''s another reason why some people do these photos before the wedding.

 

[musey]

Date: 8/7/2008 2:22:49 PM
Author: violet02
I don't see why not.. I'm actually getting my e-pics done at the end of August... my photographer suggested doing it later if we didn't need the photos right away. It gives us a chance to a) see his work before the wedding and b) get a sense of his style and how he shoots photos etc so we're comfortable with him and his photography skills the day of the wedding. That's another reason why some people do these photos before the wedding.

That was partly the idea... but we're fully acquainted with our photographer and her work, so we don't so much 'need' the session. Mostly I wanted them to commemorate an "occasion," yanno? And to have really great pictures of us looking like normal people, not bride and groom dolls

The 1st anniversary idea is a good one, too. Hmm...

 

[Italiahaircolor]

What if you and FI painted a big sign that said "Thank You So Much, Love The Newly Weds" and used it for your thank you note? That way you won''t be in your wedding attire...but you''ll still get great use out of the sitting...and it''ll be something super cute.

 

[musey]

Date: 8/7/2008 3:03:05 PM
Author: Italiahaircolor
What if you and FI painted a big sign that said ''Thank You So Much, Love The Newly Weds'' and used it for your thank you note? That way you won''t be in your wedding attire...but you''ll still get great use out of the sitting...and it''ll be something super cute.

That would be really cute! We''d definitely have to take those pics pre-wedding, though, in order to have them in time to send out TY notes.