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5 Secrets To Your Dream Engagement Session

Congratulations on getting engaged!!! We are so excited to be a part of your love story and cannot wait to capture your engagement photos!!!

We wanted to quickly share our 5 Secrets to make your engagement session one for the books and create pictures that are full of LOVE.

Secret 1: Candid Moments Full of Love

Our top priority is to make you feel comfortable and be yourself in front of our cameras! So just relax and enjoy the process while we guide and pose you through the entire session. We will share all of our secrets to natural, candid smiles and photos with you. And with Luisa’s Germ-English and Douglas’ “Hey Macarena” dance moves, we will have such a blast during your session!

Secret 2: Dreams Do Come True

Have you ever dreamed of epic engagement pictures in the fields, the sand like the white sands national monument or the dessert, the mountains or canyonlands, the almond blossoms or peach blossoms, or in the city of love in front of the Eiffel Tower, at a romantic vineyard in Italy, or with the blue domes in Santorini, or underneath hundreds of hot air balloons in Turkey, or anywhere in the world? This is your once-in-a-lifetime chance to travel the world with your soulmate and have the most epic engagement pictures taken! And we are up for any adventure of your dreams!!!

Tandy or Arbor Hills in Dallas, Texas

White Sand National Monument in New Mexico

Sahara Desert in Morocco

Dream Lake in Estes Park, Colorado

Arches National Park and Canyonlands in Moab, Utah

Almond Blossoms in Woodland, California

Peach Blossoms in Dallas, Texas

At the Eiffeltower in Paris, France

At a vineyard in Tuscany, Italy

Or a vineyard in Napa Valley, California

In front of the Blue Dome in Oia, Santorini

Underneath hundreds of hot air balloons in Cappadocia, Turkey

Or where does your HEART take us????

Secret 3: The Early Bird Catches The Worm

There are two times throughout the day where the sunlight is the DREAMIEST. At sunrise and during sunset! We will schedule your engagement session (and husband & wife portraits on your wedding day) during the glowy, dreamy sunlight!!! So, the question is, are you the early bird or do you prefer “sunset & chill”?

Secret 4: Go Big Or Go Home

It’s your engagement session! So let’s dress it up! We LOVE all long & flowy dresses or tulle skirts and suit & (bow) tie in all soft, natural color palettes (ie. neutral earth-tones, blush, grey, white light blue). Just bring a couple outfits (or more) and we can pick together!!!

Here are our favorite stores:

And for Him the NON-ironing + NON-sweat shirts (yes, you heard us right!!!):

Mizzen And Main: And get $50 OFF here!!!

Secret 5: Leave A Little Sparkle Wherever You Go

Don’t forget to add some extra WOW-factors with professional hair & make-up, jewelry and flowers!!! We will always have confetti in our bags, but let’s talk about a bed of rose petals, flower crowns, balloon paradise, or romantic picnic set-ups to make your engagement session one for Instagram (or as the saying goes: one for the books)!