What do I wear to our Engagement/Love Session?
The possibilities are endless. They REALLY REALLY are. To prove this, my friend (a photographer from Winnipeg) Jodi & her husband Dave provided me with their amazing spirit, and attitude and helped me out!
1. Wear something that you love and feel comfortable in it. If you aren't comfortable in the way you look, it will be more difficult to capture you in your real personality. It might show up in the photos.
3. Choose outfits that are complimentary in style; no need to be
matchy matchy. Not to often are you both getting up in the morning asking each other what you are wearing so you can match. I don't particularly want you both to wear black shirts & jeans either. What you will see in the next blog post matches but does not look you are trying to be twins! Try to stay away from patterns, and logos.
4. Let's talk shoes and accessories! I love them both!
5. Props & Themes. I love them, I love using them, and doing the whole session around them! It helps if I know your likes and dislikes before so I can try to center the session around a theme that suits you!
So my friends Jodi & Davooooo went to Value Village and spent around $30 to outfit both of them including shoes and jewelery. I am not saying that you have to spend money at all, but if you are going to buy an outfit, you may end up spending more than $30 at a store.
Check out the next blog post to see the shoot after we put all of our purchases together!
...oh one more thing....have fun!
The idea of capturing a family photo session centered around a family picnic & treasure hunt just added to the fun. I love these kind of family shoots. I am sure these kids will remember this day for a long time. Not because I took the photos to show them and help them remember, but because Janice & Paul are amazing parents with lots of love for these two special children. They will remember this for years to come because of the fun and excitement involved. Neither one of them stopped smiling from the start of the shoot to the very end, even when they hugged me when I left.
I hope they grow up realizing how much Janice & Paul love them & carry that love through many years and pass it on to many people.
YAY for non-traditional family photos! Woot Woot!
(12.08.10)What a sweet family - some great shots from what appears to be a great family day!
(12.08.10)The last one is amazing, and great idea with the heart cookie cutter!
(12.08.10)Thanks again Rachel!! This was indeed a great day and happy the rain stayed away long enough for this photo shoot to happen!! Looking forward to another family photo shoot in the future!!
(12.08.10)Love this session! Hope you'll come back to Ontario some time for me and take more photos of my family! I promise to make sandwiches with heart cut outs :)
(12.08.10)Great pics! Everyone looks to be having SO much fun :)
(12.08.10)Love the shot with the heart shaped sandwich! What a great idea
Love it!! Pure happiness :)
(12.08.10)These are beautiful. So natural and fun. I love them!
(12.09.10)nice photossssss
(12.09.10)Beautiful pics! what a fun photo shoot!!
(12.09.10)I love cans for comments, such an awesome idea! :) These pictures are so fun and so natural. Love them.
(12.09.10)These family photos are terrific Rachel! :) Love them, and all of your other photos too....you really do have a natural talent! Loved checking them all out AND love the cans for comments idea :)
I love these pics Rachel! Great job.
(12.10.10)Beautiful family,such a natural setting,awasome idea,esp. love the picture of the little girl running,great shot.
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I have just returned from an amazing vacation and enjoyed all that I was exposed to. I met amazing people, had amazing moments and seen some amazing land. I met giving people, brilliant people, happy people and sharing people. I think that every encounter in life is meant for you to learn something from and for that I am grateful.
Giving to others is part of what we are placed on this earth for. I feel extremely blessed with all I have, in my world. I am especially grateful for the love that surrounds me.
So it is simple...comment ANYWHERE on my blog and it will be tracked from today forward. For every comment left on my blog between now and December 18th, I will donate a can of goods to the local food bank. Helping someone this holiday season has never been easier. The more comments, the more cans I donate! Feel free to comment more than once because I have no limit on giving! Grab a coffee and start commenting!
Love this photo and the smile quote as well! Glad to hear your vacation was enjoyed! (:
(12.04.10)So this is what cans for comments is. Love it Rach. Such a beautiful idea. So glad you had a nice trip. Can't wait to hear all about it.
(12.04.10)YAY its time for Can's for comments!! :) YAY!!!!!
(12.04.10)You have such a kind heart Rachel. What a wonderful thing. Glad you had a fantastic holiday!
(12.04.10)wow nice idea rachel..
(12.04.10)What a great idea!! Love this picture!!
(12.05.10)Nice to see Cans for Comments is back - such a great idea! Love the photo too - it makes me want to go there!
(12.05.10)Commenting again, cause I can and I know that the Food Bank will appreciate it. :)
(12.05.10)Awsome-love to be there right now..
(12.06.10)Great idea!! :)
(12.06.10)I think this is brilliant! I'm so glad you had such a wonderful trip. Meeting amazing people is such a great part of travel!
(12.06.10)You're awesome Rachel. I'm late but welcome home! Look forward to seeing you. Happy Holidays :)
(12.07.10)Love the idea Rache! You are always inspiring everyone around you to be a better person! Beautiful picture! Hope you had a fabulous time on your trip!
(12.07.10)You have one of the most beautiful souls I've ever encountered. God bless you for doing this.
(12.07.10)So happy you enjoyed your sooo deserved vacay!! And your work is unbelievable as usual :-))
(12.07.10)Hope you had a great vacation and glad to see cans for comments is back
(12.08.10)Tomato soup!
(12.08.10)This photo makes me want to escape to the south, even though we do not have snow yet.
(12.08.10)new to the blog, love the idea of Cans for Comments....great heart, terrific talent, fabulous find on the internet for me!! :)
(12.08.10)This is a great idea!! Good on you, Rachel!!
(12.09.10)Gorgeous! Stunning sky!
(12.09.10)Chicken noodle!
(12.10.10)Rachel - this is truly an amazing idea. Good for you! You go girl! God bless you! If I were closer I'd drop off a canned item to match yours. I hope you get 100 messages!!!!
(12.11.10)Love this one! Makes me feel like I am right there! Great job!
(12.11.10)hello rachel! i am leaving a comment so that you will donate!!! what a great idea- you are just so thoughtful :) i have done some donating myself this holiday season- a great outhing to do to make others so very happy. happy holidays to you!!!
(12.11.10)what a wonderful thing you are doing for many people this holiday season!! cheers to you. hope you reach you goal and more
(12.11.10)Hey Rachelli, glad to see you had a nice trip, pictures are great. I have had no heat since last night, trying to avoid the weekend service call, I worked on it all day today but broke down and just had my new good friend Kirk leave after 2 hours trying to figure it out. I got heat now and as he was leaving he tells me that because of all the trouble I had today, its on the house. So to return the giving I want to match your cans donated tomorrow ( Sunday ). Take care.
(12.11.10)Love Love LOVE this picture and also love cans for comments both really make me smile!!!
(12.12.10)Hi Rachel, I love your idea to donate to the Upper Room. I am so impressed that Meleah and Madison are equaling your contributions. I will make sure that I praise Meleah in class.
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Rachel: ummm what? where/when is your wedding? I love your freckles!!! Tell me everything!
That is pretty much how it started. A friendship that started in the pool under the sunny skies of Jamaica ended in a impromptu engagement session on the beach at sunset. I needed to hear all the details of the engagement and the wedding as if Hattie & I had been friends for a lifetime, so all the details were shared!
Details such as how Scott got her a custom made ring created at Lessard Coutu Custom Jewellers in St. Catharine's. I cannot wait to see the ring itself, it sounded amazingly beautiful. It was being sized while they were on vacation.
Scott & Hattie have been together for almost 6 years, since they both attended Holy Cross Catholic School. Scott now works as a shift engineer, and Hattie is a high school teacher.
As the week went on we had supper many times, lots of laughs, and hung out/in and around the pool with this awesomely sweet & fun couple. I think fate placed Hattie & I together in the pool that day to meet. Scott & Hattie planned their vacation before Scott popped the question to Hattie, what a perfect way to celebrate.
I love fate and how it brings amazing people to me. Keep on working with me fate, keep on working with me.
Awe, what a happy story and such a beautiful couple. Fate was with you all during this vacation. Rachel as usual, amazing pictures. Congrats to the Scott and Hattie as well.:)
(11.23.10)How did I know, that you couldn't stay away from the love sessions!! Addicted much??? :)
(11.24.10)OMG, beautiful. Jamaica is stunning. Lucky couple to have met you!
(11.24.10)Hey Rachel, just wanted to say that I am a reader of your blog and love it so. Your writing is so really and well your pictures are stunning. I hope you are enjoying your vacation.
(11.24.10)Hi Rachel!! So glad to have met you in Jamaica. I couldn't wait to check out your site when I got home! So Glad I did! Will follow from now on!! Love this session!
(11.24.10)Love!!!!!!
(11.25.10)Fate brings GOOD people to you because you are a GOOD person! Love these shots!
(11.25.10)OMG..............what a sweet couple, and of course you were attracted to them, ~Love~ all the way round!! AWESOME PCTURES!!
(11.25.10)The photos shown above are fantastic with a glint of romanticism and simplicity. The picture speaks so much of how it looks like to be happy with someone.
(11.26.10)Beautiful Work! I love how you keep meeting the most amazing people on your journeys!
(11.26.10)I love all the photos you take of couples kissing while laying on the ground. Magical.
(12.04.10)Great location for an engagement photo shoot!! Wishing this couple all the best as they continue to walk down the path of love together!!
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I also love:
-Coach Bags given to the wedding party by the Bride
-Couples who are fun
-Christian Louboutins and the red bottoms they have
-Guitars being played by Brides Dad
-Green Flowers like in these bouquets
-Freckles
-Sunny Fall Day
What an amazing couple! They were so sweet, and their family and friends too. Congratulations Ashley and Mike! :)
(11.22.10)Oh So amazing! Beautiful Couple!
(11.24.10)Wow Rachel, you are an excellent photography. Way to go!
(11.24.10)Umm Louboutins and Coach??? Drooling now.
(11.24.10)Yup, you are fab. That is all.
(11.24.10)God I love those shoes :)
(12.05.10)AWESOME photos! I workedthis wedding and the couple is beautiful and the photos capture that! amazing!!
(12.06.10)beautiful bride , beautiful photosssssssss rachel
(12.09.10)Sooo beautiful!! I want to do my wedding all over again now!!
(12.09.10)What a beautiful bride!
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Alright!! Bring on the comments! I am ready! Love their outfits. Can't wait to see the next post!
(12.09.10)Could you two be any cuter? Love this post Rachel!
(12.09.10)Hey Rach. Awesome post on outfits. Love what you did here. Great idea.
(12.09.10)Love it. reminds me of our shopping trip in Vegas - glad you got Jodi to actually buy stuff this time.
(12.09.10)Love this post!! And YOU and Jodi; and I'm sure I'll love Davoooo too!!
(12.09.10)Okay, the suspense is killing me! Can't wait to see the photos!
(12.09.10)OMG what a pile of fun you guys had!
(12.09.10):) nice cans!! lol :) i mean, photos.
(12.09.10)Love the shoes, I wanted to buy them when I was in Vegas, I may have to order a pair, they really are great. Great pics as aleways Rachel!! Helps when you ahve such lovely models too!
(12.10.10)What a fun selection of photos. Awesome!
(12.10.10)Very cool! Excited for our shoot!
(12.10.10)I love the idea of inexpensive for the attire. I agree comfort is the priority in front of the camera. Rachel you are great at making someone feel comfortable!
(12.10.10)Ggeat idea looks like lots of fun was had by all,great talent puting it all to getheer for such fantastic pictures
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