I know I could easily spend at least two hours if not more picking out outfits for a photo shoot. I change my mind, decide to buy something new to add to the mix, then end up going back to the original outfit I picked out to begin with. Ah, the craziness…

One main question that I get is what do we wear for the engagement session.  I touched on this briefly yesterday in the all about engagement session post.  In a nut shell, wear whatever will make you comfortable and feeling amazing.

 

Make sure you are able to move around, sit, jump, stand, dance and twirl in the outfit without to much fuss.

Make sure it all fits well and that you will not be readjusting your outfit every 10 minutes.

Don’t forget accessories! Matching shoes, belts, jewelry, etc.

Those above tips apply to both guys and girls.

Also – have the location picked out before the outfit! It helps if you do not blend in to much with the scenes.  I have done super cute pictures with couples wearing browns/blacks during a fall wood scene and had people look amazing in brightly colored tops in summer vines. I can help you out with the locations and what colors might work the best for what you have picked.  No matter what, I can work with whatever you give me!

It is great if you guys match a little bit or at least have the same style of clothing on.  You can wear the same family color between the two of you – but make sure they are different shades/tints of the color.  You in light blue, him in dark blue, etc. If you guys are in the same shade then it looks way to matchy matchy.  It is good to go with bright, happy colors if you do not know where to start.

 

Insert pinterest for inspiration.   Here are a bunch of super cute outfits that are good for engagement sessions.  All of these are listed with perfectly matching accessories which aren’t needed, but these are good jumping off ideas for you to browse through your closet for ideas.  I tried to go with outfits that have some basic essentials that most people would have in their closet.

 

 

 

Whoever came up with these clothing ideas need to serious help me and my closet!

Here are a couple highlights from the above lightbox

The Green dress!  The reason why I love this is because it is the perfect style of dress for running around in a photo shoot.  It doesn’t look like it would need to be adjusted to much and depending on what coverup you put on it – it can be casual or dressy.

 

Make sure you bring some comfy walking shoes if you plan on wearing heels!

 

 

Simple and cute.  Working with layers is always a great idea – it gives us tons of options without fully changing outfits

I want to own this dress and belt.

 I am on the fence about it though for a photo session. It is super cute, but I could see a lot of time spent adjusting.  This would be good with maybe an extra jacket added to it so that if something does happen to slip on one side, it isn’t noticeable . Windy day might be bad with this dress.

 

Don’t be scared of wearing shorts and a cute top – simple is always best.  We want your clothes to accent you, look cute, but not take over the picture

Cute, simple, clean. Love the concept.  I might have a cute sweat/jacket instead of the sweatshirt style – but this kind of has a ” I’m about to go to the beach” feel to it that I enjoy and if it fits your personality then rock it.

 

 

Hopefully that gives you girls some ideas! I had every intention of doing guy style in this post as well… but I really can’t find any great online pictures for guys!  Most of the guys I have worked with have had great style – head over to the engagement site to check out what my past girls and guys have worn for more ideas!