{ when do we take engagements? }
Engagements can be shot right after booking or anytime you are ready for them. Just a reminder that the Texas summer is scorching hot so I suggest planning for them before mid-June or after early September. For best results, I highly suggest a sunset session and starting approximately 2 hours before sunset. This can be anywhere from 3:30 to 7pm, depending on the time of year! In the spring and early summer, this means that we can shoot you after work (6pm or so) and so many couples opt to do a session during the week.
{ how long do they take? }
Sessions last about an hour. I stop when I have utterly and fully filled my camera with amazingness or your fiance gets hungry, whichever comes first.
{ what do I wear? }
I don’t mind an outfit change, but it’s not required if you look so ridiculously good in one outfit that my brain might explode. If you decide to do a casual & dressy outfit, it’s easiest to start with the dressier option. This usually means a dress or skirt for the girl (although I won’t judge if one of my grooms comes in a skirt, I may reserve the right to giggle, however) and nice slacks and a polo or jeans and a jacket for the guys.
The casual outfit generally consists of jeans for both parties and a comfortable solid colored top. Solids are your best friend! Stay away from busy patterns, stripes and plaids. It’s easy to pick a color that looks good on you – walk into your closet and see what color you buy the most of. Easy.
If you are a rule breaker. then forget everything I just said and dress like yourself. Monkey suits are highly encouraged.
{ makeup? }
Ladies, if you have the opportunity, definitely have your makeup professionally done or wear a full coverage foundation. My lights are bright and unforgiving, as is the bright sun.
{ what about the unpredictable weather? }
All of our fun outdoor locations bring with them the possibility of playing in the rain. In my non-professional meteorological opinion, May is usually the rainiest month. When there is no backup or rain option, portraits can easily be rescheduled for another available date as my camera gear does not play well with rain.
{ what should I bring? }
Keep it simple: bring a change of clothes (although totally optional), lip-gloss, and the location fee (if required).
If you are bringing a pet, please make sure to bring a pet handler to entertain them (and me) between shots.
{ what will you bring? }
I’ll be there (along with an assistant, if available and/or required). I may also bring some camera equipment 
{ where do I get dressed? }
Some locations have a dressing rooming or bathroom that can be utilized. Most people are really adept at changing in their cars, even as we stand around and point at them. For the shy types, I do have a handy-dandy pop up changing tent. It’s just about as much fun as it sounds – just remind me to bring it if you need it because I don’t normally take it to engagement sessions otherwise.
{ where !? }
There are many wonderful locations in the area that can be easily broken up into two groups: free and not free. If a public park or downtown area is what you are dreaming of we can attack with free and careless vigor. For engagement pictures, I don’t mind moving between locations that are within a relatively close radius to one another. Read: walking distance or a mild car ride.
I like to personalize portraits as much as possible. So tell me where you met, what you like to do, and anything else in your annotated biography that I might find interesting.
For some additional ideas, check out the slew of engagement pictures on my blog here. It’s every set I have ever shot in digital format, so have fun browsing!
Last, but not least, I have a super secretive and totally awesome suggested list of locations that I am happy to send to my booked clients for additional ideas.
