How to Plan an Engagement Session That Feels Like You

Engagement session planning can feel overwhelming—you’re searching for the perfect outfits, debating the best locations, and wondering what to do with your hands in photos. But here’s the thing: it doesn’t have to be complicated. Your engagement session should feel effortless, cinematic, and true to you.

So let’s take the pressure off. Here’s how to plan an engagement session that’s personal, meaningful, and real.

1. Choose a Location That Feels Like Home

Forget what’s trendy. Pick a place that means something—where you had your first late-night conversation, your favorite record shop, the café where you always sit by the window. Planning your engagement session location should feel like stepping into a memory, not just another backdrop.

2. Wear What Feels Like You

Your engagement photo outfits should make you feel like the best version of yourself—not like you’re playing dress-up. A perfectly broken-in leather jacket, a vintage silk slip, an oversized sweater that still smells like home. When you feel good, it shows.

3. Trust the Process

That’s where I come in. You don’t need to worry about posing or where to put your hands. I direct like a filmmaker—guiding you just enough while letting the moment unfold naturally. We’ll capture movement, interaction, the in-between glances. The kind of photos that feel like you, not just look like you.

4. Ditch the Checklist—This is About You

Planning your engagement photos isn’t about a Pinterest-perfect highlight reel. These photos are about the way you are together—the way they tuck your hair behind your ear, the way you instinctively reach for their hand. Let’s document that.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, drop your biggest worry in the comments—I’d love to help make this feel effortless for you.