Dallas Engagement Portrait Photographer

Yes, there's still time to have your Spring 2010 Engagement Portraits Taken!

Have you recently gotten engaged? If so, we have a special just for you. Through 5/15/10, Wedding Photographer Dallas is offering $100 OFF its Dallas Engagement Portrait Photography.

That's right. Your engagement portrait session is $395 instead of $495. With this offer you receive:

* 3 hours of photography at a Dallas location (we know several great locations)
* Your favorite 4 photos as 8x10" prints.
* All Photos on copyright-free, high-resolution CD.
* Access to all your proofs online with the ability to purchase at cost directly from the photo lab -- any quantity, any time, any size. (share your gallery instantly with friends and family!)

Simply call us at 214-703-0360 to reserve your engagement photography session and ask about our Dallas Wedding Photographer Photography Packages.

Dallas Engagement Portraits Photographer Photography

Dallas Engagement Portrait Photography is an ideal way your wedding photographer to have fun and experiment. This, of course, should be done to express the couples' personality in the photos. I love photographing fun couples and I try to find the intimate side of the couple, making the pictures unique to the engaged couple.

A professional Dallas engagement photography session also allows me as your photographer to establish have fun developing rapport that leads to better wedding photography during your actual wedding day. 

When doing engagement photography, I like to have more time than less, with interactive environments over scenic ones.

The right attitude and approach will result in beautiful photos of you as a couple. If you are interested in scheduling a professional engagement portrait photography session, please call me at 214-703-0360.

Dallas Engagement Portraits and Bridal Portraits

Getting engaged over the holidays? Congratulations!

While this is a time with a lot of feelings, joys and changes, two of the first things you need to get are:

1) The Ring (duh): we have a special relationship with Robbins Brothers ring stores, so if you shop there, be sure an take advantage of the savings we can offer you.

2) Engagement Portraits: you can't wait to announce the happy news to all your friends, so schedule your engagement portraits now.

Brides, if you have your wedding dress and you have a short engagement time, go ahead and get your bridal portraits done too.

We offer custom wedding photography and have packages to fit all budgets, so call our Dallas wedding photography studio at 214-703-0360.

Dallas Summer Engagement Portraits

Friends, here is a sample from Chad and Amy's engagement portraits. This is the summer of love, and what better way to celebrate than with engagement photos at the Dallas Arboretum. This weekend we had perfect weather and a great time was had by all.

They will get all their digital photography on high-resolution CDs as well as their very own online gallery -- making it easy to share with family and friends.

Act now while we still have $100 OFF engagement portraits when you reserve your date by 5/31/09.

Call our Dallas wedding photographers answer any questions and to book your wedding photography at 214-703-0360.

Dallas Engagement Portrait Photographer - SPECIAL

Dallas area Brides and Grooms to be: now is the best time for outdoor engagement photo sessions. It is not too hot and Nature is in her Spring Blooms. I have a handful of wonderful outdoor portrait locations around the Dallas / Fort Worth metroplex to choose from -- to compliment your style and convenience.

I am offering $100 off all Dallas Engagement Photo Sessions from now through March 31st, 2010. Call Marcus to reserve your date -- 214-703-0360.

Timeless Engagement Portraits- Dallas

It is a special time to get engaged, you want to remember that with artistic engagement portraits from Wedding Photographer Dallas. Our $100 OFF Special is still in effect till 4/15/2010 but only valid by mentioning this blog post!

So if you have recently become engaged, call us and reserve your date. We prefer outdoor locations to photograph you and your finacé and know of great locational all around Dallas.

Celebrate your love and call 214-703-0360.

Stunning Engagement Portrait Photo Treatment

Here's a great tip for giving your Dallas engagement portraits both a high-fashion and art look!

Have your engagement photographer take one of your portraits and overlay textures on top of it.

This photographic technique works whether your engagement portrait is color or black and white.

This is the sort of treatment we can provide to adventuresome couples at Wedding Photographer Dallas.

Enjoy and call our Dallas studio at 214-703-0360 for you engagement portrait needs or click here to see what our engagement photography package includes.

Earn Credit Toward Your Bridal Portraits

Did you know that Wedding Photographer Dallas allows you to earn credit towards your bridal portrait session when you get their wedding photography packages? That's right:

Receive $100 credit towards Bridal Portraits with our Magnolia package.

Receive $150 credit towards Bridal Portraits with our Lily package.

Receive $200 credit towards Bridal Portraits with our Orchid package.

Rather use that credit towards your Engagement Portraits? Yes, now you can.

Call our wedding photographers at 214-703-0360 to schedule your digital wedding photography services.

What to Wear for your Dallas Engagement Portraits

You want to wear something that you both feel comfortable in and can move around in. For pants, that usually means jeans or khakis. For tops, wear something similar, but not identical.

Pure white shirts are too easy to get overexposed in your shots, so I recommend off-whites -- beige, sky blue, etc. To look nice, but still open and free, lots of couples like button down the front shirts that can be tucked in or untucked.

Portrait Setting
Also consider the setting of your engagement photos. Most couples want an outdoor, open park setting, preferably with some water. For Dallas engagement photography, there are some settings, each with a different feel.

• Central Dallas: the parks and gardens in the White Rock Lake area give an open, active and fresh feeling.

• Downtown Dallas: go for the uptown look, dress a little more formal with the feel of buildings and shopping in the Background.

• Out On The Town: I know some great spots that offer both private areas as well as the out-together look.

• North Dallas: there are two specific very nice outdoor areas I use, one with large rocks and bridges of streams and fountains, the other with a nature trail and nice white gazebo.

• A Taste of Italy: The Los Colinas canals are a popular choice with cobblestones and its bridge over the canal. The stonework and faux window shutters give an endearing European impression.

• Gritty: Deep Ellum offers some contemporary settings where urban graffiti forms the backdrop for your portraits.

• Malls: Malls offer the on-the-go stylings in a carefree environment if you know how to photograph inside them.


Back To Clothes
This photo might have been a nice engagement photo except that they wore all black. Wear solids but not all black or white. Your clothes should not be busy with patterns, stripes and such to distract from you. For the most part, keep the colors light and not overly bright as that too can distract from your loving faces :-)

Your engagement photos are a reflection of you as a couple, so pick wear something that is you and not just something you think will look good in.

Our Dallas engagement photography package details can be found here.
Call our engagement photographer at 972-822-3587 to book your Dallas Engagement Photography Portraits.

12 Month Wedding Countdown for Brides

Dallas Wedding Planning Guide for Brides
12+ months before your wedding:
Envision your wedding and draw up a budget.
Assemble your "planning team." Consider hiring a wedding consultant.
Pick a wedding date and time. Select several options, then check with your venues, officiant, and important guests before finalizing. Select your wedding photographer and wedding photography package.

Start planning the guest list.
Look for and book ceremony and reception sites.
Ask friends and relatives to be in the wedding party.
Optional: Have an engagement party. Consider if you want Engagement Portraits. You may want to register beforehand for gifts.

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8-10 months before your wedding.
Bride: Shop for, and order your gown.
Envision reception food.
Decide what type of entertainment you want. A pianist for the cocktail hour, strolling violinists, a DJ, or band?
Think about your floral decor.
Research and book your wedding professionals. Interview vendors: photographer, videographer, reception band or DJ, florist.
Reserve accommodations for out-of-town guests.
Register for gifts.
Contact rental companies if you need to rent anything for ceremony/reception, such as chairs, tables, and tent.

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6-8 months before your Wedding
Book ceremony musicians.
Order bridesmaid dresses.
Start planning honeymoon.
Send save-the-date cards. This is a particularly good idea if you're marrying during a tourist or holiday season or having a destination wedding.

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4-6 months before your Wedding
Attend prewedding counseling, if desired.

Have your bridal portraits taken.

Shop for and order invitations and wedding rings.
Shop for formalwear.
Renew or get passports, if necessary.
Envision your wedding cake and research, interview, and book a cake designer.

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3 months before your Wedding
Order wedding cake.
Hire a calligrapher, if you want your invitations professionally addressed.
Attend your shower. (It may be earlier, depending on when hosts decide to have it.)
Groom: Rent the men's formalwear.
Hire wedding-day transport: limousines, other cars. Look into transportation sooner if you're considering renting streetcars or over-the-top travel.

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2 months before your Wedding
Mail your invitations.
Write your vows.
Purchase gifts for parents, attendants, and each other.
Book your stylist and try out big-day hairstyles.
Book a makeup artist and go for a trial run.

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1 month before your Wedding
Apply for a marriage license. Check with the local bureau in the town where you'll wed.
Bride: Have final gown fitting. Bring your maid of honor along to learn how to bustle your dress. Have the dress pressed and bring it home.
Call all bridesmaids. Make sure they have their gowns ready for the wedding.
Create a wedding program to hand out to guests.

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2 weeks before your Wedding
Review final RSVP list and call any guests who have not yet sent a response.
Deliver must-have shot lists to your wedding photographer and videographer. Include who should be in formal portraits and determine when in the flow of your wedding day that portraits will be taken.
Deliver final song list to your DJ or bandleader. Include special song requests and songs you don't want played.
Bride: Get your last prewedding haircut and color.
1 week before your Wedding
Give reception site/caterer final guest head count. Include vendors, such as the photographer or band members, who will expect a meal. Ask how many extra plates the caterer will prepare.
Supply location manager with a list of vendor requests such as a table for DJ or setup space needed by florist.
Plan reception seating chart.
Print place and table cards, or finalize list with the calligrapher you have hired to do so.
Call all wedding vendors and confirm arrangements.
Give ceremony and reception site managers a schedule of vendor delivery and setup times, plus contact numbers.
Groom: Get your hair trimmed.
Attend bachelor/ette parties.

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2-3 days before your Wedding
Bride: Have your gown pressed or steamed.
Groom: Go for final fitting and pick up your formalwear.
Groom: Ask the best man to make sure all groomsmen attend fittings and pick up their outfits.
Determine wedding-party positions during ceremony and the order of the party in the processional and recessional.
Hand off place cards, table cards, menus, disposable cameras, favors, and any other items for setting the tables to the caterer and/or reception site manager.
Reconfirm final details with all vendors. Discuss any necessary last-minute substitutions.
Call the limousine company for pickup times and locations.
Arrange for guests without cars to be picked up from the airport or train station. Ask friends, attendants, or relatives to help.
Deliver welcome baskets to the hotel concierge; make sure to include names and delivery instructions.
Day before your Wedding
Provide all wedding professionals with an emergency phone number to call on the day of the wedding.
Write checks and/or talk to wedding hosts (usually your parents, if not you) about any final balances to be paid.
Night before your Wedding
Rehearse ceremony. Meet with wedding party, ceremony readers, immediate family, and your officiant at the ceremony site to rehearse and iron out details.
Bring unity candle, aisle runner, yarmulkes, or other ceremony accessories to the site.
Give your marriage license to your officiant.
Attend rehearsal dinner.
Present attendants with gifts at the rehearsal dinner. You'll want to do this especially if the gifts are accessories to be worn during the wedding.

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Day of your Wedding - Enjoy!

Present parents and each other with gifts.
Give wedding bands to the best man and the maid of honor to hold during the ceremony.
Give best man the officiant's fee envelope, to be handed off after the ceremony.
Introduce your reception site manager to your consultant or maid of honor for questions or problems during the reception.
After your Wedding
Arrange for someone to return any rentals.
Have attendants to take the bride's gown for cleaning and return the groom's tux to the rental shop.

View your wedding photography proofs and wedding album design.

Write and send thank-you notes to guests and vendors who were especially helpful.

Book your Dallas wedding photography by calling 214-703-0360.

Engagement Portraits Special $100 OFF

Are you getting engaged over the holidays? If so, we have a special just for you. Through 1/15/2012, Wedding Photographer Dallas is offering $100 OFF its Engagement Portraits.

That's right. Your Dallas engagement portrait session is $395 instead of $495. With this offer you receive:

• 3 hours of photography at a Dallas location (we know several great locations)
  
• Your favorite 4 photos as 8x10" prints.
  
• All Photos on copyright-free, high-resolution CD.
  
• Access to all your proofs online with the ability to purchase at cost directly from the photo lab -- any quantity, any time, any size. (share your gallery instantly with friends and family!)
  

Note that when you purchase any of our Dallas Wedding Photography packages you also receive credit towards your bridal portraits so take advantage of that as well.

Simply call us at 972-822-3587 to reserve your engagement photography session.

Your non-refundable retainer of $250.00 holds your engagement portrait date. In addition, we also accept payment in check, cash or money order.