Monday, November 5, 2018

Pretty As A Picture

It's a gray and rainy Monday here in the upstate which means it's the perfect day to share a few engagement pictures. Credit for all these gorgeous shots goes to photographer extraordinaire Chris Isham.

Did you take engagement pictures when you got married? I don't think that was a thing in the 80's, or if it was I missed it. We took wedding photos which were lovely, but seriously posed. Today's photographers aim for less stiff, more natural movement which I like so much better.


Engagement pics seem to happen mostly outdoors, either in a well loved city or out in nature somewhere. Daughter2 and her fiance enjoy hiking and the mountains so that seemed the perfect choice. Their reception will be in the small big city so we'll have downtown shots on their wedding day.


The bride told the photographer they'd love a mountain shoot and mentioned how much she loved a location he'd used in another bride's session. He liked that idea a lot, but then said if they were game he had an even better spot.

'Do you mind driving out a little bit'? 

No, she didn't mind.


Okay then. This spot is 2+ hours from town so 'just a little bit out' -ha!

Totally worth it though-


I feel like this next one could be a print advertisement in Town and Country Magazine-


One more...they look like they're on top of the world here-


Because they are.

15 comments:

  1. Absolutely beautiful! Isn't love grand....

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  2. Oh, my goodness, these are just gorgeous and he is soooo handsome! Thanks for sharing!

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  3. Gorgeous photos! We didn't take engagement photos either... back in the 70s... and our wedding photos were very posed. I do like the less formal ones so much better.

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  4. So pretty! I used my college grad photo for an engagement announcement in the local newspaper. I know that is no longer a thing lol

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  5. On top of the world in more ways than one! Beautiful couple, beautiful site, and beautiful photos to keep forever. Thanks for sharing! And, no. No engagement photos for either of my engagements.

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  6. What wonderful photos of your darling girl and her very handsome hubby-to-be! No engagement photos for us 40+ years ago either. All I have to say is photography, itself, has come a long way. I think my faves are the black & whites. :) God bless them as they tie the knot!

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  7. The photographer did a wonderful job of capturing your daughter and her dear one. I am enjoying the pictures so much.

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  8. Soo pretty! I am a fan of the less posed... however, not a fan of headless shots. What's that about anyway? ha. I am still trying to do Kallie and Ryans wedding book. Why this one is taking me so long is a mystery. ha.

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  9. Lovely photos. Thanks for sharing.

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  10. The pictures are beautiful. I love the mountains in the background! Back in my day, brides-to-be used our senior portrait to announce our engagement/wedding in the newspaper. Ha! My how times have changed in 46 years! (Kathy)

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  11. I am so glad I didn't miss this post, Joyce because it is so sweet and every picture is truly picture perfect. They are such a beautiful couple.

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  12. All the pictures are beautiful and sweet, but I love that first one! "Come away with me!"

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  13. Beautiful, beautiful location and photos.

    When my daughter got married, they found a gorgeous location for wedding photos that was close to the church and on a friend's property, yet in the mountains like this ... it looked like something from The Sound of Music.

    Something else interesting ... this summer when we were at Bruneau Dunes State Park in Idaho, it looked like an engagement photo shoot was going on. A very neat place for one!

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