Engagement photos -- is white only for weddings/honeymoon photo-shoots?

Re: Engagement photos -- is white only for weddings/honeymoon photo-shoots?

• snuff9861 member

  

  July 2012

  Wear whatever you like I think.

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• blgrout

  

  July 2012

  Congratulations on getting engaged.
  
   I think that you're overthinking this.  I'd wear something that you want to wear.  If you want to wear white, that's cool, but I don't think that it's innappropriate.  I never really thought about it before.
  
  FWIW, most people I know who have had engagement pictures done (myself included) did not wear white.

  

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• freebread03 member

  

  July 2012

  Go for it!  Wear what you feel comfortable in and look best in--white can be great for summer pics and can really pop.  With some brightly colored accessories, I think white is really cute.

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• tiny speck member

  

  July 2012

  Yeah I agree with those who've said you might be over thinking things. White doesn't have to mean WEDDING; it's just a colour, and if you have things you want to wear that are white I don't see what the problem would be. Enjoy your vacation!

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• erollis member

  

  July 2012 edited July 2012

  You are over thinking this. Wear what you want. 

  
  

  Keep in mind that white and black are difficult to photograph. Put them together and... well... be thankful you hired a good photographer for the wedding.

  
  

  ETA: I forgot to congratulate you! Congratulations! Have fun planning and try not to over think things to much. 

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• firsttimersluck member

  

  July 2012 edited July 2012

  I agree with PPs. 

  You can choose whatevertheheckcolors you want  

  If white is what you want, then so be it.. But I would probably run it by your photographer just so make sure they know.. It's not an easy color to handle. 

  
  

  I personally didn't want to wear white because.. Let's face it.. it's not the most.. "flattering" color. I like to stick to dark stuff in photos just because they are more slimming/flattering... But not everyone has that concern. 

  
  

  The other question to ask yourself is do you really WANT photos like that? I mean.. White e-shoot, white wedding.. You are paying money to have both of those events photographed... I would want some variety in color to choose from so that the photos in my household were not all white.. but maybe now I"M the one over-thinking this.. haha :P 

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• ksblumb member

  

  July 2012

  Are these the only e pics you are having done? What are you planning on using them for? Our photographer roccomended that if we chose to wear white or neutral then to wear a colorful accessory, like a scarf or necklace, near the face. I guess it washed you out. I would be a little concerned too with the sand in the picture it all kind of washing together. Most photogs let you change as much as you like, so you could just bring options. Also, if your using these for announcements, on display at the reception, etc. Then you may want some not in a bikini. Ultimately, do what you and your FI want! This is about you guys and you two being happy.

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• louannholzer

  

  July 2012 edited July 2012

  My fiance and I wore white t shirts and jeans for ours But honestly wear what makes you happy and what you think looks nice on the both of you! 

  

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• brian

  

  July 2012

  The General Rule is if one wears white in an eng shoot you both should wear white. 
  
  A lot of our clients have worn white for eng shoots. 
  
  Some recent ones are in the client gallery area of our site and you can see the thumbnails at
  http://wearepopstudios.com/shophere/
  
  our other samples are at
  http://wearepopstudios.com/weddings.html
  
  good luck and I think that would look great on the beach!
  
  

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• cwaggoner07 member

  

  July 2012

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_just-engaged-proposals_engagement-photos-is-white-only-for-weddingshoneymoon-photo-shoots?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:683Discussion:fb16b5f6-6af5-4f2b-91b9-53992f4dc82bPost:9192c5e2-1c46-4b8f-a7a6-40d2739ba753">Re: Engagement photos -- is white only for weddings/honeymoon photo-shoots?</a>:
  [QUOTE]It's perfectly fine to wear white in engagement pics. My only concern would be whether white would photograph as well as colors? <strong>The only reason I even wonder about it is that I once attended a taping of Oprah, and they had some requirement that people sitting in the first few rows couldn't be wearing white because it didn't photograph well, or stood out too much, or some such thing.</strong>
  Posted by LucyHC[/QUOTE]
  
  THIS. The same thing happened at the Martha Stewart show. They ended up giving them big colorful shawls to wrap around their shoulders and chests.

  It was a fairytale.

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