A Guide to Great Engagement photos

from our blog at

www.lindleysphotography.com/blog

I have been working on a personal Blog for all of my wonderful Brides, and here is a recent post that I posted on Engagement Session Photos…

Here You go!

I have a TON of engagement sessions coming up, and I am so excited about all of them. I wanted to posted a few tips I will be sharing with my brides on how to have a Great Engagement Session!

Your engagement session is a portrait style session of you and your fiance as a couple prior to your wedding that is most often used for announcements and for images for you to display at your wedding. Your engagement session with us here at Lindley’s Photography will include formal portraits, as well our favorite, candid shots of you and your fiance being yourselves. That can be you both laughing with each other, walking down the street at the park, and so much more. Engagement sessions are a great way for your photographers to get to know you better, as well as you getting a chance to get to know your photographer better. I personally absolutely love shooting these sessions. It is a great opportunity for me to capture all those moments that show who you are as a couple. As you prepare for your engagement session you may be curious about what to expect. Here is my little guide to you that will help give you tips and suggestions to planning your session and to get some great photos of you and your fiance that you will treasure for many many years to come.

1. Scheduling your session with your Photographer

When you schedule your Engagement Session with your Photographer you will quickly find that is one of the best ways for you to get to know each other before your big day! Personally, I always look forward to engagement session with our Bride and Grooms, as it gives me some great one on one time with them, and I also learn lots of great new things about the couple. The best part about this is the more we (Jared and I with Lindley’s Photography) get to know the couple, the better we will be able to tell the couple’s story through our photos. Before your session, you may want to look through your photographer’s website, or on their blog. Hopefully this will give you some ideas for your own session. Finally, when you schedule your session, be sure to let your photographer know what your vision is for your photos.

(Photo of Heather and Blake Floyd during their engagement session)

2. Choosing your location

The location that you choose for your session can really add to the look and feel of your photographs. With our engagement sessions, we almost always do some scenic images of the location chosen by our Bride and Groom, as well as close-ups of the couple. We find that this gives our couples a wider variety of images to choose from and some great memories for you to treasure. When you are choosing a location, be sure that you or your photographer has contacted the facility about any rules or regulations for photography and make any arrangements that may be necessary. We always try to encourage our couples to select a location that will help tell the story of their personalities and personal style. If they arent quite sure, we are happy to make some suggestions. One last thing to consider when choosing your location is if your options will still be available if the weather is bad, or if your photographer will be able to re-schedule due to bad weather.

( Photo of Amy and Eric during their engagement session)

3. Picking out what to wear!

To help in the selection process, I encourage my couples to choose a clothing style that they feel comfortable in and something that matches their personalities. Every couple is different so what works for some may not work for others. I have some couples that choose to dress alike while others don’t even consider that as an option. As long as you compliment each other in style of dress and color, you should be fine. Some couples wear jeans while others wear suits and dresses. Whatever you choose, the more comfortable you are, the more genuine you will come across in your photos during your session. Also, keep in mind that if you do choose to wear a dress or a skirt, your photographer may be limited in the type posing that you can do. So, if you can’t decide between dressy and casual, we will be more than happy to allow a clothing change during the session. You may also want to avoid clothing that has busy logos or designs as it can detract from your facial expressions. Bottom line, wear what makes you feel best! If you feel pretty, it will show in your smile, and it will show in your photos.

(Photo of Haley and Michael during their engagement session)

5. And the best for last… HAVE FUN, and be yourself!!

We always find that the more fun that you have as a couple the better your personalities and awesome expressions will show through in your photos. So, PLEASE, don’t be shy at all about cuddling, sneaking in a kiss, and laughing during your session. This helps achieve the goal of capturing who you are as a couple.

(Photo of Kara and James during their engagement session)

I hope that this will help you while planning your engagement session. Most important of all is that you have a great time. congratulations on your engagement!

Thank You,

Amanda Lindley

Proud Owner of Lindley’s Photography

www.lindleysphotography.com

Specializing in Wedding Photography

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WOW!!! 2009 Has come and gone! We have had the pleasure of working with over 40 AMAZING Bride and Groom’s this year. Each one has been a blessing to us in their own special way, and we are so grateful to have been invited to be a part of their special day.

Today is the last full day of 2009 and we are going out with a BANG!! I am so happy, Proud, Excited, and more to proudly have the title we have recently received by theknot.com

I can truly not say THANK YOU enough!!!! LOVE YOU GUYS!!

Don’t forget to check out our website at
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Thank You,
Jared and Amanda Lindley
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Lindley’s Photography
Lindley’s Photography proudly serves Atlanta, Savannah, Macon, Warner Robins, Byron, Columbus, Perry and all of Middle Georgia area with all of your Wedding photography needs.

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thank you!!

So, It's been a while since I have posted. I WILL get better at posting in 2010!

Just wanted to say a Quick THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

To everyone who has shown us love and support in 2010! We have been awarded with the Best of Weddings 2010 award in the photographer category by theknot.com!!

Don't forget to keep your eyes posted on our main blog at

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An Engagement Session on the Beach

We had such a WONDERFUL time shooting engagement photos this last weekend at Saint Simons Island here in Beautiful Georgia! Here is a sneak peak at a few of our favorite shots!!
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and our WordPress blog at
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Thanks,
Jared and Amanda Lindley
http://www.lindleysphotography.com/
Lindley’s Photography
Lindley’s Photography proudly serves Atlanta, Savannah, Macon, Warner Robins, Byron, Columbus, Perry and all of Middle Georgia area with all of your photography needs. Specializing in Wedding Photography. Let us tell your story!

Its been a while...

Hey all! It has been a while since I have updated this blog!!
Check out our new look to our website!
www.lindleysphotography.com

and don't forget to look at our NEW blog
www.lpphoto.wordpress.com

Congrats B and N

Congrats to B and N for an absolutely beautiful wedding! We had a great time getting to know the couple a little better, and we were also able to see a recent Bride and Groom of ours who were just married in January.
B's dress was stunning, and she looked like a princess! N looked handsome in his tux and was such a great sport when it came to taking photos. Here is a preview of some of our favorite photos!
Thank You,
Amanda and Jared Lindley
Lindley's Photography
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lindleysphotography@gmail.com
Lindley’s Photography proudly serves Atlanta, Savannah, Macon, Warner Robins, Byron, Columbus, Perry and the Middle Georgia area with all of your photography needs.
Specializing in Wedding Photography, Senior Portraits, Event Photography, and Commercial & Product Photography.

Congrats C and J

Our weekend was FULL of weddings, traveling, and engagement sessions. We had such a great time! Today I am proud to post some photos from our Friday wedding which took place at Lake Blackshear. C and J had a beautiful ceremony with the beautiful lake right behind them. Their catering was amazing, and the reception was full of Sorority Girls, and Fraternity Guys who were ready to party the night away. Thank you guys for allowing us to capture all the fun moments on your beautiful day! We wish you the best, and hope you had a safe flight back! Amanda and Jared

Mother's Day Special

Mother’s Day is right around the corner! We will be offering a special price on a Mother’s Day Session with your choice of indoor or outdoor photos. This special will run now through April 30th. Please feel free to email us at lindleysphotography@gmail.comfor details!

Macon's Best of the Best

Good morning to all my faithful Blog Readers! It was a busy weekend for us, and I don’t think its going to stop anytime soon! We had 3 AMAZING weddings over the weekend, 1 on Thursday, 1 on Friday, and 1 on Saturday, and each of them were special in their own way. I will be posting photos soon from each event so keep your eyes peeled for that.
Now to Macon’s Best of the Best. Every year people are asked to go to Macon.com to vote for the best of the best. This year we feel like we have a great chance in being voted Best of the Best for Photography! We have worked really hard to bring a new, and creative style to make all weddings unique from others. If you feel we deserve to win Best of the Best this year we’d love for you to vote! You must select a minimum of 10 businesses in order for your vote to count. When you get to the link listed, go to services and then look for “Best Photographer” http://www.macon.com/best/
Thank you to all of our Brides, Grooms, Family Members, and Friends for all of your support!
Keep your eyes peeled for much more to come this week… photos from our weekend’s wedding, engagement session, and a new FEATURED business on Wednesday.

Hilton Garden Inn

Today I will be featuring the Hilton Garden Inn located here in Warner Robins. Just recently opened next to the new Kroger, the Hilton Garden Inn is amazing! The moment you walk in the door you are greeted by a beautiful lobby very tastefully decorated, and you are also welcomed by their professional and friendly staff.
If your looking to book an event be sure to call Mrs. Amber Blurton, the Director of Sales. You can contact her at 478-971-1550, or you can email her at Amber.Blurton@hilton.com
Visit their website at www.warnerrobins.hgi.com for additional information.

Our Bridal Party

Last weekend we hosted our first ever Bridal Party at the studio. Despite the rain we had a blast! We had some delicious wedding cake made for us by Rebecca’s Creations, great music by Douglas Productions, bridal look consultations by the amazing Stephanie DeFoe and her assistant Heather, a beautiful centerpiece made by Yesterday’s and Tomorrow’s florists, goodies for our Goodie bags from Amber Blurton at The Hilton Garden Inn, Stewart’s Bridal and Tuxedo, Edge Fitness, and more!
I will be blogging ever day this week on each of our vendors that participated in our Bridal Show starting tomorrow.
Tomorrow we will feature Hilton Garden Inn located here in Warner Robins! Keep your eyes peeled for that. Photos from our fun afternoon.

Here we come Middle Georgia!

2009 Has already proved to be an amazing year for us here at Lindley’s Photography. We have just recently opened up our studio, which we are so excited about, and we have also added Senior Photos and Family Photos to our list of services we offer.
In effort to keep our name staying strong we are in the process of developing a new Marketing Campaign as well as getting a street team together. If your interested in becoming part of our Street Team, email us for more details on how YOU can be a part of Team LP!
We am so excited about what the future has in store for Lindley’s Photography. More to come soon all all the cool new stuff!
Amanda and Jared Lindley

Featured Wedding

We have just added a brand new section to our website under portfolio’s called Featured Wedding. We will be updating that section, once a month with photos from an entire wedding. We are so excited to feature a great couple this month, Todd and Brittany. Here is a sneak peak at some of our favorite shots… check out our site to see more!

B and N E-Session

It was a beautiful afternoon, perfect for taking some photos. The sun was bright, the sky was blue, and love was in the air! Here is a sneak peak from our E-Session this afternoon.

Ideas for Project 365

Thank you to everyone who is keeping tabs on Project 365!
I am looking for ideas from all of you on what you would like to see photographed on Project 365.
Next week I plan to photograph a different texture every day. And the week after that I plan to play "where in Warner Robins was this photo taken?"
I love all of the emails I have been getting from everyone, and would love ideas from YOU! Email us at
lindleysphotography@gmail.com
Thanks everyone!!

Project 365

Being a mommy has changed my life! With baby number 2 I have learned I need to step back, take a deep breath, and take life in. I need to slow down, and look at photography from a new POV... so I am going to be taking a new photo every day for 365 days (i hope), and in doing this I hope to find new inspiration within myself. Wish me luck!
http://www.photoblog.com/lpphoto

Senior Photos

It’s that time of year! If you didn’t get a chance to have your senior photos taken last year now is the chance to get them done! We offer great pricing along with an on-location photo shoot so that your photo is sure to look different from any of your classmate’s photos.
Please feel free to email us with any questions.

In Loving Memory

I have tried to write this blog over and over but just can’t seem to find the right words, so I have decided to keep this short and sweet….
In loving memory of Jeremy Minchew, Groom to an amazing Bride, and father to a handsome little man. You and Rachel were one of our favorite couples for many many reasons, and it breaks my heart to know you are no longer with us. Rachel is a dear friend of mine and I will do my best to take care of her and Bryson. You will be missed!

Mr. and Mrs. Fleck

Congrats to Amanda and Stephen on becoming happily married! We had a great time chasing them around the lodge on base like we were paparazzi, and I know the groomsmen had a blast while trying to throw the groom into the lake.
We also want to say a special Thank You to Stephen for his service in the military. He will be leaving soon to serve in Iraq, and we thank him for his service and wish him a safe and soon return!