A Chance To Slow Down and Celebrate This Part of Your Story
Engagement photography is not only preparation for the wedding. It is a chance to step away from the planning, spend time together, and preserve who you are during a season that tends to move quickly.
Your session can feel playful, quiet, adventurous, romantic, or a little bit of everything. You do not need elaborate props or a perfectly practiced pose. You simply need a setting that feels right and a photographer who knows how to help you relax into the experience.
If you are also working with Limelight for your wedding, the session gives you the added benefit of spending time with your photographer before the wedding day. But you do not need to book wedding photography with us to enjoy a Limelight engagement session.
You Do Not Need To Know How To Pose
Most couples begin by telling us they feel awkward in front of the camera. That is exactly why guidance is part of the experience.
We will help you find flattering light, guide you into natural positions, and give you prompts that create movement and interaction. You will know what to do without feeling like every photograph is overly posed.
As the session unfolds, we pay attention to the way you naturally connect. The goal is not to make you look like another couple from someone else’s gallery. It is to create photographs that feel polished, comfortable, and recognizably yours.
Before the session, we help you think through the location, timing, wardrobe, and any personal details you may want to include. You do not have to arrive with every decision already made.
Engagement Session Options
Collections Beginning at $800
Our engagement collections are designed for couples who want both the session and finished photographs they can hold and enjoy.
The Engagement Essential Collection is $800 and includes:
- An engagement session of up to 90 minutes
- One photographer and a photo assistant
- A pre session consultation with one of our designers
- A one on one photo reveal and design appointment
- Three gift prints (5×7 matted or 8×10 non-matted)
- Digital backups of the selected print images
- Options to add prints, wall art, or albums
The Engagement Heirloom Collection is $1200 and includes:
- An engagement session of up to 90 minutes
- One photographer and a photo assistant
- A pre session consultation with one of our designers
- A one on one photo reveal and design appointment
- A 6×6 heirloom album with 10 pages
- Options to add album pages, wall art, or prints
- Digital backups of the album images
Session Fee Options
For couples who prefer to choose photographs and products after seeing the images, session fees begin at $450 for an in-studio session and $595 for an on-location session. Albums, wall art, individual digital backups, and a complete digital gallery are purchased separately.
We will explain the options before you book so you understand what is included and can choose the experience that makes the most sense for you.
Your photographs are meant to become more than another folder on your phone.
After the session, we bring you back for a one on one reveal and design appointment. You will see the photographs together, choose the images you love most, and receive guidance as you create the products included in your collection or select any additional pieces you would like.
Depending on the option you choose, that could mean an engagement album, fine art prints, wall art for your home, or digital photographs you can use for save the dates, a wedding website, a guest book, and other parts of the celebration.
There is no need to sort through the decisions alone. We will show you what is available, explain the pricing, and help you create something that fits how you want to enjoy the photographs.
Engagement Photography FAQs
Yes. Standalone engagement sessions are available. You do not need to be a Limelight wedding photography client to book one.
You are not expected to know how to pose. Your photographer will give you clear direction, help you move naturally, and create a relaxed pace so the session does not feel like a performance.
Yes. We will talk through the setting you are drawn to, the time of year, travel, light, access, and the amount of variety you want. If you already have a meaningful place in mind, we can help you determine whether it will work well for the session.
Pets can be included when the location permits them and the setup is safe and comfortable. We will help you plan how long your pet should participate and whether it would be helpful to have someone there to take over for part of the session.
One wardrobe change is usually enough to create variety while keeping the experience relaxed. The number of looks available may depend on the session you book, so we will confirm that with you during planning.
Digital inclusions depend on the option you choose. The Essential Collection includes digital backups of the three selected print images. The Heirloom Collection includes digital backups of the images included in your album. With a session fee booking, individual digital images or a complete gallery may be purchased separately. We will explain those choices before you book.