Jessica has been recognized as a preferred vendor to work with by her industry peers, earned TheKnot.com’s Best of Weddings award 9 times, and been inducted into TheKnot.com Hall of Fame. Jessica is a multi-award-winning photographer, a leader in her industry, and an educator to up-and-coming photographers through her Embark Retreat.
I love engagement sessions! There are lots of reasons why, but I’ll keep it to my top 5!
1) I get to know my clients and they get to know me WITH my camera! It’s a great opportunity for us to work together before the big day!
2) Y’all get to try various poses, some of which you may not think you’ll be able to pull off (we’ll get to that later in this post), to see which are the most comfortable for the two of you based on your personalities and heights together, etc!
3) Don’t you WANT professional photos of you and your love (outside of wedding day images, of course)? It’s a great excuse to take them!
4) We’ll probably walk away from the session with a few inside jokes, which leads to…
5) Genuine laughs, which leads to natural smiles and happy eyes, and a guaranteed way for me to help calm those wedding day nerves that you swear you won’t get!
There are a lot more benefits to the engagement session, but those are my top five! Here’s a peek at Julian and Fiona’s engagement photos that started at Bull Creek.
It’s this next image! Julian and Fiona were a bit nervous that they wouldn’t be able to get this pose just right, but they pulled it off flawlessly! Practicing it at the engagement session means they’ll have the confidence to try it at their May wedding!
Some dancing with the love of your life with the Austin Skyline in the background?!? Yes, please!
Julian and Fiona – y’all are as sweet and kind on the inside as y’all are beautiful on the outside! Y’all are going to do great things in your field of medicine! I don’t know how I’m going to wait a full year for your Driskill wedding, but I’m excited to celebrate with you both next Memorial Day weekend! Best of luck with your residencies and a great big THANK YOU for being such a joy to work with! I adore you both!
Jessica Frey is an award-winning, Texas Hill Country-based international wedding and event photographer committed to delivering a high-quality experience complete with stunning and joyful images.