As a Kansas City wedding photographer, I get asked all the time how couples can personalize their sessions to represent their relationship best! I’m here to give you my best tips to make your engagement session super personal.

A majority of my wedding packages include an engagement session so that I can meet my couples and they can have a little practice in front of the camera. Once we start the planning process I usually get the same question, and the answer is actually super simple!!

The conversation usually goes like this;

My couple: “How can we make our engagement session feel more… like “us”?? “

My cheesy answer: JUST BE YOU! ✨

My couple: “But like how?! “

📸 Easy- it all starts with the location. Pick a spot that you love or that means something to you! 

How to make your engagement session super personal – location. location. location.

Think back to your first date, or the trail you always walk on, or a well known landmark in your city, or maybe your favorite ice cream place, or that cute park you always drive by.

There are tons of options and a good photographer can make any location work!

We can even do multiple locations if you want to explore a new photo worthy spot in your city and then relax back at your favorite local coffee shop. 

This is exactly what we did for Elena + Kade’s engagement photos.  We started at the Nelson to get some beautiful fall colors and to represent Kansas City. Then we headed to Hi Hat coffee so they could sip their yummy drinks and get a few more photos that really help tell their love story. ☕️

For more engagement photo inspiration check out these blog posts Summer Engagement Session at Loose Park, Engagement Photos with the Kansas City Skyline, Smoke Bomb Engagement Photos, or Fall Engagement Photos at Shawnee Mission Park.