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There’s more to fun engagement photo ideas than gazing into each others’ eyes in a park. You can do, well, anything! We even saw some back in the day that poked a little fun at a few of the more traditional poses. We put out the call for some alternative ideas for engagement shoot ideas and our vendors came through with some winners. We’re talking movie and TV references, arcade gaming, dinosaur cameos, lightsabers, wands, and dance parties anywhere.
Are YOU doing anything a little different in your own engagement shoot? Let us know about it in the comments!
Fun engagement photo idea: A movie/TV theme
Like this Twin Peaks shoot…
Elyse Remenowsky
Like this Buffy-inspired shot!
Or Bonnie & Clyde, Where’s Waldo, Game of Thrones, or Harry Potter.
Fun engagement photo idea: Stage an attack
If you’ve got a local big sculpted animal available, use it!
Fun engagement photo idea: Channel your inner animal
Or your own animals…
Fun engagement photo idea: Totally embrace costumes
Fun engagement shoot idea: Tap into a fandom
Fun engagement photo idea: Stay at home and do YOU
Fun engagement shoot idea: Find a cool spot and DANCE
Fun engagement shoot idea: just chill looking pretty with your pooches…
Fun engagement photo idea: Take a ride
On your motocycle, bike, local horse-drawn carriage, or whatever’s around!
Engagement photo idea: GO PLAY at an arcade
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