Engagement photos
It's a great time to be having a wedding, now that the Cookie Cutter Wall has crumbled and brides and grooms are seeking out ceremonies and receptions that really speak to who they are as a couple, and not what Mama wanted or what 200,000 brides did before them. Same goes for wedding photography. More than ever photojournalism is the rule of the day, so the event in all its weird, tense, beautiful, funny, embarassing, exhilarating moments is captured.
Why this trend is slow to come around for engagement portraits, I dunno. Maybe its using the word "portrait." The poses, the pearls, ick. So I appreciate the intent behind this photographer's zeal for adding a little oomph to to engagement pics. I get wanting to shake up the forced pose, the cheesy smiles, the clasped hands.
So what we end up with is... a forced pose, cheesy smile and proofs that will remain in the back filing cabinet until it gets put out for the yard sale which the neighbor buys and then there's the awkward encounter at the Rite-Aid, the no eye-contact and mumbled excuses at the potluck, the whispers and stares....
What, exactly, are you supposed to do with these engagement photos?
"Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Michaels are thrilled to announce the engagement of their sopping wet daughter, Phyllis, to the sandy, randy groom...
"Janet Lynn Williams of Augusta, Ga and Richard Smith of Yonkers, TN, will exchange vows on July 15th, 2:30 p.m. at New Bible Baptist Church. A reception and procreation at the Yacht Club will immediately follow."
Love...or crime scene photo?
I am all for couples getting their sexy on - just maybe not in the official engagement photos?
Why this trend is slow to come around for engagement portraits, I dunno. Maybe its using the word "portrait." The poses, the pearls, ick. So I appreciate the intent behind this photographer's zeal for adding a little oomph to to engagement pics. I get wanting to shake up the forced pose, the cheesy smiles, the clasped hands.
So what we end up with is... a forced pose, cheesy smile and proofs that will remain in the back filing cabinet until it gets put out for the yard sale which the neighbor buys and then there's the awkward encounter at the Rite-Aid, the no eye-contact and mumbled excuses at the potluck, the whispers and stares....
What, exactly, are you supposed to do with these engagement photos?
"Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Michaels are thrilled to announce the engagement of their sopping wet daughter, Phyllis, to the sandy, randy groom...
"Janet Lynn Williams of Augusta, Ga and Richard Smith of Yonkers, TN, will exchange vows on July 15th, 2:30 p.m. at New Bible Baptist Church. A reception and procreation at the Yacht Club will immediately follow."
Love...or crime scene photo?
I am all for couples getting their sexy on - just maybe not in the official engagement photos?
2 Comments:
Hillarious! Love this post.
Thanks Kathleen! If I knew where you were, I'd send you a fruit basket for being the very first person ever to comment on the blog. So here's the virtual equivalent. Thanks!!
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