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4 creative uses for your pre-wedding portraits
So you’ve had your pre-wedding portraits and you LOVE the photos but now what do you do with them? Rather than keeping them stuck on a computer, here are a few creative ways to use them throughout your wedding.
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Best place in Ipswich for pre-wedding portraits
Ipswich has lots of great places that provide beautiful settings for engagement portraits but Chantry Park is one of our favourites. With open fields and even a lake available, this location is great for photography.
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Engagement photos at the beach
Colchester has lots of great beaches nearby that provide beautiful settings for engagement portraits but Cudmore Grove on Mersea Island is one of our favourites. With unique cliff walls, sandy beaches and open fields available, this location is great for photography.
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How to plan a secret proposal photography session
If your partner LOVES photos and values the memories they offer in years to come, you could surprise them with a marriage proposal during a portrait photography session so you have the moment caught on camera forever. Here’s how…
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The best place in Colchester for pre-wedding portraits
Colchester has lots of great places that provide beautiful settings for engagement portraits but Highwoods Country Park is one of our favourites. With woodland, open fields and even a large lake available, this location is great for photography.
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4 reasons to get outside for your pre-wedding portraits
Choosing a location that is special to you as a couple is going to mean much more to you when you look back at your photos in the future. Perhaps there’s a beautiful park that you like to walk the dog often, or the beach where he proposed, or it might just be that you love animals and want to go to a farm!
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Choosing a location for your pre-wedding portraits
Do you have a preferred location; perhaps your favourite place to relax and unwind, somewhere significant… It is important that you choose the appropriate location for you as a couple, as it plays a big part in the overall atmosphere of your images.
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3 Reasons to have a pre-wedding portrait session
We know it is a busy time planning a wedding and having an engagement shoot could feel overwhelming but it’s just the opposite. Here we explore the advantages of having a pre-wedding photo shoot.
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4 Tips: What to wear for your pre-wedding portrait session
What you wear for your engagement photography session can make or break the photograph. Here, we will take you through a few things to think about in order to create a complimentary portrait.