Most couples opt to celebrate their recent engagement with a photoshoot. Some photographers include these sessions in their wedding packages, while others offer this as a separate service entirely. Here are 5 ways to utilize these gorgeous photos for your wedding!
1. Save the Dates
Save the dates are less formal than invitations, so they tend to have photos, while invitations do not. Pick your favorite engagement picture to use on your save the dates or choose a few to use in a photobooth strip-style or another creative way. The example shown below is available to customize and order on Shutterfly.
2. Guestbook
Many brides create a photobook out of engagement pictures anyway, so give it a dual purpose by utilizing it as the guestbook. Attendees can sign the photos and leave well-wishes throughout the pages. The newlyweds can look back on their engagement while simultaneously reading through wedding guests’ messages! This is also a good way for your friends and family to see a lot of your photos, since you probably won’t be posting all of them on social media.
Check out Artifact Uprising to create your guestbook like the one below!
3. Table Numbers
Another good way to use a lot of photos is for table numbers. Design 5″x7″ cards with table numbers and a different engagement photo on each. This could encourage your guests to mix and mingle while trying to see the different photos at each table. Purchase this template on Etsy from WillowLanePaperie.
4. Wedding Websites
Almost all wedding website templates include a Photos section. This is a great way to show off your engagement photos to your guests ahead of the big day!
5. Favors
The options are endless with this idea! A few suggestions are personalized playing cards, matchbooks, and bottle openers. Our personal favorite, however, are personalized M&Ms! You can add photos, text, and clip art on up to 3 different colors of M&Ms. They can be purchased in bulk or already in small packages for favors.
If you are planning a wedding in Roanoke Virginia, Richmond Virginia, Fredericksburg/Northern Virginia, The Shenandoah Valley, Coastal Virginia or in Charlottesville/ Lynchburg Va. we can help with your wedding planning and ideas.
