I have seen a lot of couples wear matching clothes for engagement photos. Is this traditional? Do you know of anyone that matched for their engagement pictures? Was it cute, or is it just tacky?
Any ideas of proper attire for these pictures?
Thanks for your input!!
2007-08-14 06:18:51 · 18 answers · asked by boredatwork 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
I worked with a photographer for several years. She suggested it b/c it made for better pics of the couple. Something about a tied together color scheme in a pic is less distracting than one thats not really coordinated. I have seen plenty where both wore red, or both wore white shirts, and they looked great, and not tacky, like they had put some thought into it. I do not advise wearing a print, solids photograph a lot better. Prints seem to distract away from the subject in the photo. Not to mention with a solid, it will look more coordinated even if you don't wear the same exact color!
2007-08-14 07:15:46 · answer #1 · answered by ASH 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Personally I don't see the point of professional "engagement" pictures. 9 times out of 10 you have them taken just before the wedding cause it is part of your "wedding photo package" and by this time you've already been engaged for quite some time. However, if you are spending all this money you want the pics to look professional. Think how stupid it would look if you were weraring red stripes and he was wearing lime green and black plaid. You want to be color co-ordinated but not look like you're 10 years old wearing identical clothing. Have fun!
2007-08-14 07:42:11 · answer #2 · answered by geistswoman 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first time I saw an engagement picture, the couple was standing in a park near a sign where they first met (or was it first kissed?) and they were both wearing blue jeans and a white T-shirt. I thought it was pretty cute.
In my opinion, to make the "matching" thing work, you want to avoid looking like you are both wearing the identical clothing. Please don't go out and buy matching polo shirts or something like that... if you are both enthusiastic sports fans, okay, you can wear the same shirt/jersey/whatever but please make sure you can tell that one was made for a gal!
2007-08-14 07:30:37 · answer #3 · answered by Church Music Girl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I just got married in June and this is how we did it. We didn't match completely. We wore complimentary outfits that went well together. We wore different outfits for our. First, we did a casual one. We wore kind nice but still casual clothes. He wore a blue polo and khakis and I wore a black cute shirt with blue glitter stripes on it. Then we did another casual where he wore a white shirt and I wore a purple one (we didn't wear the same color, but they looked good together). Then for our formal one, he wore a suit with a red shirt and my dress had pink and red flowers on it. So, all of your clothes don't have to match perfectly.. Just make sure they don't clash. As for proper attire, it is all about what you want. We used the formal one for the paper engagement announcement and the casual one for part of the rehearsal dinner table decorations. Its all up to you! Congrats and good luck!
2007-08-14 07:24:17 · answer #4 · answered by mattsbaby125 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
some look cute others tacky Ive also seen where the bride wears one color from the wedding and the groom wears another that can also go both ways i think you should defiantly wear something that complements both of you and maybe ask a good friend for there opinion
As far as proper attire wear something that you both feel comfortable in like nice button up shirts and new jeans or you can wear a cut sundress and he can wear some khakis and a nice shirt
2007-08-14 06:53:50 · answer #5 · answered by heller 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think matching outfits are cute for anyone under 8 years old. On everyone else, they look super cheesy.
Stick with solid colors (no patterns!) that compliment each other, and keep it casual.
For our engagement pictures, hubby wore blue jeans and a white, button-up long sleeved shirt with the sleeves rolled up a bit, and I wore a long white skirt and a solid green shirt, and we were both barefoot.
2007-08-14 06:26:22 · answer #6 · answered by greeneyes_bjb 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
engagement pics are supposed to be causual or the best representation of that couple. Often people bring their pets (dog or cat) along for the shoot. My hubby and I both wore yellow shirts and black bottoms but they weren't completely matching. I had a solid yellow v-neck shirt and he has a stripped short sleeve yellow and white dress shirt, he wore black dress pants and dress shoes and I wore black capri's and sandles. The pics turned out great. We were matching but not totally matching at the same time.
2007-08-14 06:24:59 · answer #7 · answered by Steven's Mommy 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We sort of matched. He wore a red polo shirt, nice jeans, and nice brown shoes. I wore a red tank top with a black shirt over it, nice jeans, and black sandals. So we both had the red and jeans going on, but we were still different. Our pictures turned out beautiful.
My main suggestion would just be to not wear patterns. They are hard to compliment and can look odd in black and white photos (we had half of our pictures done in b&w...beautiful!).
2007-08-14 08:19:02 · answer #8 · answered by Natty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
matching clothes are tacky, matching colors though can be both cute and tacky
2007-08-14 06:58:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the whole engagement pics are so unnecessary but if you do choose to have them you should match color wise so it looks good but not matching outfits.
2007-08-14 06:25:09 · answer #10 · answered by jenn p 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋