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Your Free Engagement Session: How It Works (and Why It Matters)

By Captured with Vishan

Your Free Engagement Session: How It Works (and Why It Matters)

Short answer: when you book your 2027 wedding photo and film with us, your engagement session is included free. It's a relaxed shoot in Orlando or Central Florida where you get comfortable in front of the camera, see exactly how we work, and walk away with photos for your save-the-dates and short clips for your socials. On its own, an engagement session with us starts at $750.

Why we give it away

Honestly? Because it makes your wedding better.

Most couples aren't used to being photographed. The first 20 minutes of any shoot, people are stiff. If the first time we work together is your wedding day, we lose that time on the most important day. The engagement session gets the awkward part out of the way.

Booking your 2027 wedding? Your engagement session is free. How the free session works →

Your Free Engagement Session: How It Works (and Why It Matters): What happens at the session

What happens at the session

  • You get comfortable on camera. We show you how to stand, where to put your hands, and how to just be yourselves.
  • You see how we work. How we direct, how we joke around, how we move. No surprises on the wedding day.
  • We do the fun stuff. The goofy poses, the inside jokes, the ones you'll actually laugh at later.
  • We make short videos and clips. Little moments you can post, so it's not just photos.

What you get

  • Photos you can use for your save-the-dates and wedding website.
  • Short clips for Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.
  • A better wedding day, because you already trust us and we already know your best angles.
Your Free Engagement Session: How It Works (and Why It Matters): Where to shoot

Where to shoot

Anywhere that feels like you: downtown Orlando, a garden in Winter Park, a lake at sunset, your favorite spot. Need ideas? Read 15 Beautiful Engagement Photo Locations in Orlando. And here's what to wear.

Who it's for

Every couple. One-day weddings, church weddings, courthouse-now-reception-later couples, and Guyanese, Trini, Hindu and Indian couples who want a cultural look for their engagement photos too. (Ideas here.)

How to get yours

  1. Book your 2027 wedding photo and film (from $6,500 for one day, or $9,500 for a cultural weekend).
  2. We pick a date and a spot together.
  3. Show up, have fun, and we'll handle the rest.

Lock your 2027 date here. A 25% retainer holds your date, and your engagement session comes with it.

Common questions

Is the engagement session really free? Yes, with any 2027 wedding photo and film booking. On its own, an engagement session starts at $750.

Do we have to use the photos for save-the-dates? No, but most couples do. They're yours to use for anything.

When should we do our engagement session? Usually 6 to 12 months before the wedding, so the photos are ready for your save-the-dates.

Can we do our engagement session in traditional outfits? Absolutely. A lehenga, sari or sherwani makes for beautiful engagement photos.

Booking 2027?

Your engagement session is free

Book your 2027 wedding photo and film and your engagement session comes with it.

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