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c_h_a_r
Expert August 2016

So I hate all my engagement photos...

c_h_a_r, on April 2, 2016 at 5:14 PM

Posted in Etiquette and Advice 85

Yeah... hate them. Can't really blame it on the photographer. FH looks pretty awesome in them. I've never been a photogenic person and this was a sad reality check. I have 4 months to learn how to take a photo Ffs ETA: Thank you everyone. Though I didn't post the ones that really made me cringe,...

Yeah... hate them. Can't really blame it on the photographer. FH looks pretty awesome in them. I've never been a photogenic person and this was a sad reality check. I have 4 months to learn how to take a photo Ffs Smiley sad ETA: Thank you everyone. Though I didn't post the ones that really made me cringe, except for the first, maybe you're all right. I'm being overly critical. I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one that hated theirs at first and that they may grow on me. I never thought of it as an opportunity to discuss what I like and dislike with the photographer. And yes, same photographer for the wedding Smiley smile

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  • Jenyl
    Devoted November 2016
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    I liked about 10 of our 100 engagement photos. It was the photography, it was me. I just didn't like how I look. I wasn't in the greatest of moods that day so I think that had something to do with it. Don't worry too much about it. The wedding will be much better!!!

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  • ChocolatierKT
    VIP September 2016
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    Ummmmm....I'm still waiting to see the bad ones? Pictures are adorable!

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  • Jacks
    Champion November 2054
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    I'm not sure why you're so critical of yourself? Those are really great! You both look so genuinely happy!

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  • N
    Super October 2015
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    I HATED my e pics when I got them back. I looked at them again a few months later and I love them.

    Sometimes, it's just weird to see yourself in professional pictures.

    I think you look beautiful and happy!

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  • lulu1180
    Super June 2016
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    Personally I think they are great and you look absolutely fucking amazing!!

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  • Alison
    Dedicated April 2016
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    This is actually a good thing. And this is also the reason why so many wedding photographers include an engagement session in their package -- so that you can scrutinize the photos and communicate with your photographer about exactly what you didn't like. You should definitely have that discussion so that your photographer knows what angles you prefer and how you like to be shot. This will make it more likely that you'll like your wedding photos.

    BTW, I actually like the way you look in your photos! It might be that you're being hard on yourself. Put them aside for a few days and then come back and see if you hate them as much. If you do, definitely have a conversation with your photographer.

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  • FutureMrsH
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    Stop!!! You look great! I don't see a problem with ANY of them.

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  • Diane
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    The pictures are great! And you look great! You are being too hard on yourself!

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  • Cupcake
    Super July 2016
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    I think that you are being overly harsh on yourself. I don't notice a prominent lazy eye in that one. But if you have 5 that you like, then use those 5. How many do you need? Are you using the same photographer for the wedding? Maybe you can discuss some of the things you didn't like about them with him/her and then they can work to make sure your wedding pictures are more what you want or they can give you pointers.

    I am very critical of how I look in pics too, and I feel like FH is always cute looking. I figure that my photographers will probably take hundreds of pics at our wedding so I am telling myself that there will probably be some that I like.

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  • FormerUser
    Master July 2015
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    OK YOU LOOK GREAT.

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  • Kristy
    Master November 2015
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    Awwww I think they're so cute!

    The thing is.. engagement pics ARE kind of awkward! Personally when engagement pics started being commonplace and I first saw engagement shoots on Facebook I thought it was the weirdest thing. To me they are kind of unnatural. My husband and I opted out of an engagement shoot.

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  • Space Princess
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    I think you look great. But you are your own worst enemy. I think they look great

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  • Christa
    Devoted October 2017
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    Uh these are adorable! Just remember we are always our own worst critic.

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  • P
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    Sometimes we are our worst critics. You look beautiful and I'm not just saying it to make you feel better. There isn't anything wrong with your photos. You both look so happy!

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  • Sara
    Master April 2017
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    I love second one. Don't be so critical. They look great!

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  • MrsMelissaP
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    It looks like you are having fun and completely comfortable!

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  • Jay Farrell
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    You hired the wrong style photographer for you. When capturing natural, they are less posed....I also think there is nothing wrong with how you look, don't be that bride.

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  • Mrs. Knolle
    Master July 2016
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    You look beautiful.

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  • Stephie Emm
    Devoted October 2016
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    You look great!

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  • mrjonesandme
    Master September 2016
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    WAY TO CRITICAL...these are gorgeous! You both look so happy!

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