tipping on a free session

I dont see a problem with giving the tip to the photographer herself. But if its against their policy, dont fret. As far as the amount, I think $50 tip would suffice.

Think of this as a service that is being provided to you.

Sorry @FallBride, i meant send it to her at the company not to the company itself! i fixed the wording to make it make more sense.

thanks @Lauren and @FallBride, that makes sense to just bring it in an envelope!

I second $50 as a tip.

Thanks guys! Seems like $50 should be enough! I think depending on how long we are there we may do more but thanks for the advice! Definitely will have money saved in an enveloped to give her!

Giving her a tip in an envelope after the session is appropriate.

Did you know at the bridal show when booking them that the engagement photographer wouldn't be your wedding photographer? Often times an engagement session is meant to help the couple get to know the photographer and see the photographer's style, as well as the photographer getting to know the couple and how to make them the most comfortable on their wedding day. Of course it doesn't always happen that the engagement photographer will be the wedding photographer (for example, if you do a session in a different area than your wedding will be). As long as you've seen the work of the photographer(s) who will be shooting your wedding day and you love his/her work, you'll be okay. I just thought if you had a choice in who your engagement photographer will be, you might want to choose the same photographer that will do your wedding.

At the end of our session, I gave my photographer $100 in an envelope.

@Rachel Langerhans Photography - we didnt know, however, our photographer for our wedding was the photographer at my friends wedding last year, so it didnt matter much to me since we have seen him in action and seen his pictures as well. (just randomly. 2 other friends and i both used the same company for pictures and it just so happened that when we got the name of our photographer it was the same as our other friend)

We could have requested our wedding photographer to be our engagement photographer, but he wasn't available this weekend and this weekend is literally the only weekend in october we were free and want to get it done before it gets too cold. we can also make an appointment to meet up with our photographer whenever we want and if we dont feel like we vibe they will suggest a new one for us until we feel comfortable with the photographer.