Charleston Photoshoot

It’s been just about a year since we went to Charleston, South Carolina and I’m still obsessing over the photos we had done! Which reminds me… I never shared them for inspiration! Maybe one day I’ll get better and get my blog posts up right away once we get them! Until then.. here are the photos we took with links to what we are wearing, or similar looks if they are sold out that I loved as well.

This Charleston couples photoshoot was a super last minute booking, in fact the whole trip was! So, I was so excited that Rebecca was able to get us in the day we landed (before we ate our way around every restaurant in Charleston. LOL!) The best part of having photos done while on vacation is the photographer will bring you to parts of the city you may not have otherwise seen. In my opinion, you have one of the best souvenirs that you will have for a lifetime, to look back on, and in this case it worked for our Christmas cards too!

How did I find Rebecca to shoot our photos? Hashtags! Just lookup wherever you are going and photographers. So in this case I looked up #CharlestonPhotographer and there she was! Look through all the hashtags and see who has your style and fit is and basically just slide in their DM’s to contact them! In this case Rebecca was perfect. Her photos were light, airy, and really highlighted all of the downtown Charleston charm and beautiful homes. She was exactly what I was looking for to create these lifestyle images in this photo session.

Now that I had found our photographer I had to pick outfits. We had booked this trip just 2 weeks before we went, so I didn’t have all the time in the world. I first found an adorable blue floral dress on ShopLovestitch.com that I knew would standout against all the gorgeous colors of Charleston and found Scotty a blue linen shirt that matched perfectly. Of course for another look I needed something pink because its just on brand for me haha.. I had a hard time finding anything that would come on time if ordered online, so I looked in my closet. I found a pink long dress that I had gotten from Revolve and hadn’t actually worn yet. It was perfect! Next, I needed to find something for Scotty. I wanted him to have a little more formal for this but also layers. So I grabbed a pink button down with a print at our local Banana Republic and a blue jacket in his closet. The 2 outfits we wore complimented each other so well. The whole shoot went so nice and it was once again great to use for our yearly Christmas card, but also for any photo collages we may want to frame in our home.

Last tip I have for you… On this shoot Scotty wore the same pants and shoes in both outfits. His two looks were completely different and you wouldn’t really focus on that but it made it so much easier for changing outfits! Let’s be real, husbands and kids don’t love taking these photos, they just do it for us. So its important to make things easier for them when you can being they don't enjoy it. So something like using the same bottom half of outfits really helps! Also mentioning its a gift or in this case my "souvenir" from our trip!

Here are more from our Charleston Photoshoot:

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Shop Blue Dress Inspo

To book your own appointment with our Charleston Photographer Rebecca click -here-. She is also an amazing wedding and engagement photographer if you are looking!!

Capture the Romance of Paris with Paris Couples Photos

If you’re looking for the perfect way to commemorate your time in the beautiful city of Paris with your loved one, consider having a couple's photoshoot. A couple's photoshoot in Paris is an ideal way to capture the beauty, romance, and adventure of your time in the City of Lights. From the iconic landmarks Eiffel Tower to the stunning architecture of the Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris provides stunning background locations for any couple’s romantic photoshoot. In this blog post, we’ll take a look at some of the best spots to have a couple's photoshoot in Paris, as well as tips for making the most of the experience. Whether you are taking these for a big event like an anniversary, engagement, honeymoon, maternity, proposal or to just remember your once in a lifetime trip to Paris here are some great examples of how you can get creative with Pinterest worthy photoshoots! So, grab your cameras and get ready for a romantic day of capturing memories in one of the most beautiful cities in the world!

One of the first things I did when we knew we were going to Europe was book a photographer! I already had one planned out that I had found online at Whatlolalike’s website! She had posted a blog post with photos from her trip and I loved them! So, naturally, I saved her post incase we were ever in the area. I actually have an entire folder of photographer’s I come across on Instagram that I save for inspiration. Whenever I see photos I like I’ll research the photographer’s page and see if they have the type of aesthetic I enjoy. Light and airy.. bonus points if I see pink on their feed!! This prep work makes is easy if we ever travel somewhere and we wanted photos I already have someone good in mind and I’m not searching last minute. Another way to find photographer’s when traveling is searching # (hashtags). That’s what they are for, to easily find places. So lets say I didn’t have this photographer already in mind.. I would search #parisphotographer and see what pops up, and go from there.

This shoot is probably one of my all time favorites we have ever done! It showed our trip and gave us a way to explore the city in a whole new light! We actually had a horrible time getting to Paris because of flight issues and were only left with less then 24 hours in the city. The only sighting of the Eiffel Tower was when we took these photos in the morning other than a quick taxi drive by the night before from the airport to our hotel. Sadly that was it! The city is so beautiful! So I am so glad we got to do these and capture this moment before we headed to Italy. I cannot wait to go back and explore Paris with more time to soak in all the beauty!

For this shoot I wanted a really romantic look! Soft and elegant! Once I found my looks I found Scotty’s suit from Banana Republic for our first look and came across the Coat on the second on Zara. Sometimes I’ll just share with him the colors I want and he will shop himself online for his favorite brands to find things that we can get to match. This time he hadn’t found anything so I helped. Most of his suits are all from Banana Republic already so that was an easy one! I used to actually work for them when we first got together so he had lots of clothes from Banana and always loved the fit. The coat was just a lucky google and the perfect one came up! (I really wanted a velvet one but he quickly shot that down hahah!)

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Our outfits are old from: Revolve Clothing & Zara (I will link similar looks below)

Other Photoshoot Ideas:

Charleston Couples Photoshoot

Morro Bay, CA Couples Photoshoot

Morro Bay Couples Photos

Every year it’s our tradition to do our annual Christmas Card photos. I love to obsess over them! Outfits, Location, Props.. you name it and I have it all thought out and prepped for the hour long shoot. I have loved doing this ever year since we got married… and that might be why I prepare so well for campaign shoots as well. They’re so fun for me, however I know that is not the case for everyone. So I’m going to share different ideas and shoots we have done in the past and ones we do from here on out. This will help with inspiration, but also for me to have a place to look back at each one we have done!

This first shoot I want to share is from our 2020 pictures with Ellie Koleen. Ellie is such a sweet person and a talented amazing photographer. If you are looking for someone in the California area and beyond (because I know she loves to travel) I highly suggest her!

These were taken in Morro Bay. This year we had purchased a new beach house in Morro Bay and it felt like the perfect time to do a shoot in our new town! I wanted it to be classic, simple and timeless. Which meant to be clean, no colors, no prints just creams, just whites and neutrals only..with maybe a few spots ;)! I also added in a bottle of Champagne mostly so I had some content photos for NYE. The champagne also made a cute element to finish a shoot right out of the ice cold ocean water! This was considered my only “prop” in these photos and I loved the suppleness of it and the one color that pops in those photos!

I hope this gives you a fun idea for your next shoot and let me know below if you want to see more of these! You can also shop our looks and similar styles below:)

Xo, Amanda