The Engagement Season You’ll Want to Remember

When most people think about wedding photography, their minds go straight to the big day: the dress, the vows, the flowers, the party. And of course, those moments are incredible. They deserve every ounce of love and attention.

But here’s the thing: your love story doesn’t begin and end on your wedding day. There’s this whole season in between “yes” and “I do” that is just as full of magic.

The engagement season is a time of late-night planning sessions, spontaneous date nights, dreaming about the future, and just enjoying each other as fiancés. It’s the quiet mornings with coffee and the excitement of trying out “my fiancé” in conversation. It’s the golden-hour walks where you start to imagine what forever looks like.

Too often, couples rush through it — laser-focused on the wedding itself — and miss the chance to soak it in. But I promise, these everyday moments are the ones you’ll look back on with just as much fondness.

That’s one of the reasons I created the Nearly Wed Project! A way to help my couples savor their engagement with monthly little surprises, encouragement, and even date-night inspiration. It’s not about big, elaborate gestures. It’s about reminding you to pause, connect, and enjoy this short-but-special season of your story.

Your wedding photos will be beautiful, but so are these everyday moments. This season deserves to be remembered too.