Engagement photos?
 

It's a good chance to document how the couple looks before the bride gains 50 pounds and gets mom hair and the groom goes bald and gets six extra chins and that flabby hopeless look of sexual frustration because she only has time for the children now.

I'll send you an 8x10.

Everyone I know takes them for the paper. I like the idea because then you have a "nice" photo of you two that isn't all weddingy because really, who normally looks like that?

Yes, we took them. It was nice to have them (I think even moreso for our parents), but I don't know that it's a Have To Do for everyone.

We didn't have them done. We didn't feel the need to have it done

Not all married couples want to have kids. Sometimes they even still like to go to the gym!

And yes, I had engagement pictures taken (for the newspaper).

My engagement photos were included in my wedding photo package and we used one on the program.

I was engaged twice, and the first time, we got the photos. The second time, I decided it was pointless the first time (besides giving them out at Christmas, since it was about that time) so we didn't do it.

We had them done, more for parents and for our hometown papers to announce the engagement. There was no pressure, it was just something we wanted. Plus, it was included with the package we purchased from our wedding photographer.

I'm happy we did them, they came out really well. Plus, (as someone who doesn't always like getting his picture taken) it got me used to the whole thing for when we got the wedding photos taken.

If it's included in your wedding photo package, I'd say go for it. Other than that, I think it's a waste of money. If you need a pic for the local paper (do your really need a pic for that?) I personally wouldn't spend a chunk of change on it. I'd find a friend with a good camera and have them take a couple.

we had them done- they were included as part of the wedding package. And since we were engaged for a year and a half, we had the engagement pictures taken toward the beginning of it and then a year had passed before the wedding pictures.

And I agree about having some nices pictures of the two of you that are not "all wedding-y"

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No, we didn't take them. I actually had never heard of them before, but I like the idea.

We did them. It was nice because we included our Boston Terrier in a few of the pictures. We also used one of the pictures for a large signature mat for all our guests to sign. Its hanging up in our bedroom now.

We did have engagement photos. They were included in our photography package, and we used them for our save the date magnets.

Besides our wedding (and family/friends' weddings), we don't have a lot of pictures of us, so it's nice to have those.