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April 6, 2011 by: Courtney Whitmore

Planning the Big Day: Engagement Photos

Wedding Engagement photos in Hoboken

Planning the Big Day: Engagement Photos

I admit it, I am one of those people who absolutely hates how she looks in photographs…well, maybe ‘hate’ is a strong word, but lets just say I’m usually the one making horrified noises whenever I see a picture of myself. So, needless to say I was less than excited to choose a photographer for my wedding. I was petrified that I’d end up with a bunch of shots that I couldn’t stand, of the happiest day of my life!

So, we started looking for a photographer early, I knew a lot of great folks in the business but many were unavailable or just way out of our price range. I was beginning to think I’d have to have happy-snap cameras on all of my tables to cover the day, when we were introduced by a mutual friend to Erik Matey (yay!). You probably know by now that I have some high standards when it comes to my wedding day and obviously photos are no exception, but when we checked out Erik’s website we were thrilled- not only did all of his brides look beautiful, but they looked happy, natural and un-posed (I don’t do posing haha).

Wedding Engagement photos in hoboken

After meeting with Erik, we were convinced he’d be the best person to document our special day, and the first test was our engagement photo shoot…! Tom and I met during a Relay for Life event for the American Cancer Society, so we thought the site for that day (Hoboken) would be the perfect place to shoot. We had a great time! Just an hour or so of being ourselves and acting natural resulted in some of the best photos I have ever seen of us!

What a relief! Haha…Erik performed close to a miracle by managing to get shots of me that I actually like!! And now we are so excited about the photos from the big day : ) Believe me guys, DO NOT settle when it comes to your photographer….you will be so happy when you can share the beautiful images of yourselves with all your friends and family…we surely are!

Crista

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Photos courtesy of Photography by Erik Matey

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Comments

  1. Naomi says

    April 6, 2011 at 10:01 pm

    Gorgeous! Sometimes I enjoy the engagement pictures as much as I do the wedding. Congratulations and many years of love and happiness!

    Reply
  2. erin * sparkle & hay says

    April 6, 2011 at 10:01 pm

    ohmygoodness cute as can be!!!

    Reply
  3. Courtney says

    April 7, 2011 at 5:34 am

    So perfect – I LOVE every picture ~ here’s to nothing but HAPPINESS!

    Reply
  4. Phronsie says

    April 7, 2011 at 5:36 am

    Crista:
    I just sent the message from Courtney but it was from me – sorry
    for the mix up!
    Phronsie :0)

    Reply
  5. Beth says

    April 7, 2011 at 5:49 am

    Congratulations! Gorgeous photos! You look like a couple in love.

    Reply
  6. Melissa C says

    April 7, 2011 at 8:10 am

    Beautiful photos, and once again congrats!

    Reply
  7. Tanya says

    April 7, 2011 at 8:23 am

    Congrats. You two look so happy!

    Reply
  8. Katherine {flower & honey} says

    April 7, 2011 at 8:28 am

    Could you two be any cuter? I love the leaping shot! haha So excited for you both :) xo

    Reply
  9. Crista says

    April 7, 2011 at 1:28 pm

    Thanks so much everyone! :)

    Reply
  10. Tara says

    April 7, 2011 at 4:09 pm

    Absolutely beautiful!!! Wishing you guys all the best!!

    Reply
  11. Tina says

    April 7, 2011 at 9:20 pm

    Awww these are the cutest!!!

    Reply
  12. staci golden says

    April 11, 2011 at 12:17 pm

    gorgeous pictures…you guys look so happy!!

    Reply
  13. Angela says

    April 25, 2011 at 6:35 pm

    Very romantic pictures! Can’t wait until our photo day. Ditto Courtney-“Here’s to nothing but Happiness”.

    Reply

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