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I don’t know about any of you, but some of my favorite engagement shoot series are from couples who use props and themes! When thinking of what to do for our engagement shoot, Mr. Socks and I were concerned about them looking a little too, “Look at the camera. Look at each other. Kiss. Look at each other. Kiss again” and on and on and on.

So in order to add visual interest to our photos, I started looking at inspiration and found that I was drawn to vineyard photos and picnic photos. So, what’s better than a picnic in a vineyard?

(The answer to that question is “nothing” in case you weren’t sure.)

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I want that heart guitar NOW, by the way! How adorable!!

So I think that using props will help us be more comfortable being “us” rather than too mushy-gushy doe-eyed turned into awkward giggling. Wanna know what we’ll be using?

Props:

1. Picnic basket
2. Picnic blanket
3. Wine
4. Wine glasses
5. Guitar
6. bouquet of fresh flowers
7. Fruit/veggies
8. Snacks for the basket
9. Dominoes
10. Wine books/magazines
11. Pillows
12. Invitations
13. White shag rug (trust me, it’s awesome)
14. Little wooden heart

We might sneak a few more things on our trip, but I think that should be good! And where are we having our photos taken, you ask?

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Laurita Winery! We looked at this place as a potential venue to get married at, and when our vineyard plans fizzled out, I was a tad disappointed. I thought that it would be a perfect way to fit in a little bit of that rustic side of me that keeps creeping its way into my wedding!

It has areas in the vineyard where we’ll take photos, but we could probably make use of their awesome porch/terrace/whatever area:

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We’ll begin at 6PM so I’m hoping to get a few good sunset pictures here!

Did you incorporate props into your engagement shoot? Did you revisit a venue you looked at for your wedding for your engagement photos?