Coordinate, never costume
Choose a shared level of formality and a related color story. Bring a second look only if it changes the energy...not just the clothes.
Engagement session planning
Come as yourselves. Leave with a small piece of history.
Use the session planner to choose the right pace, location energy, and outfit rhythm. Then build a date around it so the camera is only one part of the evening.
Planning, from behind the cameras
THE COMBS CREATIVE / FIELD GUIDEThe way it feelsBack to your open invitation Inside this chapter
Make an inspiration board.
Explore 48 posing ideas, favorite the photographs you love, and send us your notes for your session or photo list.
Explore poses + save favoritesA simple structure
Enough direction to feel easy. Enough room to feel real.
Most sessions work beautifully in 60–90 minutes. Two hours helps when the route, travel, or a meaningful outfit change deserves breathing room.
Before the session
Three choices that make everything easier.
Plan for real weather
Watch wind, tide, temperature, and walking conditions. A backup should feel like another good idea, not a punishment.
Make it a date
Build the session around something you already enjoy. A walk, a drink, records at home, or a favorite neighborhood gives the photographs a center.
Choose one setting with room to move, one comfortable outfit to begin, and a meaningful activity together. Leave time for the in-between moments.
The Combs Creative field notes
A plan that leaves room for you.
Tell us where you are starting, what feels complicated, and which memories matter most. We will help you connect the right coverage to a day you can actually enjoy.
Talk with Jess + CoreyLet the session feel like time together.
Pick a place with meaning, an outfit you can move in, and one activity you would enjoy without a camera. We will help with the light and the rest.
Plan your session · Explore the FAQA closer look
Build a small story, not a portrait marathon.
Choose one activity or place with meaning: a favorite neighborhood, a record-store stop, or the landscape you escape to together. Add time to settle in, a practical outfit change, and one weather alternative.
Find visual inspirationPlan with confidence
Four sessions. Four different feelings.
A place, an activity, or a little architectural drama can give a session its direction. Choose a setting that feels personal, then leave enough time for the experience to unfold.
Open the original engagement galleries Plan your engagement photography
Your next chapter
Let’s shape your celebration.
Share your date, location, and what you want to remember. We will connect the coverage, people, and details.
Build your proposal request Visit our main investment pageThe styling room
Find the colors. Gather the feeling.
Build a look for engagement, couples, family, or lifestyle photographs. Pick a palette, save studio inspiration, and gather your Pinterest references.
Style your sessionFROM THE STUDIO ARCHIVE
Time together. Beautifully remembered.
A familiar place or somewhere new. Start with an activity you enjoy and let the session feel like your kind of afternoon.
A MOMENT IN MOTION
Leave room for the in-between.
A short Las Vegas elopement excerpt from the studio archive. A sense of place, personal style, and a moment that feels like you.
Explore the screening roomKEEP THE STORY GOING