What to do if you hate your wedding engagement photos
Disappointing engagement photos that ignore your inspiration board, feature washed-out filters, and miss basic styling details can leave you panicking about your actual wedding day. This disconnect between what you discussed and what you received makes it hard to trust that the photographer will capture the style you actually want.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1asking the photographer to change the filters to something warmer
- 2mentioning the little details to watch out for on the wedding day
- 3canceling the photographer despite having a non-refundable deposit
- 4asking the photographer to edit the existing photos differently
- 5doing a full retake with the same photographer
- 6hiring a different photographer whose natural style matches the desired aesthetic
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“We got the photos back today and we aren’t super happy with a lot of little details that could have been addressed during the shoot, things like hair being slightly out of place, dress or shirt being crooked in the picture.”source ↗
“We also don’t really like the filters that were added into the photos and they just make our skin seem really pale / washed out.”source ↗
“we’re really worried that we’re making a mistake if we were so unhappy with the engagement pics.”source ↗
“I'm pretty disappointed with how our engagement pictures turned out. I think they're nice photos but they are the opposite of what I wanted and what I had discussed with my photographer ahead of time.”source ↗
“90% of the photos we got are are posed, cool toned, up close crisp, airy and bright shots that look nothing like my board.”source ↗
Where this came up
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- 8How to handle wedding planning disagreements with your partner
- 5Regretting wedding planning long before the date