Engaging Engagement Pictures

Thinking of a good location for our engagement pictures was 100 times more difficult than I anticipated. Our photographer was not from the area so we had to come up with something on our own. We ended up in a cemetery (kind of a long story) because we really wanted to avoid the typical beach/garden/landmark type of thing. Now, there is nothing wrong with that kind of thing, but we were looking for something a little different.

Recently, I noticed these really cool carnival engagement pictures that our wedding photographer, Tim Forbes, posted on his blog. I think it is such a cute idea and the couple looks like they had a great time. I’ve always loved carnivals and amusement parks, and all of the colors and the glowing lights are beautiful and strangely romantic. I wish I had thought to do something like this! Though I must say that I do love the way our surprisingly un-morbid cemetery pictures came out

All photos courtesy of Tim Forbes

Is anyone else looking for/or did you have a less traditional engagement session? Has anyone had their engagement pictures done at a carnival? Or some other interesting location?

Share your ideas!