What to Wear | Photo Shoot Ideas
Posted on July 18, 2011
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We know that choosing outfits for your session can be a lot of pressure, and we testify that an awesome outfit can make a photo shoot even that much more amazing. So, we have spent time compiling tips and images (for you visual learners!) that make great photo shoot ensembles. Hope this is more than helpful! 
3 Quick Outfit Ideas For Her:
Short Dress + Leggings + 3 Quarter Length Cardigan + Flats + Long Necklace
Skinny Jeans/Jeggings + Long Shirt + Belt + Headband + Pumps
Skirt + Blouse + Scarf + Wedges + Assorted Bracelets
3 Quick Outfit Ideas For Him:
Straight Leg Jeans + Henley Shirt + Blazer + TOMS
Jeans + Button Down Shirt (Rolled up Sleeves) + Vest + Vans
Jeans + Button Down Shirt + Jacket + Straight Tie + Loafers
A few tips for choosing great outfits:
- The number one rule for picking outfits for your session: Don’t Match. Coordinate!
- Start with something you really want to wear and create your outfit from there. Did you buy a vintage dress that you adore or a killer pair of boots? Let it inspire you!
- Choose a theme color for you and your man’s outfits. Say, navy blue. If he wears a navy blue shirt and a tan jacket, you could choose a bright colored top, a neutral colored pencil skirt, and navy wedges. You could even add a floral scarf that has navy incorporated in it. A theme color is not necessary, but sometimes it aids in choosing awesome outfits!
- Put together an outfit that you feel reflects your personality. Then, replace one item with something crazy (well, you might think it’s crazy, but we think it’s essential!). Keep reading for a list of “crazies.”
- For Her: Dresses & Skirts. Dressy always photographs well. Dresses look good with flats or heels and even look great paired up with leggings. You can add a belt or a layering piece to change up the look as well.
- For Her: Tops & Layering. Layering your clothes adds interest to the eye and can be very be slimming to your figure (the first layer keeps everything tight and the second layer hides any extra “fluff”). A simple addition can be adding a camisole underneath your blouse or a cardigan over a frilly top. Easy as pie. And let’s be honest, layering is great for guys, too.
Simple updates that make a big impact:
- Shoes. Wearing a new pair of shoes can brighten up any old outfit, especially for your man. Choose a pair that will add excitement by picking bold colors and updated shapes.
- Headbands & Flowers. Adding a headband can be the perfect final touch to your ensemble. A flower in your hair or pinned on your blouse/jacket will add a splash of color and texture that is sure to attract.
- Scarves. Scarves are one of the easiest and least expensive ways to make a positive change in your outfit. They not only add color, but can make any old shirt look like the newest fashion trend. Scarves can also be wrapped and tied in tons of ways, which you can view on this website.
- Jewelry. Accessorizing with jewelry is a vital part of choosing a great outfit. Adding a mess of pearls, a vintage locket, or a cuff bracelet might be just the thing your outfit is missing.
- Belts. They range from thick elastic with flowers to thin braided leather. Both styles could make a simple top or dress stellar.
- Leggings or Tights. Adding a pair of these can make a dress more playful and give you an updated appearance.
- Coats, Jackets, & Vests. Remember the layering thing we were talking about? For real. It works every time.
- Suspenders, Bow Ties, & Straight Ties. Your man will thank us that he was confident enough to wear one of these. Why? Because you are going to love the pictures so much more. These little additions to any guy’s outfit will make a huge difference.
- Hats. We aren’t talking ball caps here. Let your man try a Fedora, a Derby, an Ivy cap, or a Newsboy cap. He will look and feel awesome sporting one of these.
We’ve created a couple ideas for choosing outfits for you and your man that will photography well. See if you can see how we incorporated different aspects of the tips we gave you!
- Ensemble Idea #1. Dark brown is the theme color here. Notice how the outfit is made up of earthy colors like pink, gold, and tan, which really soften the dark brown theme.
Ensemble Idea #2. Red is the theme color here. For this outfit, we imagine that the girl found these killer red pumps and decided to choose her outfit around it. The teal laces hint for a teal top. With two bright colors in the outfit, a neutral skirt is necessary. Since the girl’s outfit has so many bright colors, it’s safe for the guy to choose mostly neutral for his outfit and then add a splash of the theme color.
Clothing pictured from: Anthropologie, Modcloth, Urban Outfitters, Ruche, Gap, & Fossil
Abilene Bridal Show // Contest WINNER(s)!
Posted on September 21, 2010
Well, as you may have seen from our post the other day, we decided to to our first ever Bridal Show. We chose to do one in Abilene in order to promote more business in that direction (we mostly get DFW brides, which is GREAT but we would love to expand West!)! So, we decided to do it about 6 months ago!
We feel SO blessed by all the incredible people who helped us put on this show. From day one we had a vision of what we wanted our booth to look like – but we needed help getting it to look that way. One of our friends, Karla Elston, is super crafty and we knew she was perfect for the job! Okay, maybe crafty is an understatement. She’s literally incredible! She helped us design the set, and then created it with her husband. Can you say amazing?
We had a small staff of hard workers who did such an amazing job at creating an environment that represented our business the best! We are so so so grateful for all the hard work everyone put in and just could not be MORE pleased with how everything turned out! Thank you thank you thank you Karla, Kalin, Naomi, Joice, and David for everything you all did for us. Ya’ll are precious!
We also want to give a special THANK YOU to It’s About Time. Their awesome furniture was featured in our booth!! Be sure to stop by and say “Hi” to Susan at It’s About Time, off of South 14th Street across from United — 1395 Albany Street to be exact!
Also, a BIG thanks to all of the brides who came out to the show and stopped by our booth!
Now for the good stuff.
All of the brides who stopped by the booth got to enter a drawing to win a $300 suitcase designed by Nicole Miller! It is now time to announce the winner!!
The winner is……………………(drum roll, please)………
Mindy Briley
Yay yay yay! We are excited to present the luggage to you! Congratulations!
In other SUPER exciting news, the Total Bridal Show hosts had a contest of their own. From 11:30-12:00 on the day of the expo, they held a contest for the “Show-Stopper Booth” and winner receives a free both at the next bridal show! Well, guess what?
We won!
No kidding. For real! So if you didn’t get to go to the show, you’re probably wondering what our booth looked like, right? Well, lucky for you – we have pictures!! Take a look!
Joice & Naomi pictured with the a Total Bridal Show director. Double Knot Photography was presented with the “Show-Stopper” award!
Here’s one last plug for It’s About Time antique store in Abilene! Thanks again for furnishing our booth! Everyone should go see them!
Abilene Bridal Show Tomorrow!!
Posted on September 18, 2010
Attention Abilene and surrounding area Brides-To-Be!!!
Double Knot Photography (that’s us!) will be hosting a booth in the Total Bridal Show in Abilene tomorrow from 12-5pm! Come on out and visit our booth and enter to win a Nicole Miller designed suitcase worth $300 (winner will be announced Monday!) and also take advantage of our $200 discount for booking your wedding at the Bridal Show!
Oh, and BY THE WAY – we cannot WAIT for you to see what our booth looks like! Shout out to Karla for helping us design and create the booth we envisioned! It will be worth your trip to come out just to see our booth (yes, Karla is that awesome!).
We look forward to meeting your beautiful faces! Blessings!
Ashley & Micah