
Looking for nontraditional engagement photo ideas that really showcase your personality? A few of our favorite photographers from the Offbeat Bride Vendor Guide shared their latest engagement shoots with us and WOW, more of these, please!
At Offbeat Bride, we love a beautifully posed, sun-dappled, romantic photo, but we're also excited to see that fun, quirky, unique, colorful, and even nerdy nontraditional engagement photos are trending now, too! We're proud to showcase all sorts of nontraditional engagement sessions. In this post, we've got everything from a queer Fried Green Tomatoes shoot…. to capturing a “She asked, he said yes” moment…. all the way to romantic photos where the couple is surrounded by jarred scientific specimens. Like we said, we're here for all of it!
Here are 10 new and unique ways you can think outside of the box for your nontraditional engagement shoot.
Fun engagement shoot idea #1: Shoot at a location where you always have the most fun together!


Nontraditional engagement shoot idea #2: We'll shout it from the rooftops: we love seeing women proposing!


Romantic engagement shoot idea #3: Book a proposal shoot to capture the real-time reaction


Quirky engagement shoot idea #4: This couple planned a Fried Green Tomatoes-themed portrait session in the town the movie was filmed!


Unique engagement shoot idea #5: This couple honored their Indian traditions in a nontraditional way, resulting in a stunning waterfall photoshoot.


Fun engagement shoot idea #6: Brings props that are ACTUALLY meaningful to you!


Nerdy engagement shoot idea #7: Express your inner nerd with a natural history museum shoot.


Unique engagement shoot idea #8: Make that cool graffiti wall in your neighborhood your new backdrop!


Colorful engagement shoot idea #9: Let your colorful personality shine through with brightly colored ‘fits!


Nontraditional engagement shoot idea #10: Capture your favorite activity together so your photog can snap authentic feels!


You've probably got a lot of fresh nontraditional engagement shoot ideas running through your head!
Worried your photographer will raise their eyebrows at your nontraditional, quirky, or funny engagement shoot ideas? What if we told you we have a plethora of photographers who LOVE. THAT. SH*T. (Like the ones featured below!)
Find a photographer who's enthusiastic about your fun ideas in the Offbeat Bride Vendor Guide. It's our curated list of wedding vendors who get excited by creative and nontraditional ideas. (And if you're a vendor who's eager to book clients for a nontraditional engagement shoot, let's get you in here!)
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