As much as we LOVE to feature real welsh weddings on Cwtch The bride, we do strongly believe that an engagement shoot is well worth the investment if you can stretch that budget a bit further. Engagement shoots or pre-wedding shoots (as some call them) are a great way to work with your photographer before the big day. This is the perfect icebreaker particularly if you are nervous in front of the camera.

Today we are sharing Kerry & Tom’s Engagement shoot by Amy & Omid Photography . Lets hand you over this lovely Husband & Wife photography team to tell you all about this beautiful photo-shoot in Snowdonia.

Snowdonia Engagement Shoot by Amy and Omid Photography

Having lived in North Wales in the first two years of our own marriage, it was so exciting for us to come back for Kerry and Tom’s pre-wedding shoot! We just love Beddgelert, a picturesque village in Snowdonia. It also happens to be where Tom grew up – lucky him!

The shoot was beautiful. We met in Tom’s mother’s home by the Glaslyn river to get to know them as a couple and their ideas for the wedding day. Their vision for the engagement shoot was impressive – Beddgelert is Tom’s home, and they wanted that to come out in the pictures. For the first shot of the day, Tom and Kerry sat on a stone wall with the historic church and majestic snow-capped Moel Hebog in the background. The photo happens to be the view from Tom’s childhood home. And years later here is Tom with the girl of his dreams in the same spot — how romantic! From then on the shoot unfolded naturally as we went for a walk together through the village, then along the footpath and into the wild, stunning Glaslyn Gorge .

As a couple who got married in Snowdonia, whose passion for photography was kindled in North Wales, it was such a joy for us to return for this shoot. It was a reminder of why it has such a special place in our hearts. There is so much variation in Kerry and Tom’s photos — from the snowy-mountain backdrop to the railway tracks of the Welsh Highland Railway. Our favourite shots are the very last ones of the day. Kerry and Tom were great sports and so we went off the path and into the moss-covered woods. All they had to do was be themselves as a couple as they sat on a really, really old, moss-covered stone wall ruin and we simply snapped away. And, of course, a mandatory tightly squished cwtch to finish off the shoot!