If you’re looking to do a session in a public area, such as a botanical garden, I will always recommend the earliest or the latest time slot. It’s very rare that those times will coincide with golden hours (the hour immediately following sunrise, or the hour right before sunset) but when it does happen….it’s MAGICAL.

This engagement session at Brookside Botanical Garden occurred the morning after daylight savings time (pure coincidence). When we started at 7:00 am, there were just a few other visitors walking throughout the gardens, so we had ample use of the gardens with little to no obstacles, other than the biting cold (huge shoutout the this lovely couple and their pup for braving the cold AND managing to look so good!) that is.

Outfit change? Say less.

If you love this session just as much as I do and want to schedule your own engagement phots, reach out! I’m always booking and love nothing more than documenting your love story.