Reagan + Dalton. Where do I even start with these two?! I mean, just look at em. Their engagement session at Lakeside Park in Dallas, Texas was SO. MUCH. FUN.

These two couldn’t keep their hands off each other. From the second we got there they were so playful flirty and AHH. It just made my job so so easy! Rather than rave about their adorable Dallas engagement session, I thought I would take this blog post in a different direction and talk about shoot locations. For Reagan and Dalton, this location was picked because it was pretty. They had a friend that did their wedding photography there and they loved how they turned out so they wanted to mimic the location and it was AWESOME. We had a blast, the lighting was perfect, they were cute. It was all perfect!

The reason I started there is because my advice on engagement session locations is that it doesn’t matter.

I know some photographers want the couple to pick somewhere special to them, or somewhere that has significant meaning, and I think that’s AWESOME. I’m all for doing anything we can to make your session more YOU, so if there is somewhere special to you guys, let’s do it! But not everyone has that! And that’s OKAY. Me and John didn’t have a sentimental coffee shop or a special park we went to every weekend for our engagement session location. We literally just met our photographer in a field and took some pictures, and I loved it!

When I say your engagement session location doesn’t matter, I mean that your location doesn’t dictate your session. Engagement shoots are meant to capture your love. And I know darn well that you don’t love your babe any more or less depending on where you are. So who cares?! We could go to a dumpster behind Walmart and I promise I would capture your love all the same. And it will be BEAUTIFUL.

Boy and girl sitting in grass wearing blue during engagement sessions

Engaged couple sitting in grass in a beautiful location for their engagement photos

Couple standing back to back in a natural area in Dallas Texas for engagement photos

Couple giving Eskimo kisses during engagement photo session in a beautiful location

Boy licking fiancees nose being flirty during photo session

Cute couple laughing during their forest engagement session in north texas

Black and white photo of beautiful couple being flirty

Couple sitting on stairs being adorable and flirty

Boy kissing girlfriends forehead and being cute for engagement photos

Boy hugging girl from behind and being romantic for engagement session

Couple facing each other and being romantic on a rustic bridge in texas

Boy standing in-between girls legs while she sits on the side of a bridge

Girl getting pushed up against wall while boy romantically kisses her

Couple in beautiful location taking engagement photos

Couple kissing on the side of the bridge

Black and white detail photo of engaged couple being romantic during photography session

Couple looking at each other at a beautiful engagement session location

Engaged couple being romantic at a beautiful shoot location

Boy holding girl and walking toward water during a beautiful engagement session location

Engagement session location was beautiful as couple was talking

Couple sitting on a bench during engagement session in Fort Worth

Couple holding hands during their engagement session in a beautiful location

couple flirting and walking together next to a beautiful lake

Couple being romantic and walking beside a beautiful lake location

beautiful couple black and white photo during engagement session walking next to a lake

Couple sitting in a bench and bring romantic at a beautiful park in Dallas

Couple sitting in the grass flirting and cuddling at a beautiful location

Boy holding fiancé while sitting in the grass in Dallas texas

Cute couple laughing while sitting and cuddling on the grass

Couple kissing while sitting next to each other on the ground of a park

Close up photo of adorable couple cuddling on the grass in a park

Couple sitting in the grass and being romantic during engagement session at a beautiful location

Black and white photo of couple being romantic in the grass during engagement session

Couple sitting in green grass in front of a beautiful lake location

Couple standing on long bridge for beautiful engagement photos

Cute couple holding hands and swing dancing outside in a beautiful location

Cute couple being romantic and about to kiss on a bridge in Fort Worth

Girl leaning up against wall being romantic with fiancé

Couple facing eachtoher and laughing really close

Couple kissing on the side of a bridge in Dallas texas

Couple holding hands and looking at each other on a bridge

Black and white photo of couple being romantic for an engagement session in beautiful location

Cuddly engaged couple in Fort Worth texas being romantic

Boy hugging girl from behind for moody engagement photo location

Couple leaning against light pole making out and being romantic for engagement photos

Boy kissing girls neck during engagement photography session in Dallas texas

Cuddly couple on a bridge over a lake in highland park Dallas

Adorable couple being romantic and seductive in a park in Dallas

Close up photo of couple being cuddly in Dallas texas during engagement session

Boy holding girl and spinning around in a beautiful park location for engagement photos

Black and white photo of romantic couple spinning around and being romantic

Boy holding girl and being romantic in a park during engagement photos

Boy holding fiancé and spinning around in Dallas texas

Girl laughing while her fiancé spins her around in Dallas texas during engagement photos

Goofy couple being playful during engagement session in beautiful location

YOUR ENGAGEMENT SESSION LOCATION

With Reagan and Dalton, they picked Lakeside Park in Dallas because they thought it was pretty. Not because it was special to them for some reason or another. They simply liked how it looked. And personally, i think thats enough! Clearly, the photos turned out amazing and you can see how much they love each other, so what else matters!

All that to say, don’t put pressure on picking a location for your engagement session. If you have a special spot, I think that’s awesome, but definitely not required. If you don’t have a special spot in mind, I have suggestions! But I promise, either way, it will be perfect!