Engagement Portrait Photography: 30 Interesting Location Ideas

in Weddings + Events

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Couples have their engagement portrait shoot first, several weeks before their wedding start. On this e-session, the couple comes dressed up depending on the concept or theme they want to be captured. Forget about artificial backdrops and explore unique environments and romantic locations and have it as your backdrop.

Couples are ready to have their intimate moments captured on-location by their photographer. Most couples tend to pick places like the beach or at the park, to name a few. If you are living within the countryside area, old motels, wide open fields, and dilapidated barns can give you unique photographs. If you live in a city, a vintage signage, graffiti, and brick walls can make excellent background.

Images captured from the engagement photo session are usually presented by the couple to their guest at the reception through an audio visual presentation or photo slideshow projected on a big monitor. In here, the photographer will show their love story through his images using Animoto to create that stunning slideshows in minutes.

Here’s some of a bit edgy, unique, and traditional ideas for your engagement portrait shoot on-location. Take it as an inspiration to come up with a decision for a memorable location that will be captured in photograph and cherish for a lifetime.

1. At the park where you had your first kiss


Photo via callie b

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2. Near a sculpture where you found each other


Photo via Joe Dantone

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3. On the window where you spent hours together reading


Photo via jbparker

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4. On the sofa where you shared your dreams together


Photo via brittniwillie.com

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5. Along the railroad where you had your first adventure


Photo via Shannon Lepere

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6. At the playground where you both used to play as kids


Photo via Dead Pixel Studio

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7. Above the sky where you jump for joy together


Photo via Pete Malone

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8. Inside the classroom in which you both studied together


Photo via Mehul Photographer

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9. At the yacht where you first took a cruise together alone


Photo by Rhys Albrecht

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10. Near the river where you first camp together


Photo via Sam Brill

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11. At the beach where you shared so many special moments


Photo via Marcos Caviccioli

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12. Under a street lamp where you proposed to her


Photo via stevenc photography

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13. On top of the tree you both climbed together for the first time


Photo via little_olenka

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14. On a motorcycle where he took you for the first ride


Photo via Renae

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15. On an island where you had your first date


Photo via shookaty

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16. Outside the apartment where you first met


Photo via Shannon Lepere

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17. On the snow where you both laid together


Photo via Come Together Studios

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18. On the trail where you coached her the best way to ride a bike


Photo via Marcos Caviccioli

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19. At the restaurant where you always used to get lunch together


Photo via Leslee Mitchell

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20. Near an aircraft where you flirted with each other


Photo via Marcos Caviccioli

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21. Inside the theatre in which he first embrace his arms around you


Photo via Studio Foto

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22. At a picnic where he first tried to grill you a steak


Photo via fahri rahman

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23. By the car he initially picked you up


Photo via Jose Villa Photography

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24. Riding the train where you first held hands together


Photo via fahri rahman

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25. At the junkyard where you sung your first love song together


Photo via Collin Stumpf

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26. At the golf club where she taught you how to play the game


Photo via Ty Johnson Photography

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27. At the boat where you first caught your first fish together


Photo via Millie Holloman Photography

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28. At the theme park exactly where she got that huge stuffed toy


Photo via Meagan

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29. At the skateboard park where you fell trying to get her attention


Photo via Jerseykym

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30. In the ocean where you stumbled upon each other while surfing


Photo via crissgirl

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Further Readings And Resources After Getting Engaged



1. Marriage Proposal: Top 5 Things To Do After Saying Yes
2. Wedding Photography Checklist: 60 Shot Ideas For Wedding Album
3. Lead image via Flickr by Set Sail

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