There are lots of great places to take engagement photos in Dayton. I made a list of my top 7 engagement session locations to make figuring out which one is best for you just a little bit easier!

If you are planning ahead for your fall engagement session, this post is for you. Here are a few quick tips to help you get the most out of your autumn engagement photo session.

Photographing a marriage proposal is one of my favorite things to do. I love seeing the genuine joy & surprise. Hearing the story of how they met and all the planning that went into keeping everything a secret is just so fun. When Zach reached out asking me if I would photograph him proposing to Emily, I was so excited to help.

I am so excited to share a recent engagement session I photographed at The Honey Farm in Dayton, Ohio. Kenzi & Brandon will be getting married there in 2022 and so they had the unique opportunity to take their engagement photos at their wedding venue. If you have the opportunity to do that, it’s a really great chance to walk around with the photographer ahead of the big day and take some photos. It gives you a great idea of how things will look on your wedding day, and you can figure out what you love most before the actual wedding rolls around.

Summer engagement sessions are one of my absolute favorite things. It’s nice and warm outside. Everything is lush and green, and the sunsets are especially glowy- which is perfect for sunset engagement photos. This engagement session at Cox Arboretum was so much fun. During their engagement session, they had the sweetest family of photo-bombers. Scroll down to see exactly what happened! It was such a cute moment.

Spring engagement sessions officially have me swooning. This recent engagement session at the Dayton Art Institute was so much fun. Lauren and Randy have such a natural and fun connection- photographing them was literally such a joy for me. One of my favorite things about my job is seeing how a couple connects and capturing that unique dynamic in photographs so they can hold onto those moments forever.

Planning for a snowy photo session can be really difficult in Ohio. The weather changes so quickly and it’s hard to know if there will be snow or not. We were hoping for some snow for this winter engagement session at Cox Arboretum. Although there wasn’t a heavy layer of snow on the ground, it did snow the whole time, which was so beautiful.

I am over here absolutely obsessing over this adorable engagement session in downtown Dayton. Winter engagement sessions are sometimes cold and dreary, but this one was anything but that. We began our session at Dayton Beer Company, who was kind enough to allow us to take a few photos while N & K enjoyed a couple of beers inside their bar area. The large windows let in lots of light, and they brew beer right there in the middle of the room- it looks really cool.

I feel like winter is sometimes the hardest season for planning engagement photo sessions. It’s often chilly, but there’s not always pretty snow everywhere. It’s hard to anticipate if there will be snow or not, and the colorful fall foliage has faded away. My go-to for gorgeous winter engagement sessions is choosing locations with lots of evergreen foliage and pretty structures. Wegerzyn Gardens definitely fits the bill.