Best Engagement Photographers Charlottesville Virginia

It is my favorite time of year, when we look back and post our best pictures of the year! Today we continue with our Best Engagement Pictures of 2018, and it is one I’ve been looking forward to for awhile! I love photographing engagement sessions as it is a great way to get to know our couples, and also it gives us a lot more freedom with our pictures. Often times on a wedding day I only have 20 minutes to photograph the bride and groom, and on top of that I have little control over the lighting or location. With an engagement session, we have as much time as we want, we photograph during the golden hour (or two) for the best lighting, we can select a beautiful location, and normally we can plan around the weather. This is why we recommend engagement sessions to all of our couples, and why a lot of couples look to hire engagement photographers in Charlottesville, even if they are not getting married locally.

We are quite lucky to live in such a beautiful area! If you haven’t been here, Charlottesville is surrounded by the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains with many vineyards and orchards, making this a perfect setting for engagement photography. One of my absolute favorite places to photograph this year was Ravens Roost on the Blue Ridge Parkway because of its sweeping views of the mountains. We enjoyed many amazing sunsets, and with all of the rain, everything was looking quite lush and green! Of course, Chiles Peach Orchard and UVA are two other very popular spots for top engagement photographers in Charlottesville, VA. We love the beautiful pick your own flowers at Chiles that can grow 6 feet or more, and the UVA gardens in spring are always amazing!

Due to some of our popular pictures from the past, we also had quite a few couples come down for a vacation at Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery just to do engagement pictures. I could photograph there all day with the sprawling gardens, and endless vineyards! Of course, not all of what we do is Charlottesville engagement sessions, we did enjoy a few Washington, DC Engagement sessions on the national mall and around the Capitol building! It felt like an iconic moment photographing Lauren & Pete in the middle of the street with the US Capitol behind them. There was something so timeless about that picture!

I hope you enjoy our favorite engagement pictures from 2018, and if you are a newly engaged couple looking for Charlottesville Engagement Photographers let us know! We would love to photograph your Charlottesville Engagement Session!