Featured - Arches National Park Engagement Session!

Y’all. This engagement session was one for the books. I’ll never ever ever forget it - the scenery alone in Arches is incredible, but throw in the world’s sweetest couple and some unpredictable Moab weather and you’ve got the most ridiculously epic set of engagement photos. I’m so stoked that they were recently featured on the Wandering Weddings blog, and I wanted to share a few here as well!

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Featured on the Wandering Weddings blog!

I’m still so giddy to see it featured - Aubrey and I couldn’t get over the skies we lucked out with that day! We scouted out tons of incredible locations in both Canyonlands & Arches National Parks, and landed on Arches for our couple. I’m so glad that Kaelee & Bryson trusted us to come up with the perfect itinerary for them, because it totally worked out to give us this unforgettable experience together.

I spent a ton of time researching photography permits in Arches National Park before this session to ensure that we covered all our bases and also followed Leave No Trace. Also, the weather was super gnarly and while it made for some EPIC photos, it’s worth mentioning that you should always always always prepare for unpredictable conditions. We had rain (it actually flooded in Moab that day), lightning, and then a surprise double rainbow. Make sure to prepare accordingly if you’re planning an engagement session at Arches National Park! And, as always, please be respectful of our National Parks and all that they have to offer. Read up on hiking in Arches and leaving everything better than you found it.

Many thanks to Wandering Weddings for the beautiful feature! I’m so honored to have these on the blog!!

xoxo
Lauren

Bryce Canyon National Park Couples Session

Way back in March 2021, our family had the chance to scope out some of the best national parks that the Southwest has to offer. We were able to visit Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, and Death Valley National Park all in one trip (lots of driving, but so worth it). We biked through Zion, explored the salt flats and pupfish in Death Valley, and hiked through a foot of snow at Bryce Canyon! But one of the best parts of the trip was spending time with Aubrey’s brother and his girlfriend, Stephanie. They live in Phoenix, and we are always so stoked to explore with them. When they’re around, we’re basically chopped liver to Elsie, but I wouldn’t have it any other way 🥰

I was able to do a super sweet little couples session for them while we were at Bryce Canyon, which was so much fun. We hiked the Mossy Cave trail, which was an easy, out & back trail with a really rad waterfall/icicle view. It was pretty chilly in March, but it did mean that we had the area pretty much to ourselves! Remember to always follow Leave No Trace principles and all Bryce Canyon NP guidelines if you decide to hike this trail.

We only had 30 minutes or so for this session, but it was so much fun. It got me so stoked on exploring more of the southwestern US, and I can’t wait to do more desert couples sessions in Utah.