Filoli Engagement Session | Dana & Johny

If you're a recently engaged couple searching for dreamy and romantic garden engagement photos, my personal favorite engagement location is Filoli Historic House & Garden . Filoli Estate is a photographer’s dream come true with over 650 acres of seasonal flowers, elegant architecture, and so much natural beauty.

Why choose Filoli for your engagement session?

Filoli has seasonal blooms all year around, and so whether you're looking to have your session in spring, summer, or fall, there's no shortage of beautiful locations to photograph. My personal favorites are the hydrangeas that span from late spring to early fall! However, a small secret is if you do your session in winter, you will get the most beautiful golden hour glow, as the grounds close at 5pm, aligning perfectly with golden hour during the winter months.

Planning and Photographer Tips for your Filoli engagement session:

With my Filoli Membership, planning your engagement session here is stress-free, as my membership will cover your tickets and mine. Filoli is open daily from 10am - 5pm, but the best time for your photos will be during the last hour and a half, starting at 3:30pm to get that dreamy golden hour lighting.

You two don't have to worry about posing or finding locations beforehand. Having shot here many times, creating an engagement session so my couples feel relaxed and can have fun is always my top priority, and so I love taking my couples to well-known locations inside the gardens, while mixing it up with some new locations to explore!

Dana & Johny's Session:

When Dana & Johny picked Filoli Historic House & Garden for their engagement session, I could not wait to photograph their love here! On a beautiful October day, I met Dana and Johny outside the entrance, and we started with the infamous Filoli Brick building before heading off into a new corner that was blooming with the most beautiful hydrangeas! As we continued into our session, I absolutely loved getting to know these two. What started as friends slowly turned into something deeper. A pho date, a day-long adventure packed with hiking, Disneyland, and movies at the end! Witnessing such a love that feels effortless and so full of care, I could photograph engagement sessions like these all day: capturing the laughter, the way you listen to each other, and the pure essence of two people in love.

Dana & Johny, one hour flew by far too fast, and I'm so excited for you two to tie the knot this year at Shakespeare Garden and Cavallo Point!

xoxo,

Audey

Interested in seeing more Filoli engagement sessions? Check out a summer Filoli engagement session here!

Recently engaged? I would love to learn more about your story and what you're envisioning for your wedding day. Schedule a consultation here, and we'll talk through how we can preserve your celebration in a way that feels natural, intentional, and lasting.