Hannah + Will’s Engagement Pictures at Washington Oaks Gardens State Park |Florida Engagement Photographers Jerry, Karen, and Hannah Favorite | Favorite Studios Photography + Cinematography
Engagement Picture Inspiration
While you scroll through this post take note of the different poses. We like to diversify our photos by changing up the poses. Variety is important! Also, it is important to get inspiration from your location. For example, if there is a cute doorway or fence try leaning against it. Using your surroundings to your advantage can improve your pictures.
Washington Oaks Gardens State Park
Washington Oaks Gardens State Park is located in Palm Coast, Florida. It is one of our favorite locations for engagement pictures. This is because of the beautiful garden and beach access. We love the park’s koi pond and bridge, gazebo, rose garden, all of the greenery and more. To see more engagement pictures at Washington Oaks Gardens State Park click HERE.
However, this state park is great for more than just engagement pictures. We have photographed an elopement, families, and maternity sessions at the state park. It offers a wide range of colorful backgrounds for pictures.
Beach Engagement Pictures
Beach engagement pictures are a classic in Florida. The stunning blue sky, sparkling water, and tan sand make for beautiful pictures. Additionally, there are special beaches like Driftwood Beach that are great for pictures. This beach is covered with giant pieces of driftwood, and its uniqueness stands out in pictures. To view some engagement pictures at Driftwood Beach click HERE.
Celebratory Champagne Pop! ✨🍾🥂
Recently, we’ve seen more couples choosing to pop a bottle of champagne in pictures. We love this new engagement picture trend! The candid pictures are full of laughter and love.
Florida Sunset
Although, we live on the East Coast the sunsets are still immaculate! If you want to capture the sunset in your pictures plan to meet your photographer an hour before sunset.
Samantha and Chris are true sweethearts, all the way back from high school. Jerry captured the dynamic duo for their engagement photos. To read about their ‘love story’, check out their amazing wedding day picture blogshow.
St Augustine + Palm Coast Engagement Photos | Washington Oaks Gardens
The engagement photo session was fun and relaxed. The beautiful, natural location of the gardens and beach offered a variety of romantic settings.
Jerry Favorite, Engagement Photographer
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Allison + Tyler’s Engagement Pictures at Washington Oaks Gardens State Park |Florida Engagement Photographers Jerry, Karen, and Hannah Favorite | Favorite Studios Photography + Cinematography
Garden Engagement Pictures
Washington Oaks Gardens State Park has a beautiful green landscape. The Beach and Garden are great for engagement pictures. Typically, we will photograph couples in the garden first. After that we’ll head on over to the beach to catch the sunset. We recommend planning your engagement session during the spring so you can get the flowers and roses in bloom. Additionally, when you book for the spring you can plan to avoid some of the Florida heat!
Engagement Ring
If you’re lucky and the roses are in bloom you have to get a detail shot of your engagement ring! Don’t worry there are many colored roses to pick from. The garden has a wide variety of flowers and plants.
Washington Oaks State Park and Garden
This stunning State Park in Palm Coast only costs a few dollars to access. And trust us when we say its worth it. There are so many beautiful spots for pictures. Plus, if you book with us we can show you some of our favorite hidden gems of the Park. We have been shooting here since my husband and I started working together about ten years ago.
Beach and Garden Engagement Pictures
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Beach Engagement Pictures
When planning your engagement session we take note of when the sunsets. Its very important to note when scheduling photoshoots. Especially because who doesn’t want beautiful engagement pictures with a Florida sunset lighting the sky. The natural colors of a sunset help being pictures to life. Additionally, we were lucky enough to see a rainbow while at the beach photographing this happy couple.
Rainbow
Silhouette Engagement Pictures
Sunsets and silhouettes are one of our favorite combos! The high contrast and vibrant colors make everyone smile. They might not technically be the easiest, but they’re worth it. And we’ve taken many throughout our years as photographers!
Happy Couple: Sara and Kyle | Saint Augustine Engagement Photos | Photography by Jerry and Karen Favorite
Saint Augustine Engagement Photos at Beautiful Garden Location
We adore Sara and Kyle’s engagement pictures at Washington Oaks Garden State Park. It was a great experience that allowed the couple to familiarize with the photographers prior to the wedding. They are such a sweet and adorable couple. Truly a pleasure to work with and so glad they chose us to photograph their wedding day!
Karen and Jerry Favorite are always inventing new ways to connect with the couple to produce the most beautiful engagement photos. From creating fun and relaxing environments to offering subtle directions for natural photographs. Sara and Kyle were the perfect couple. And even if you’re not “models” and used to getting your picture taken, it can be a wonderful experience!
Check out this gorgeous tear-drop engagement ring. Wow! One of our favorites and makes a fine photo.
Washington Oaks Beach Engagement Poses
In addition, candid photos are mixed with a variety of poses. Jerry and Karen Favorite produce a large variety of photographs, styles, backdrops… all in one session for the couple to have and cherish for a lifetime.
Awww, so romantic. We just adore pictures at the beach right before sunset. Reflections in the water. Breeze through your hair. Golden sunlight. A lot of love (and kisses).
It’s been great getting to know Sara and Kyle. We cannot wait for their big wedding day at the World Golf Village Renaissance.
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Engagement Photographer | Karen Favorite
Summer may be hot in Florida, but it’s also sizzling with love! Romantic proposals have ensued with heart-stopping “Yes!” replies made and wedding plans are in progress. During all the stresses of being engaged, a lovely engagement photo session should not be one of them.
Andrew + Katie = LOVE
Here is a wonderful example of a fantastic couple with beautiful pictures capturing the essence of their engagement. They were nervous going into the photo shoot – not many people are completely comfortable in front of the camera. For a no-stress engagement session, we recommend starting with a little pre-planning.
Select outfits you look and feel good in. Notice Katie’s cool leopard print pumps! A great accent to a classic black dress. Andrew certainly looked dashing in all black with brown belt and shoes. Our engagement sessions include an outfit change along with a change up in scenery. So we recommend locations that offer a lot of natural beauty and variety.
Washington Oaks Gardens in Palm Coast, Florida was the perfect tropical paradise for Andrew and Katie. They warmed up quickly to getting their picture taken. With a few posing tips, they were good-to-go. So natural and fun! Their engagement session was a blast.
The golden hour before sunset is the most glorious for pictures on the beach. It can be a little windy (but that just helps keep the gnats away)! The coquina sand and rocks found along our East Coast are a favorite of ours. Love the crashing waves. And their big smiles.
If you have guessed by Katie’s zebra print dress, they’ve got a little “jungle love” theme going on. And of course it will be carried through to their wedding at the Jacksonville Zoo this spring! What an honor to be chosen as their photographer. I don’t like to dole out too much advise, but it never hurts to just relax and have fun with your pictures. Letting your true selves shine is always beautiful.
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Favorite Studios is your local Florida family beach photographer. These are pictures of the marvelous McCormick family, who gathered on Amelia Island for some fun memories. Jerry Favorite had the honor of photographing this great group of kids, parents, and grandparents.
Amelia Island, Florida Family Beach Photographer + Photo Album
Blues and grays mixed with pretty patterns made for casual yet classy outfits. Florida’s natural environment of warm browns, greens and soft blues are picture perfect.
Trees like this great old oak, sand dunes and the Atlantic Ocean are a timeless backdrop and a perfect place to play and get lots of fun photos.
These pictures were used in their family photo album they received. Our “Favorite Portrait Package” is a great value, the best investment of any vacation. The photo package includes includes the session on location, photo gallery online, all high resolution adjusted images with print rights, plus a premium 20-page 8×8 photo album. An ideal way to always remember those most cherished family moments.
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We just love to photograph amazing families all along our East Coast. From Amelia Island, Jacksonville Beach, Ponte Vedra Beach, Saint Augustine Beach to on down to Palm Coast, and everything in between. Vilano Beach and Crescent Beach are two of our favorite beaches for family photos. Consider these two options if you’re looking for a little variety besides beautiful sandy beaches. Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park in north Jacksonville by Mayport Naval Station offers wooded nature trails, a lake setting, a great beach walkover and sand dunes. Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, south of River to Sea Preserve by Marineland, has a lovely garden side and a beautiful beach side with coquina rocks. These family pictures were taken in the popular vacation destination of Amelia Island, Florida.
Washington Oaks Gardens State Park | Palm Coast Engagement Photographer | Jerry Favorite
Angela and Craig are clearly one dynamic duo! Jerry had a blast working with them. Their engagement photo session had the best of both worlds at Washington Oaks with the lush green formal and rustic gardens, and the beach with coquina sand and rocks.
Photographers, Karen and Jerry Favorite of Favorite Studios Photography + Cinematography love shooting in Palm Coast, Florida.
The beautiful, romantic gardens at Washington Oaks State Park with the classic engagement style poses, and super fun, playful moments while frolicking on the beach. The holi powder added a powerful punch to their pictures. And after “cleaning up” in the ocean, Jerry captured some cool sparkler shots.
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Family’s First Year Photos: Highlights from Maternity, Newborn, 6 Month and 1 Year Photo Sessions
We photographed Tracy and Dan’s wedding in July of 2011 and was so excited to hear they were expecting their first baby two years later. It is always an honor to photograph new families, especially when we’ve had the opportunity to see how their relationship started – from engagement session to wedding day.
Maternity Pictures | Beautiful Outdoor Session
Tracy and Dan’s maternity session last summer was shot at the lovely Washington Oaks gardens and beach in Palm Coast. Tracy looked fantastic in the jewel purple and the rich greens were a beautiful backdrop for their maternity pictures.
I love these belly bump photos on the beach. Tracy and Dan decided not to find out if their baby was a boy or a girl, so they incorporated both a pink and a blue ribbon. Though they did not know the gender of the baby, they had picked out the baby’s name, Jayden, and made adorable alphabet blocks in the color scheme of the nursery.
Newborn Baby Pictures | Favorite Studios Photo Session
Drum roll… it’s a GIRL! Welcome baby Jayden. She was absolutely perfect and had a gorgeous head of hair for her newborn photo session.
Their wedding rings around those cute little baby feet is classic! I also adore the Dr. Seuss props and custom chair with Jayden’s name on it that they brought for the photo shoot. They really add a custom, personalized element to their baby pictures.
6 Month Old Baby Pictures | Mandarin Park Outdoor Location Shoot
Wow, babies grow up so fast! By winter, Jayden was six months old and starting to sit up all on her own. We had a grand time exploring a nearby park for her 6-month photo session.
This adorable baby girl just loved watching the bubbles float by and playing with her mommy and daddy.
Tracy and Dan are loving parenthood! We live for capturing these precious, growing-up moments for their family to cherish and look back on years from now.
1 Year Old Baby Photos | Studio Session
I can hardly believe a year has passed! We recently brought Jayden back to the studio for her one year photo session. Check out their tradition of taking a photo with a photo in a frame, that all started on their wedding day.
All dressed up and ready for fun. During her 1-year photo shoot, she liked rocking in our rocking chair, playing with her balloons and messing around with the tulle and her pretty beaded necklace. The jumbo flower hair piece is so adorable. She is going to be running around driving all the boys crazy before we know it.
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The Hortmans are one of my ‘favorite’ (pun intended) families. I still vividly recall Patty and Matt’s wedding in May of 2008 off the St Johns River. They’re an amazing couple and have three awesome kids. Enjoy viewing some beautiful pictures from their natural Florida family photography session.
I had a pleasure of photographing their family pictures in 2010 soon after the arrival of their first boy and again last year which included a new adorable little addition. It also happened to be Matt and Patty’s 5th wedding anniversary! What a great way to celebrate their lives and their family.
This was truly a blessed day and the Florida weather was perfect. Washington Oaks Gardens is a breathtaking location (even though this lovely old fallen oak tree is no longer here).
I have really enjoyed looking back through these family pictures and hope you do to! It makes me appreciate and love my family even more too. “This is our happily ever after.”
We love the coquina rocks on this area of beach in Palm Coast. They make some of the best family beach sessions.
We certainly had a fun-tastic photo shoot and I look forward to the next time the Hortmans visit Jacksonville/St Augustine area again!
Photographer: Karen Favorite | Natural Florida Family Photography
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Jerry had so much fun with Angela and Todd at their engagement session at Washington Oaks Gardens State Park. They are a wonderful couple who love to have fun together!
Just look at Angela’s gorgeous smile! We loved how much they laughed together.
Nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and Matanzas River, Washington Oaks makes such a beautiful location for engagement pictures. The colors of nature are always amazing, especially within this coastal hammock filled with majestic live oak trees, flower gardens, exotic vegetation, and lovely footpaths!
We then headed to the beach side of the park to wrap up the engagement session with a breathtaking background of coquina rocks and crashing waves. There’s nothing like looking out on the ocean and thinking about the possibilities of your life together!
Location – Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, Palm Coast
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