Sequoia National Park Engagement Photos

December 8, 2025

a woman leans against a redwood tree while her fiancee stands next to her during their sequoia national park engagement photos

10/10, would travel across the country to meet up with strangers from the internet and shoot their Sequoia National Park engagement photos again.

a man holds his hand out for his fiancee who he helps to climb over redwood roots
a woman sits with her knees pulled to her chest as her fiancee stands behind her in front of a giant redwood tree during their sequoia national park engagement photos
a woman leans back with her hands on the sides of her fiancee's face as they lean together in front of a redwood tree
a cropped photo of a couple standing in front of a redwood tree during their sequoia national park engagement photos

Reasons why you should do Sequoia National Park engagement photos with me: 1. we get to go to Sequoia National Park. 2. super accessible for a national park 3. park fee is only $35!!! 4. really big fricken trees 5. obviously insane views 6. photos that feel like your own lil movie 7. celebrates our national parks 8. we WILL laugh a lot 9. not a bijillion people there to fight for the views with 10. unique, cool photos 11. do we really even need more reasons? 12. unique, cool photos one more time

Sequoia National Park Engagement Photos

Gee and Jerome found me on TikTok in January 2024. They saw how much I LOOOOOVVVVVVEE to travel and really wanted to do a shoot at a national park. It felt like their vibe, so they booked a couples session with me! That’s right, this was initially a couple’s session. A few months later (and before our session) I got the CUTEST video Gee and Jerome at the Golden Gate Bridge where they had just gotten ENGAGED. So, this session ended up being their engagement photos!

sequoia national park engagement photos where a couple stands face to face between two giant redwood trees
a woman leans down to lean in for a kiss with her fiancee who sits on a fallen tree
a man holds his fiancee's hand as she holds her arms out for balance as she walks across fallen trees
a black and white portrait of a couple smiling together while sitting on rocks an fallen trees
a couple stand next to each other leaning against the wooden railing at sequoia national park
a cropped photo of a couple in an embrace as she sits on a wooden railing at sequoia national park

Picking a National Park for Engagement Photos

Initially, they weren’t sure which national park they wanted to shoot at. We knew one in California, where they live (I am based in Grand Rapids, MI), which narrowed it down a bit. We tossed around a few ideas, but there were still quite a few to choose from. So, I went all research psycho mode. I looked into the details of four different California national parks. I compiled info on each of their characteristics, how busy they tend to be, accessibility, etc. It actually was a shit ton of research. I love doing location research, though. And doing location research for a national park? Shut up.

Because I am actually insane (really just because I love what I get to do so much that I have an insane research psycho mode), I opened up Google Slides and made a presentation with all my info to help us choose. I showed Gee and Jerome my presentation and eventually we settled on Sequoia! I was so happy with Sequoia. I’d never been before and we all know I love an adventure.

So, I booked the trip! I flew in the day before our shoot and met Gee and Jerome for the first time that next day! I was near exploding with excitement. It was one of my first real travel shoots and I’d traveled alone for the first time. I was so happy to be experiencing all of it. We were kind of instant BFFs which made this trip all that much more fun for us.

sequoia national park engagement photos were a woman rests her hands on her fiancee's shoulders as they look into each others eyes
an engaged couple shares an embrace amongst the trees and shadows of sequoia national park
sequoia national park engagement photos where the couple sits together, his arm around her as they look in different directions
a man hugs his fiancee from behind as she smiles at him while they stand on a rock at sequoia national park
a woman sits and looks up at her fiancee who stands next to her
a couple laughs during their sequoia national park engagement photos while holding hands on a dirt path
a black and white motion blur portrait from sequoia national park engagement photos where the couple smiles while walking together, her tucked under his arm

Gee + Jerome’s Sequoia National Park Engagement Photos

I kind of had a path in my mind (based on my deep Sequoia research) of all the spots I wanted to stop at. Our first stop was THE trees. Ya know, the big ass trees everyone goes to Sequoia to see? The vibes were immaculate. The trees are kind of surreal. It was almost like we were at nature’s playground as we moved around and took these photos that illustrate Gee and Jerome’s story. The looks and the laughs. The standing at parallel trees. It was such a unique experience to explore the park from an artist’s perspective. It’s like I was given this prompt (Gee and Jerome and their story and the emotion of it all) and this beautiful section of our planet for a moment in time and just went to WORK. A part of my heart belongs to getting to do that all the time. The fact that this section of the planet happened to be Sequoia National Park was just the cherry on top for me.

Gee brought this CUTE picnic set up (picnic at the national park??!?!! ur joking.) We found a little spot in the woods and spread out the blanket and… come onnnnnnnnnn. It’s so fricken cute. They poured some wine and snacked a bit while I snapped away. The light streaming through those trees was just delicious. We adventured around the park, having a ball and them generally being all cute and in love.

a couple shares snacks on a picnic blanket as he pours a bubbly drink into a glass in this cropped photo
a couple lays out a picnic blanket together at sequoia national park
a cropped photo of a couple facing each other while sitting on a plaid blanket
a couple sits on a blanket and share a picnic during their sequoia national park engagement photos
a couple smiles at each other as they clink glasses while sharing a picnic
a woman lays in her fiancee's arms during their engagement photos
a couple laughs together while they share a picnic in the forest
sequoia national park engagement photos where a couple sit together and clink their glasses while sharing a picnic on a blanket on the ground
a woman kneels behind her fiancee and smiles with her face in the crook of his neck with an arm around him
a woman kneels behind her fiancee on a plaid picnic blanket in the forest as he leans his head back to look up at her
a man holds his hand to help his fiancee across a stream in the forest
sequoia national park engagement photos where the couple dances together next to a picnic blanket placed by a stream with the light of the sun filtering through the trees
sequoia national park engagement photos where the couple runs excitedly down a paved road toward tall skinny trees
sequoia national park engagement photos where the couple stand around a yard apart on a paved road and hold hands while looking at the viewer

The Mountain Lookout

Then we watched the sun set at this mountain lookout. I hadn’t really been expecting the view (ironic given all of that research I had done), and it kind of took my breath away. It was so beautiful. We enjoyed the sunset and that was a wrap on our shoot!

Gee and Jerome are so cool and chill (and kind of badass for booking Sequoia National Park engagement photos) and they made this trip even more exciting which I didn’t even know was possible. National Park engagement photos are kind of my ultimate dream.

I think if you are an adventurous or outdoorsy kind of couple, your engagement photos should reflect that! You are kinda the only one holding you back from having engagement photos done at a national park. You are kinda the only one keeping you from any of your dreams sometimes. If your dream photos are Sequoia National Park engagement photos… you gotta ask yourself why you CAN’T have that dream. And then realize there is no real reason that outweighs the potential. And thennnnn maybe consider taking me with you and we can all live the dream together.

a couple stands in the foreground out of focus framing the shot of mountains and trees in the background
sequoia national park engagement photos where a man looks at his fiancee with his hands on her face as she smiles at him with trees and mountains behind them
sequoia national park engagement photos of an out of focus couple with a blue sky and clouds, trees, and mountains in the background
motion blur engagement photo at sequoia national park where the couple dances together in front of a blue sky with lots of clouds
sequoia national park engagement photos where a couple shares a hug out of focus in the foreground with mountains and a soft sky behind them
sequoia national park engagement photos where the couple stand in front of the mountains and soft sky, he holds her waist as she leans back and looks to the sky
sequoia national park engagement photos where the couple stand in front of a cliff with mountains and the setting in the background
a black and white portrait of a couple standing in front of a mountain view during their sequoia national park engagement photos
a couple stand facing each other clasping their hands together with mountains and the soft beginnings of a sunset behind them
a couple smiles as they look at each other, she sits behind him with an arm around his chest as he leans on his arm on the other side of her with mountains and a soft sky behind them
a woman presses a kiss to her fiancee's cheek while they stand in front of a majestic view
a cropped photo of a couple leaning against each other, her arm tucked in his
a man sits next to his fiancee on a stone bench and looks to the side in front of a mountain view
a woman points to something in the distance as she sits next to her fiancee facing the other direction with the mountains behind him
a couple sits on a stone bench in front of sprawling mountain view
sequoia national park engagement photos where the couple stand in front of a cliff with mountains and the setting in the background
sequoia national park engagement photos where the couple shares an embrace while looking out at the mountains
sequoia national park engagement photos where the couple leans into each other while smiling in front a mountain view
a black and white motion blur portrait of a couple walking in separate directions
a man stands on a stone bench with his fiancee laying next to him as they look out at the mountains of sequoia national park engagement photos

Your Sequoia National Park Engagement Photos

All in all, I am so happy that I went to meet, you know, complete strangers across the country because of a TikTok video I had made. Sometimes I have to remind myself that this is real life.

I am national park engagement photos’ #1 fan. I can’t wait to explore one with YOU! Check out photoshoot details and fill out a contact form to start planning yours with me.

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a motion blur portrait of a couple walking in opposite directions during their sequoia national park engagement photos in front of a view of the mountains and a soft sky

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