In Home Engagement Session Ideas for Lifestyle Photography

Kerry & Patrick's Lifestyle Engagement Photography | Sloans Lake, Denver Colorado | In Home Session | Apollo Photo

In home engagement sessions are definitely some of my favorite to shoot!  As much as I love the dramatic landscapes and nature sessions, there is something so intimate about being invited into a couple's home that they have created together and really seeing the inner workings of their daily lives and love.  

It’s also a nice chance for couples to get in front of my camera.  It definitely helps to ease some of the camera-shyness that most people feel before your wedding day.  Plus, I love the chance to spend a little more time with my clients before their big day, too!  As much as I love outdoor sessions, Colorado mountains, hiking and adventure sessions, I am equally as excited for lifestyle sessions.  I get to hang out and snap away while they go about their normal routine, whether it’s cooking, cuddling up on the couch, going on a dog walk, or clinking their glasses to a great day.  

Lifestyle engagement sessions also make for great save the date cards.  To me, the most important part is the feeling of candid and natural moments, even if we have intercepted a little with our posing expertise.  

Kerry is sweet and accommodating, and Patrick is composed and easygoing.  Their rescue pup adores them, and the whole time we were there never took an eye off of them.  Playing fetch in the backyard, going for a leisurely stroll near Sloan Lake, and hanging out in the spring sun were so easily woven into their engagement session. 

I’m so excited to shoot their wedding in May at Skylight in Denver alongside Lindsey Bartell.  This new venue boasts a modern urban architectural design with tall whitewashed brick walls, exposed ceilings, floods of natural light, and geometric pops with classic flair.  Working in such a new space is exciting because it really is a blank canvas, which is one of the big draws that the venue boasts.  They let their couples bring in their own vendors, and they get a full 24 hours to party as late as they want and not worry about cleanup that same night.  

Since moving from New York City, I rarely get to photograph in urban settings anymore!  I do prefer rural country weddings, but it will be a fun chance to get back into a city environment for their wedding.  I do love the neighborhood that Skylight is nestled into:  Denver's Sante Fe Art District, with loud pops of colorful graffiti, funky coffee shops, and busy streets.  

Kerry & Patrick's Lifestyle Engagement Session | Colorado Wedding Photographer | In-Home Engagement Photography

I love shooting in home engagement sessions because they are intimate, personal, and always tell such a great story about the couple.  When couples such as Kerry and Patrick welcome us into their home, we get to see the space that they have created as their own. 

As much as I love outdoor sessions, Colorado mountains, hiking and adventure sessions, I am equally as excited for lifestyle sessions.  I get to hang out and snap away while they go about their normal routine, whether it’s cooking, cuddling up on the couch, going on a dog walk, or clinking their glasses to a great day.  It’s also a nice chance for couples to get in front of my camera.  It definitely helps to ease some of the camera-shyness that most people feel before your wedding day.  Plus, I love the chance to spend a little more time with my clients before their big day, too!

Most couples are engaged for around a year, and these photos are a sweet momento from that time in their lives which seems to go so quickly in the midst of all of the wedding planning, booking vendors, guest lists, timelines, and all of the other fun – but sometimes stressful – parts about planning the ceremony and party exactly the way you want it. 

Kerry is sweet and accommodating, and Patrick is composed and easygoing.  Their rescue pup adores them, and the whole time we were there never took an eye off of them.  Playing fetch in the backyard, going for a leisurely stroll near Sloan Lake, and hanging out in the spring sun were so easily woven into their engagement session. 

Lifestyle engagement sessions also make for great save the date cards.  To me, the most important part is the feeling of candid and natural moments, even if we have intercepted a little with our posing expertise.  

I’m so excited to shoot their wedding in May at Skylight in Denver alongside Lindsey Bartell.  This new venue boasts a modern urban architectural design with tall whitewashed brick walls, exposed ceilings, floods of natural light, and geometric pops with classic flair.  Stay tuned for pictures of their wedding in just a few weeks!

Engagement Photography:  Apollo Photo
Lifestyle Photography:  Eden Photography

Guanella Pass Campground Wedding Photography in Colorado

Emily & Ole's Wedding In The Woods | Colorado Campground | Apollo Fields Photojournalism

DIY RUSTIC WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY | CAMPGROUND INTIMATE WEDDINGS | ADVENTURE PHOTOGRAPHER ERNY PHOTO CO

Emily and Ole had a laid back wedding at the Guanella Pass Campground this past July. Celebrating with close family among the aspens and evergreens, their Colorado campground wedding was nothing short of perfect.  

During the ceremony, Emily read from her own personal journal, opening up her heart and sharing her intimate thoughts and feelings from when she first met Ole.

And I couldn't help but notice the leaves she had tucked inside her journal pages, dried out and preserved for years to come. As a nostalgic person myself, this made me love being a part of their day even more. 

And then I found out that Emily's bouquet, in all of it's beauty, was the dried version of the very first flowers Ole ever gave her. It turns out she had been saving them for this very day. I can't even put into words how amazing that is and how much I adored it!  

After the wedding, we drove up to the top of Guanella Pass for some intimate couples portraits of just the two of them. As soon as we arrived, you could see Emily and Ole relax. It was obvious that they felt most at home in the quiet of the mountains. Mt. Beirstadt stood tall in the background, which while unplanned was also awesome since that was one of the first 14ers Emily and Ole ever climbed together.  

This was their perfect wedding. From the do it yourself touches, to the breath-taking views, to them including their adorable French bull dog, Winston, and his adorable red bow tie. If they could do it all again, I'm not sure they could do it any better. 

Emily and Ole's Colorado Campground Mountain Wedding

Photography:  Apollo Photo
Journalism:  Apollo Journalism