Colorado
Engagement session · Denver
In short
Engagement session in Denver starts at $450: 2 hours on location with a photographer who works in Denver, and 60 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 5 business days.
Why choose Engagement session in Denver?
Denver engagement sessions split between two entirely different photographs that are twenty minutes apart: Union Station and LoDo, which is red brick and a lit Beaux-Arts terminal, or Red Rocks and the foothills, which is three-hundred-foot sandstone and the plains stretching east. Both work; combining them in two hours does not, because the light that suits one is the wrong end of the day for the other.
Worth knowing about Denver
Red Rocks is a working concert venue before it is a park: it opens an hour before sunrise, and on concert days the amphitheatre usually closes to the public from about two in the afternoon — which makes a sunrise session the reliable option rather than the preferred one. Its photography rules are the venue’s own, and worth confirming for your date.
What does the session in Denver look like?
- Red Rocks Park
- Sandstone fins and the plains beyond. Sunrise only, realistically — it is a working venue and closed for load-in most afternoons in season.
- Union Station and LoDo
- A restored terminal with the sign lit, and warehouse blocks either side. The only location here that works after dark.
- Washington Park
- Two lakes and the oldest trees in the city. The green option, and the one that looks least like Colorado.
What does engagement session in Denver include?
- 60 retouched photographs
- Two locations, including travel between them
- Outfit change included
- Save-the-date crops sized for print and for email
- Private online gallery within 5 business days
- Print release for personal use
FAQ — Engagement session in Denver
Can we photograph at Red Rocks?
At sunrise, usually yes. Red Rocks in Denver opens an hour before sunrise, and on concert days the amphitheatre usually closes to the public from about 2pm, so the morning is the practical window rather than a stylistic choice. Its photography rules are set by the venue, and are confirmed for your date.
When is the best month for engagement photos in Denver?
September, for golden aspen in the high country from mid-month through the first week of October, warm days and cold mornings with the summer storms finished. June and July bring alpine wildflowers but also a near-daily afternoon thunderstorm. March is Denver’s snowiest month, which surprises people.