Texas
Honeymoon session · Austin
In short
Honeymoon session in Austin starts at $395: 90 min on location with a photographer who works in Austin, and 50 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 5 business days.
Why choose Honeymoon session in Austin?
A honeymoon session in Austin is a 90-minute sunrise or sunset session across two locations, one of them away from the resort, priced from $395 with 50 retouched images. Couples who honeymoon around Austin mostly stay out on Lake Travis or in the Hill Country rather than downtown, and the session follows them there. Lake Travis is a reservoir on the Colorado River with long western reaches, so a sunset over open water is the frame worth driving for. The second location is chosen from the drive back: a limestone bluff, a vineyard row, or the city lights if the couple are spending their last night downtown.
Worth knowing about Austin
Much of the Lake Travis shoreline around Austin is managed by the Lower Colorado River Authority, and LCRA requires anyone photographing on its property for commercial use to get permission before the shoot, with daily pricing that LCRA says starts at $100. Personal snapshots need no permit; whether a paid honeymoon session at an LCRA park such as Muleshoe Bend counts as commercial is confirmed with LCRA’s film office before the date, and the couple pays the park entry fee either way.
What does the session in Austin look like?
- Muleshoe Bend Recreation Area, Lake Travis
- An open lakeshore with room to walk, and the sun going down over the water rather than behind trees.
- The resort grounds at blue hour
- Ten minutes on the property once the sky has gone dark, so the last frames are of the place you actually stayed.
- Mount Bonnell
- A city-side alternative above the Colorado River for couples spending the final night in Austin itself.
What does honeymoon session in Austin include?
- 50 retouched photographs
- Sunrise or sunset session, planned around your location
- Two locations, including one away from the resort
- Private online gallery within 5 business days
- Print release for personal use
Permits at these locations: Mount Bonnell: Austin Parks and Recreation photo session permit: $50 per two-hour slot, booked 4 to 30 days ahead.
FAQ — Honeymoon session in Austin
Do we need a permit for honeymoon photos on Lake Travis?
At an LCRA park, possibly. The Lower Colorado River Authority requires permission before commercial photography on its property and quotes daily pricing from $100, while personal photography is exempt. A Lake Travis honeymoon session at Muleshoe Bend is cleared with LCRA before the date, with park entry paid separately.
Sunrise or sunset for a honeymoon session near Austin?
Sunset on Lake Travis, sunrise in the Hill Country. The western reaches of Lake Travis put the evening sun over open water, while a Hill Country vineyard or creek near Austin is cooler and emptier at first light, especially between June and September when Central Texas afternoons run close to 100°F.