Golden Willow Photography Studio

Engagements & Couples

An hour of
being obvious
about each other.

Engagement announcements, anniversary sessions, and just-because portraits, photographed at golden hour around Stillwater and Payne County.

From
$150
Session
75 min
Delivered
2 weeks
Close detail of an engaged couple's hands and rings

How these go

Three things worth knowing

01

You will be told what to do

Nobody knows what to do with their hands. I direct continuously, telling you where to stand, who leans in, and where to look, so neither of you has to invent a pose on the spot.

02

Movement beats posing

Most of what I ask for is small and real: walk this way, tell them the thing you were laughing about earlier. The frames in between the instructions are the ones you keep.

03

Golden hour, always

I will send you the exact time the light turns for your date. It is worth planning dinner around. An hour before sunset does more for a photograph than any amount of editing.

Included

In every couples session

One flat price with the digital files included, cropped and ready for a save-the-date if that is where these are headed.

Full price list

  • 60-minute session at one location
  • Two outfit changes
  • 25+ hand-edited high-resolution images
  • Private online gallery with print release
  • Save-the-date crop included

Couples questions

Do you photograph weddings too?
I do not. Engagements and couple sessions only. A lot of couples book me for the engagement photos and a wedding specialist for the day itself, and I am happy to recommend photographers in Stillwater I would trust with mine.
We are awkward in front of a camera. Is that a problem?
Everyone says this, and it is never true by the end. I direct the whole session, telling you where to stand, where to look, and what to do with your hands, so you are never left performing at each other.
Can we bring our dog?
Please do. Bring somebody who can hold the leash between frames and it works beautifully.
When should we do engagement photos?
Four to six months before the wedding, if you want them on a save-the-date. Golden hour is worth planning around, and I will send you the exact time for your date.

Engagements

Four to six months before the wedding.

That is the window if you want these on a save-the-date. Send me your date and I’ll send back golden-hour times and what’s open.