Great Falls is a perfect place for an outdoor engagement session with a fun couple! It is surrounded by beautiful parks on both the Virginia and Maryland sides of the Potomac River. From the cascading falls to seemingly endless cliffs, the scenery gives Great Falls engagement photos anything that DC-based couples who love the outdoors could want! It was what led Ally to propose to Sam there. It also made the location a natural choice for a session with their engagement photographers!

Sunset Great Falls Park Engagement Photos

Because we wanted to end their engagement photoshoot with pictures at sunset, we met Sam and Ally on the Maryland side of the river. From the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, one can see both the falls and the Western sky at the same time. Before the sun went down and the sky turned orange, though, we had almost two hours to wander around and take Great Falls Park engagement photos of them. During that pre-sunset portion of Sam and Ally’s session, we focused on capturing images that highlighted their personality as a couple.

Personalized Great Falls Maryland Engagement Photos

Fortunately for us, that was really easy thanks to some touches that Sam and Ally added. Before the session started, Sam and Ally unpacked their pride flag that they wanted to include in their Great Falls Maryland engagement photos. As engagement photographers, we always love it when our couples bring along elements that are particularly meaningful to them. Those little touches personalize the portraits by telling a piece of the future spouses’ love story. It also allows us to use those items to amp up the creativity in their engagement pictures. As you can see, we found all sorts of ways to incorporate the flag creatively into Sam and Ally’s images!

Best Spots for Great Falls Engagement Photos

After creating portraits at several locations along the path by the river, we turned onto the Olmsted Island Trail and headed to the scenic overlook at its end. This is a favorite spot of many DC residents, but one we had not explored before. With its gorgeous view of the falls surrounded by majestic cliffs, it is not hard to understand why Washington DC area couples love it so much! So as the sun began to go down and the sky turned amber, we took some gorgeous pictures of Sam and Ally. It was the perfect way to conclude a beautiful afternoon spent with a lovely couple!

Sam + Ally, thank you so much for hanging with us for your Great Falls engagement photos! We loved getting to know you both better! And can’t wait for your City Club of Washington wedding in November!

Tender moment between two brides to be during their Great Falls engagement photos by Potok's World Photography, engagement photographers in Maryland

Two brides to be posing with a pride flag during their Great Falls engagement photos by Potok's World Photography, engagement photographers in Maryland

 Two brides-to-be hugging in the setting sun during Great Falls engagement photos by Potok's World Photography, engagement photographers in Maryland.

Two brides kissing with their pride flag during sunset during their Great Falls engagement photos by Potok's World Photography, engagement photographers in Maryland.

Two brides-to-be silhouetted with their pride flag during their Great Falls engagement photos by Potok's World Photography, engagement photographers in Maryland

Two brides-to-be portraits at a Great Falls engagement photos by Potok's World Photography, engagement photographers in Maryland.

Silhouette portraits of same-sex couple during their Great Falls engagement photos by Potok's world Photography, engagement photographers in Maryland.

Sunset portraits of same-sex couple, two brides during their Great Falls engagement photos by Potok's World Photography, engagement photographers in Maryland

Portrait of two-brides-to-be during sunset at the Great Falls engagement photos by Potok's World Photography, engagement photographers in Maryland.

 


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Planning a destination wedding or engagement session? No problem! Though we are based in Washington DC, we often travel for weddings and engagement photoshoots. That has taken us to countries in Asia, Europe and various cities within the US.