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Have you checked out Golden Gate Park? There are tons of locations in it that may be what you are looking for.
woo! we're doing ours... next week!!! FH and I met in China, so we're going to start in Chinatown, then go to Golden Gate Park (Japanese Tea Gardens, Stow Lake & Conservatory of Flowers, weather and time permitting), and then end at Baker Beach.
You could also check out the Sutro Baths, Land's End, and Muir Woods for outdoors-y places, but really I think GGP is going to be your best bet.
We did ours at the Ravenswood House in Livermore. Beautiful old restored mansion. You can also try Heather Farms in Walnut Creek. Guess it depends on where you are in the bay area.
I'm not sure how far south you are, but we did ours at Point Reyes and one of the beaches out there. If you click the link below you can see the two blog posts our photog did from our session. The second one is in the town of Point Reyes, there were so many cool doors and old buildings, I think it made for some great pics!
I'm south toward San Jose/Cupertino Are. I haven't discuss with my photographer regarding how far she's willing to travel for engagement session.I prefer to stay local, but if I needed I think I can work something out.
I've been to Golden Gate park before, but going there to me is such a hassle. Street parking is hard to find because it's always crowded. Parking structure fees is about $3 an hour. Everytime we go there, we ended up spending $20 on parking. $20 might not be a lot, but I came from where I didn't have to pay for parking (I'm still getting used to paying to park).
I've only been to De Young and Japanese Garden so far, I will sure to check out other places within the Park.
@Jaynee: Is Point Reyes in Drakes Bay? If so, it's a little too far for us. Btw, like the picture of you on the green grass, with a line of grey trees in the back. Looks pretty :)
@Jaynee: aww i love your pics!!! Pt. Reyes is such a gorgeous place :]
@cutexkitty: South Bay yay!
We did ours at Stanford. You can see the our photographer's blog post of them here: http://www.kylehepp.com/2010/10/stanford-engagement-session-robin-y-matt-california-2/
@Entangled: that last photo? total money shot. your photographer really got some great pics!
@elliestan: Thanks! That's my favorite too... I actually have it as the wallpaper on my computer at work. I am convinced my photographer is the most awesome ever! :)
@elliestan: Agree. I like the last pic too.
@Entangled: Haha. I didn't know I'm living in South Bay until your mentioned. I asked FI and he confirmed. I feel silly for not knowing the area where I live.
@cutexkitty: LOL. Don't worry about it. It took me awhile after we moved out here to have any idea what was where.
And thanks! Let me know if you do end up doing pictures around here... I call tell you where some of them were taken.
We did our first look at Sharon Park in Menlo Park, and it's a great little quiet park with a pond, shady arbor and fountains. http://www.menlopark.org/departments/com/parks/sharon.htm, first look, and more pictures in the park
Pulgas Water Temple near Woodside off Highway 280 (I think it's $150 to rent for 2 hours, and gorgeous) http://sfwater.org/mto_main.cfm/MC_ID/20/MSC_ID/177/MTO_ID/308
San Mateo Central Park (tea garden and rose garden, but crowded on weekends) http://www.cityofsanmateo.org/index.aspx?NID=718
Here are some photos I took and reviews at the above locations: http://www.weddingbee.com/2009/12/09/stop-first-looking-at-me-swan/
Shoreline Park (right next to the bay, if you wanted pictures next to the water, and there's also a boating lake): http://www.shorelinelake.com/
Montalvo Arts Center (in Saratoga, not sure if you need permission for photos, but they have beautiful gardens and hiking trails): http://montalvoarts.org/programs/villa_grounds/
I think at Stanford University you have to get a photography permit (not sure if it costs or not), because I remember reading on here somewhere that a couple and their photographer got stopped in the middle of their session because they didn't have the proper permission.
Good luck finding a shoot location for your engagement pics!
@Barnwed: I'm around the SunnyVale, Cupertino and Los Altos Area.
@cola: Thanks for the links. I like the Pulgas Water Temple. Looks really nice, too bad it's closed in 2011. Other places are nice too, I will show them to FI.
Below are the type of place I'm looking for. I have no clue if there are such places around here. Doesn't have to be flowers field, maybe a garden.
@cutexkitty: If you're looking for a natural setting with flowers, Coe State park, near Gilroy has lots of wildflowers in the spring, see the link near the top of the left column: http://www.coepark.org/index.html
And Almaden Quicksilver County Park in San Jose has lots of flowers too, check out the 'park views' link: http://www.rettner.net/quicksilverflowers/index.html
Or maybe Heritage Garden in San Jose: http://www.hidden-knowledge.com/garden/may97/panorams.htm
@cola: Thanks so much. I've created a Google map for all the locations you guys have been showing me and going to visit on the weekends. Our weekends are going to be full with all the visits :)
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I would like to have my engagement session sometimes in Spring of this year, but I have no clue where to go. I moved here about 6 months ago, and still do not know the place well. I need your help!
I'm looking for out door, with lots of flowers, trees and grass. I prefer no dirt and mud.
Are there any garden, flower fields or meadow that you can suggest?