If you’re looking for an engagement session location in San Diego that feels a little more interesting than the usual beach or park, The Lafayette Hotel is hard to beat!
Located in North Park, San Diego, The Lafayette has this incredible mix of vintage glamour, bold maximalist interiors, palm trees, colorful tile, moody spaces, and old-school California energy. It doesn’t feel like you’re taking engagement photos at just one location. Instead, the property gives you an entire collection of different settings to play with. That’s what makes it such a fun place for an engagement session!
You can start with classic portraits at the front entrance with a vintage car rental, move into something more editorial amongst the red lined wallpaper halls, get playful around the pool, and finish with darker, cinematic photographs at the bar all without packing up the car and driving across San Diego!
Why The Lafayette Is So Good for Engagement Photos?
A lot of my engagement session couples start with the same question (and that’s ok!!)
Where should we take our photos?
The Lafayette is a great answer if you want your gallery to have personality!
The hotel has a strong visual identity, so you don’t have to rely on elaborate posing or complicated styling to make your portraits interesting. The architecture, colors, textures, lighting, and furniture are already doing a lot of the work and speak for themselves. Instead of spending an entire session standing in front of one pretty background, we can create an entire visual story. That means we can focus more on you two!!
The Lafayette Is Especially Great for Couples Who Want Something Different
This location isn’t necessarily for couples who want a traditional engagement session with a field, flowers, and golden-hour sunset. The Lafayette craves couples who want their love photographed with a little more attitude.
A little more color.
A little more life.
A little more fashion.
A little more personality.
We can make the session romantic without making it overly posed. We can make it editorial without making it feel disconnected from who you are. And you can have fun without sacrificing the beautiful, meaningful photographs you wanted in the first place!
If your idea of the perfect engagement session involves bold colors, film, vintage charm, killer outfits, and a setting that feels anything but ordinary, The Lafayette Hotel might be exactly what you’ve been looking for and I’d LOVE to be the one to work with you!
I’m always down for an engagement session that feels more like a fun date night than a traditional photo shoot, and the Lafayette gives us so many ways to make that happen! From the colorful pool to the funky interiors, there’s no shortage of personality here!!
If you’re ready to make some magic together, you can inquire about your engagement session right HERE!!
Can’t wait to hear from you soon!!
