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SUMMER ENGAGEMENT AT BRAINARD LAKE | SEAN & STEVIE | SUMMER MOUNTAIN ENGAGEMENT

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One of my best kept secrets for engagement sessions is this beauty of a place that feels like heaven on earth when you arrive. If you haven’t had the chance to visit Brainard Lake in Colorado, you may want to check it out! The catch is it’s only accessible by car during the summer months, so we have a short window to be able to use this location for your session. It is the perfect setting that offers a pristine lake & mountain views. I might add the sunsets are the best as well.

Stevie and Sean reside in Wyoming, so they decided to make a stay out of it full of a room at The St. Julian hotel in Boulder, Colorado, a fresh blowout from Dry Bar & a date night dinner! I highly recommend doing all of the above for your engagement session. It is your engagement after all. Make it an experience rather than just “taking photos”, truly fall in love with his season of your life and soak in every minute of it.

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