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Cool Locations For Your East Bay Engagement Photos

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here is a list of locations in the east bay of northern california that i recommend for your engagement session. i’ll continue to update this list as i discover and photograph more places that i fall in love with (and that i think you’ll love, too)!

click the location name to see more photos from that location’s session

Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve

(Clark Kerr Fire Trail)

berkeley

Lake Anza

berkeley

couple having a photo session in the grass at lake lanza

couple sitting next to lake anza. photo by oakland wedding photographer

couple laughing on a path in tilden park

couple climbing a tree next to lake anza

couple sitting on rocks next to lake anza

couple standing next to lake anza at sunset

lake anza is tucked away, soooo unbelievably green, and the energy is magical (you’ll feel it). This can especially be a good location for you two if you don’t want to do much walking during your session. It doesn’t take much to get from one side of the lake to the other, and there are so many photo opportunities along the way. Trees to climb, the lake to swim in, rocks to sit and chill on, etc. There’s also a spacious grass area on the other side of the trees. awesome for a picnic. The lake is actually right in Tilden Park, so it’s easy to catch a path that takes you away from the lake area to explore more of what Tilden has to offer.

also just want to throw this out there… i want to photograph a couple swimming in the lake one day :) Here is the link for the lake’s most recent schedule and updates.

Upper Rockridge neighborhood

oakland

couple hugging on the sidewalk in upper rockridge. photo by oakland wedding photographer

couple walking down the street in upper rockridge

couple standing under the trees

couple hugging each other in front of a house

couple sitting on the sidewalk in front of the Oakland cityscape

couple on the cul-de-sac in front of a house

If you want to go for a neighborhood feel in your engagement photos, it doesn’t necessarily have to be in your own neighborhood if you don’t want it to be. The hilly Upper Rockridge neighborhood, right next to Temescal lake, is gorgeous. Amazing homes, tall trees, wide empty streets/cul-de-sacs, and it’s pretty easy to find a good view of the city. You can have a comfortable and intimate, just-stepped-out-of-the-house feel in your photos, while still featuring the cityscapes and greenery of the bay area.