UCLA Engagement Photos on Campus | Rachel & Joe

If you are reading this, and also have the same idea of photographing on the UCLA campus, just keep in mind of UCLA’s academic calendar, which you can find on the school website. You will also want to pay attention to local news and events that might be happening on or nearby the campus around the time of your desired session date.

Just a couple weeks before our shoot date, the Pro-Palestine protest broke out on the UCLA campus, and we were concerned we may have to switch location should the campus became unsafe. Luckily, the school had it under control and made our shoot there possible on the date we had set on our calendar. Furthermore, our shoot took place around Graduation, a ton of graduates were as well photographing at the same spots we had in mind, which we had to work around many other photographers and groups, for some of the spots we even forgo altogether to avoid competition and waiting around during the Golden Hour time.

Tips for an Engagement session

The key to a successful photoshoot and overall experience is to book and plan ahead with your photographer. Give yourself at least 2 months of planning to create a shoot route with your photographer, especially for a location that has a lot of nice spots you want to photograph at. After you’ve picked the location, you’ll want to pick outfits that best matches with the scenery and vibes of your choice. For ladies, it will be a great time to book a trial for Hair & Makeup, with the potential HMU Artist you’d like to work with on your Wedding Day. Keep in mind on the turnaround time, allow yourself enough time to review the photos, ask for any adjustments, and finally sending to print for the Wedding Invitations and Save the Dates cards, and don’t forget the mail transit time to your invitees. When picking out vendors, work backwards from your Wedding Date is what we always suggest to our engaged couples.