Kevin Lush Photography Engagement Photos Blog

In April 2023 I was honored to photograph my first even Hindu engagement ceremony and related activities. This beautiful event took place at the Hindu Temple of Dayton near the Mall At Fairfield Commons. I had never photographed anything like this before, so I was really excited. Normally, when it comes to engagement sessions, the couple is already officially engaged.

Each year I get a handful of engagement session inquiries outside of my wedding inquiries. Usually these are couples who are getting married in other states but live in the Dayton, Ohio area. In May 2023, this groom-to-be booked me to capture their engagement session. Initially it was set for Glen Helen Nature Preserve but it was later changed to downtown Dayton.

This fantastic Dayton couple had a really fun Dayton engagement session with me in the Oregon District and Deeds Point MetroPark. This engagement shoot started with some awesome Dayton-centric backdrops and ended at the park where the rivers meet near downtown. While I am have taken thousands of photos in the historic neighbhood bordered by State Route 35 on the south, I try hard. I tend to make a half mile loop down different streets. This is to give everyone a unique session with backgrounds that others don’t have. Of course, there are some places such as Brim, that I use every time. Brim is the bright yellow hat store on Fifth Street.

Cox Arboretum engagement photos are always beautiful and enjoyable. This newly engaged couple was willing to try so many poses and locations at Dayton’s most popular park. A lot of laughter occurred, which made the photos so much better. I always love the natural expression and emotions that couples bring out in each other.

In June 2022 I connected with this fun young couple. They wanted pregnancy announcements and engagement-style photos at Miami County’s Charleston Falls Preserve. We had a great time creating the most unique and fun-filled engagement photos I’ve ever taken at Charleston Falls.

On one of the windiest days of 2022 in Dayton, Ohio, I photographed this newly engaged couple at Deeds Point MetroPark and the Oregon District. As an engagement photographer in Dayton, I have photographed at both locations many times. Deeds Point is beautiful and overlooks downtown Dayton Ohio and the Great Miami Riverway. We were planning to split our time between these two Dayton engagement locations, but due to the wind, we spent more time in the historic Oregon District. This couple was one of the most fun couples I have photographed, and I wish I was also photographing their wedding.

In November 2021, I photographed an absolutely gorgeous engagement session at Hills And Dales MetroPark in Kettering, Ohio. This couple was so much fun and did a great job for me. She picked great colors that complemented the foliage colors at this Dayton park. I prefer to use Dogwood Pond rather than any other part of the park. The pagoda, pond, and walking trail are a perfect little spot for intimate engagement photos in Dayton.

On a beautiful Saturday evening in April 2021, I photographed my third marriage proposal. This marriage proposal took place at Cox Arboretum MetroPark near Dayton and was followed by a fun-filled engagement session. This newly engaged couple was so much fun and were open to all of my suggestions. As Cox Arboretum is a very popular engagement photography location in Dayton, I tried hard to get unique and different engagement photos for this couple. These are some of my favorite engagement photographs ever. Thank you! I love being a Dayton wedding photographer, Dayton engagement photographer, and Dayton photographer.

A few years ago on the hottest weekend of my life, I had the pleasure of photographing this awesome couple in New York City’s Central Park.  I have been a Dayton engagement photographer, capturing sessions all over Ohio, but this was the first time I was able to create beautiful Central Park engagement photos.  The weekend I was doing Central Park engagement photography was extremely hot with high humidity.  It was nearly unbearable, and the couple and I did our best given the conditions.  It was a once-in-a-lifetime photography opportunity, and I am very happy with how these engagement photos New York City turned out.  It was an amazing day being New York City engagement photographer!

In March 2021 I was asked to photograph a marriage proposal at Eastwood MetroPark. This is the second marriage proposal I have been honored to photograph in the past year. It was a beautiful surprise marriage proposal atop a stone bridge at one of Dayton’s great parks. She was shocked and surprised, and she said yes!