Golden Hour Spring Engagement Photos

June 3, 2024 Steve Vansak

Golden light streams behind a couple as the woman's fiance' lifts her up.

Hunter and Lynsey wanted engagement photos that reflected a natural aesthetic, so I suggested a golden hour engagement session at Gabis Arboretum in Valparaiso, Indiana.

By starting our session about an hour before sunset, we achieved a soft, golden glow in most of the photos. The couple plans on using these on Save the Date cards, which will not only give the guests of their wedding an opportunity to mark the big day on their calendars but also hopefully warm their hearts as they display the images in their homes.

Summer Wedding At Gabis Arboretum

August 24, 2021 Steve Vansak

Candid wedding photography at Gabis Arboretum.

I sure had a good time capturing Cristina and Nick’s outdoor summer wedding at Gabis Arboretum in Valparaiso, Indiana. I started at the couple’s house with dancing bridesmaids with their instant cameras and furry ring bearer and vinyl record collection while Lauren covered the guys as they blindfolded the groom before he got on the bus with the bride.

Make up artist Kelly Saulters and hair stylist Top Knot Bridal were on hand to bring out the beauty.

We then had a private first look with pictures of the wedding party and bride and groom before the ceremony.

Bridal details for a wedding at Gabis Arboretum.

You should be dancing - yeah (and taking pictures too!!

Some vintage tones as the bride site by the window on her wedding day.

The groom gets blindfolded before boarding the party bus with his bride.

The groom and his groomsmen at Gabis Arboretum in Valparaiso, indiana.

The bride and her bridesmaids at Gabis Arboretum.

The first look saw Nick anxiously awaiting Cristina in the nature preserve of Gabis Arboretum. Then we were off around the lake area for photos before beginning the outdoor wedding ceremony.

First look / reveal fro the bride and groom at Gabis Arboretum.

Bride and groom with their furry ring bearer.

The sun peeks through the forest of trees at Gabis Arboretum as the bride and groom kiss.

It’s not often I give the ring bearer his own photo collage here, but the bride and groom’s beloved dog sure is something special and deserving of it.

The ring bearer delivers the rings and watches his owners get married at Gabis Arboretum.

A summer wedding ceremony at Gabis Arboretum.

An outdoor wedding ceremony at the lake inside Gabis Arboretum in Valparaiso, Indiana.

Sunshine glistens off the top of the trees as the bride and groom kiss.

The reception took place at Hellenic Cultural Center in Merrillville, Indiana where guests got to take home something to plant and nurture as well as eat some deliciously moist bundt cake.

The bride and groom step outside Hellenic Cultural Center for some more pictures.

Dance floor fun at Hellenic Cultural Center in Merrillville, Indiana.

This is merely a sneak peek of Cristina and Nick’s summer wedding at Gabis Arboretum in Valparaiso, Indiana. Stay tuned here and on the social media channels below for more images from this and other weddings.

To contact me for photos and video, please fill out the Contact Form right here.

Golden Hour Engagement Photos At Gabis Arboretum

April 6, 2021 Steve Vansak

Golden hour sun surrounds the happy couple during their engagement session at Gabis Arboretum.

I recently metup Kasia and Andy at Gabis Arboretum for their golden hour engagement session. Although early April isn’t quite colorful Spring colors yet, the bride to be’s favorite flowers were on display.

A bed of daffodil flowers made the perfect foreground for Spring engagement photos.

As we made our way around the nature park, we definitely wanted to include a sense of fun as well as scenery. We also chose this time for the beautiful golden hour glow that shone through the tall trees of this nature preserve in Valparaiso, Indiana.

Cute and fun engagement photos in the golden hour sun.

A romantic moment for the soon to married couple.

I hope you have enjoyed this sneak peek of images of my golden hour engagement session at Gabis Arboretum with Kasia and Andy. Stay tuned to the social media channels below for more images from this session as well as weddings.

Please fill out the Contact Form to inquire. Think Spring!!

Soaking in the setting sun at Gabis Arboretum.

Romantic Golden Hour Engagement Photos

July 27, 2020 Steve Vansak

Sunset kiss on the rolling hills of Gabis Arboretum in Valparaiso, Indiana.

The golden hour takes place approximately 1 hour or so before sunset. Taking romantic engagement photos at this time enables me to get many golden, yellow and orange hues of light. With the light low, we also have many more areas and angles to choose from.

Ruby and Enrique met me at Gabis Arboretum for their summer engagement session equipped with champagne and glasses as well. I definitely had them pop some bubbly as we made our way around the nature park.

Champagne for the engaged couple at Gabis Arboretum.

Romantic walk in the woods with golden hour light in the background.

Colors change during the seasons, but at this nature preserve they change even more so. And these summer engagement photos at Gabis Arboretum had some wonderful yellow and purples on display.

Romance is in the air at a summer engagement session.

Beautiful scenery for an engagement session in Valparaiso, Indiana.

A candid moment between the couple during their engagement photo session.

I like to have a wide variety of backgrounds so I work my couples pretty hard during our engagement sessions. Once in awhile I let them have some downtime for good behavior!! :)

I hope you are enjoying this sneak peek look at Ruby and Enrique’s romantic, golden hour engagement photos at Gabis Arboretum. To book your own session or inquire about wedding photography, fill out the Contact Form right here.

Also, be sure to check the social media channels below for more of my wedding and engagement photography.