Best Engagement Photo Locations | Milwaukee, WI

Menomonee Park – Lannon, WI

Menomonee Park is located in the small village of Lannon, Wisconsin, and the home of Lannon Quarry. The quarry is encircled by a drivable road and walking path. Along this walking path, you will have a variety of locations to choose from for your engagement portrait session. The beach at Lannon Quarry, while not large in size does host beautiful sunrises. Menomonee Park is also home to a small climbable rock “cliff” overlooking the water, a wooden fence line, forest paths, and an old stone wall. If you would like your session here please keep in mind there is a per car entrance fee to this Waukesha County Park.

Grant Park | Seven Bridges Trail – South Milwaukee, WI

Seven Bridges Trail is located in Grant Park in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It runs right along Lake Michigan and offers a huge variety of stunning backdrops including wood paths, rock cliffs overlooking Lake Michigan, and a beautiful beach. With such a large park, there are plenty of places to explore!

Kettle Moraine Forest-Pike Lake Unit – Hartford, WI

Kettle Moraine State Park-Pike Lake Unit is located in Hartford, Wisconsin, and has a beautiful beach view of the sun setting over Pike Lake. The park also offers wooded trails through forests, fields, and cattails. The park does require a parking permit, which can be bought for the day or the entire year.

Richfield Historical Society – Richfield, WI

Richfield Historical Society in Richfield, Wisconsin is one of my favorite locations because of the huge variety of backdrops available. The northern section of the park has rustic red barns, a wooden bridge, and a gravel road through large trees. In the middle of Richfield Historical Society, you’ll find a shallow stream, a thicker forest, and grassy areas. A few of my adventurous clients have walked even into the stream for fun photos on a warm summer night. The southern end of the park is home to old world cabins, a “Sugar Shack”, open fields, and an observation deck overlooking the nature park.

Ridge Run County Park – West Bend, WI

Ridge Run County Park is located in the City of West Bend, Wisconsin. This stunning park runs along both Boot Lake and Wells Lake. Several paths allow you the ability to follow the shoreline of Wells Lake deep into the park. With gorgeous wooden areas along the lakes shore as well as grasslands and open fields this is a gorgeous place for any photo session!

Lion’s Den Gorge Nature Preserve- Grafton, WI

Lion’s Den Gorge Nature Preserve is located right on Lake Michigan in Grafton, Wisconsin. The preserve boasts everything you could want for a nature-filled portrait session. Cliffs overlooking the lake, lush garden-like paths, wooden bridges, and beach access to Lake Michigan if you don’t mind the 20-minute walk being part of your session!