We started this sunrise engagement session downtown in the area around Klyde Warren Park. Then we went over to the beautiful Lakeside Park in Highland Park. It&#8217;s early when the sun rises but it&#8217;s worth it! Not only do you get to beat the crowds, but it&#8217;s so much more enjoyable to take photos when you&#8217;re not sweating!
I&#8217;m not sure how I managed to miss this one when I was catching up on blogging last Summer, but it definitely wasn&#8217;t intentional! I loved this engagement session. This is such a sweet couple and I had the absolute best time capturing their engagement, bridal, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10152184927810863&amp;set=pb.100051284677714.-2207520000">wedding </a>photos last year. I just noticed the date on this session &#8211; one year and one week ago &#8211; so this is probably the most after-the-fact I ever have been on blogging a session! I think you&#8217;ll see why I just couldn&#8217;t leave it out though!
Downtown Dallas has a ton of great spots for engagement photos but first thing on a weekend morning is definitely the best time to go. You can obviously tell that this is a sunrise engagement session by the lack of people, cars, &amp; chaos!
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After some photos downtown, we headed over to the gorgeous <a href="https://www.hptx.org/564/Lakeside-Park">Lakeside Park</a> in Highland Park. If you&#8217;re not a fan of crowds, the only time to come to this park is at sunrise!
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I love the azaleas and the big trees around this park!
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Sunrise engagement session in Dallas