Julia and A’lon brought the kind of energy to their Seabrook engagement session that makes photographing easy — small inside jokes flying back and forth, the two of them cracking each other up between every frame. Their personalities are big and silly and unmistakably theirs, and the beach at Pacific Glen gave us the soft golden light to match. Counting down to their summer wedding.
Why we love Seabrook for engagement photos
Seabrook engagement photos have a particular look — sideways golden light off the Pacific, weathered cottages, and miles of open beach where a couple can actually relax. Pacific Glen, the stretch near the village’s south end, is one of our favorite spots in the region. Seabrook is an award-winning planned beach town about five hours west of Spokane, with nine distinct neighborhoods that each photograph differently — which means within a single session you can move from open shoreline to cottage-lined streets to dune grass to architectural detail without anyone getting in a car.
A note for couples who think they’re “bad at photos”
Julia and A’lon are good at being themselves on camera because they were too busy making each other laugh to perform. That’s the whole secret. If the idea of being photographed makes you tense up, we wrote about that here. The short version: the right session is the one where you forget you’re in one.
Planning your own Seabrook engagement session
Best time of year? Late spring through early fall — June and September give you the softest light without summer crowds.
What should we wear? Layers and earth tones photograph beautifully against the dunes and weathered cottages. Avoid stark white (it goes harsh in beach sun) and anything you’ll fuss with on a windy day.
Should we stay overnight? Yes — Seabrook is a five-hour drive from Spokane, and you’ll want to time the session to golden hour. Most couples we photograph there book one of Seabrook’s 250+ vacation rentals and make a weekend of it. (There’s also a Sea-Tac shuttle now if you’d rather fly in than drive.)
