Your engagement photos should actually look like the two of you—not two people who were dropped into a field and told to awkwardly hold hands for an hour 😂 I want to know what you actually like doing together. Are you brewery people? Hiking people? Stay-home-and-make-pancakes people? Do you want to run through a field, jump in the lake, explore downtown, climb into a barn loft, dance on a bridge—or turn the whole thing into an adventure somewhere completely different?
Let’s do THAT.
Of course we’ll get the beautiful smiling-at-the-camera photos that Mom and Grandma want, but the good stuff usually happens in between. The laughing, flirting, chasing each other around, inside jokes, forehead kisses, and the way you naturally fit together when you forget there’s a camera pointed at you ❤️
Whether you just got engaged, you're celebrating an anniversary, or you've been together forever and realized you haven't had good photos together since your wedding, you don't need a special excuse.
📸 A Full-Service Engagement & Couples Photography Experience Starting at $600 📸
From choosing the perfect location and planning what to wear to figuring out what the heck you're supposed to do with your hands 😂, I'll help you through the entire experience.
After your session, we'll meet back at the studio to see your photos for the first time, choose your favorites, and decide how you want to enjoy them—from digital images and matted prints to an album that tells the whole story.
And if I'm photographing your wedding, your engagement session is even sweeter because your engagement and boudoir sessions are half off 🥰
If you're looking for an engagement photographer or couples photographer in Springfield, Missouri, Nixa, Ozark, Republic, Branson, or beyond, let's plan something that feels completely like the two of you.
Engagement & Couples Photography in Springfield, Missouri & Beyond
Less Posing. More Flirting.
Not engaged yet and need advice on where to propose? Let Gambles help check another item off of your to-do list with blog posts like romantic places to propose in Eureka Springs, best places to propose near Springfield, the benefits of a proposal photographer, and much more.
This Is The Part Before “I Do”
A Full-Service Photography Experience.
Someday, these will be the photos that remind you what it felt like before you were married. Before the wedding day flew by, before the house and the kids and all the chapters that haven't even happened yet.
Right now, it's just the two of you—completely in love, planning a wedding, dreaming about what's next, and probably arguing at least a little about the guest list 😂
As a full-service photographer, I don't want these photos to live in a gallery you look at once and forget about. I'll help you turn your favorites into something you can actually enjoy—from professionally printed and matted photographs for your home to a custom album that guests can sign on your big day!
Because one day, you might have kids sitting beside you flipping
through that album, laughing at your clothes and asking
“Wait... you guys were actually cool?!” And you'll get
to show them exactly where your story started ❤️
This Is The Part Before “I Do”
A Full-Service Photography Experience.
Someday, these will be the photos that remind you what it felt like before you were married. Before the wedding day flew by, before the house and the kids and all the chapters that haven't even happened yet.
Right now, it's just the two of you—completely in love, planning a wedding, dreaming about what's next, and probably arguing at least a little about the guest list 😂
As a full-service photographer, I don't want these photos to live in a gallery you look at once and forget about. I'll help you turn your favorites into something you can actually enjoy—from professionally printed and matted photographs for your home to a custom album that guests can sign on your big day!
Because one day, you might have kids sitting beside you flipping
through that album, laughing at your clothes and asking “Wait... you guys were actually cool?!” And you'll get to show them exactly where your story started ❤️
Pre-session consult
Couples Photoshoot
Photo Reveal
Photo Delivery
The session is all about you as a couple! The best way to do this is to meet in person (or on zoom) and deep dive into your vision. We'll discuss locations, outfits, props, and more!
This is where we have FUN. We’ll get the classic photos for grandma, but we’ll also create all those natural, in-between moments that actually feel like the two of you.
About 7–10 days later, you’ll come back to the studio and see your photos for the first time! We’ll go through, choose your favs, and figure out how you want to enjoy them!
Digital images are delivered within a few days for you to post and share! Albums and wall art will take longer since they're custom made for the two of you!
What To Expect For Couples Portraits
Book An Engagement Photographer Near Springfield, MO, with gambles!
"Erin did our engagement session and our wedding ceremony! She drove to our farm for both! She is so friendly and made us feel very comfortable!! The pictures turned out amazing!!"
- Audrey Beck
"If you are looking for someone that will think outside of the box, encourage you to get outside of your comfort zone, and has a talent to make everyone comfortable...Erin is perfect!"
- Faith Perdue
"Erin is a carefree spirit and has an amazing personality! We loved our engagement pictures and how she was able to make my camera awkward fiancé look like he enjoyed taking pictures! I cannot wait for my wedding day and to see her capture it perfectly for us!"
- Tyler Davis
There really isn’t one perfect time! Some couples want engagement photos right away so they can use them for save-the-dates and wedding websites, while others wait for their favorite season or until their wedding gets a little closer. Typically save-the-dates are sent out 6-8 months before the wedding, and invitations are sent 6-8 weeks before hand.
Engagement and couples photography experiences start at $600, and that entire $600 goes toward the images and products you love most ❤️ You can use your credit toward 10 digital images, each with a matching professionally matted photograph, or put it toward an album, wall art, or other heirloom pieces.
By the way, if I’m photographing your wedding, engagement sessions are half off 🥰 Check out my wedding packages and portfolio!
Ohhh, this is one of my favorite parts - We are definitely not limited to one park in Springfield!
I photograph engagement sessions all over Springfield, Nixa, Ozark, Republic, Branson and Southwest Missouri, and I’m always up for traveling somewhere amazing! We can go downtown, find a field at sunset, head to the lake, wander through flowers, hike to a waterfall, explore somewhere meaningful to the two of you—or turn your engagement session into a whole little adventure.
I have a few blogs you can check out: Photoshoot Spots in Eureka Springs, Best Places to Propose in the Ozarks, and Best Places in Springfield for Seasonal Photos.
Of course! You don't need a ring to have a reason for good photos together! I photograph dating couples, anniversaries, married couples, proposals, maternity, “we haven't had professional pictures together in 12 years” sessions, and pretty much any other excuse you can come up with 😂
Whether you've been together six months or sixty years, couples photography is about documenting what your relationship looks and feels like right now ❤️
YES—and please give me an excuse to go somewhere cool 😂
I photograph couples throughout Southwest Missouri and beyond, including Springfield, Branson and Northwest Arkansas, and I'm always open to traveling for a location that's meaningful to you.
Want waterfalls in Jasper, Arkansas, a weekend in Eureka Springs, somewhere at the lake, or something completely different? Tell me what you're dreaming up and we'll figure out the details. I even went as far as Belize once for a proposal!!
YES!! And I LOVE them 💍 View my proposal page here!
If you’re planning a surprise proposal, I’ll help you figure out where to propose, the best time of day, where I should hide, and exactly where you need to stand so we can pull the whole thing off without ruining the surprise!
I’ll photograph the actual proposal and all those first few “HOLY CRAP WE’RE ENGAGED!” moments afterward, and then we can roll right into a mini engagement session while you’re both still riding that high 🥰
Whether you’re planning something intimate in Springfield, a proposal in Branson, a weekend in Eureka Springs, or an adventure somewhere completely different, tell me what you’re thinking and I’ll help you plan the photography side of it. I've even gone as far as Belize for a proposal!!
You worry about the ring and what you’re going to say. I’ll worry about making sure we actually get the shot 📸
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