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Creative Engagement Photos at Monona Terrace

I had the BEST time taking creative engagement photos at Monona Terrace with Anna + Shane this fall, (Side note, Anna and Shane are already married, but this session was similarly structured to an engagement session and was sort of a "just because" kind of thing). These are some of my favorite photos that I've ever created, so I hope you enjoy them!


The Monona Terrace was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and has an awesome spiraling concrete parking garage that helped create this magic. Brutalist architecture is my favorite and is totally underrated, so I can’t get enough of all this concrete.


These images perfectly mash up the two things I love. In case you didn't know, I’m an architect* and a photographer! I work full time as an architect* in Madison and do wedding photography on the side. It has been awhile since I have used cool architectural backdrops in my photos, but I’m excited to share a bunch of stunning shots from this session where I was entirely inspired by all this concrete. The concrete parking garage at Monona Terrace never looked so good!


Keep scrolling for some rainbow prism magic, sun flares, moody silhouettes. a fun GIF, Brutalism realness, and a cameo of the Wisconsin State Capitol building. Oh, and the last photo is a 15 image panorama in the spiral parking ramp!


(*I’m not a fully licensed architect yet, but I’m working on it.)


Cute couple sitting on the ground kissing outside a building
Cute couple sitting on the ground kissing outside a building
cute couple looking at each other with their hands on the glass window
silhouette of a couple in a parking garage with a reflection and a sun flare
cute couple in a parking garage with a rainbow prism effect in the foreground
couple walking on the parking ramp at monona terrace holding hands and looking at each other
couple walking on the parking ramp at monona terrace holding hands and looking at each other
couple walking on the parking ramp at monona terrace holding hands and looking at each other
couple walking on the parking ramp at monona terrace holding hands and looking at each other
couple walking on the parking ramp at monona terrace holding hands and looking at each other
couple walking on the parking ramp at monona terrace holding hands and looking at each other
silhouette of a couple backlit by the sun in a parking garage. their foreheads are touching.
silhouette of a couple backlit by the sun in a parking garage. their foreheads are touching. a prism is creating a sun flare.
a couple running toward the camera holding hands in front of the concrete parking garage at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a couple standing back to back holding hands in front of the concrete parking garage at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
.GIF of couple standing back to back holding hands and walking away from each other in front of the spiral parking ramp at monona terrace in madison wisconsin
a couple standing back to back holding hands in front of the concrete parking garage at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a couple holding hands in front of the concrete parking garage at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a couple walking toward each other out of focus in front of the concrete parking garage at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a couple holding hands in front of the concrete parking garage at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a couple holding hands in front of the concrete parking garage at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a couple holding hands in front of the concrete parking garage at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a couple holding hands in front of the concrete parking garage at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a couple holding hands in front of the concrete parking garage at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a couple running toward the camera holding hands in front of the concrete parking garage at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a couple running away from the camera holding hands in front of the concrete parking garage at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a couple holding hands in front of the concrete parking garage at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a couple holding hands in front of the fountain and wisconsin state capitol building on the rooftop at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a couple holding hands in front of the fountain and wisconsin state capitol building on the rooftop at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a couple holding hands in front of the fountain and wisconsin state capitol building on the rooftop at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a blurry photo of a couple running toward the camera holding hands in front of the fountain and wisconsin state capitol building on the rooftop at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a blurry photo of a couple running toward the camera holding hands in front of the fountain and wisconsin state capitol building on the rooftop at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a blurry photo of a couple running toward the camera holding hands in front of the fountain and wisconsin state capitol building on the rooftop at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a blurry photo of a couple running toward the camera holding hands in front of the fountain and wisconsin state capitol building on the rooftop at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a blurry photo of a couple running toward the camera holding hands in front of the fountain and wisconsin state capitol building on the rooftop at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a photo of a couple standing back to back and walking away from each other in front of the fountain and wisconsin state capitol building on the rooftop at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a photo of a couple standing back to back and walking away from each other in front of the fountain and wisconsin state capitol building on the rooftop at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a photo of a couple standing back to back and walking away from each other in front of the fountain and wisconsin state capitol building on the rooftop at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a photo of a couple walking toward each other in front of the fountain and wisconsin state capitol building on the rooftop at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a couple reaching their hands toward each other in the parking garage at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a photo focusing the feet of a couple in the parking garage at monona terrace in madison wi.
a couple standing in the spiral parking garage at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a couple standing in the spiral parking garage at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a couple standing in the spiral parking garage at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a couple standing in the spiral parking garage at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a couple standing in the spiral parking garage at monona terrace in madison wisconsin.
a couple standing in the spiral parking garage at monona terrace in madison wisconsin. this is a panorama image.

Location: Monona Terrace, Madison, Wisconsin



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