There’s nothing I love more than a good ole’ fashioned downtown Cleveland engagement session! I had the pleasure of photographing Alivia and David’s engagement session in numerous areas near Downtown Cleveland.

We started off at the stunningly modern Hilton Hotel on one of their rooftop patios that overlook the city. The sleek and modern architecture made a perfect backdrop with remnants of the city skyline adding to it. What makes this location even better, is that this is the same location that these two will be getting married at! The skyline backdrop added an even cooler look to their photos. The downtown Cleveland skyline always photographs well! (Probably why we shoot so many photos with downtown as the backdrop and why couples love it!)

After finishing up at the Hilton, we made our ways down to Edgewater Beach for some golden our goodness. Honestly, Edgewater Beach is probably one of my absolute favorite locations in Cleveland to photograph engagements. The sun sets perfectly over the water, and the warmth you get in the images is just amazing. I hate to say it, but sometimes it doesn’t even look like the area belongs in Cleveland. Sometimes I look at photos I’ve taken down there and start to believe I took them in Malibu California!

It was such a pleasure having the chance to shoot Alivia and David’s engagement session. Having the chance to photograph them at the same location where they’re getting married certainly made me even more excited to shoot their wedding there!