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Tailored Engagement Photo Sessions
An engagement photo session is a relaxed way to capture this exciting chapter in your relationship while creating beautiful images to celebrate your story. It’s also a great opportunity to get comfortable in front of the camera and experience a more natural, easy-going shoot before your wedding day.
Whether you’ve already said “yes” or you’re planning a surprise proposal, each session is tailored around your story, your pace, and your vision.
Surprise Engagement Photo Session
For surprise proposals, everything is carefully planned in advance to keep the moment completely natural. We’ll coordinate location, timing, and details discreetly so the proposal can unfold without suspicion — while I document the moment as it happens.
Afterwards, we can continue into a relaxed engagement shoot at nearby locations to capture the excitement and connection that follows.
Planning Your Session
Your engagement photo session is designed to feel simple and stress-free. I’ll help guide you with:
- Location suggestions based on your style
- Natural posing direction (nothing forced or overly staged)
- Tips on what to wear so you feel comfortable and confident
Outfits that feel like you work best — coordinated, relaxed, and timeless always photograph well.
Favourite locations
Sessions can take place anywhere that feels meaningful to you, whether that’s a quiet park, the city, the coast, or the countryside.
Some popular locations include:
St. Stephen’s Green, Malahide Castle, Phoenix Park, and Corkagh Park.
"He combined professionalism and creativity on the day to provide us with beautiful engagement photos that we are absolutely thrilled with."
David & Shelley
Booking your session
If you’re ready to plan your engagement photo session, you can reserve your date through the booking system. A deposit is required to secure your session.
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Great Engagement Photos
Thanks, Viv for the fantastic photos and for making a very stressful proposal/surprise proposal much easier on me with great communication. Love the photos and appreciate the time spent with us that was likely longer than the hour booked!
BEST engagement photos
Viv was fantastic from the start. We wanted to do engagement photos while we were visiting Ireland from NY. He accommodated all our needs to a fantastic shoot, every picture is better than the last. We wanted to capture our pictures in Dublin city center and he hit every historical spot. Thank you so much for such amazing photos. Danny and I couldn’t be more pleased and excited to share our photos with everyone.
Gorgeous Engagement Photos
Wow! Amazing photos. I planned to propose to my girlfriend on a trip from the U.S. to Dublin and came in contact with Viv Holst Photography. I wanted it to be a surprise so we managed to just email back and forth all the details. Our photos were taken in St Stephens Green Park in the center of Dublin and they came out amazing. Viv was very discreet and we were able to pull off the surprise! Also, She Said YES!!!
