Kat and Lee's engagement photo session at Joshua Tree National Park in Twentynine Palms, California features an incredible desert to view rugged rock formations along with endless Joshua Trees.

I legit spent a whole freaking day with Kat & Lee and loved every moment of it. From starting off our journey loading the car, grabbing boba, eating banh mi, driving endlessly, running around the middle of the road and getting honked at was definitely something worth remembering.

These two genuine, fun at heart and youthful humans are getting married this weekend and I’m so excited to capture their day! They’ve been working so hard this past year, creating DIY elements for their wedding. Fun fact, Kat actually hired me as her wedding photographer PRIOR to being engaged. Her spidey senses were tingling. Also, did I mention Kat’s mom made her first dress in these images?!

And I’d like to stress the importance of having an engagement session with your wedding photographer. It allows you and your partner to get to know your photographer and warm up for your wedding day! Let’s be honest, your wedding is 19868924 hours long and you want to be surrounded with a person you genuinely like being around.

A couple in wedding attire sharing a tender moment in a desert landscape with lantern decor.
A desert wedding scene with couple under a Joshua tree and vintage furniture setup.
A desert wedding portrait with couple holding bouquet under a Joshua tree with lantern decor.
A desert wedding ceremony setup with couple and vintage decor under a Joshua tree.
A desert wedding ceremony takes place under a Joshua tree with mountains in the background.
A romantic desert wedding photoshoot with a couple posing under a Joshua tree.
A tender moment between newlyweds with a colorful bouquet in Joshua Tree National Park.
A desert landscape with Joshua trees and mountains creates a scenic wedding backdrop.
Romantic close-up shots of a couple sharing intimate moments during their desert wedding.
An intimate close-up wedding portrait showing tender moments between the couple.
A couple walks along a desert road with Joshua trees and mountains in the background.
A couple takes romantic photos on an empty desert road surrounded by Joshua trees.
Playful wedding photos of a couple on a desert highway with mountains in the distance.
A couple shares a romantic moment on a wooden bench along a desert road.
Desert landscape at sunset with silhouettes of Joshua trees against a purple sky.

Photos With Kortney is a California and destination digital wedding photographer creating timeless and artful imagery for the spontaneous and irrevocably in love couples.