So you are planning your engagement session and want some gorgeous, playful, and intimate photographs, but you do not know where to go. Well, Brand Park is a gorgeous park with expansive greenery and beautiful architecture
Brand Park History
I was surprised to learn that Brand Park and Library used to be Leslie Brand’s home. It was originally designed to have tennis courts, a pool, horses, gardens, and a greenhouse. Sadly in 1924, Brand was diagnosed with terminal cancer, eventually became bedridden. He decided he wanted to donate his land and property to the city of Glendale to be used as a Public Library and Park.
The architecture of the Library is phenomenal. The design of the Brand was based upon The East Indian Pavilion. This was featured in the Chicago World Fair of 1893, drawing inspiration from East India and arabesque patterns. The inspiration is apparent, especially in its beautiful archways.
Brand Park is also home to a Japanese Friendship Garden and the Shoseian Teahouse. The Japanese Friendship Garden is adorned with vibrant foliage, elegant ponds, and serene paths, this garden emanates a serene ambiance, creating yet another amazing spot at Brand Park which would be perfect for capturing the essence of your relationship.
Pricing and Permits:
A permit is not required for outdoor photography sessions, but if you want to use an event space or photograph inside the Brand Park Library, a permit is required. Brand Park also has free parking and typically there is plenty.
Photo Opportunities
Brand Park both gorgeous outdoor greenery and the library has beautiful architecture including a stairway leading up the library. The park is home to a baseball field, a hill on which the library sits, and green grass. Parts of the park have picnic benches and grills to bake on. Lastly there is a playground.
My personal favorite spot for photographs is in the grassy hill leading up to the Library. The expansive green areas of the park, and up against the beautiful trees. I took my branding photos up against some of the trees in Brand Park, and I do not think I could have chosen a prettier place. In my engagement photography sessions, I love using the hill to create really playful photographs of you chasing each other down the hill or rolling down the hill together.
This is a very popular destination. So, if you want to have your couples or engagement session here, I recommend doing a weekday evening session, to circumvent this problem.
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