Mt. Rainier Summer Hiking Engagement Photos

How serene and mesmerizing is this beautiful wildflower lake setting with Mount Rainier peeking through the trees? I don’t think you could find a more peaceful setting for your engagement photos. The glowy hillside. The pops of fun shape and color from the flowers. The sneaky but ever present mountain behind.

Mount Rainier National Park isn’t THAT far from my house in Oregon, and I grew up my whole life in Washington state, so quite frankly I am shocked that I haven’t been able to visit this park more. It is top of my list for 2023 to make more memories and see more views from this park than I have yet to.

When I would think of the park I would mostly think of the mountain (duh) but this beautiful trail had me rethinking everything. There’s SO much more beauty that the park holds than just the great mountain herself. Peaceful streams, roaring waterfalls, 360 views of other mountain ranges, all the little wildflowers speckling the trails and hillsides, the mountain goats, the marmots, and so much more.

If views like this are calling your name… check out my washington elopement guide for more ideas of where we could shoot in this beautiful state!