Kim & Vincent's South Coast Botanic Garden Engagement

February 26, 2026 · South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes Peninsula

A Palos Verdes Engagement Session at South Coast Botanic Garden

Kim and Vincent spent a late February afternoon with us at South Coast Botanic Garden on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Kim carried a loose wildflower bouquet with her flowing white V-neck dress, and Vincent wore a light tan suit with a crisp white shirt. We wandered sunlit garden paths, found early pink blooms among the palms and blossoming trees, explored the cactus garden, and caught golden hour on the meadow by the white gazebo. They also brought matching red ao dai for a second look that honored their heritage. Here is their South Coast Botanic Garden engagement session, photographed by One and Only Production.

Sunlit Garden Paths

The garden's winding paths are lined with silvery shrubs, soft plantings and old trees that filter the afternoon light. We started with individual portraits, Kim with her wildflower bouquet and Vincent in his tan suit, then let them walk the paths together.

Kim in a white V-neck dress holding a wildflower bouquet on a sunlit garden path at South Coast Botanic Garden.
Kim's hands and engagement ring wrapped around her loose wildflower bouquet.
Close-up of Kim's diamond engagement ring.
Kim smiling with her wildflower bouquet among the garden greenery.
Kim looking down with her long dark curls over one shoulder.
Profile of Kim with her hair swept to one side in soft afternoon light.
Kim walking along a path lined with drought-tolerant plants and trees.
Kim on a winding garden path at South Coast Botanic Garden.
Vincent in a light tan suit walking down the garden path.
Vincent smiling in his tan suit and white shirt.
Detail of Vincent adjusting his watch and cuff.
Vincent seated on a stone ledge in the garden.
Kim and Vincent smiling together among the greenery.
Kim's hand and engagement ring resting in Vincent's beside her bouquet.
Kim and Vincent walking hand in hand down a sunlit garden path.
Kim and Vincent laughing face to face on the path.
Vincent kisses Kim's forehead as she smiles.
Kim and Vincent in a close embrace on the garden path, photographed by One and Only Production.

Spring Blooms and Palms

In late February, a tree near the palms was already covered in pink blossoms, framed by spiky agave and a tall palm overhead. It made for soft, close moments, and a late winter session here can catch color most of Los Angeles does not have yet.

A tall palm against a clear blue sky at South Coast Botanic Garden.
Kim and Vincent embracing beside a tree covered in pink blossoms.
Kim leaning into Vincent under pink spring blossoms.
Kim and Vincent kissing on the path with a tall palm and agave behind them.
Kim and Vincent touching foreheads in front of the pink blooms.
Close-up of Kim and Vincent nose to nose among the blossoms.
Kim smiling with her eyes closed as Vincent holds her close.
Detail of Kim's white heels and Vincent's brown shoes as they stand close on the path.
Wide view of Kim and Vincent kissing below a tall palm in the garden, photographed by One and Only Production.

The Cactus Garden

Towering columnar cacti, sculptural succulents and big sandstone boulders make this one of the most distinctive corners of the Garden. Kim's white dress and Vincent's tan suit stood out against the blue-green cacti, and the lift became one of our favorite frames of the day.

Kim and Vincent holding hands among towering cacti and sandstone boulders.
Vincent lifts Kim off the ground in the cactus garden.
Kim laughing as Vincent lifts her among the tall cacti.
Kim and Vincent standing side by side among the columnar cacti.
Kim and Vincent smiling arm in arm in the cactus garden.
Kim and Vincent holding her bouquet together in front of the cacti.
Kim and Vincent seated together on a boulder in the garden.
Detail of Kim and Vincent seated on a sandstone boulder with her bouquet in her lap.
Kim and Vincent reaching for each other's hands on the cactus garden path.
Kim and Vincent sharing a kiss in front of the cacti and boulders.
Kim and Vincent smiling together among the cacti in warm light.
Vincent twirls Kim on the path through the cactus garden, photographed by One and Only Production.

Under the Blossoming Trees

Out on the lawn, a grove of trees in full pink bloom gave us a dreamy canopy. We slowed down here for a piggyback ride, quiet moments on a bench under the wooden pergola, and close details of Kim's ring.

Kim and Vincent facing a tree in pink blossom.
Kim and Vincent facing each other under a blossoming tree.
Vincent holds Kim as they laugh beneath the pink blossoms.
Close-up of Kim and Vincent's hands with her engagement ring.
Kim leaning into Vincent's chest under the blossoming branches.
Vincent gives Kim a piggyback ride on the lawn.
Kim and Vincent holding hands under a blossoming tree on the lawn.
Kim and Vincent smiling together in front of soft pink blossoms.
Kim and Vincent laughing as they hold hands.
Detail of Kim holding Vincent's hand against his tan suit.
Kim's hand and engagement ring resting on Vincent's knee.
Kim and Vincent seated on a garden bench beneath a wooden pergola.
Kim seated on a bench with Vincent resting his head in her lap.
Kim and Vincent on the sunlit lawn beneath trees in full pink bloom.
Kim and Vincent laughing together beneath the blossoming trees.
Kim and Vincent holding hands in front of the blossoms, photographed by One and Only Production.

The Meadow and White Gazebo at Golden Hour

As the sun lowered, we headed to the open meadow, where a white lattice gazebo sits among cypress trees and wide lawn. Golden hour light did the rest: a dip kiss by the gazebo, laughter lying in the grass, and Kim and Vincent cheering with the bouquet raised high.

Kim and Vincent kissing against an open blue sky.
Vincent holds Kim close on the meadow with clear sky behind them.
Kim and Vincent cheering with the bouquet raised on the meadow.
Wide view of the meadow with the white gazebo and cypress trees at South Coast Botanic Garden.
Kim and Vincent smiling on the lawn in golden light.
Kim and Vincent lying on the grass holding up her bouquet.
Kim and Vincent laughing together while lying on the grass.
Kim and Vincent sitting together on the path facing the meadow.
Kim and Vincent holding hands in front of the white gazebo.
Vincent twirls Kim on the lawn by the gazebo.
Vincent dips Kim for a kiss in front of the gazebo.
Black and white dip kiss in front of the white gazebo.
Kim and Vincent embracing on the meadow as the sun lowers behind the trees.
Kim and Vincent in a close embrace at golden hour.
Vincent kneels beside Kim on the lawn in soft golden light.
Vincent hugs Kim from behind on the lawn at golden hour.
Kim laughing as Vincent holds her on the grass.
Kim and Vincent facing each other inside the white gazebo.
Vincent kneels before Kim inside the white gazebo.
Kim and Vincent holding hands under the gazebo's lattice dome.
Vincent wraps Kim in a hug in the evening light.
Kim and Vincent kissing behind her bouquet with the gazebo and cypress trees beyond, photographed by One and Only Production.

A Second Look in Red Ao Dai

For their second look, Kim and Vincent wore matching red ao dai with white embroidery. We photographed them in a palm-lined courtyard and again under a tree in pink bloom, where Kim's long panels caught the breeze as she twirled.

Kim and Vincent in matching red ao dai in a palm-lined courtyard.
Kim leaning on Vincent's shoulder in their red ao dai among the palms.
Kim and Vincent smiling cheek to cheek in front of the palm trees.
Kim and Vincent in red ao dai under a tree in pink bloom.
Kim and Vincent showing the embroidered details of their ao dai beneath the blossoms.
Kim and Vincent laughing together under the pink blossoms.
Kim leans into Vincent beneath a flowering tree.
Close portrait of Kim and Vincent in red ao dai, cheek to cheek.
Vincent lifts Kim as the panels of her red ao dai fly.
Kim laughing as Vincent lifts her under the blossoming tree.
Kim twirling in her red ao dai on the garden path.
Kim swirling the long panels of her red ao dai.
Detail of Kim's red ao dai and its long front panel.
Kim smiling as she holds out the panel of her ao dai.
Kim spreading the panels of her red ao dai beneath the blossoms.
Vincent smiling in his embroidered red ao dai.
Vincent glancing to the side in his red ao dai under the flowering trees.
Vincent in his red ao dai, photographed by One and Only Production.

Planning a South Coast Botanic Garden Engagement Session?

South Coast Botanic Garden packs garden paths, spring blooms, a cactus garden and a meadow with a white gazebo into one visit, so you get real variety without driving between locations. Posed engagement sessions need a photo permit on top of admission, reservations go through the Garden's events team at least 5 days ahead, and props and on-site outfit changes are restricted, so check the Garden's current photography policy before you book. Late winter and spring bring the most blooms.

One and Only Production is a photo and video team based in West Covina, serving Los Angeles, Orange County, the Inland Empire and the San Gabriel Valley in English, Cantonese and Mandarin. If you are planning your engagement session, we would love to hear your story. You can also see more locations our couples love in our engagement locations guide.

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