Matanuska Glacier Park has always been one of my very favorite places to visit. It is a little distant, but oh so very worth it. When Gabby and Dalton got engaged and broke the news I was SO freaking excited for them. Then when they decided on Matanuska Glacier it just added to the excitement. I’ve watched their relationship start and flourish over the time they’ve been together and it’s seriously been so awesome.
I love being a part of friends’ love stories. It’s so great to have that foundation of an existing friendship and comfortableness together. If you’ve ever met these two you know that their chemistry and their love is undeniable. Their patience and love for each other are so special.
Exploring Matanuska Glacier Park was pretty epic, we forgot ice clamps so it was a little sketch, but that’s okay! It was nice to get out to a far off location that I don’t get to visit often and make some magic. The glacier lakes/ponds and ice faces are majestic and the perfect setting for a romantic engagement session. It truly is the perfect location to display the beauty of Alaska and make some great memories taking beautiful photos.
At the park, you have a couple of options, a self-guided tour where you can walk certain paths by yourself, or a guided tour where you get to walk the entirety of the path system. I highly recommend both for different reasons. If you want to have a full day of some exploring and stop for photos and picnics, then the self-guided allows unlimited time. The guided tour is usually an hour to an hour and a half and you get to stop a few times and see crevasses (WORTH IT!). If you’ve visited Matanuska Glacier Park, what was your favorite part?
Psssst. If you’re looking to visit Matanuska Glacier Park check out this page for things to do! And then contact me to get session set up to get those awesome adventures photographed!
![Wide panorama photo of a couple standing in the middle of a Glacier lake at Matanuska Glacier Park.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography1-1024x544.jpg)
![Couple hugging and kissing during their Matanuska Glacier Park engagement session in Alaska by Donna Marie Photography.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography2-1024x764.jpg)
![Detail photo of a turquoise engagement ring during a Matanuska Glacier engagement session by Donna Marie Photography.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography3-1024x683.jpg)
![Collage of a couple hugging and showing off the engagement ring during their Matanuska Glacier engagement session by Donna Marie Photography.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography4-1024x764.jpg)
![Couple sitting on Matanuska Glacier lovingly looking at each other.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography5-1024x683.jpg)
![A detail photo of an engagement ring during an engagement session by Donna Marie Photography.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography6-683x1024.jpg)
![Matanuska Glacier Park engagement session dip kiss.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography7-683x1024.jpg)
![Couple sitting on Matanuska Glacier kissing romantically.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography8-1024x683.jpg)
![A couple hipster posing on Matanuska Glacier during their engagement session by Donna Marie Photography.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography9-1024x683.jpg)
![A couple snuggling and smiling at the camera during their fun engagement session.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography10-683x1024.jpg)
![Fun engagement session at Matanuska Glacier Park, he is kissing her neck while she laughs.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography11-683x1024.jpg)
![Couple snuggling on Matanuska Glacier.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography12-1024x683.jpg)
![Detail photo of a turquoise engagement ring during a Matanuska Glacier engagement session by Donna Marie Photography.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography13-1024x683.jpg)
![Couple giving a piggy back ride at Matanuska Glacier Park.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography14-683x1024.jpg)
![Fun engagement session at Matanuska Glacier Park, piggy back ride photo, Donna Marie Photography.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography15-683x1024.jpg)
![ASL engagement session on Matanuska Glacier.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography16-1024x683.jpg)
![Collage of couples engagement session on Matanuska Glacier.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography17-1024x471.jpg)
![Close up of couple holding hands during engagement session at matanuska glacier park by Donna Marie Photography.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography18-683x1024.jpg)
![Fun engagement session at Matanuska Glacier Park, piggy back ride photo, Donna Marie Photography.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography19-683x1024.jpg)
![Couple holding hands in front of each other for warmth on Matanuska glacier.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography20-683x1024.jpg)
![Dip kiss during engagement session on Matanuska Glacier.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography21-1024x683.jpg)
![Fun black and white image where he picks her up and spins her around during engagement session.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography22-683x1024.jpg)
![Couple leaning foreheads together during Matanuska Glacier Park engagement session.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography23-683x1024.jpg)
![Couple leaning back against glacier ice at Matanuska Glacier Park during engagement session.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography24-683x1024.jpg)
![Matanuska glacier park engagement session where couple is snuggling up for warmth.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography25-683x1024.jpg)
![Couple smiling and happy during their matanuska glacier park engagement session by donna marie photography.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography26-683x1024.jpg)
![Engagement session where he picks her up bridal style on matanuska glacier.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography27-1024x683.jpg)
![Couple holding hands in front of each other for warmth on Matanuska glacier.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography28-683x1024.jpg)
![Black and white of a couple with their cheeks pressed together for a serious photo of their eyes by Donna Marie Photography.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography29-683x1024.jpg)
![Couple laughing and smiling during fun glacier engagement session by Donna Marie Photography.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography30-1024x683.jpg)
![Couple standing in glacier lake at Matanuska Glacier Park by Donna Marie Photography.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography31-1024x683.jpg)
![Couple leaning back against glacier ice at Matanuska Glacier Park during engagement session.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography32-683x1024.jpg)
![Cute photo of couple where he picked her up to carry across a glacier lake.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography33-1024x683.jpg)
![Couple snuggling in middle of matanuska glacier lake.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography34-1024x683.jpg)
![A romantic photo of a glacier lake at Matanuska Glacier Park as a couple stands in the middle and he is holding her bridal style.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography35-1024x683.jpg)
![Fun photo of an engagement session where he is spinning her around. Donna Marie Photography](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography36-683x1024.jpg)
![Couple walking down pathway of all foliage in Alaska](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography37-683x1024.jpg)
![Black and white detail photo during engagement session.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography38-683x1024.jpg)
![Couple smiling at the camera during their engagement session by donna marie photography.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography39-683x1024.jpg)
![A turquoise engagement ring nestled in some fall colored foliage](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography40-683x1024.jpg)
![Couple snuggling in fall setting in alaska during their engagement session](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography41-683x1024.jpg)
To see another beautiful Alaska engagement session, click here!
![Fun engagement session at Matanuska Glacier Park, he is kissing her neck while she laughs.](https://donnamphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Matanuska-Glacier-Park-Engagement-Session-Donna-Marie-Photography11.jpg)
Sooooo beautiful!
What season did you shoot this?
Thank you so much Cecilia! These were taken in October of 2018! 🙂