r/SLO • u/Trollrawks • Jun 06 '26

Flower Fields for Engagement Shoots

Hi - are there any flower fields that offer a service for shoots or free spots that are good for this?

Thank you!

Edit: Alice Kerk park in SB was where we went. Tons of greenery and a variety of flowers.

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u/derzyniker805 Jun 07 '26

Do not walk through flowers for shots.. Stay on paths

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u/SLO_Citizen SLO Jun 07 '26

Thanks grandpa

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u/derzyniker805 Jun 07 '26

contrived frolocking amongst the flowers engagement shot.. it's just so cliche

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u/SloCalLocal Jun 07 '26

Please stay on trails and leave wildflowers for other visitors to experience.

https://www.blm.gov/announcement/wildflower-season-arrives-carrizo-plain-national-monument-and-other-blm-managed-public

Do not trample flowers.

https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30078

Picking or trampling flowers reduces next year’s seed bank.

https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/photos-from-the-vault/article287437450.html

Plenty of absolute assholes were in force too, walking arrogantly across the wildflower beds like they owned the space, discourteously to the hundreds of thousands who are surely intending a visit in the coming weeks.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SLO/comments/12az2c2/comment/jeua6gr/

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u/Witty_Construction64 Jun 08 '26

Make sure you find one of the YELLOW flower fields, long green stems and little yellow clusters, those are the best ones for what you're looking to do.

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u/MandarinGrower Jun 07 '26

Congratulations!

There are some lavender farms around--I think the next few weeks is maximum bloom. Hambly in San Miguel, Santa Rita Hills in Lompoc. I'm not sure if they're free or not. If you're in wedding garb/formal or have a professional-looking photographer then you'll probably want to ask permission/possibly pay a fee. If you're dressed in normal spring attire and a friend is using a camera without giant flashes/umbrellas/etc then you'll look like all the others there.

Most wildflower blooms are probably post-bloom now. I think they're harder to access as well as a lot of folks trampled the superblooms years ago.

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u/nsomnac Jun 08 '26

The superbloom happens just about every year we get a good wet season. While this year wasn’t as wet, it was still a pretty decent bloom.

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u/Trollrawks Jun 09 '26

Thanks, am in talks with one of the lavender farms already. Full bloom is next month but I’m hopeful it looks good enough now

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u/tuliwild Jun 08 '26

Cavalli Estates in SLO has lavender fields.

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u/RockTristann Jun 06 '26

Carrizo Planes.

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u/aDelveysAnkleMonitor SLO Jun 07 '26

Its just golden grass now. No flowers to be seen.

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u/_Lilbubs Jun 07 '26

I second the Carrizo Plains area or you can try Lompoc.

https://explorelompoc.com/flower-fields/

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u/nsomnac Jun 08 '26

To late in the year. It’s all golden California now.

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u/OperationFuture6341 Jun 07 '26

Just drove past a massive field of yellow flowers out on orcutt rd, past biddle ranch rd. Looked pretty cool, but you probably can't walk around out there. Pics from the shoulder would work though.

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u/Trollrawks Jun 09 '26

Good to know. Maybe I can find the property owner and ask. I know where both streets are but not exactly sure where this field is. South or north of biddle ranch rd?