Melissa and Alex chose a footloose, country-cowboy theme for their engagement session at World Class Equestrian Center, a barn in Southwest Ranches, Florida. Acromatico, a family-run photography and brand studio working across South Florida and New York City since 2004, photographed the couple among the center's horses.
Melissa and Alex picked a footloose, country-cowboy theme for their engagement session, and Acromatico met them at a beautiful barn: World Class Equestrian Center in Southwest Ranches, Florida. The setting was surrounded with horses, and the couple got to play with them during the shoot.
It was a fun, outgoing session, photographed on a Saturday at the barn. These images are a sneak peek of their favorites from the day.
“Melissa and Alex chose the footloose, country-cowboy theme for their engagement session.”
Good to know
Southwest Ranches is a rural town in southwestern Broward County, Florida, near the edge of the Everglades and bordering Pembroke Pines, Davie, and Weston. The town is known for keeping its semi-rural, equestrian character: large lots, agricultural zoning, and horse properties are central to its identity, which makes it a natural fit for a barn-set engagement session like this one.
The session took place at World Class Equestrian Center, a barn in Southwest Ranches surrounded by horses. For couples searching for an equestrian or country-themed engagement location in the area, a working barn offers stables, paddocks, and open ground that read warm and rustic on camera.
If you are considering an equestrian shoot in Southwest Ranches, the town's rural roads and horse properties sit roughly 30 to 40 minutes southwest of downtown Fort Lauderdale and within easy reach of the wider Miami metro. Always confirm access, scheduling, and any animal-handling rules directly with the barn before booking, and plan around softer morning or late-afternoon light, which suits Florida's bright open settings.
