Wedding Photos of Urban Engagement

The following “Urban Engagement” images were created by documentary wedding photographers from the WPJA, who regularly submit their best candid moments, artistic portraits, details, and scene setters for review by our WPJA competition judges.

WEDDINGS + ELOPEMENTS + ARTISTIC PORTRAITS & DETAILS + ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS

Some of the “Urban Engagement” marriage photography samples below may have come from the getting ready events, the actual wedding ceremony, the reception after-party, an engagement session with the couple, or possibly be artistic portraits or detail shots.

FINE ART WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY: Our Artistic Guild award winners take a more creative approach to wedding day Portraits and use their innovative skills to capture the Details of each couple’s special day. The Artistic Guild’s Scene Setters are some of the most notable and breathtaking from within the artistic WPJA contest categories. Playing with light and shadow, special effects, and post-production editing, these images embrace the artistic component of wedding photography.

PRE-WEDDING ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY: The story of every couple starts long before the wedding day, and the engagement marks one of the most important milestones in their story. Engaged couples often want to celebrate the occasion and announce their upcoming wedding with a photoshoot. Pre-wedding portraits of an engaged couple can be just as moving and compelling as the images taken on the wedding day. Engagement portraits can win a Diamond Award, an exclusive WPJA award whose winner is selected from the best engagement photography in the world.

Engagement portrait session in Hoi An by Hoi an photographer

Engagement portrait session for a couple kissing near a street filled with bikes and a child watching

best Italian engagement photos - Milano Engagement Photographs

The black and white Engagement Photo featured tall buildings and a tall doorway, with the couple standing in the frame, creating a modern and urban look

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urban silhouette on the streets with powerlines

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Florence Engagement Photographs from the sunfilled streets

The Engagement Photographs featured the couple standing firm against a wall on sunfilled streets in an urban city setting

Florence Engagement Photo sunfilled urban Engagement Florence city setting standing against wall Florence engagement photography

kissing in the Odessa Deribasovskaya street - Engagement Photograph

The couple shares a romantic kiss in the street, with a passing bicyclist captured in the background, during their urban engagement photograph

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Urban Pre-wedding photoshoot of a couple in Hoi An Vietnam

The couple's urban pre-wedding photoshoot took place in front of rustic buildings with sunlight shining down on them

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Denver, CO Pre-Wedding Portraits | A couple sharing a moment in front of a beautiful art mural in downtown Denver for their urban engagement session.

A couple sharing a moment in front of a beautiful art mural in downtown for their urban engagement session

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Spain Baza-Granada Engagement Portrait Shoot in the Urban Shadows

The Engagement Portrait featured urban shadows and an industrial building with strong graphics in the background

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New York couple holding hands during an urban engagement session in the city

The city dwelling couple holding hands during an urban engagement session in the city

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An urban Washington couple embraces in the back of a moving truck

The couple embraces in a blue-collar setting as the man holds the door pull rope on the moving truck

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This young Arizona couple is embracing against the backdrop of tall buildings

Couple embracing in soft tones against the backdrop of tall buildings and palm trees, capturing the romance and intimacy of their relationship

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București pre wedding photography of a couple hugging in the sunlight by a building

BW romantic pre wedding photography of a couple hugging in the sunlight by a building

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Mural of Elvis overlooks engaged couple in Burlington | VT portrait session for engagement

Elvis looks on as the engaged couple poses for their portrait session against a colorful urban street mural

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Denver urban engagement photography of couple against red brick building.

The urban engagement photography featured a couple against a red brick building, holding hands but not standing too close to each other

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Wedding engagement pictures by a Washington DC photographer

A vibrant couple, with the woman pictured in mid-air, become part of an art mural, filled with humor and engagement

humor art mural Washington DC urban Engagement DC engagement session

Paris engagement portriat at the tower of a couple kissing | pre-wedding shoot session

A beaming couple amidst the breathtaking views of the towering cityscape

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Sao Paulo pre-wedding engagement pictures of a couple enjoying some street art paintings | couple photography session

A space-themed, cosmic engagement picture of a couple enjoying some street art paintings

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Prague urban wedding engagement photography session under the street lights

A misty urban wedding engagement photography session under the street lights

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Ho Chi Minh Vietnam urban engagement photo session and wedding photography

Yellow, red, and blue striped painted wall provides a colorful backdrop for an urban engagement photo session

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Walking along the street in GA during urban engagement shoot for portraits

Urban engagement shoot for portrait inspired by a Beatles album cover featuring a couple walking along the crosswalk

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Pomorskie pre-wedding engagement pictures of a couple on fire escape of a graffiti painted building | Poland portrait shoot

Urban engagement picture of a couple on fire escape of a graffiti painted building

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Chicago engagement photos of a couple with the city skyline behind | IL photographer pre-wedding portrait session

An urban engagement photo of a couple with the city skyline behind

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Urban engagement pictures of a couple hanging out | Hesse photographer pre-wedding shoot with photographer

Urban engagement photos of a couple hanging out near a rustic yellow painted building, with lots of walking pedestrians in the foreground

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Outdoor, city pre-wedding engagement pictures | Israel portrait shoot

The bright sunlight illuminated the mosque as the couple posed for a romantic pre-wedding engagement photo in the outdoor city

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Chicago Urban Engagement Session with a couple and tall buildings in black and white

Engagement Session with a couple and tall buildings and glass reflections in black and white

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Urban engagement photos of a couple with brick building and street signs

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Occitanie black and white pre-wedding engagement pictures of a couple shot through a car | France portrait shoot

A black and white pre-wedding engagement picture of a couple shot through a car

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An urban engagement portrait shoot by the water and a bridge

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Urban Alberta Engagement Photos - Couple walking the streets - Rock Your Smiles

Urban Engagement Photo of a Couple walking the streets near a sign reading - Rock Your Smiles

Alberta Canada urban Engagement City streets mural alberta engagement photography

Île-de-France Engagement Portraits of a Couple under the Bridges

This stunning urban engagement portrait captures a couple standing and kissing under bridges, surrounded by symmetry and framed by an opening, highlighting their love and connection amidst the cityscape

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