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15+ Best Photo-Op Ideas of Engagement Portrait Sessions at Amusement Parks and County Fairs

Feb 18, 2020 - Take your pre-wedding engagement photography session to the amusement park or local county fair for some fun and creative ideas. Get inspired by the top wedding and engagement photographers of the Wedding Photojournalist Association and search their photoshoots by exciting rides (using a slow shutter speed for motion blur), food trucks, and tractors. When you’re searching for out of the box thinking that will make for a fun and unique photoshoot, speak with a WPJA member about your vision.

4 Amusement Park Engagement Photo Ideas:

1. On the rides 2. At a food vendor 3. Fun zone games 4. Slow camera shutter motion blur

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A couple kisses on the ferris wheel at the county fair at sunset | Virginia Engagement Portraits

Brittany Diliberto

A Virginia couple during their pre-wedding portrait session at a carnival | Arlington, VA photographer

Johnny Shryock

Western Cape wedding photographer: "This was taken at Gold Reef City theme park in Johannesburg, South Africa. The park was almost closed and we sneaked in a last photo with an empty merry-go-round and the late afternoon sun."

Christelle Rall

Engagement Photos from Local fair in Edmonton - Couple rides the swings at fair

Lauren Hannah Garcia

China fun pre wedding portrait on the streets of carnival with balloons

Vincent Mu

Bolano Love engagement portrait of a couple sitting on a playground slide tube

Matteo Originale

Engagement Photo Sessions | Carousel in Florence

Simone Miglietta

Santa Monica, Los Angeles Beach Photo Session for Engagement | Couple playing by the sea.

Leon Wong

Simona Cancelli

Engagement Photographer | Dave and Busters, Anne Arundel, Maryland - playing video games engagement session. This photo shows them playing a shooting game

Breanna Shaw

Paris engagement portrait session - giant wheel laughs from this couple

Eric Corbacho

Siracusa luna park slow-shutter engagement portrait with blur.

Simona Cancelli

Anne Arundel County Fair engagement portrait session at night - Cute couple on the scrambler!

Brittany Diliberto

A couple in the fun-house at the county fair, getting scared by the air blow walkway | Arlington, VA Wedding Photographer

Brittany Diliberto

London engagement couple portrait shoot at London Eye

Jonny Barratt

Engagement Picture Session | engagement shooting at the Cannstatter Volksfest

Svetlana Kohlmeier

Roller Coaster Love Session for Engagement Portraits in California

Scott MacDonald

Santa Monica, Los Angeles Engagement Photography | Couple by the sea in the evening.

Leon Wong

Engagement Photos from Madrid - Couple in front of a carrousel

Sergio Cueto

London Eye Engagement Photo Shoot at Night with Couple in Red

Gaby Ermstrang

A couple rides the Scrambler during a Virginia Fair Engagement Photography session

Johnny Shryock

Carrousel engagement portrait session - Love at the park

Veronica Ruiz

Hafen Stuttgart couple Laughing during their engagement shoot

Martin Hecht

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