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210+ Engagement Portrait Photos on Boardwalks, Footbridges, Docks and More

Find a Photographer / Boardwalks + Footbridges + Docks

April 17, 2021 - Take a low-stress, pre-wedding photoshoot stroll on a boardwalk surrounded by blue water. Become inspired by charming footbridges, wooden paths, patios, and nautical boat docks. Get creative ideas from the top engagement photographers of the Wedding Photojournalist Association. Are you tired of stale couple portraits? Turn to the WPJA for help with putting together an innovative and artistic photoshoot.

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Polson Pier Engagement Photographer: Shoot for an adorable couple on the board walk - close to sunset time but with a cloud cover, the lake was a gleaming silver - I took this shot from closer to the lake level to catch the
Amit Dullu
California pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple and The cats with Dancing feet reacting to the beautiful lake view
Chris Shum
Engaged Couple Session | parque das ruínas, rio de janeiro, brazil - All paths lead me to you!
Clara Sampaio
California Engagement Portrait on the Dock by the Water.
Leo Do
World's end, Hingham engagement photographer: Keep running together. They were having fun
Alex Gordeev
Barranco, Lima, Peru Portrait Session — Couple in the middle of an old wooden bridge in front of sunset
Maik Dobiey
Boston, Massachusetts engagement photographer | portrait session at the Marina docks
Nicole Chan
Arroyo Frío couple engagement pic session at Hotel Noguera de la Sierpe using an overhead drone craft above the dock in Jaén
Rocio Sanchez
This photo was taken during dusk near Pier 14 in San Francisco. It is a popular spot for both locals and tourists... lucky to capture a quick photo with the couple together.
Jeffrey Chan
Massachusetts Engagement Couple Portrait - Image contains: snow, covered, bridge, blanket, cold, winter
Alex Paul
La Spezia Porto Mirabello - Engagement photography at the docks with boats.
Matteo Originale
Frankfurt - Eiserner Steg Engagement Session - Couple at the Eiserner Steg sitting next to padlocks
Paulo Sacramento
an engaged couple are Running together across a bridge in Pyramid Island, Jasper National Park, AB, Canada
Dorota Karpowicz
Long Island beach pictures of a couple by a top New York wedding engagement photographer
Denise Chastain
A couple stands back to back as the sun sets in this Arlesey engagement session by a Bedfordshire, England photographer.
Razvan Danaila
Thomas Fogarty Winery, Woodside engagement photo shoot - A lovely sunset at the vineyard
Chris Shum
Couple kiss while laying on the dock during this Playa del Carmen engagement photo session
Alan Fresnel
Walking on the wood bridge - A couple posing for engagement portraits in Zakynthos, Greece
Paolo Blocar
Overhead, drone portrait of couple on boat dock | Séance wedding engagement - France | S'aimer de haut
Cedric Derbaise
Polignano - Puglia engagement session at the water with good light
Matteo Lomonte
New-York Engagement Portrait on the Brooklyn Bridge in Black and White
Julien Laurent Georges
Newly engaged couple walking hand in hand on a cobblestone road during their pre-wedding engagement shoot
Corina Oghina
Old Town Alexandria, Virginia | A couple engagement session on the waterfront
Anastasiia Polyakov
Valencia sunset engagement shoot at the water with a light
Jose Miguel Perez Nunez
Smithville Park Dancing Couple during Engagement Photo Session
Nick Giardina
Couple Engagement Photo Session | Boston, MA boardwalk sunset shoot
Yuri Kriventsoff
Engagement Photography Session from Tekirdag, Turkey - where they are in love
Nilufer Nalbantoglu
Trasimeno Lake Love Portrait Session - Couple on the Dock at the Water.
Mirko Vegliò
Santa Monica Beach Pier Engagement Photography Session | Fun with Pets, Dogs
Angelica Virgen
St Paul reflection portrait by the water in MN with a Couple walking near the water in the city
Penny McCoy
New-York Walking Couple On Brooklyn Bridge - Black and White Engagement Portraits
Julien Laurent Georges
Park Gródek, Jaworzno, Poland - Engaged couple on a wooden path in an old stone pit
Grzegorz Kogut
IT engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session from Venice, Italy with plenty of Laughs
Lisa Pacor
Seattle Washington Engaged Couple Photography
Ron Storer
CAP FERRET - FRANCE - Engagement photo with two lovers walking on a dock
Isabelle Dohin
Couple kissing with water splash on background - Wisconsin Engagements
Romulo Morishita
Redwood City engaged couple portrait session with Love in the fall color
Chris Shum
An Italian couple living the simple life of Rio de Janeiro. Pre Wedding Portraits.
Bruno Montt
engagement pictures of a couple silhouetted with a sailboat in the distance | Key West photographer pre-wedding photo shoot session
Julie Ambos
Thessaloniki engagement session near sunset on the wooden dock | Greece pre-wedding photographer
Vasilis Maneas
Teramo engagement photographer of Abruzzo at a photoshoot with a couple at the beach
Pierpaolo Cialini
Laguna Beach, CA engagement photo session | A young couple and an elderly couple by the sea.
Leon Wong
South Portland, ME Beach Engagement - Relaxed and Natural Looking Couple
Corey Butler
Lazio wedding photographer engagement portrait of a couple and balloons by the water | Rome pre-wedding pictures
Massimiliano Esposito
Pedra Azul, Espírito Santo, Brazil e-Session on a dock by the water at sunset
Kássio Silva
Martely, Hungray engagement shoot with a couple At the pier 1
Krisztian Bozso
Black and white engagement portrait of a couple holding each other in Agen, France.
Franck Petit
Jeziorsko Lake, Poland Engagement Photo Session - Image contains: Two young people are lying on the bridge.
Piotr Maksa
Burano, Venezia, Italy portrait session shoot with a couple sharing Hugs on the bridge
Paolo Blocar
Drone Engagement Picture from a Siracusa love season
Simona Cancelli
Engagement Photography for NYC Couples - Image contains: Gantry Plaza State Park - Couple's portrait in Gantry Plaza
Denis Gostev
Beijing pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple at Peking university, China
Vincent MA
Chicago pre wedding picture session with reflections and clouds
Milan Lazic
Cape Cod, MA Engagement Photographer - wide portrait of the soon to be bride and groom
Alex Paul
Couple engagement Session in Positano's little Town - Pre wedding portraits
Serena Faraldo
A couple sitting by the beach watching the sunset palm trees in Glyfada, Greece
Manos Skoularikos
Engagement portraits at sunset on Willemstad the Netherlands, at the Hollands diep, nice loveshoot - Fort Sabina Heijningen
Caroline Elenbaas
Cabo de Gata - Almeria pre-wedding photo shoot of a couple on the beach with boats.
Eduardo Blanco
A couple is reflected in a car mirror as they hold hands on the sidewalk in this engagement photo by an Alicante, Valencia photographer.
Toni Miranda
Wuyuan, Jiangxi, China Portrait Photography | Couple on the bridge in the countryside.
Leon Wong

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