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75+ Bokeh Pre Wedding Engagement Photos

Feb 18, 2020 - Be the main event in your engagement photos by surrounding yourself with soft globes of light with the unique and artistic photography effect of Bokeh (Boke), the blur produced in the out-of-focus parts of an image. These intentional blurring or gradation know as Bokeh can add a gentle glow and creative, romantic and sometimes colorful touch to your photo shoot. Just ask for ideas and inspiration from the top wedding and engagement photographers of the Wedding Photojournalist Association. WPJA members are all leaders in the industry and can give you the unmatched creative style you seek in your engagement session.

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Bruno Montt

Rome, Italy engagement shoot at night - This photograph has been shot on Nikon Noct f0.95 lens. The bokeh is clean and lovely plus this lens can see at night!

Ankita Asthana

Central London pre-wedding couple photo session - Slow shutter speed silhouette of the couple

Nishit Parmar

Wedding Engagement Photographer for London couples

Jay Hoque

Tidal Basin, Washington DC Pre Wedding Portrait - A toast to their New Year's Eve wedding to come at the cherry blossoms in Washington DC

Brittany Diliberto

Travis Haughton

Facula Bokeh Portrait from above - Purple Dots Engagement Photo

Jinqi Tan

Hong Kong Indoor Engagement Portraits - Love Photo Session with Bokeh

Stam Chananakhon

Sofia engagement photo of couple at a bar

Tsvetelina Deliyska

Engagement shoot with a couple using color layers at Hvězdárna a Planetárium Brno

Matouš Bárta

Paris Bokeh Pre-Wedding Shoot with Couple at Night with Lights

Ashley Davenport

Murcia Engagement Photograph taken in a museum tunnel

Eduardo Blanco

Sunny Pariani

Wedding photographer in Fujian for China engagement photography

Henry Xu

Trapani love during a dinner engagement photo session.

Simona Cancelli

West Lake Tahoe Couple snuggling in the snow | Engagement Picture Session - Portrait contains: winter, jackets, beanie, hoods

Kevin Sawyer

Bento Goncalves pre-wed photo session of a couple running in the peach fields.

Renan Radici

Sydney engagement images of a couple near the Opera House | NSW photographer pre-wedding session for portraits

Jiake Yang

Longwood gardens engagement photographer: "We were there during golden hour so we went gold."

Miguel Gonzalez

Deborah Coleman

Norristown Farm Park Engagement Photographer: Bokeh and the brush. Loved the green yellow of this.

Miguel Gonzalez

Oise Engagement Session with a couple - Portrait contains: watch, glasses, suspenders, flowers, hair, sunglasses

Cedric Derbaise

Pre Wedding Phuket Engagement Photograph of couple kissing

Liam Collard

Pre-Wedding portraits from İzmir, Turkey

Furkan Akarsu

Angelica Virgen

Art Museum of Philadelphia Photo Session | Using the tree and loving the brides look.

Miguel Gonzalez

Carlo Bettuolo

chicago Engagement Photo session with couple kissing in sunlight

Milan Lazic

Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu engagement shoot with a couple Head over heels in love! An early morning couple shot

Sujith Kumar

Sunset engagement portrait session at Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Justin Edmonds

In San Francisco, a man kisses his fiance's hand during their engagement session by a Sacramento, CA photographer.

Raymond Nguyen

Pre-wedding engagement shoot in Udaipur, India | bokeh portraits of a couple before their wedding

Ankita Asthana

Angelica Virgen

Engagement Photos | National Gallery of Art - Portrait of the couple with bokeh

Anastasiia Polyakov

Meenambakkam, Chennai Pre-wedding couple shoot on the eve of the wedding

Sujith Kumar

Engaged Couple Session | Silhouette of a couple at the Gifford Pinchot State Park lake

Scott Josuweit

Copper Mountain Engagement Formals | Colorado Wedding and Engagement Photography

Jesse La Plante

A Madrid engaged couple pose for their pre-wedding portraits for Spain engagement photographer

Miguel Onieva

The couple can be seen standing on the other side of a circular window as lights reflect around them during their engagement session by a London, England photographer

Rahul Khona

Cascais Lighthouse Session - Engagement Portrait of a Couple - Image contains: bokeh, rocks, water, beach, cove, red dress

Fabio Azanha

On top of Shrine Pass for the last bits of sunlight during this couple's Vail, CO engagement session.

Trent Gillespie

Vertical engagement pictures of a couple with bokeh lights | Dorset photographer pre-wedding shoot with photographer

Robin Goodlad

South Tyrol Engagement Photo Session - Portrait contains: bokeh, indoors, hug, window, light

Matteo Lomonte

Boston Engagement Portrait | Couple in parking garage and city in the background with lights in the foreground of the photo

Warren Lane

Engagement Photography for Czech Republic, Prague - Image Shot through the earrings

Matouš Bárta

A man draws his fiance closer to him as they walk along the sand in the sunlight of Pirenopolis during their engagement photoshoot by a Goias, Brazil photographer.

Claudia Amorim

Frenchtown, New Jersey Engagement Session in the afternoon sunlight

Michelle Arlotta

Jesse La Plante

Lucca, Italy couple session for pre wedding portraits in the late afternoon sun.

Donatella Barbera

Courtyard by Marriott, Isla Verde PR Engagement Picture Session - Portrait contains: Champagne Glasses to create bokeh that frames the couple

Alexis Rodriguez Montalvo

Engaged couple in beautiful lighting during engagement photo session in Uddel- Kootwijkerzand

Marlous Nijholt

A couple runs through water in Pirenopolis as they hold hands in this black and white pre-wedding portrait by a Goias, Brazil photographer.

Claudia Amorim

Downtown Los Angeles, California Engagement Shoot - A quiet couple portrait session in DTLA

Darren Hendry

Rosewood Phuket Engagement Portraits - Indoor Prewedding Photoshoot

Liam Collard

Afternoon sunlight couple engagement photos at the park in Belgium at sunset

Yancho Sabev

Holambra engagement portrait of a couple in the flower fields

Vinicius Fadul

Netherlands Haarijnse Plas - bokeh silhouette portrait

Corrine Ponsen

Windy Engagement Session - Santa Monica Wedding Photographer

Tanya Parada

Engagement portrait session during fall in Summit County, Colorado

Trent Gillespie

Milan destination wedding photography by the lake | Lombardy engagement photographers

Massimiliano Beccati

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