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Welcome to the Concrete Jungle Engagement Photo Gallery - 150+ Examples of Great Urban Couple Portraits

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Feb 18, 2020 - An overabundance of concrete and urban life worked into these pre-wedding engagement photo sessions. Get inspiration for your city portraits incorporating a plethora of unique buildings, architecture, walls, parking structures, stairs and plain old street sidewalks from the top engagement session photographers of the Wedding Photojournalist Association. WPJA members are not afraid to push the envelope and try new techniques, so speak with one today about your dream engagement photoshoot that might have that urban grit you are after.

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Engagement Sessions | Florence Reflections
Simone Miglietta
This pre-wedding photo was taken during noon on a scenic location in Telegraph Hill, San Francisco.
Jeffrey Chan
Edmonton, AB, Canada engagement photo shoot Together in the city
Dorota Karpowicz
Engagement Photographer for San Francisco - Time for the couple till the end of the world - beach portraits
Chris Shum
Inman Park, Atlanta, GA - Portrait of Engaged Couple walking
Cindy Brown
PACA pre-wedding engagement picture at the beach | a couple love shoot
Karol Robache
St. Anthony Main, MN Engaged Couple in front of colorful autumn ivy wall in Minneapolis
Laura Robinson
This couple smiles outside during their pre-wedding session in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Vu Nguyen
Engagement portraits of a couple sitting on the streets of Downtown LA
Darren Hendry
Couple silhouette with queen mural | MN engagement photographer
Penny McCoy
Seattle, Washington Engagement Photographer | Girl riding piggyback on guys back as they walk up the street
Ron Storer
East River State Park, Williamsburg - Engagement couple portrait
Tim D. Yun
San Francisco Engagement and Wedding Photographer — Embrace in the rain. Couple with umbrella and puddles.
Chris Shum
A couple walking in the streets of Marseille during their prewedding photography session for engagement pictures
Sylvain Bouzat
Rock and Roll engagement photography at Brooklyn, NY with an Air guitar jam session
Casey Fatchett
Cusco, Peru Engagement Photography Session with a Couple in Cusco, Peru in front of the Cathedral in the Plaza of Arms
Brenda Bravo
Madrid pre-wedding session in the streets - couple having fun
Marcos Rodriguez Pedrosa
District Of Columbia destination wedding photography | Washington DC engagement photographers
Mantas Kubilinskas
Pre-wedding portraits in the narrow streets of Italy
Carlo Bettuolo
Engagement photo session of a young couple holding each other in a tunnel in Venice.
Carlo Bettuolo
Painted building art couple engagement image from Porto Maravilha, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Clara Sampaio
Valladolid pre-wedding session - sitting on concrete holding hands - couple shot from above
Marcos Rodriguez Pedrosa
Dorota Karpowicz
Pachino couple walking piggyback through the streets during prewedding portrait shoot
Simona Cancelli
Cape Town Pre Wedding Photographer using the location geometry to create a unique composition
Eric Corbacho
South Bank, London Engagement Photography | London love and concrete
Annamarie Stepney
Gloucestershire engagement photo of a couple holding hands before white walls.
Jonny Barratt
Istanbul Turkey - Engagement session for portraits under the bridge
Derya Engin
Cape Town engagement portrait of the couple where the bride is in the positive and the groom in the negative
Eric Corbacho
Czech Republic engagement images of a couple in yellow on stair ramps | Prague photographer pre-wedding session for portraits
Lubow Polyanska
Agen, France Engagement portrait between parked automobiles
Franck Petit
Black and white engagement portrait of the couple giving each other a last kiss goodbye at the train station in Ruse, Bulgaria.
Bozhidar Krastev
A couple holds hands as they stand beneath an archway in Middelheim in this black and white engagement photo by an Antwerpen, Flanders photographer.
Sanne De Block
Washington DC National Gallery of Art - silhouette couple portraits at night for engagement
Kenneth Clapp
Engagement portrait Adèle Guillaume - Agen France pre-wedding photography session in black-and-white
Franck Petit
Engagement Photos from Seattle, WA - Looking down on couple kissing on picnic table
Ron Storer
Nanxun, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China Engagement Photography - The couple came to their home country to shoot a set of engagement photos of many childhood scenes
Leon Wong
Crozon, France engagement picture taken Just before the kiss
Patrick Lombaert
Couple engagement portrait in Goa | Black and White photography
Sunny Pariani
Engagement Portrait from Gantry Plaza State Park - Photography of Couple dancing on the steps :
Denis Gostev
The couple holds each other in this black and white engagement photo in front of Galle Fort. Taken by a Galle, Sri Lanka photographer.
Geeshan Bandara
Engagement portrait session with a couple somewhere in Shoreditch
Matilda Delves
Portrait of engaged couple messing round in London
Ashley Davenport
Engagement Photographer for Seaport, Boston, Massachusetts - Reflection of couple kissing
Simi Rabinowitz
Engagement Picture Session dip as a CTA train approaches the State/Lake CTA station in downtown Chicago.
Steven Rosenberg
Couple Shoot in the middle of Düsseldorf against a clean, plain wall, with a kiss
Patrycja Janik
Vietnam engagement images of a couple under the highway bridges | pre-wedding session for portraits
Khoi Le
Engagement Portrait from Biarritz, France - Image contains: Light on the couple, shadows, blue
Sylvain Garderes
Boston, Massachusetts engagement portrait | Couple against wall
Kevin Trimmer
A Madrid couple during their pre-wedding portrait session with skateboarders | Spain street photographer
Sergio Cueto
Cescaphe Tendenza Pre Wedding Photographer: Loved the shadows and the way they played.
Miguel Gonzalez
Columbia University engagement session - Portrait of pre-wedding couple
Tim D. Yun
A Northern California couple on the street during their pre-wedding portrait session San Francisco photographer
Chris Shum
Shanghai engagement portrait against a wall with speckled sunlight and shadows.
Moana Wu
Camden Yard, Oriole Park, Baltimore, MD - Couple is becoming part of the geometry during their Camden Yard engagement session, a lifelong dream for them.
Andrew Morrell
Newly engaged couple enjoy moments together atop the HoDo rooftop at sunset in Fargo, ND during their engagement photo shoot
Abby Paul
Downtown Los Angeles, California - Catching those last rays during afternoon engagement shoot.
Darren Hendry
Vicosa Brazil Couple running together during prewedding portrait shoot against a brick wall.
Paulo Sacramento
Texas wedding photographer engagement portrait of a couple kissing in good light | San Antonio pre-wedding pictures
Philip Thomas
Cape Town portrait of the engaged couple using the light and architecture of the place
Eric Corbacho

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