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

Find a Photographer / Concrete Jungle

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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Edmonton, AB, Canada Engagement Shoot - framing in sunglasses
Dorota Karpowicz
Gloucestershire engagement photo of a couple holding hands before white walls.
Jonny Barratt
Florida engagement pictures of a couple sitting on concrete at the beach | Key West photographer pre-wedding shoot with photographer
Julie Ambos
Dubai engagement Photo shoot | a portrait of love amidst afternoon framing shadows
Christophe Viseux
Engagement Portrait from Gantry Plaza State Park - Photography of Couple dancing on the steps :
Denis Gostev
Montreal, Quebec Engagement photo of couple holding hands and sitting on front steps
Esther Gibbons
Engagement Portrait - Smack dab in the middle of the city of Downtown Los Angeles, California
Darren Hendry
Seattle, Washington Engagement Photographer | Girl riding piggyback on guys back as they walk up the street
Ron Storer
Crystal City, VA A couple jumps enthusiastically in front of a blue toned mural. Engagement photo session with fine art.
Brittany Diliberto
Pre-wedding circle of love portrait in Marseille
Karol Robache
A couple walking in the streets of Marseille during their prewedding photography session for engagement pictures
Sylvain Bouzat
Vietnam engagement images of a couple under the highway bridges | pre-wedding session for portraits
Khoi Le
North Point Park, Cambridge, Massachusetts Engagement Photography Session - Image contains: Silhouette of couple kissing at twilight
Simi Rabinowitz
Engagement Portrait from New York - Session On the subway in New York
Ashley Davenport
rio de janeiro, brazil - sunlight illuminates the engagement of this dear couple
Clara Sampaio
Agen, France Engagement portrait session in shadows
Franck Petit
Sofia, Bulgaria engagement photoshoot - Black and white portrait of the couple with concrete pillars
Tsvetelina Deliyska
Ontario, Canada Couple Engagement Portrait - Image contains: pause in the parking lot, underground, garage, cars, lighting, concrete
Viara Mileva
Madrid pre-wedding session in the streets - couple having fun
Marcos Rodriguez Pedrosa
Urrugne, France Aerial pre-wedding photo session using a drone
Patrick Lombaert
Cescaphe Tendenza Pre Wedding Photographer: Loved the shadows and the way they played.
Miguel Gonzalez
Engagement Couple Photography - Portrait contains: University Alagoas - Dating started at college and had pre wedding at college
Monica Guimaraes
Inman Park, Atlanta, GA - Portrait of Engaged Couple walking
Cindy Brown
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
Engagement Picture Session dip as a CTA train approaches the State/Lake CTA station in downtown Chicago.
Steven Rosenberg
Cambridge, Massachusetts Engagement Portraits | Wide shot under bridge
Simi Rabinowitz
Couple engagement portrait in Goa | Black and White photography
Sunny Pariani
Paris, France Metro Station Engagement Portrait of a Couple on the Stairs
Franck Petit
Pachino couple walking piggyback through the streets during prewedding portrait shoot
Simona Cancelli
Valladolid pre-wedding session - sitting on concrete holding hands - couple shot from above
Marcos Rodriguez Pedrosa
San Antonio black and white wedding photographer engagement portrait of a couple at the base of a parking structure exit ramp | Texas pre-wedding pictures
Philip Thomas
Newly engaged couple enjoy moments together atop the HoDo rooftop at sunset in Fargo, ND during their engagement photo shoot
Abby Paul
Indoor industrial engagement portrait for a newly engaged Washington DC couple
Ken Pak
Dancing in Lisbon during outdoor engagement shoot
Fabio Azanha
Cusco, Peru Engagement Photography Session with a Couple in Cusco, Peru in front of the Cathedral in the Plaza of Arms
Brenda Bravo
Michelle Arlotta
Engagement Portrait from Biarritz, France - Image contains: Light on the couple, shadows, blue
Sylvain Garderes
Old Montreal Pre Wedding Portait - Geometric engagement photo of couple in stark sunshine and shadow
Esther Gibbons
Engagement portrait session with a couple somewhere in Shoreditch
Matilda Delves
reflection under bridge of this couple in their MN engagement portrait session
Penny McCoy
DUMBO couple hugging together during their pre-wedding engagement session
Tim D. Yun
Engagement Photos from Seattle, WA - Looking down on couple kissing on picnic table
Ron Storer
Engagement Photographer for San Francisco - Time for the couple till the end of the world - beach portraits
Chris Shum
Aachen, NRW Engagement Photo of a Couple - Portrait contains: black, white, holding, looking, concrete, wall
Rosa Engel
Ben Chrisman
Bab Al Shams Resort, Dubai Engagement photo of a couple relaxing by the water
Marius Arnautu
Cescaphe Waterworks Photo Session with Engaged Couple "Just a beauty shot. But using the pillars it just felt classy."
Miguel Gonzalez
Columbia University engagement session - Portrait of pre-wedding couple
Tim D. Yun
Dorota Karpowicz
A couple kisses under an umbrella surrounded by water fountains in Tacoma, Washington
Ron Storer
Portrait of a couple on the stairs at Matheson Hammock Park, Miami - Engagement shoot in FL
Lukas Guillaume
Singapore Engagement photoshoot in red and green
Vu Nguyen
Malaysia urban concrete backdrop for wedding engagement photos for Malacca couples
Chin Whei Tay
Engagement Photos from Fujian, China - Image contains: pier, beach, sunset, couple, silhouette
Joy Qin
A couple can be seen through street signs as they stand outside of Columbia University in this pre-wedding photo by a New York City photographer.
Wenjie Han
Couple Shoot in the middle of Düsseldorf against a clean, plain wall, with a kiss
Patrycja Janik
Pre-wedding portraits in Edmonton, AB, Canada | you and me in a big city
Dorota Karpowicz
East River State Park, Williamsburg - Engagement couple portrait
Tim D. Yun
Couple kissing behind shadowed patterns - Newly engaged couple kissing behind wall
Ron Storer
Washington, DC pre-wedding portraits - Couple with monument in background
Kevin Trimmer

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