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95+ of the Hottest Desert Pre Wedding Portraits in the World

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Feb 18, 2020 - Desert engagement portraits from the best pre-wedding photographers of the Wedding Photojournalist Association. Get inspired with creative ideas for incorporating sand dunes, cacti, mesas, tumbleweeds or a beautiful and remote sandy beach. If you’re looking for an expert in the industry to capture your own unique personal style and attitude, look no further than the leading photographers of the WPJA.

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Engagement Sessions | The couple share a mutual passion for hiking and we decided to do the engagement shoot on one of the most popular hiking routes in Cape Town, the Table Mountain.
Christelle Rall
Lindy Schenk-Smit, of Noord Holland, is a wedding photographer for
Lindy Schenk-Smit
Robert Moses State Park — Engagement Session — Sand Dunes Couple
Tim D. Yun
Joshua Tree, California Sunset Engagement Shoot in Joshua Tree
Darren Hendry
Engagement photo session for a couple on the sandy beach near Utrecht.
Damir Plavotic
Fossil Rock, Dubai Desert - Exploring the desert - Dubai Desert Engagement
Bindi Richardson
Baltimore pictures of a couple running on the beach with a dog by a top Maryland wedding engagement photographer
Kathleen Ricker
FR pre wedding portrait session with engaged lovers embracing at The dune of Pyla, France
Audrey Morisson
Alberta Engagement Photos in the Winter
Dorota Karpowicz
Cappodocia, Turkey | Portraits of engaged couple walking around the fairy chimneys
Nilufer Nalbantoglu
cappadocia pre wedding session at the sunrise with a hot air balloon taking off overhead
Ufuk Sarisen
Glamis, California Desert Couple Session | Couple in the abstract landscape of the de
Kristina Cazares Neri
White Sands National Park - Bride and groom on sand dunes
Jesse La Plante
Engagement Picture Session from Chalkidiki, Greece - A couple hugging by the sea
Manos Skoularikos
Death Valley Sand do walkers - enjoying the view during their engagement portrait session
Dorota Karpowicz
France engagement portrait with a posed couple sitting on the sands of Espiguette beach south of France and kissing
Ludovic Lieffrig
Cusco, Peru Engagement Photography - A couple in the Sacred Valley of Cusco, Peru
Brenda Bravo
Bernie Richardson, of , is a wedding photographer for
Bernie Richardson
Bernie Richardson, of , is a wedding photographer for
Bernie Richardson
Engaged Couples Photography | Francês Beach, Alagoas happy and loving jumps
Monica Guimaraes
United Arab Emirates Pre-Wedding Portrait Photographer | Dubai Desert Photography
Bindi Richardson
TX engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session in blue at The White Sands National Monument
Shannon Cain
England wedding engagement portrait of a couple in the wind with a tree | UK pre-wedding photographer session
Jay Hoque
Mazarron - Murcia Engagement Photography - Couple, Kiss and shadows
Eduardo Blanco
Krabi prewedding shoot - heaven on the beach
Wasan Chirdchom
An engaged couple running in front of the balloons during portraits in Cappadocia Turkey
Emre Nesli
Engagement Sessions | cappadocia turkey pre wedding photo shoot with hot air balloon
Ufuk Sarisen
Southern California Engagement portraits. Joshua tree pre-wedding photography.
Aaron Willcox
Malibu Pre Wedding Photographer - Malibu Engagement Session
Tanya Parada
muscat summer love in the desert sun and wind during pre-wedding photoshoot
Simona Cancelli
Playful and funny Seattle Engagement Portrait session
Ron Storer
Portrait Session in Cabo de Gata for engaged couple
Eduardo Blanco
Arches National Park Engagement Photos - The couple in Arches National Park
Leon Wong
Bernie Richardson, of , is a wedding photographer for
Bernie Richardson
Kuwait — In Nowhere | Couple Engagement Portrait dressed in all black
Serenay Lokcetin
Engagement Photo from a Death Valley portrait session
Anastasiia Polyakov
Engagement portrait in the sun by award winning Arizona wedding photographer
Rebekah Sampson
Cappadocia, Turkey Engagement Shoot with a Perfect Sunrise
Mohamed Mekhamer
Couple walking through the Glamis Sand Dunes for a Desert Engagement Session
Tanya Parada
Chrystel Echavidre, of , is a wedding photographer for
Chrystel Echavidre
China engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session with dancing on the sands of Fuzhou
Shubin Shen
Glamis, Ca Couple dances on the sand dunes during engagement photo session in the desert
Kristina Cazares Neri
CARSON CITY ENGAGEMENTS - Portraits of Couple by the Water with Reflection of the Mountains.
Raymond Nguyen
UAE desert pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple from United Arab Emirates Exploring the Dubai desert
Bernie Richardson
Formal TX pre wedding portrait session with engaged lovers at sunset at The White Sands National Monument
Shannon Cain
two lovers walking in the desert under the storm at BARDENES DESERT - SPAGNE
Isabelle Dohin
Rebekah Sampson, of Arizona, is a wedding photographer for
Rebekah Sampson
Brazilian engagement portrait with a posed couple standing on the beach sands of Niteroi - RJ Brazil When the sun kisses a backlit image
Bruno Montt
Couples soul shoot holding hands during the Dubai Sunset in the desert by UAE wedding photographer
Chandan Sojitra
UAE sands engagement photo shoot with a fun loving couple in the Dubai Desert Having a laugh
Bernie Richardson
cappadocia, turkey engagement portrait session in the hills
Ufuk Sarisen
Engagement Picture Session | Having fun in Badwater Basin, Death Valley
Anastasiia Polyakov
cappadocia engagement photo shooting in the rain outside
Ufuk Sarisen
Dubai Desert wedding engagement photography | United Arab Emirates portrait photographer
Bindi Richardson
A Texas wedding photographer working for a couple at The White Sands National Monument
Shannon Cain
UAE pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple at Fossil Rock, Dubai Desert while Walking on the edge of the dunes
Bindi Richardson
Marrakech engagement photo shoot in the Agafay Desert of Morocco with a couple kissing
Audrey Morisson
Engagement Portrait from Morocco Sahara Desert - Image contains: camels, couple, desert, sunset, silhouette
Yudi Shao
Colorado Engagement Photography | The couple is in the Monument Valley, the rainbow appears behind.
Leon Wong
Engagement Photographer for Red Rock, Nevada | The road lines lead the eyes straight to the couple
Eric Corbacho

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