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

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April 17, 2021 - 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 Picture Session | Having fun in Badwater Basin, Death Valley
Anastasiia Polyakov
Bear mountain engagement photos - Couple walking on top of the mountain
Tim D. Yun
Pre-Wed Engagement Session on the hills of cappadocia, Turkey
Ankita Asthana
Cappodocia, Turkey Pre Wedding Portraits - lovers with a beautiful view
Nilufer Nalbantoglu
Maleiha Desert, Dubai - Desert pre-wedding shoot with a warm wind blowing her hair
Bernie Richardson
Desert couple portrait at Vasquez Rocks, California wandering the landscape and the rough terrain
Darren Hendry
Ufuk Sarisen, of Istanbul, is a wedding photographer for
Ufuk Sarisen
Al Qudra Desert Dubai - Dune Wandering during Couple Portrait Shoot
Bindi Richardson
cappadocia engagement photo shooting in the rain outside
Ufuk Sarisen
Engagement Picture Session from Chalkidiki, Greece - A couple hugging by the sea
Manos Skoularikos
Engagement Portrait Session at Corbiere Lighthouse, St Brelades, Jersey, CI - Coastal engagement shoot of a couple walking together
Catherine Hill
Cappadocia, Turkey Early morning engagement portraits with hot air balloons and vintage convertible car
Ankita Asthana
Cappadocia couple pre-wed portrait while walking in the white sands of Turkey
Ufuk Sarisen
Sahara Desert Engagement Session in the Sand Dunes
Yudi Shao
Cappadocia Pre-Wedding Photo Shoot - This Cool Couple Will Rock You
Serenay Lokcetin
Southern California Engagement portraits. Joshua tree pre-wedding photography.
Aaron Willcox
UAE sands engagement photo shoot with a fun loving couple in the Dubai Desert Having a laugh
Bernie Richardson
Robert Moses State Park — Engagement Session — Sand Dunes Couple
Tim D. Yun
Engagement Photos | cappadocia desert walking couple
Ufuk Sarisen
FR engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session in The dune of Pyla, France with A couple on the sand dunes
Audrey Morisson
Dubai Desert wedding engagement photography | United Arab Emirates portrait photographer
Bindi Richardson
TX engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session in blue at The White Sands National Monument
Shannon Cain
Electric Desert art installation - Arizona Engagement Photos
Laura Segall
Cappadocia Engagement Session with Eternal Love
Serenay Lokcetin
Praia de Regência engagement shoot in the sands of Linhares, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Kássio Silva
cappadocia pre wedding session at the sunrise with a hot air balloon taking off overhead
Ufuk Sarisen
cappadocia, turkey drone shooting of an engaged couple on hiking trails | pre-wedding portraits from above
Ufuk Sarisen
Death Valley National Park humorous couple portrait session with a wild Burro trying to get some Pineapple Slus
Kathleen Ricker
Yudi Shao, of , is a wedding photographer for
Yudi Shao
Portrait Session in Cabo de Gata for engaged couple
Eduardo Blanco
Engagement Photographer for Cappadocia, Turkey - Image contains: couple, blue, car, colorful, hot air balloons
Mohamed Mekhamer
Engaged couple hold hands at night in cappadocia, turkey for their engagement photo session
Ufuk Sarisen
Glamis, California Desert Couple Session | Couple in the abstract landscape of the de
Kristina Cazares Neri
Engagement Photographer for Red Rock, Nevada | The road lines lead the eyes straight to the couple
Eric Corbacho
Ontario Engagement Photographer | Pre Wedding Photo Shoot in the sun with Flag holders
Christophe Viseux
Death Valley Sand do walkers - enjoying the view during their engagement portrait session
Dorota Karpowicz
United Arab Emirates Pre-Wedding Portrait Photographer | Dubai Desert Photography
Bindi Richardson
Formal engagement portrait with a posed couple in nice lighting at The White Sands National Monument
Shannon Cain
UAE engagement photo shoot from Fossil Rock, Dubai Desert using the desert light
Bindi Richardson
Glamis, Ca Desert Engagement Photo Shoot - A Couple in the sand dunes
Kristina Cazares Neri
Arches National Park pre - wed image in Moab, Utah using A silhouette of the engaged couple at the window arches
Lucy Schultz
Fossil Rock, Dubai Desert destination engagement shoot | Desert adventure in the sand and sun
Bernie Richardson
Jaisalmer couple pre-wed portrait in India at sunset on the desert dunes of sand
Ankita Asthana
UAE pre wedding and engagement photography from Maleiha Desert, Dubai of a couple walking and Exploring the desert
Bernie Richardson
California road portrait of an engaged couple walk at the road
Vinicius Fadul
Simona Cancelli, of Siracusa, is a wedding photographer for
Simona Cancelli
Death Valley Valley National Park desert couple portrait at the sand dunes
Kathleen Ricker
Krabi prewedding shoot - heaven on the beach
Wasan Chirdchom
Cappodocia, Turkey | Portraits of engaged couple walking around the fairy chimneys
Nilufer Nalbantoglu
Chrystel Echavidre, of , is a wedding photographer for
Chrystel Echavidre
Colorado Engagement Photography | The couple is in the Monument Valley, the rainbow appears behind.
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 Photography - Cappadocia pre wedding session at the sunrise with hot air balloons
Ufuk Sarisen
An engaged couple sit in the car and kiss while hot air balloons fly around them during their engagement shoot in Turkey, Cappadocia
Goktug Ozcan
Salt Lake City pre-wedding portraits | Couple kissing on sand at the beach with old tree stump in background
Ron Storer
China engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session with dancing on the sands of Fuzhou
Shubin Shen
Turkey Love in Cappadocia! - Engagement and Pre Wedding Portraits
Goktug Ozcan
Lindy Schenk-Smit, of Noord Holland, is a wedding photographer for
Lindy Schenk-Smit
Bernie Richardson, of , is a wedding photographer for
Bernie Richardson

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