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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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Krabi prewedding shoot - heaven on the beach
Wasan Chirdchom
Bear mountain engagement photos - Couple walking on top of the mountain
Tim D. Yun
Playful and funny Seattle Engagement Portrait session
Ron Storer
Portrait Session in Cabo de Gata for engaged couple
Eduardo Blanco
Baltimore pictures of a couple running on the beach with a dog by a top Maryland wedding engagement photographer
Kathleen Ricker
Sihouetted air balloons fly around the enagged couple during their pre-wedding session in Turkey, Cappadocia
Goktug Ozcan
Engagement Picture Session | Having fun in Badwater Basin, Death Valley
Anastasiia Polyakov
tuz gölü (salt lake), turkey couple hugging during prewedding photo session
Salih Ustundag
A Happy couple posing for engagement portraits in the sand dunes of Death Valley National Park, CA, USA
Dorota Karpowicz
Cappadocia Engagement Session with Eternal Love
Serenay Lokcetin
Glamis, Ca Couple dances on the sand dunes during engagement photo session in the desert
Kristina Cazares Neri
cappadocia engagement photo shooting in the rain outside
Ufuk Sarisen
Lindy Schenk-Smit
Fossil Rock, Dubai Desert portrait shoot for prewedding - Engaged couple Leaping into the Sand
Bindi Richardson
Chrystel Echavidre
An engaged couple running in front of the balloons during portraits in Cappadocia Turkey
Emre Nesli
Engagement Photographer for Cappadocia, Turkey - Image contains: couple, blue, car, colorful, hot air balloons
Mohamed Mekhamer
Colorado Engagement Photography | The couple is in the Monument Valley, the rainbow appears behind.
Leon Wong
Maleiha Desert, Dubai - Desert pre-wedding shoot with a warm wind blowing her hair
Bernie Richardson
California Joshua Tree Engagement Photo Session in the hills
Jessica Weiser
Engagement portrait in the sun by award winning Arizona wedding photographer
Rebekah Sampson
Gironde two lovers walking in the desert - Engagement Photo of a Couple - Portrait contains: sand, dirt, hike, mountain, hat
Isabelle Dohin
Engagement Sessions | cappadocia turkey pre wedding photo shoot with hot air balloon
Ufuk Sarisen
Seth gives Kim a hand down from a rock in Moab during their sunrise desert engagement session at the Arches National Park, Utah
Lucy Schultz
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
Salt Lake City pre-wedding portraits | Couple kissing on sand at the beach with old tree stump in background
Ron Storer
Simona Cancelli
An Engaged Séance couple kiss on a wind swept Sand dune with sea grasses
Cedric Derbaise
Death Valley engagement session in the hot desert sand for pre-wedding portraits
Dorota Karpowicz
Cusco, Peru Engagement Photography - A couple in the Sacred Valley of Cusco, Peru
Brenda Bravo
Bernie Richardson
Engagement Photography - Cappadocia pre wedding session at the sunrise with hot air balloons
Ufuk Sarisen
Maleiha Desert, Dubai engagement portrait session - Desert adventure in the sand with a red dress
Bernie Richardson
Mazarron - Murcia Engagement Photography - Couple, Kiss and shadows
Eduardo Blanco
Bernie Richardson
Ufuk Sarisen
A couple walks together along the Salt Lake during their pre-wedding photo session by a Sao Paulo, Brazil photographer.
Vinicius Fadul
Kuwait desert engagement and pre wedding portraits in black and white
Serenay Lokcetin
muscat summer love in the desert sun and wind during pre-wedding photoshoot
Simona Cancelli
Creative Engagement Photo Session with beach and a blanket | Washington Portraits
Ron Storer
tuz gölü (salt lake), Turkey couple holding hands on the desert flat in the hot sun
Salih Ustundag
Glamis, California Desert Couple Session | Couple in the abstract landscape of the de
Kristina Cazares Neri
Ontario Engagement Photographer | Pre Wedding Photo Shoot in the sun with Flag holders
Christophe Viseux
Bromo Mount Engagement Sessions | Autumn in Indonesia of couple walking toward the mountain
Chin Whei Tay
Sahara Desert Engagement Session in the Sand Dunes
Yudi Shao
Death Valley Sand do walkers - enjoying the view during their engagement portrait session
Dorota Karpowicz
CARSON CITY ENGAGEMENTS - Portraits of Couple by the Water with Reflection of the Mountains.
Raymond Nguyen
A couple spends the day together hiking in the California Hills during their engagement photoshoot by a Sao Paulo, Brazil photographer.
Vinicius Fadul
Engagement Photographer for YUN NAN - Young couple In the wilderness
Asaph Xu
Cappodocia, Turkey Pre Wedding Portraits - lovers with a beautiful view
Nilufer Nalbantoglu
Engaged couple hold hands at night in cappadocia, turkey for their engagement photo session
Ufuk Sarisen
Engagement Picture Session from Chalkidiki, Greece - A couple hugging by the sea
Manos Skoularikos
Malibu Pre Wedding Photographer - Malibu Engagement Session
Tanya Parada
Praia de Regência engagement shoot in the sands of Linhares, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Kássio Silva
Fossil Rock, Dubai pre-wedding engagement photos | Running down the Dunes
Bindi Richardson
United Arab Emirates Pre-Wedding Portrait Photographer | Dubai Desert Photography
Bindi Richardson
cappadocia, turkey drone shooting of an engaged couple on hiking trails | pre-wedding portraits from above
Ufuk Sarisen
Joshua Tree, California Sunset Engagement Shoot in Joshua Tree
Darren Hendry
cappadocia, turkey engagement portrait session in the hills
Ufuk Sarisen
Glamis, Ca Desert Engagement Photo Shoot - A Couple in the sand dunes
Kristina Cazares Neri

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