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45+ Wedding Engagement Photography Sessions in the Rain

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Feb 18, 2020 - Don’t let bad weather ruin your pre-wedding photoshoot and instead become inspired by sparkling droplets of rain, cozy and romantic portraits under a shared umbrella, and glistening moonlit sidewalks. Get more ideas for your fun, rain-filled photos from the top engagement and wedding photographers of the Wedding Photojournalist Association. Regardless of the weather, brave the elements and express yourself to your fullest by arranging an engagement photoshoot with the top photographers of the WPJA.

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National Gallery of Art, Washington DC Engagement Shoot - A couple laughs and enjoys the falling rain
Johnny Shryock
Brazil engagement portrait of Ouro Preto couple at the water
Vinicius Terror
Lookout Mountain engagement photo session in the rain and fog
Justin Edmonds
The silhouettes of the couple holding bright umbrellas against a gray sky was captured by a Mumbai engagement photographer
Anupa Shah
cappadocia engagement photo shooting in the rain outside
Ufuk Sarisen
Engagement Photo from Waboomskraal, George - It started raining during the photo shoot, but the couple never complaint and we kept shooting through the rain. It made for beautiful, moody portraits.
Christelle Rall
Rain engagement photograph in the streets of Ho Chi Minh city Vietnam
Van Tran
Engagement Photo Sessions | London, UK - The beautiful lights of Carnaby St.
Lisa Pacor
Tacoma, Washington Photo session | engaged Couple jumping with wall of umbrellas
Ron Storer
Pre wedding portraits in Huahin | Black and White Engagement Photographer
Stam Chananakhon
quanzhou silhouette in the rain - couple portraits during prewedding shoot
Junxin Zeng
Silhouette Portrait Engagement Session - Frosinone Engagement Photo with Couple, Umbrella, Trees and a View
Paolo Ferrera
A couple kisses under an umbrella surrounded by water fountains in Tacoma, Washington
Ron Storer
A couples reflection is captured in a puddle on the street in this New York City engagement portrait shoot
Tim D. Yun
Vietnam Dalat dusk pre-wedding engagement session under the dark clouds
Nien Truong
Couple in the Rain near tower bridge - Tower Bridge London engagement session
Kari Bellamy
Engagement Photo Sessions | Ho Chi Minh city - They are using umbrella at a park where they have had lots of memories together
Huy Che Hoang
louvre paris engagement photos | a kiss and a dip | Black and white pre-wedding photography
Simon Cassanas
Tower Bridge, London England | Couple kissing in the rain near tower bridge
Kari Bellamy
Diablo Pub Pré-wedding couple portrait session with a light, an umbrella, and graffiti mural art on the wall
Claudia Amorim
England, vertical wedding engagement portrait of a couple with rainbow | Dorset pre-wedding photographer session
Robin Goodlad
Engagement photo using light and shadow to make it appear as though the bride is dancing in the groom's heart in Kuliang Mount.
Henry Xu
dumbo nyc portrait session - standing in the rain
Wenjie Han
Prague, Czech Republic, Charles Bridge — USA couple during their night time portrait session in the rain
Kurt Vinion
Steven Herrschaft
FR and AU couple during their night time engagement session in Prague
Kurt Vinion
engagement shooting at istanbul turkey of couple among many colorful umbrellas
Ufuk Sarisen
Milton, Ontario engagement photo shoot | The Mural on the wall and the couple under an umbrella
Lori Anne Crewe
Brooklyn Bridge engagement shoot with couples reflection
Wenjie Han
Da Lat city, Vietnam night couple portrait with an umbrella and a light
Huy Che Hoang
Clear rain umbrella engagement portraits in Sapa, Vietnam
Nien Truong
İstanbul, Turkey Engagement Photographer - On the road with umbrella
Goktug Ozcan
Zamora the book recreation scene for engagement session
Rocio Vega Roa
San Francisco Couple Portraits for Pre-Wedding | The sea, the bird and the lovers
Chris Shum
A loving engagement portrait of a couple kissing under a red umbrella in front of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy.
Mirko Vegliò
Seattle, WA Couples | Creative Engagement Photography Session with window and wall
Ron Storer
Pre-wedding photo of a couple kissing in the rain as they hold their umbrellas in Da Lat, Vietnam.
Jacob Gordon
Engagement Photo from cappadocia pre wedding shoot session
Ufuk Sarisen
Before the rain gets heavy - Vietnam City Engagement Photographs
Van Tran
Black and white engagement shoot shoot with umbrellas in Sapa, Vietnam
Nien Truong
San Francisco Engagement and Wedding Photographer — Embrace in the rain. Couple with umbrella and puddles.
Chris Shum
During a torrential downpour this Engaged couple share a kiss in Prague during their evening engagement session at the Charles Bridge
Kurt Vinion
Sydney engagement images of a couple near the Opera House | NSW photographer pre-wedding session for portraits
Jiake Yang
Hérault black and white wedding photographer engagement portrait of a couple with Big Ben | Occitanie pre-wedding pictures
Kerry Morgan
Vietnam Da Lat - A nice moment together during engagement shoot with umbrellas
Jacob Gordon
Ufuk Sarisen
CA city engagement photos of a couple in the rain | Sacramento photographer pre-wedding portrait session
Raymond Nguyen
Rainy engagement at Mount-Royal lookout - Canada
Esther Gibbons
Brooklyn, New York engagement portraits on a rainy day with umbrellas
Nikhol Esteras
An Alberta couple at the water's edge during their pre-wedding portrait session Canada photographer
Dorota Karpowicz
Baltimore, Maryland engagement portrait of a couple | Lightning Crashes
Kathleen Ricker
engagement photograph at Ho Chi Minh city Vietnam in the Rain with Umbrella
Van Tran
Attica engagement photograph of a couple laughing under an umbrella
Manos Skoularikos
A just engaged couple is kissing in the rain under the umbrella in Florence
Laura Barbera
Brazil destination wedding photography | Minas Gerais engagement photography of a couple lit at night
Wander Menezes
A Bucharest engagement session of a couple loving life and color
Rocio Vega Roa
St Katherine's Dock, UK engagement portraits with rain and shared umbrella
Jay Hoque

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