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Feb 18, 2020 - Engagement photography featuring warm sunlight, sunsets, and couples lit by the afternoon setting sun. Wedding Photojournalist Association members and pre-wedding, Diamond Awards-winning portraits can inspire you with ideas for using sunlight to bring warmth to your pictures. If you want your sun-drenched couple portraits to stand out, share your thoughts with a WPJA photographer who will help you achieve your desires.

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Romania engagement photographer caught the action in this photo of a couple walking happily through IOR park in Bucharest at night
Mihai Zaharia
Castle of Vinhedo Pre Wedding Shoot - Engaged couple almost kissing
Vinicius Fadul
Jeziorsko Beach, Poland | Engagement portrait of two lovers in thickets.
Piotr Maksa
Catherine Hill
This Enagaged couple share a moment as he carries her around the Old Town Square at sunrise
Kurt Vinion
Australia outdoor engagement portraits in Perth
Jacob Gordon
Destination Engagement Shoot in Mauritius
Arvid de Windt
Downtown Los Angeles, CA Couple sitting on steps during afternoon engagement shoot.
Darren Hendry
This Engaged couple pose for their Pre-wedding session in Hoi An Vietnam
Trung Dinh
Cohasset, MA Couple in saltwater marsh posing for engagement photos.
Kevin Trimmer
A couple stands together in a field with the sun shining between them in this pre-wedding photo by a London, England photographer.
Rahul Khona
Engaged Lovers lean against the wall in Tian'an Park for a pre wedding portrait
Lin Yang
Spanish wedding engagement pictures by Madrid photographer
Sergio Cueto
Glencoe, Scotland engagement portrait photographer: "In the amazing light at golden hour, we saw the chance to capture a moment at the cliffs edge."
Tim Wong
Couple Engagement Photo Session | Tuscany countryside, Val d'Orcia - The light of Tuscany
Simone Miglietta
CA engagement images of a couple in a forest setting with sunlight | California photographer pre-wedding session
Raymond Nguyen
England Wedding Engagement Photographer | London Photography
Obi Nwokedi
Cascais, PT Engagement Photo Session - Portrait contains: points, bokeh, light, hug, smile, red dress
Fabio Azanha
Blackwater Arboretum Engagement Photo of Couple in the Forest
Robin Goodlad
Águilas - Murcia Engagement Photography - An afternoon of horseback riding
Eduardo Blanco
Engagement Photographer for NYC - New York City, Tudor city - Couple's portrait in the garden
Denis Gostev
Beach-side engagement pictures of a couple silhouetted | North Rhine-Westphalia photographer pre-wedding photo shoot session
Monique De Caro
Engagement portrait of a beautiful sunset behind newly engaged couple on a dock in New Hampshire.
Eric McCallister
Paris engagement portrait session - giant wheel laughs from this couple
Eric Corbacho
Using some available light to highlight the engaged couple against the Union Station in downtown Denver during a portrait session.
Trent Gillespie
Morbihan, France engagement photography session - A couple Playing with lines
Patrick Lombaert
China engagement portrait of a couple against a stone backdrop
Vincent Mu
Romania PreWedding Portraits: Assan's Mill Bucharest - Couple hugs
Petrica Tanase
Pirenópolis couple with red dress during Pré-wedding portrait shoot
Claudia Amorim
Pre-wedding portraits in Chicago, IL - Piggyback Rides for this newly engaged couple
Elena Bazini
Urban Pre-wedding photoshoot of a couple in Hoi An Vietnam
Trung Dinh
Csengele, Hungary Fog in the Fields during engagement picture session
Krisztian Bozso
The couple sits on a rock together by the water in this pre-wedding photo by an Alicante, Valencia photographer.
Toni Miranda
Yudi Shao
The Sand Dunes, St Ouen, Jersey, Channel Islands Engagement Photos | The couple brought their dog along for their engagement shoot. I wanted to include the colours and textures of the landscape - their dog was amusing following on behind!
Catherine Hill
Longwood gardens engagement photographer: "We were there during golden hour so we went gold."
Miguel Gonzalez
San Donato V.C. - (Fr) - Italy Engagement Session in afternoon sunlight
Paolo Ferrera
Engagement Photography in a Forest in Alta, California | Sunlight creeping through the trees to illuminate the engaged couple
Kevin Sawyer
Beijing China engagement pre-wedding session in the sunlight
Xiaoye Sun
Madrid, Spain pre-wedding engagement shoot - Couple silhouettes with sunset and visual effect
Miguel Onieva
Sunset pre wed session for a couple in London
Rahul Khona
Franciacorta region, north of Italy. - Yes, we are.
Giorgio Baruffi
Chris Shum
Couple is snuggling around sunset time during engagement session at sint-niklaas private territory
Fille Roelants
Elysian Park, Los Angeles Crescent moon portrait of engaged couple with palm trees
Darren Hendry
Massachusetts engagement photography session : A Couple Kissing in the sunset light
Alex Gordeev
Engagement shoot of a playful couple in the outdoors in Essen, Germany
Patrycja Janik
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park Couple kissing in a pocket of natural light/dust
Shea McGrath
Panjin engagement portrait with green plants and in vertical.
Moana Wu
A couple stands with a horse in a sunny field in Alvito, France in this engagement photo by a Lazio photographer.
Paolo Ferrera
Spain Couple at sunset posing for pre-wedding portrait in the tall grass.
Monika Zaldo
les Angles, French Pyrénées Pre-wedding session on the top of the mountain at sunset
Catherine Hudson Paturet
A couple in Saigon can be seen smiling through shadows in this engagement portrait by a Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam photographer.
Khoi Le
Tuscany, Siena pre-wedding portraits with intimacy and tenderness
Marco Fantauzzo
Brazilian wedding engagement pictures by Goias photographer
Claudia Amorim
Tuscany wedding engagement portrait of a couple in the city shadows | Siena pre-wedding photographer session
Federico Pannacci
Dubai destination wedding photographer | Desert Sunset engagement session photography in UAE
Bindi Richardson
Engaged Couples Photographer | Saigon, Vietnam lovers in the golden light
Van Tran
Puerto Vallarta wedding photographer engagement portrait of a couple embraced | Jalisco pre-wedding pictures
Juan Carlos Calderon
Vietnam engagement portrait taken of a young couple in Ho Chi Minh City
Nien Truong

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