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460+ Great Engagement Photos Using Sunlight

Find a Photographer / Warm Sunlight

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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Jesse La Plante
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
Sunset pre wed session for a couple in London
Rahul Khona
Galata Bridge, Istanbul couple standing on the stairs during engagement portrait session
Salih Ustundag
Calabria - the happy couple poses in front of choppy water in this engagement shoot
Danilo Muratore
NYC engagement sunset photo session with bridge
Alex Paul
Wiesbaden Grafitti location for prewedding engagment session - Photos for couples
Paulo Sacramento
Alentejo, Portugal Engagement Couple Session - Image contains: overhead, drone, above, looking down, boat
Daniel Monteiro
A countryside engagement shoot in Bishopsbourne, Kent UK
Catherine Hill
Couple hugs each other in a ray of sunlight in Chicago's Lincoln Park.
Allison Williams
Stay Okay Bergen op Zoom engagement photo shoot | nice light, with lovely couple, in the morning sun, taken in november
Caroline Elenbaas
turkey couple in cappadocia for engagement shooting session in the sun
Ufuk Sarisen
Siracusa couple at the water at sunset for engagement portrait
Simona Cancelli
Lauren Lindley
Vietnam couple walking on the road in the afternoon in Dalat
Nien Truong
Pre Wedding Couple Portrait at Cappella di Vitaleta during Sunset
Mirko Vegliò
The Pearl Brewery Engagement Photo Session | Couple in the light with angled shadows in a parking lot
Philip Thomas
Shark Fin Cove Pre-Wedding Portrait - Couple's silhouette against the oceanfront cliffs
Kristina Cazares Neri
Lago di Bolsena - Italy engagment portrait - a romantic moment on the lake shore at sunset
Zsofia Rebicek
Goiânia couple portraits for prewedding session in the afternoon sunlight
Claudia Amorim
Engagement Photographer for Bento Gonçalves - Brasil - Image contains: water, couple, leaves, trees, laughing, fun
Renan Radici
Engagement Photos from Sao Pedro da Serra - Portrait contains: couple, embrace, outdoors, lifestyle, smile
Aline Prado
Spain Couple at sunset posing for pre-wedding portrait in the tall grass.
Monika Zaldo
Kilyos Beach, Istanbul pre wedding session with a couple smiling and hugging at sunset
Salih Ustundag
Colorado Betasso Preserve - Pre-Bride and pre-groom hiking in the woods
Jesse La Plante
Site Transitoire, Crete Senesi, Tuscany - Engagement session with a couple at the window of love
Marco Fantauzzo
Frosinone Italy engagement shoot on the beach with candles in the sand.
Paolo Ferrera
Beach-side engagement pictures of a couple silhouetted | North Rhine-Westphalia photographer pre-wedding photo shoot session
Monique De Caro
England pre-wedding engagement pictures of a couple embracing at the beach with boats | Kent portrait shoot
Catherine Hill
A couple passes one another at nighttime during this Porto Alegre engagement session by a Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil photographer.
Renan Radici
A couple stands in front of a tower in Spoleto and kisses as the sun sets during their engagement photo session by Perugia, Umbria photographer.
Mirko Vegliò
Engagement Photographer for San Francisco - Time for the couple till the end of the world - beach portraits
Chris Shum
Starkville, MS engagement photographer: butterfly kisses
Danny Klimetz
Engagement session with warm afternoon light in Guimaraes (Portugal)
Julien Maria
Brazil Pré-wedding portrait session with couple sitting on train tracks.
Claudia Amorim
California - Northern San Francisco Engagement Portrait Session in Tall Trees and Sunshine
Chris Shum
South Dartmouth, Massachusetts | Couple amongst sea grass at the beach in the sun
Kevin Trimmer
Engagement Photography Session at Asa Note - Brasília - Brazil Couple under southern light and framed by nature
Gustavo Lucena
Cristal Palace, Madrid engagement session
Rocio Vega Roa
Guethary pre wedding portraits - A girl is giving a hug to her future husband
Julien Marchione
Aw Shucks Farm, NC - engaged at Aw Shucks Farm
James Nix
Acquamorta, Monte di Procida Engagement Shoot - Warm sunset in the end of April
Luigi Reccia
Newport Beach engagement session - A Kiss in the water wearing her red dress
Thanh Trung
Rebekah Sampson
Krabi engagement session in the shadow in the blue
Wasan Chirdchom
Engagement Photographer for Dalat, Vietnam - Image contains: couple, shadows, trees, pine, wood
Vu Nguyen
Devil's Dyke, nr Brighton, UK engagement photography - Romantic image of Ella and David at golden hour on Devil's Dyke
Jenny Rutterford
Rushden Lakes, Northamptonshire Engagement Shoot in the Afternoon Sun
Jason Huckle
A man and woman hold their heads together as sun shines between them during their Laguna engagement session by a Santa Catarina, Brazil photographer.
Willian Mariot
Trung Dinh
Cescaphe Tendenza Pre Wedding Photographer: Loved the shadows and the way they played.
Miguel Gonzalez
Sunset engagement shoot at the beach in whitstable, Kent, UK
Catherine Hill
Engagement Photos from California - San Francisco - Portrait contains: couple, shaft, light, shadows
Chris Shum
Somewhere around Paris, France Couple having fun in a corn field. | Engagement Couple Portrait - Image contains: quirky, fun, laughing, smiles
Jean-Baptiste Chauvin
Maryland wedding engagement pictures by Baltimore photographer
Kathleen Ricker
Vincent Mu
Brazil engagement session | Wedding photography
Vinicius Fadul
Downtown Los Angeles, CA Couple sitting on steps during afternoon engagement shoot.
Darren Hendry
Arabia Mountain, Georgia | Sun rays break through the clouds for this creative engagement portrait
Orlando Suarez
San Donato V.C. - (Fr) - Italy Engagement Session in afternoon sunlight
Paolo Ferrera

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