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April 17, 2021 - 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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Höfnerhäuser, Austria | pre-wedding portrait photo shoot at Sunset in the woods
Krisztian Bozso
Lago di Bracciano Rome - Tenuta di Polline Engagement Shoot - Kiss on the sunset by the lake
Massimiliano Esposito
A countryside engagement shoot in Bishopsbourne, Kent UK
Catherine Hill
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
South Mountain, Arizona engagement photo shoot during the Golden Hour
Thinh Phan
Engagement portraits at sunset at Golden Gate Canyon State Park.
Justin Edmonds
A Venice engagement photographer caught this photo of a couple embracing on a pier at sunset near Porto Caleri
Luca Fabbian
Giulianova love engagement session in the warm light
Pierpaolo Cialini
Dubai engagement Photo shoot | a portrait of love amidst afternoon framing shadows
Christophe Viseux
Lincoln Park Nature Boardwalk mini couple photo session before the wedding day while Laughing Together in the garden setting
Aileen Ciesielski
A playful engagement portrait at Yosemite National Park
Kathleen Ricker
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil engagement photoshoot with couple in foliage
Clara Sampaio
Couple laughing near the lake during engagement photo shoot in Vicosa Brazil
Paulo Sacramento
tuz gölü (salt lake), turkey couple hugging during prewedding photo session
Salih Ustundag
Key West Engagement Portrait Session with a walk on the beach.
Julie Ambos
A Rio Grande do Sul couple during their pre-wedding beach portrait session by a Brazil photographer
Renan Radici
Dumbo reflection portrait of engaged couple.
Wenjie Han
a Chicago Illinois young couple kiss under the sun and trees during portrait shoot
Milan Lazic
A couple stands in the golden sunlight of Bolsena, Italy in this engagement photo by a Orvieto photographer.
Massimiliano Esposito
Engagement Portrait from Gantry Plaza State Park | Image contains: Couple portrait with color boats
Denis Gostev
Caxias beach, Lisboa warm sun couple portrait as they have a moment of affection on a beautiful summer afternoon
Carlos Porfírio
Channel Islands pre wedding photography from a sunset shoot in the tall grass
Catherine Hill
Northhamptonshire engagement photographer designed this sunkissed portrait of a couple embracing in the hedges near Twywell Gullet
Jason Huckle
Engagement Photography - Cappadocia pre wedding session at the sunrise with hot air balloons
Ufuk Sarisen
Close-up photo session of a couple in Pirenópolis
Claudia Amorim
just feel the sun - Rio de Janeiro Engagement Photography in the Afternoon with this Couple
Bruno Montt
California - Northern San Francisco Engagement Portrait Session in Tall Trees and Sunshine
Chris Shum
engagement session with indescribable happiness in Parque das Ruínas, Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Clara Sampaio
Nice sunset on the sleeve of the smaller sea - Murcia Engagement Photo Shoot Session
Eduardo Blanco
Porto, PT Engagement Couple Session - Image contains: red, phone, booth, vintage, telephone, payphone
Daniel Monteiro
London, U.K Engagement Portrait Photoshoot with a warm loving feeling during autumn
Chandan Sojitra
Engagement Photos from Wiesbaden, Germany - Couple walking in the nature near a river
Paulo Sacramento
Afternoon wedding engagement portrait of a couple in the sun with trees | Bucharest pre-wedding pictures
Mihai Zaharia
Franciacorta region, north of Italy. - Yes, we are.
Giorgio Baruffi
SF couple pre-wed portrait with A kiss by the sutra bath ruins
Chris Shum
Ouro Preto, Brazil engagement picture session - Young couple in the village in sun and shadows.
Vinicius Terror
Engagement Portrait from session in the Mogosoaia Park near Bucharest
Cristina Tanase
Csengele, Hungary Fog in the Fields during engagement picture session
Krisztian Bozso
Albufera de valencia engagement shoot in flooded fields
Jose Miguel Perez Nunez
Rocio Vega Roa, of Leon, is a wedding photographer for
Rocio Vega Roa
Troyan Monastery, Bulgaria | pre-wedding portrait session using The magic of light
Bozhidar Krastev
York Minster Sunset engagement photography | Norfolk England wedding photographer
Rob Dodsworth
Nature Trail Engagement Photos at Blackwater Arboretum
Robin Goodlad
Beijing China Pre-Wedding Photo Session for Engaged Couple
Xiaoye Sun
Mahoya mountains engagement session with couple in the afternoon sun
Jose Miguel Perez Nunez
Christchurch Priory engagement photo shoot - A walk with the pigeons
Robin Goodlad
Portugal engagement photos of a couple in the sun with buildings | Braga photographer pre-wedding portrait session
Paulo Castro
Savannah GA Military couple during prewedding portrait shoot session at sunset
Gagan Dhiman
Frenchtown, New Jersey Engagement Session in the afternoon sunlight
Michelle Arlotta
Beach Engagement Photography - A couple embrace at last light on the cliffs at Happisburgh in Norfolk, UK
Rob Dodsworth
Engagement session with couple at Olive Park, Chicago Illinois
Travis Haughton
Urban engagement photos of a couple with brick building and street signs | Rhode Island photographer pre-wedding portrait session
Kevin Trimmer
Downtown Los Angeles engagement portraits in the afternoon sun with industrial buildings - City and color
Darren Hendry
palo alto sunset walk during CA engagement photo shoot session.
Ian Chin
Trent Gillespie, of Colorado, is a wedding photographer for
Trent Gillespie
Newport Beach engagement session - A Kiss in the water wearing her red dress
Thanh Trung
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park Couple kissing in a pocket of natural light/dust
Shea McGrath
Rota, Spain Pre-wedding portrait | esquina couple in love and kissing
Pedro Volana
A small shaft of sunlight illuminates this couple as they embrace for their San Francisco engagement portraits
Chris Shum
Krabi engagement session in the shadow in the blue
Wasan Chirdchom

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