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960+ Pre Wed Engagement Shoots w/ Water, Ocean, Rivers, Lakes

April 17, 2021 - Water engagement photography from coast to coast and across the pond. Get inspired with photoshoot ideas for ocean, beach and lake sessions. Search for ideas for pre-wedding photography from the top engagement photographers at the Wedding Photojournalist Association. Are you interested in an underwater pre-wedding portrait session, or images from photoshoots in the rain? We have galleries for those, too. You can count on a WPJA photographer to push the cutting edge when it comes to stunning engagement portraits where the water greets you.

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Annapolis Maryland engagement portrait session in the water with a Double Rainbow sunset

Kathleen Ricker

Openau Pre Wedding Photographer - Silhouette image of couple dancing funny at sunset

David Anton

The Waterworks Philadelphia Engagement Portrait - Great light. Cool couple. Wind blowing. Done.

Miguel Gonzalez

Massachusetts Engagement Photography: Seaport - Warm tea and Boston Harbor

Alex Gordeev

Liaoning China Engagement Photography at sunset with romantic couple about to kiss

Vuca Zhang

Ocean and sea engagement photos at The Setai, Miami Beach, FL

Lukas Guillaume

Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York mini couple photo session before the wedding day in a dancers embrace with the city skyline behind them

Adam Boole

Engagement Photography | São MIguel dos Milagres, Alagoas hugs in the wind

Monica Guimaraes

Engagement Photography for Yeu island, France - Image contains: beach, sand, trees, silhouette, couple, engaged

Patrick Lombaert

A Golden Light Engagement Session near the Charles Bridge in Prague

Kurt Vinion

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

An Alberta couple at the water's edge during their pre-wedding portrait session Canada photographer

Dorota Karpowicz

Seattle, Washington Couple kisses on beach near sunset

Logan Westom

Brazil engagement photographer caught this prewedding portrait of a couple cuddling in a canoe

Claudia Amorim

Fort Tyron Park, New York City engagement session with a foggy George Washington bridge

Michelle Arlotta

Spain engagement photo shoot by the waters of Aguilas Murcia with some Love and beach

Eduardo Blanco

Engaged couple on paddleboards out on the water at sunset in Windham, NH.

Eric McCallister

Sunset wedding photographer engagement shoot at the sea | Haute-Garonne pre-wedding pictures

Florent Cattelain

Valencia sunset engagement shoot at the water with a light

Jose Miguel Perez Nunez

Half Moon Bay, California Rush Tides portrait for engaged couple

Tyler Vu

Black and white engagement photo session of a couple walking along Mirror Beach in Devon, England.

Robin Goodlad

wedding photo session with a couple in the water in Key West for Florida engagement photography

Julie Ambos

Higgs Beach, Key West, Florida sunset silhouette engagement photos with dog

Michael Freas

Girl smiling at her fiancee with sun hats at the beach during engagement shoot | East Sussex England

Corina Oghina

Leo Carrillo State Beach Engagement Photos - Taking in that awesome sunset to end the day

Darren Hendry

Cassis France Couple in love - Engagement portrait session overlooking the water

Colas Declercq

Cazorla, Jaén pre wedding couple in laughter while sitting on the rocks by the waterfall

Rocio Sanchez

Seattle Washington Engaged Couple Photography

Ron Storer

Antarctica engagement portraits - Couple Posing with the Penguins

Kathleen Ricker

Fort Lauderdale Beach Portrait Session for Engagement - He lifts her up as they enjoy the sunrise on the beach.

Abby Paul

A couple stands together at the San Francisco Aquarium as they watch a large stingray during their pre-wedding photo session by a Sao Paulo, Brazil photographer.

Vinicius Fadul

A Sacramento engagement photographer shot this black and white picture of a couple embracing while the Golden Gate Bridge stands in the distance

Raymond Nguyen

Engaged Couple Session | Knoetzie beach, Knysna - Towards the end of the photo shoot, the couple didn't mind getting wet and we had some fun recreating this Grease movie moment.

Christelle Rall

A man and woman hold one another on a sunny beach in the United States during this pre-wedding photoshoot by a Hangzhou City photographer.

Yudi Shao

Avalon, New Jersey Wedding and Couple Portrait Photographer — Asbury Park New Jersey Beach Engagement Session

Michelle Arlotta

UK Wedding Photographer | Bristol engagement shoot with puddle reflections

Jonny Barratt

BR pre wedding portrait session with engaged lovers in Niteroi RJ Just feeling the peace

Bruno Montt

Friuli-Venezia Giulia engagement photographer froze the couple in this photo of them walking by the river in Venice

Lisa Pacor

Lacanau, south west of France - A couple feeling their love during black and white engagement photo session at the water

Isabelle Bazin

Maceió reflection couple portrait standing in the shallow waters of the ocean

Renner Boldrino

Acqui Terme (Alessandria), Piemonte, Italia pre-wedding portrait photographer - Couple running around the swimming pool with a dog

Giorgia Gaggero

Thessaloniki engagement session near sunset on the wooden dock | Greece pre-wedding photographer

Vasilis Maneas

Capri Island pre-wedding photo on the front of a boat near the rocks in the water.

Renan Radici

Tuscany, Siena engagement photography: the wind in your hair, the perfect sunset

Marco Fantauzzo

Mojacar Spain outdoor engagement portrait session - Beach Shower at sunset

Eduardo Blanco

Isle of Skye, Scotland Couple Portrait Session in the Mountains

Jay Hoque

Milan Lazic

Pachino summer love - engagement photos from the pool session

Simona Cancelli

Great Falls National Park Sunrise Engagement Shoot at the Water for Pre Wedding Portraits.

Kathleen Ricker

Passaic Falls pre-wedding photo shoot with a couple standing by the water fall

Wenjie Han

Barcelona Santa Susanna Bon Repos Camping | Engagement portrait at a sunset

Emre Nesli

NYC Sequin Dress Against City Backdrop | New York Engagement Photography

Katherine Akers

Baden-Wurttemberg pre wedding portraits - Immenstaad am Bodensee - silhouettes of love

Michael Geyer

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico engagement portrait on the beach - she said yes and he carries her in the rising tide

Juan Carlos Calderon

Utrecht, Netherlands Wedding Engagement Photographers

Corrine Ponsen

Black and white rocky engagement shoot with a white background on a mountain stone in Torrelodones, Madrid, Spain

Miguel Onieva

Sunrise Couple Portraits at Cape Spear Light House in Newfoundland, Canada

Kathleen Ricker

Beach Engagement Session - Maryland Engagements

Kathleen Ricker

Wedding engagement photography by the foggy lake in Maryland by Baltimore engagement photographers

Kathleen Ricker

Kapalua, Hawaii Engagement Portrait Session - Couple on the rocks over at Cliffhouse in Maui, Hawaii

Angela Nelson

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