Wedding Photos of California engagement shoot

The following “California engagement shoot” images were created by documentary wedding photographers from the WPJA, who regularly submit their best candid moments, artistic portraits, details, and scene setters for review by our WPJA competition judges.

WEDDINGS + ELOPEMENTS + ARTISTIC PORTRAITS & DETAILS + ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS

Some of the “California engagement shoot” marriage photography samples below may have come from the getting ready events, the actual wedding ceremony, the reception after-party, an engagement session with the couple, or possibly be artistic portraits or detail shots.

FINE ART WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY: Our Artistic Guild award winners take a more creative approach to wedding day Portraits and use their innovative skills to capture the Details of each couple’s special day. The Artistic Guild’s Scene Setters are some of the most notable and breathtaking from within the artistic WPJA contest categories. Playing with light and shadow, special effects, and post-production editing, these images embrace the artistic component of wedding photography.

PRE-WEDDING ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY: The story of every couple starts long before the wedding day, and the engagement marks one of the most important milestones in their story. Engaged couples often want to celebrate the occasion and announce their upcoming wedding with a photoshoot. Pre-wedding portraits of an engaged couple can be just as moving and compelling as the images taken on the wedding day. Engagement portraits can win a Diamond Award, an exclusive WPJA award whose winner is selected from the best engagement photography in the world.

California engagement photo shoot at Cupertino with A hug in the park

Dogs in background of enagaged couple with ring | Forest in Alta, California

Dogs in background of enagaged couple with ring inside a Forest in Alta, California

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Engagement Photographer for California - Northern | de young museum - shapes and animals

Engagement Photos from California Northern at de young museum with shapes and animals

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A California couple is pictured by water against a dark boulder

The romantic couple's tender embrace in their engagement portrait, by water against a dark boulder-strewn background, is a timeless image

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This California couple was dwarfed in the dense forest

The couple's tender embrace was dwarfed in the dense forest, the pine canopy overhead adding to the intimacy of their engagement portrait

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A young California couple enjoying some Boba Guys' bubble milk tea

The couple's intimate engagement was sealed over Boba Guys' bubble milk tea, with a small table as their witness

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The young California engaged couple has a pictured kiss set against a bright red wall

The engaged couple's kiss is set against a bright red painted wall with a solo stark, bold tree in the center, symbolizing their love and connection amidst the boldness and simplicity of their surroundings

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