Wedding Photos of Death Valley

The following “Death Valley” 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 “Death Valley” 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.

The couple chose Death Valley for their engagement shoot and spent a long weekend in the desert at Badwater Basin, CA, for their save-the-date wedding announcement picture

Badwater Basin, CA: Couple's Engagement Shoot in Death Valley

The couple posed in a dipping kiss on the road for their save-the-date wedding announcement picture at Artist Palette, Death Valley, CA

Death Valley, CA: Artist Palette Wedding Save-the-Date Kiss in Desert Roadway

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This photo was taken waiting for the sun to set on the dunes of Death Valley, CA for a save-the-date wedding announcement

Death Valley, CA Sunset: Wedding Announcement Image in Desert Mountain Scene

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The couple spent 3 days driving to various locations in Death Valley, CA, culminating in the perfect sunset shot at the Mesquite Sand Dunes for their save-the-date wedding announcement

Death Valley, CA: Sunset at Mesquite Sand Dunes for Wedding Announcement Image Session

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Death Valley National Park evening sunset couple shoot silhouetted in the sand dunes

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Engagement Picture Session | Having fun in Badwater Basin, Death Valley

Engagement Picture Session and Having fun in the desert

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Engagement Photo from a Death Valley portrait session

Engagement Photo from a desert portrait session

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Death Valley engagement photography- laughing couple slides barefoot down sand dunes under a bright blue sky

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Death Valley engagement shoot takes place in the middle of a desert while mountains stand in the distance behind the embracing couple

An arid engagement shoot takes place in the middle of a desert while mountains stand in the distance behind the embracing couple

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A couple sits back to back in the middle of a mountainous, desert in this Death Valley engagement portrait shoot

A couple sits back to back in the middle of a mountainous, desert in this hot engagement portrait shoot

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Rocks, Sand and Sun for a warm engagement portrait session

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Death Valley engagement session in the hot desert sand for pre-wedding portraits

A heated engagement session in the hot desert sand for pre-wedding portraits

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Death Valley Sand do walkers - enjoying the view during their engagement portrait session

Valley Sand dune walkers enjoying the view during their engagement portrait session

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