Wedding Photos of Shanghai PreWedding Photography

The following “Shanghai PreWedding Photography” 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 “Shanghai PreWedding Photography” 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.

Outside the Peace Hotel at the Bund in Shanghai, China, a couple stands hand in hand, gazing up at the sky with towering buildings framing the low-angle portrait.

Peace Hotel Engagement Photo: Couple Hand in Hand Looking Up with Towering Buildings

Romantic portrait of a couple hand-in-hand in Gongqing National Forest Park, Shanghai, their eyes locked in an intimate gaze, with flowers creating a soft foreground.

Shanghai Love Blooms: Hand-in-Hand, Our Eyes Locked, Forever Now

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Engaged couple portrait in Shanghai, China on The Bund at night. The pair is sharing an intimate kiss under a transparent umbrella as soft rain falls on the iconic waterfront street.

Shanghai Nights: Kissing Under The Bund's Soft Rain and City Lights

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The Bund, Shanghai, China — She leans on him with a row of orange chairs in the background, creating a romantic and intimate atmosphere in this city portrait.

An Intimate City Portrait Of An Engaged Couple Leaning On Him

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A couple stands romantically by a grand doorway with stone lions on The Bund, Shanghai.

An Enchanting Engagement on The Bund with Stone Lions in Shanghai

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Engaged couple poses on the Bund, Shanghai, against a steel bridge blending romance with urban sophistication.

Urban Sophistication Meets Romance: Engaged Couple Poses On The Bund’s Steel Bridge

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A couple embraces in Minhang Cultural Park, Shanghai, bathed in sunlight amidst vibrant flowers.

Sun-Kissed Embrace: Love Blooms in Shanghai's Minhang Cultural Park Amidst Vibrant Flowers

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A couple in Minhang Cultural Park, Shanghai, share a baseball interest; glove, ball, and bat featured.

A Shared Swing in Shanghai: Love, Baseball, and Forever in Minhang Park

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This photo captures an engaged couple at the Bund in Shanghai, China. The bride-to-be is holding a cluster of reeds while both she and her partner are dressed in all black, creating a romantic and timeless black and white shot.

Timeless Elegance at the Bund: Love in Black and White

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At The Bund in Shanghai, China, a simple window display featuring a stylish couple in sunglasses transforms in to a captivating scene, blending fashion and elegance against the iconic city backdrop.

Fashion Meets Elegance at The Bund: Stylish Couple in Sunglasses Window Display, Captivating Blend Against Iconic Shanghai Backdrop

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On the Bund in Shanghai, China, the couple shares a minuted of love with closed eyes.

Couple Shares a Tender Moment with Closed Eyes on the Bund in Shanghai, China

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In the city of Shanghai, China, the couple poses closely together for their engagement portrait near some wall art.

Close-Knit Couple Poses by Wall Art for Engagement Portrait in Shanghai, China

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A China wedding photographer captured a romantic black-and-white image of an engaged couple sharing a sweet kiss in the serene garden of Shanghai's Bund.

Professional Engagement Portrait in Shanghai's Bund Garden

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A stylish image captured by a WPJA photographer, featuring a soon-to-be-married couple against the scenic backdrop of the Shanghai Bund. The modern cityscape is mirrored in a shop window.

Engagement Photo by Professional Wedding Photographer: Stunning Couple Portrait at Shanghai Bund with City Backdrop

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Amidst the bustling city of Shanghai, a happy couple smiles lovingly near a window display on Wukang Road, showcasing their engagement bliss.

Engagement Bliss on Wukang Road, Shanghai

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Shanghai Love: A couple shares a hug during their engagement portrait session at the iconic Bund in China. In this black and white shot, we see the man embracing his fiancée from behind, captured from a low angle view.

A Stunning Black and White Engagement Portrait in Shanghai

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A romantic pre-wedding photo in Shanghai, China's iconic Bund. The couple poses against a tiled wall with the water and bridge in the background, on a sunny day.

A Shanghai Engagement Portrait on the Iconic Bund with Scenic Backdrop

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At Changle Road, Shanghai, China, the couple shared a tender embrace, teasing each other in a playful way and he was attempting quick kisses during their indoor portrait session.

Tender Embrace and Playful Teasing: Indoor Engagement Portrait at Changle Road, Shanghai, China

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In their engagement portrait against the iconic backdrop of the Bund in Shanghai, China, the couple radiates joy with tall buildings framing the shot.

Joyful Elegance: Bund Bliss in Shanghai

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A couple poses for their engagement portrait against the backdrop of the iconic Bund in Shanghai, China. A pink "I DO" balloon adds a whimsical touch to the romantic scene.

Iconic Bund: Capturing Love with a Whimsical Touch

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An engagement portrait captures their love and playfulness as the bride-to-be covers her fiance's eyes with red paper letters against the backdrop of the iconic Bund in Shanghai, China.

Love and Playfulness at the Bund

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A fine art couple portrait by a Shanghai wedding photographer on the Bund in China, standing and holding hands under the red lantern during Chinese Spring Festival.

Red Love in Shanghai: Enchanting Engagement Portrait on the Bund Lanterns

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On the Bund in Shanghai, China, this urban streets portrait captures a stylish hip couple. The scene reflects a message of marrying and discovering more about love amidst the vibrant city streets.

Shanghai Streets: A Chic Couple Embracing Love in the Urban Bustle

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A beautiful pre-wedding portrait captures a happy couple in love, embracing the romantic atmosphere of the Bund in Shanghai, China, under a clear umbrella during a rain shower. Photographed by an artistic and creative Shanghai wedding photographer.

Captivating Love in Shanghai: Rain-kissed Pre-Wedding Portraits at The Bund

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In this lifestyle engagement photoshoot, a couple about to get married is captured at the iconic Bund in Shanghai, China. They are happily smiling while playfully covering their faces with their hands against a red brick wall.

Capturing Love in Shanghai: A Playful Engagement Portrait at the Iconic Bund

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A couple poses in front of the iconic Bund skyline during their urban portrait engagement photo shoot in Shanghai, China

Capturing Love Against Shanghai's Majestic Backdrop: A Couple's Urban Portrait Engagement Photo Shoot on The Bund Skyline

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On Changle Road in Shanghai, China, a couple captured a romantic moment in their engagement portrait, with the bride surprising the groom with a heartfelt kiss

A Beautiful Engagement Portrait on Changle Road, Shanghai: A Heartfelt Surprise Kiss

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The Bund in Shanghai, China is the perfect backdrop for an unforgettable minimalist lifestyle portrait session for a beautiful couple under the sunlight, radiating joy and smiles

A minimalist engagement portrait of a blissful couple, smiling in the sunlight at The Bund in Shanghai, China, captures a timeless moment of joy

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A Shanghai, China, couple posed with a giant replica of a stuffed animal while smiling for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait

Shanghai, China: Couple and Giant Stuffed Animal for Engagement Announcement Image

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The couple posed for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait in Shanghai, China, surrounded by flowering cherry blossom trees

Shanghai, China: Engagement Announcement Portrait among Blooming Cherry Blossoms

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