Wedding Photos of Engagement session

The following “Engagement session” 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 “Engagement session” 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.

A pre-wedding engagement portrait captures a couple in San Francisco, Northern California, embracing against the backdrop of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. The image also features wind-swept flat ocean waters.

An Embrace Among Giants | A Golden Gate Engagement Session in Northern California

A black and white lifestyle couple portrait in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The couple is lying on a bench on their backs, facing opposite directions, while attempting to make eye contact with each other.

BW LOVE STORY | ARTISTICALLY CAPTURED ENGAGEMENT PORTRAIT UNVEILS INTIMATE BENCH ENCOUNTER

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Winter Park, FL: A couple in love poses for a lifestyle portrait surrounded by nature. They share a passionate embrace by the water, beautifully captured and highlighted by the talented photographer.

Winter Park, FL: Nature's Amorous Canvass | Passionate Love Immortalized in Stunning Portrait

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A couple engages in a joyful interaction, capturing the essence of their relationship. Against the backdrop of a historical French city, they laugh together, rim lit, and silhouetted against the setting sun.

CAPTURING LAUGHTER | ENGAGEMENT SESSION IN HISTORICAL FRENCH CITY

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Lifestyle couple portrait at Bear Lake, RMNP CO, featuring a couple posing against the scenic beauty of Colorado mountains. The photographer creatively illuminates the subjects, enhancing their presence in the frame.

BREATHTAKING BEAR LAKE | Enchanting Engagement Portraits in Rocky Mountain National Park

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A couple about to wed had their engagement portrait session at Bear Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, with the stunning mountainous backdrop providing the perfect setting for them to dance and play on a rock by the water.

ENCHANTED ENGAGEMENT: ROMANTIC ROCKY MOUNTAIN RENDEZVOUS | Bear Lake

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Lifestyle couple portrait at Albi, France. Couple posing in a graphic industrial scene, wearing formal clothes, with blue and red lights beautifully highlighting the entire frame.

STUNNING GLAMOUR: INDUSTRIAL CHIC ENGAGEMENT SHOOT | ALBI, FRANCE

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Albi, France: Lifestyle couple portrait featuring a graphic location with warm tones, curving lines, and minimalist decor. Tea-type lights beautifully highlight the scene and couple as they pose for the photographer.

ALBI, FRANCE | Warm Tones, Curving Lines: Intimate Wedding Portrait Glam

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A London couple portrait captured in a vertical composition, showcasing the couple standing amidst three towering white round columns. The photograph is beautifully composed by the photographer, showcasing the couple's style.

London Couple Portrait: Standing Amidst Three Towering White Columns

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In San Francisco, the engaged couple playfully goof around during their engagement shoot

Engagement Shoot Fun: Playful Goofing Around in San Francisco

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The happy couple skating in joy in Bourges, France for this black and white engagement session

The couple joyfully skated in Bourges, France for their black and white engagement session

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A lifestyle engagement portrait session at Bourges would be perfect to capture a deep and intense look among the beautiful trees of the forest

Engaged couple to capture a deep look in Bourges forest with lifestyle engagement portrait session

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Washington DC lifestyle couples portrait photography at The Wharf DC for a winter engagement session in the urban, city scene

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A romantic Newport, RI engagement picture created at the perfect place for this couple to get cozy during their engagement session, tucked back into the corner with a wall of ivy surrounding them

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San Jose CR Couple kissing in the middle of a river inside the Tabacon Hot Springs Resort during their engagement session

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On location Jefferson University, Philadelphia couple portrait shoot with Two med school lovers who visited their alma mater for their engagement session

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Hagia Sophia couple e-shoot in Istanbul during an indoor, formal pre wedding session

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Grounds for Sculpture, New Jersey couple e-session against the BW trees

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Monte Livata couple e-session in silhouette in black and white

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True Love picture shoot at the Hotel Chalet Tirol in San Rafael de Heredia, Costa Rica showing a Couple laughing during their engagement session

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Ravenna Wild Beach environmental engagement e-session- holi powder battle on during engagement session

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Caumsett State Park pre wedding couple Engagement Session under the reflected clouds

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Colorado Bend State Park Adventure Engagement Session at a CO State Park

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Chicago couple hold one another during an engagement session in the afternoon sunlight

Chicago couple hold one another during an engagement picture session in the afternoon sunlight

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Casa Septiembre, Conchas Chinas, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico silhouette portrait during engagement session

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Cappadocia Engagement Session of a lit portrait of a couple In a Cave

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Sunrise with Balloons in Cappadocia for a prewedding engagement session

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Bordeaux, France engagement session of couple sitting on a set of stairs

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Frenchtown, New Jersey Winter Engagement Session

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Morristown New Jersey Engagement Session amongst the cherry blossoms

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