Wedding Photos of Lakeside engagement

The following “Lakeside engagement” 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 “Lakeside engagement” 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 lifestyle couple portrait was taken in Banff, AB, Canada, featuring the couple holding each other in formal clothing near the water

A portrait of an engaged couple holding each other in formal clothing near the water

As they picnic by the lake in Sonoma California, he cracked a joke and she couldn't resist laughing out loud

She couldn't resist laughing at his funny joke while they were having a picnic by the lake for their lifestyle engagement portrait

picnic laughing lakeside engagement Sonoma Sonoma Engagement Photographer California - Northern

A couple's portrait with a vibrant sky and silhouette with bushes at Trasimeno Lake in Umbria

A couple is featured in a silhouette against a vibrant sky and lake-side bushes in a lifestyle engagement portrait

Umbria Trasimeno Lake Umbria Engagement Photographer vibrant sky silhouette bushes lakeside engagement

The couple's picture session was illuminated by the setting sun and a photographer light as they posed on the dock of the lake at the State Park

Couple is backlit on the dock of the lake at Gifford Pinchot State Park at dusk during picture session

backlit lakeside engagement York County PA York County Engagement Session dusk portrait dock Pennsylvania

The couple's embrace under a tree on the edge of the water, with the mountains capped with snow in the distance, captures their love and connection amidst the beauty and grandeur of Banff, Canada

A couple embrace under a tree at the edge of a body of water, with snow-covered mountains visible in the distance

Canada snow covered mountains pine trees Banff Engagement Portrait lakeside engagement body of water Banff

The couple is holding hands as they walk on rocks near the floating ice of the cold Moraine Lake, AB, Canada.

The couple's love is captured in a dreamy portrait, as they walk hand-in-hand near a glistening lake in the mountains

Moraine Lake Hand in hand lakeside engagement Alberta Canda Moraine Lake Engagement Portrait mountains

The soon-to-be-wed couple's playful and fun-filled pre-wedding photo session by the lake in Banff, AB, Canada showcases the joy and excitement they share as they approach their special day. Dressed in formal and stylish attire, the groom holds his fiance.

A blissful pre-wedding portrait, the couple joyously embrace in formal and stylish attire by the lake

Alberta stylish Canada Banff Engagement Photography Banff formally dressed playful portrait

A playful couple braves the rain and embraces under a colorful umbrella by the picturesque Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Canada

A romantic portrait of a couple, embracing while standing under a vibrant umbrella in the rain at tranquil lake

Canada Banff National Park stormy clouds lakeside engagement Banff Lake Louise Lake Louise Engagement Photography

The couple's laughter echoed through Banff National Park as they ran out of the lake, having just enjoyed a joyful picture session

The couple's laughter joyfully filled the valley, capturing a moment of bliss in their engagement portrait

Banff lakeside engagement Banff Engagement Photography mountains walking through water Banff National Park

The couple's breath was taken away as they admired the spectacular view of the sunrise over Moraine Lake from their table top rock in Banff National Park

The couple's engagement portrait captures the beauty of the sunrise, gracing the lake and mountains with its magical light from their romantic rock perch

lakeside engagement sunrise engagement magical light Banff Engagement Session Moraine Lake mountains mountain engagement

The couple basks in the warm glow of the setting sun as they stand on the sandy beach, their noses touching and the vast expanse of Lake Tahoe California behind them

The setting sun cast a warm glow over the couple as they stood nose to nose on the sandy beach, the vast expanse of the lake a beautiful backdrop to their romantic moment

nose to nose sandy beach lakeside engagement Lake Tahoe engagement session setting sun California - Northern Lake Tahoe

man picks up his fiancé and spins her in front of the Chicago Skyline

north avenue beach Chicago skyline Chicago photographer Lake Michigan lakeside engagement Chicago

couple runs together with a purple sunset behind them

sunset engagement purple sunset north avenue beach Chicago Illinois Chicago photographer

New York pre wedding photography from United States at central park during a portrait session

pre wedding photography at central park during a portrait session

New York lakeside engagement Central Park NYC NYC photographer

engaged couple smiles at each other after the proposal

California - Northern Emerald Bay smiles after proposal California photographer lakeside engagement

engagement session by the lake on the wooden boat dock

Saint Christoly de Blaye sitting on dock Gironde Photographer Gironde Yann Texier boat dock lakeside engagement

couple are sitting on a cliff with lake and mountains in the background

Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado mountain engagement lakeside engagement Colorado photographer Jennifer Garza

couple posing with reflections making all the difference in a beautiful photographic composition

Sao Jeronimo reflections RS Photographer Rogerio Frota dos Santos Rio Grande do Sul lakeside engagement

By the flat lake waters of Bellvue, a Colorado couple shares a laugh by a reservoir glass reflection

By the flat lake waters, a couple shares a laugh by a reservoir glass reflection

lake water Water reflection Colorado Bellvue Photographer lakeside engagement Bellvue Mark Creery

Canada couple portrait created as a man hugs his fiancé from the back during Romantic session at Peyto Lake

A couple portrait created as a man hugs his fiancé from the back during Romantic session at the Lake

mountain engagement Canada Eliza Slobodzian Couple embracing Peyto Lake lakeside engagement Canada photographer

This Montreal, Quebec couple is hugging as they take in the beautiful sunset sky over the flat waters

This couple is hugging as they take in the beautiful sunset sky over the flat waters

Montreal photographer Montreal lakeside engagement Quebec sunset portrait

By the flat waters of Haltern am See, the couple pose for portraits at the lake

By the flat waters, the couple pose for portraits at the lake

lakeside engagement Germany North Rhine-Westphalia Haltern am See germany photographer smiles

At the North Pond Nature Area, a Chicago, IL portrait of a couple during engagement session by the flat water

bw portrait Chicago North Pond Nature Area Chicago photographer lakeside engagement Illinois

A mirror like flat water lake reflects the mountains and sky at Franconia Notch State Park, NH

Franconia Notch State Park New Hampshire New Hampshire photographer mountain engagement lakeside engagement

Hugging during a BW portrait session at Franconia Notch State Park, the NH couple are near a boat docked on a flat water lake

Franconia Notch State Park New Hampshire photographer boat docked lakeside engagement New Hampshire bw portrait

The NH engaged couple are embracing near a calm lake in the mountains of Franconia Notch State Park

New Hampshire lakeside engagement mountain engagement Franconia Notch State Park New Hampshire photographer

The fall colors on the trees are showing off inside Franconia Notch State Park of New Hampshire, USA

Franconia Notch State Park autumn leaves New Hampshire New Hampshire photographer lakeside engagement United States

A couple from Agen, France pose for a portrait by calm, flat waters while standing together on a pillar

France standing on pillar Agen Photographer calm waters Agen lakeside engagement

At Sirmione Lake Garda, the Italy couple is in tender attitudes on the shore of the lake at sunset

lakeside engagement lake garda sunset portrait ducks Lake Garda Photographer sirmione

From Lake Garda Italy, a tender portrait of a couple on the shore of the lake with the castle of Malcesine in the background

lake garda lakeside engagement Lake Garda Photographer Italy Malcesine Castle

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