Wedding Photos of Oceanside engagement

The following “Oceanside 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 “Oceanside 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 loving couple embraces during an engagement photoshoot by the coast in Côte d'Azur, France

Côte d'Azur, France: Loving Couple Embrace During Engagement Photoshoot

The couple kissing in front of the iconic Ocean House Hotel in Watch Hill, RI

A couple is captured in a lifestyle engagement portrait kissing in front of an iconic hotel overlooking the ocean

Watch Hill Rhode Island couple kissing oceanside engagement Ocean House Hotel Watch Hill Engagement Photography

couple together under the sunlight

Rilke Path Trieste rocks sunlight oceanside engagement trieste photographer

A lovely couple posing for portraits under a blue sky on a beautiful day

San Francisco photographer San Francisco oceanside engagement California - Northern blue sky

Duino, Trieste Engagement Shoot | Sunset candid portrait above the waters of Italy

Duino Photographer oceanside engagement Trieste Duino sunset portrait

Grado, Gorizia, Italy Couple portrait at sunset with a bird overhead

Gorizia bird overhead Italy sunset portrait oceanside engagement Grado Photographer

Brenton Point State Park, Newport Engagement Portrait | View Image Now | RI Couple, Romance, Sunset, Beach, Sea, Ocean, Water - Rhode Island Pre-Wedding Picture of the couple standing at the end of a jetty at sunset

Newport, Rhode Island sunset portrait of a silhouetted couple

Kayla Rice Newport RI Rhode Island oceanside engagement Rhode Island Photographer sunset portrait jetty

Brenton Point State Park, Newport, RI engagement image of the couple laughing together with their backs to the ocean

couple laughing during their engagement portrait session on a rocky beach in Newport, Rhode Island

couple laughing Rhode Island Photographer oceanside engagement Newport Rhode Island Brenton Point State Park Kayla Rice

Niteroi nontraditional lifestyle engagement portrait of a Brazilian couple posing at the ocean near a tital pool

Brazil Niterói Niteroi photographer oceanside engagement tital pool

Vendee couple pre-wed portrait at the oceanside with wind

Audrey Morisson waves windy oceanside engagement Vendee Photographer Vendee

Maceió reflection couple portrait standing in the shallow waters of the ocean

Flat calm water reflection couple portrait with them standing in the shallow waters of the ocean

oceanside engagement calm waters shallow waters Maceio Engagement Photography Maceió Water reflection clouds and sky

A man and woman hold one another on a sunny beach in the United States during this pre-wedding photoshoot by a Hangzhou City photographer.

A man and woman hold one another on a sunny beach during this pre-wedding photoshoot

sunny beach China Hangzhou City Asia Beach Engagement Photography oceanside engagement waves

A suprise wedding proposal at the White Cliffs of Dover, Kent, UK

A suprise windy wedding proposal at the Cliffs over the ocean

surprise proposal Dover Kent UK Kent engagement photography ferry cliffs

Pre Wedding shoot in Barcelona with a couple by the water

Pre Wedding shoot with a couple embracing by the water

Barcelona oceanside engagement Barcelona engagement photography water

Couple on cliffs - Rhode Island Engagement Photo

The couple was captured walking on cliffs in their Engagement Photo, with a huge rock overlooking the ocean providing a stunning backdrop

ri Couple Rhode Island Engagement Photo Rhode Island Engagement Photography cliffs huge rock oceanside engagement

Beach Silhouette of Engaged Couple at El Matador Beach Malibu

The couple is shown in silhouette against a deep blue sky, and the reflection of light on the ocean can also be seen in the photo

beach engagement oceanside engagement malibu El Matador Beach deep blue sky

The Quintana Roo couple was encapsulated by the ocean and lush greenery

The couple's newfound love was encapsulated by the beauty of the ocean, lush greenery and resort lounge chairs, setting the scene for their romance

lush greenery oceanside engagement resort lounge chairs Quintana Roo Engagement Photographer Quintana Roo

California engaged couple portrait by water at the ocean

A young engaged couple portrait by water at the ocean with a walking pier

oceanside engagement California engagement photography walking pier boats California

Key West engagement portraits of a couple with dog in a bicycle basket by a Florida wedding photographer

Engagement portrait of a couple with their dog in a bicycle basket, kissing by the ocean, with a romantic and playful atmosphere

bicycle basket oceanside engagement Florida Key West dog kissing romantic

Brazil wedding photographer engagement portrait of a couple walking on the sandy beach | Rio de Janeiro pre-wedding pictures

Engagement portrait of a couple walking on the sandy beach, with the man kissing the woman's hand

RJ e session sandy beach Rio de Janeiro kissing hand oceanside engagement

engagement pictures of a couple silhouetted with a sailboat in the distance | Key West photographer pre-wedding photo shoot session

engagement pictures of a couple silhouetted with a sailboat in the distance at the ocean

silhouette Key West Engagement Photography silhouetted sailboat Key West FL purple sky

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