Wedding Photos of Sand

The following “Sand” 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 “Sand” 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.

Playa Blanca, Puntaleona portrait e-session of a couple kissing on a beautiful and lonely beach

Calabria on-location portrait e-shoot of a couple walking by the seaside

walking Italy water blue sky sand seaside Calabria on location portrait

Maceió portrait e-session of couple kissing on the sands of the beach

Maceió Maceió portraits lying down sand Gustavo Sarmento kissing Maceió couple

Taíba portrait e-session - couple walking on beach with a dog

holding hands Taíba dog Taíba couple Brazil Gustavo Sarmento walking

Capitola, CA Fine Art Engagement Session with some Fun by the beach in the sand

Capitola couple session Tyler Vu CA Fine Art fun Capitola CA engagement session beach

Capbreton France Pre Wedding Photoshoot in a Fine Art Style during an Engagement session on the beach

Capbreton stairs Capbreton couple France Pre Wedding Photoshoot clouds France steps

Maceio couple pre-wed portrait shot through the rings in the sand with some silhouettes

sand Maceió sunset portrait rings Maceio engagement session silhouettes Renner Boldrino

Jaisalmer couple pre-wed portrait in India at sunset on the desert dunes of sand

desert dunes sand red dress India sunset sand dunes

Bassin D Arcachon engaged couple picture session with two lovers by the sea sitting on the sand

lovers beach engagement sand France engagement session BASSIN D ARCACHON

Athens pre - wed image with a kiss on the forehead at the beach

sand Greece Athens pre wed image sea forehead Athens photographer water

Wellfleet, MA creative beach sand running wedding image of the Bride and groom in the sunshine

bride and groom sunshine Wellfleet MA wedding image running sand MA

UAE wedding photo from a Dubai Desert Location showing the Bride and Groom returning to the Party in the sand

desert wedding ceremony party sand nature weddings outside wedding Dubai outdoor ceremony

Montpellier, France mini beach couple photography session before the wedding while walking in the water and sand

beach Montpellier photography session sand France Montpellier couple Montpellier

French sea mini beach photography session before the wedding day of a couple on a beach

water waves shore beach French Couple french wedding photographer ocean

French sea mini beach photography session before the wedding day of a couple kissing on a beach

shore ocean beach sand french weddings sea water

Marzamemi mini beach couple photography session before the wedding showing off their love in sicily

Marzamemi shore Sicily sand Sicily couple portraits Marzamemi engagement photo beach

Couple pic shoot before the wedding day by the water

water sea ocean sand beach shore

A Richmond Foggy Morning Engagement Session by the rocks and water

waves Richmond sand beach rock Morning Engagement Session ocean

Lago di Bolsena - Italy close up photo with an incredible sunset during engagement photo session

romance water Lago di Bolsena Italy sand beach

Al Awir Desert, Dubai Couple walking in the desert during a pre-wed photography session

Dubai Dubai engagement session sand sand dunes desert Al Awir Desert

Aguilas Murcia Sunset at the beach pre-wed image session with palm trees

sand contrast ocean sea silhouette beach

Sand Mountain, NV Beautiful light between the couple during a pre-wed photoshoot session at sunset

nevada engagement session sand Sand Mountain dunes desert NV Nevada

Sand Mountain, NV Smoke bombs in hand on sand dune during a pre-wed photoshoot in the desert

dunes Sand Mountain Nevada sand dune desert nevada engagment image NV

La Trinité sur Mer - Britanny Foggy shooting for an artistic engagement portrait

sand water shoreline britanny engagement image shore beach

chicago lincoln park beach couple during a pre-wed engagement photo session

afternoon ocean shore sea Chicago sunshine

Sutro Baths. Lands End. San Francisco, California couple portrait shoot at the very edge of a continent where San Francisco meets the Pacific Ocean are the Sutro Baths

California sunset Lands End sea beach Pacific Ocean sand

Cascais beach, Lisbon Couple enjoying the view the beach during a pre-wed photo session

waves sea water Lisbon ocean Cascais Beach

Arizona Valley of rain couple portraits during a pre-wed engagement session

sand adventure Tyler Vu dunes arizona engagement photo Arizona Valley desert

Praia dos Hóspedes, Aracruz, Espírito Santo, Brazil engagement beach photoshoot - engaged couple piggyback-riding

Espírito Santo water beach sea shore Aracruz Kássio Silva

Tunel Guajataca, Isabela, Puerto Rico couple with light and wind created the perfect shot for this one

beach shore Tunel Guajataca Isabela wind sea

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