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.

Cappodocia, Turkey engagement photographer capturing a kiss at a magical sunrise with balloons

Engagement Photography of couple on the beach with dogs playing in the foreground.

CA puppy running dog pup dogs pets

chambers bay engagement photo shoot - couple walk on the beach at chambers bay

aerial shot sand beach overhead lying down high angle chambers bay pre wedding portrait

Izmir, Turkey Wedding Photographer - Turkish couple at beach sunset during engagement shoot

Oceanside İzmir sand Turkish Turkey shoreline shore

Kuwait desert engagement and pre wedding portraits in black and white

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Cappadocia Engagement Session with Eternal Love

desert adventure sand Cappadocia couple image Cappadocia dunes

Turkey Hot Air Balloon Engagement Photos - Love in Cappadocia!

Cappadocia pre wed sand Cappadocia engagement session Cappadocia desert Cappadocia wedding couple

Krabi prewedding shoot - heaven on the beach

beach adventure heaven desert Krabi Wasan Chirdchom sand

Krabi beach sand pre-wedding photo shoot

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Sahara Desert Engagement Session in the Sand Dunes

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Seattle, Washington e-session - Couple kissing on the sand

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CA wedding engagement portrait on the beach sand with colored smoke.

Pacific Ocean wedding engagement portrait on the beach sand with colored smoke

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A man draws his fiance closer to him as they walk along the sand in the sunlight of Pirenopolis during their engagement photoshoot by a Goias, Brazil photographer.

A man draws his fiance closer to him as they walk along the sand in the sunlight during their engagement photoshoot

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Wedding photograph of the bride and groom sitting at Terschelling during the elopement ceremony

the bride and groom sitting at Terschelling during the small wedding ceremony

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Al Maha Desert Resort Dubai Outdoor Ceremony in the Sand - Photo of the Brides reaction to the grooms joke

Desert Resort Outdoor Ceremony in the Sand visible in this Photo of the Brides reaction to the grooms joke

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Maleiha Desert, Dubai engagement portrait session - Desert adventure in the sand with a red dress

Desert engagement portrait session with some adventure in the sand with a red dress

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Maleiha Desert, Dubai Photo Shoot with Engaged Couple | Exploring the desert sand

Desert Photo Shoot with Engaged Couple Exploring the desert sand

Dubai Photo Shoot Maleiha Desert sand Exploring desert

Fossil Rock, Dubai Desert destination engagement shoot | Desert adventure in the sand and sun

A Fossil Desert destination engagement shoot showing adventure in the sand and sun

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Rocks, Sand and Sun for a warm engagement portrait session

Death Valley Engagement Photography warm sun California sand Death Valley rocks sun

Salt Lake City pre-wedding portraits | Couple kissing on sand at the beach with old tree stump in background

Salt Lake City sand background beach couple kissing tree stump

Mui Ne, Phan Thiet, Vietnam - Newly weds' exit from up their outdoor ceremony on the beach Sand

Mui Ne, Phan Thiet, Vietnam image of the Newly weds' exit from up their outdoor wedding ceremony on the beach Sand

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Death Valley engagement session in the hot desert sand for pre-wedding portraits

A heated engagement session in the hot desert sand for pre-wedding portraits

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Creative Engagement Photo Session with beach and a blanket

sand rocks blanket driftwood overhead Washington

Dubai destination wedding photographer | Desert Sunset engagement session photography in UAE

A desert sunset engagement session captures fading warm colors of sand in the background, with the wind blowing the dress of the woman out for a sense of movement and drama in the image

Dubai sand dunes Desert Sunset UAE wind blown dress Dubai Adventure Session sand

Rio de Janeiro destination wedding photographer for Macaé engagement sessions in the warm sun

Engagement session in the warm sun with the couple sitting in the sand and her hair blowing in the wind

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro engagement photography sand hair blowing windy couple sitting warm sun

Germany pre-wedding engagement pictures of a couple with small boats | Hesse portrait shoot

Engagement portrait of a couple with small fishing boats on the beach, embracing in the sand

Hesse Engagement Photographer beach engagement Hesse fishing boat sand Germany

New Jersey shore wedding engagement photography session with seagulls

The shore wedding engagement photography session features seagulls in flight over the couple

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Valencia engaged couple having fun together at the beach playing volleyball for their engagement portrait

beach Valencia engagement portrait sand having fun playing

Cornwall wedding ceremony on the beach with flower girls playing in the sand

a ceremony on the beach with flower girls playing in the sand

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Arizona engagement portrait in the hot desert sand during a late afternoon shoot

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