Wedding Photos of Desert portrait

The following “Desert portrait” 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 “Desert portrait” 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.

In Uchisar, Nevsehir, Turkey, this pre-wedding photo session captured the couple's joy as they dance on desert rocks, with a breathtaking backdrop of birds filling the sky. Captured by a talented Nevsehir wedding photographer.

Uchisar Rhapsody: Dancing Among Desert Rocks in Nevsehir, Turkey

In the romantic setting of Le Domaine De Vaujoly, Eure-et-Loir, the couple posed for a. portrait, feeling like they were alone in the world, surrounded only by a vast desert field

Le Domaine De Vaujoly, Eure-et-Loir: Romantic Couple's Portrait Surrounded by Vast Desert Field

couples portrait vast desert field desert portrait Eure-et-Loir Le Domaine De Vaujoly center framed

This couple were taking in the last light of the day in Joshua Tree, California, as the full moon rose in the sky

In Joshua Tree, California, the full moon rose as the couple watched the last light of day

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Las Vegas best wedding photography at Seven Magic Mountains in BW showing Bride and groom went out to desert nature after their ceremony

Las Vegas desert portrait Las Vegas Photographer bw portrait Seven Magic Mountains Tiago Pinheiro

Las Vegas top wedding photography at Red Rock Canyon during bride and groom desert rocks photoshoot

Red Rock Canyon Las Vegas Photographer Las Vegas Tiago Pinheiro desert portrait desert rocks

A Istanbul Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this lovely, desert portrait of this Cappadocia couple huggging and kissing with hot air balloons behind them

Cappadocia couple Turkey kissing desert Cappadocia huggging

An Illinois Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic, desert portrait of this Sedona couple surrounded by the wind and mountain desert terrain

Sedona couple desert portrait mountain desert terrain Sedona Engagement Photographer wind

A Colorado Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this artistic, desert portrait of this Colorado Springs couple at the Garden of the Gods at sunset

Colorado Springs Colorado Springs couple sunset Garden of the Gods Autumn Parry desert portrait colorado engagement photographer

Deadvlei Namibia Desert portrait of the bride and groom in BW

desert portrait bride and groom Deadvlei Namibia Deadvlei desert sand Namibia

Sancerre bride and groom to be, sitting for a pre-wedding engagement session In the middle of the desert

Sancerre couple sitting desert portrait Sancerre bride to be

Nevada couple pre-wed portrait at the Valley of Fire State Park with a Sweet hug in the warm desert

Valley of Fire State Park Nevada hills desert portrait Nevada engagement

atacama desert portrait of the bride with the groom in the background

Atacama Desert desert portrait Atacama Desert engagement photos pre wedding locations Atacama Desert

morocco bride / groom portrait in the desert under blue skies with camels

bride and groom portrait in the desert under blue skies with camels

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Death Valley engagement shoot takes place in the middle of a desert while mountains stand in the distance behind the embracing couple

An arid engagement shoot takes place in the middle of a desert while mountains stand in the distance behind the embracing couple

desert portrait Death Valley mountains embracing couple Death Valley Engagement Session

Arizona pre-wedding engagement portrait with the steep cliffs and blowing wind

steep cliffs Arizona pre wedding image Arizona Arizona engagement shoot blowing wind desert portrait

Phoenix bride and groom kiss outside in the evening | Arizona wedding photography

Arizona wedding portrait of a Phoenix bride and groom kissing outside in the evening

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