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Feb 18, 2020 - The wedding and couple portrait photographers of the WPJA can inspire you with their artistic imagery. Find creative ideas and ways to show off your formal outfits during your engagement portrait session, whether it’s that sleek cocktail dress, a smart tie, and slacks, or a stunning pair of heels. WPJA members are not afraid to try new techniques and, as experts in their field, they can help you create the high class and stylized portrait session you’ve always wanted.

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Caracas Sunset love portraits - Engagement Photo Shoot
Victor R. Urosa
Fujian, China Pre-Wedding Engagement Portraits with strings of lights
Joy Qin
DC engagement photo shoot at the Lincoln Memorial DC with The couple embracing at the Memorial before sunrise
Brittany Diliberto
DC pre-wedding engagement pictures of a couple running down the middle of a mountain road | portrait shoot on location
Mantas Kubilinskas
Turkey Love in Cappadocia! - Engagement and Pre Wedding Portraits
Goktug Ozcan
Windy City pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple at North Avenue Beach Chicago
Aileen Ciesielski
West Wittering, West Sussex at the beach | London Engagement Photographer
Jay Hoque
Couple kissing in Wynwood, Miami, FL - Fine Art Mural Engagement Shoot
Lukas Guillaume
A Golden Light Engagement Session near the Charles Bridge in Prague
Kurt Vinion
TX engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session in blue at The White Sands National Monument
Shannon Cain
Pre wedding couple session on an abandoned train in Xining, Qinghai, China
Binbin Wong
California Engagement Photo. They cross the road hand in hand in this foggy black-and-white portrait.
Gagan Dhiman
A portrait against the Denver Skyline for this engagement session in downtown Denver, CO
Trent Gillespie
Pure love and sunshine engagement photography in San Francisco of lovers posing by cupid's arrow
Chris Shum
A couple has a fun pillow fight in Bangalore in this pre-wedding photo session by a Karnataka photographer.
Vijay Anand
Matthew Pautz, of South Carolina, is a wedding photographer for
Matthew Pautz
Engaged Couple Session | Taiwan, Hualien PRE-WEDDING portrait
Tao Hsuan Tzu
Giorgos Galanopoulos, of , is a wedding photographer for
Giorgos Galanopoulos
Engagement Portrait at a Rooftop bar overlooking Cartagena
Maik Dobiey
Manassas, VA Pre Wedding Engagement Shoot up in the clouds
Sunny Mathur
Ho Chi Minh Photographer - love color
Huy Nguyen
Angelica Virgen, of California, is a wedding photographer for
Angelica Virgen
A couple walking in the streets of Marseille during their prewedding photography session for engagement pictures
Sylvain Bouzat
Borovets Bulgaria traditional engagement portraits of a couple
Ivelina Cholakova
UC Berkeley Engagement Session - It's cold outside - Couple Portraits
Chris Shum
Orlando Suarez, of Georgia, is a wedding photographer for
Orlando Suarez
kyrenia, cyprus engagement photo session in formal dress
Ufuk Sarisen
Mystery fort couple shoot for their pre-wedding engagement photos in India
Sephi Bergerson
California wedding and engagement photographer - San Francisco couple - Hold me tight
Chris Shum
Bursa, Turkey engaged couple portrait
Nilufer Nalbantoglu
Wailea, Maui, Hawaii Engagement Portraits - Dancing in the light
Angela Nelson
CA wedding engagement portrait on the beach sand with colored smoke.
Raymond Nguyen
Prague by night engagement photography of a couple in love
Kurt Vinion
Cape Town engagement portrait of the couple where the bride is in the positive and the groom in the negative
Eric Corbacho
Bath, UK engagement photo session of a couple embracing in front of a well stocked bar
Jay Hoque
CO engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session in Keystone, Colorado of the couple practicing their first dance in the gold aspen forest in front of the majestic Maroon Bells
Lucy Schultz
Shaun Baker, of California, is a wedding photographer for
Shaun Baker
London, UK engagement photo session. Couple stands holding hands on stone steps leading up to a large gray building
Jay Hoque
Vietnam forest pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple holding flowers while standing in the trees of Dalat
Nien Truong
Prewed engagement photography at the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada
Aniket Sananse
Borgo San Felice, Siena engagement session with a sunset and a stunning background
Andrea Sampoli
Black and white engagement portrait of a couple with their faces aligned in perfect union in Reggio Calabria.
Pasquale Minniti
Hythe Imperial Hotel, Princes Parade, Hythe, UK engagement photo session
Obi Nwokedi
Engagement Photo Session at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, NY - Flowers blooming with the couple.
Tim D. Yun
Caracas Magic Light Portraits - Sunset Engagement Photoshoot
Victor R. Urosa
Nan Ping black and white engagement photo of a chinese couple
Xiang Liu
Mount Hamilton Engagement Shoot - On Top of the World
Tyler Vu
Bath, UK engagement portrait shoot- man gives his future bride a hug from behind as they stand in a lush green forest
Jay Hoque
Shrine Pass Photography of a Couple - Catching the last bits of light on top of Shrine Pass for their engagement session.
Trent Gillespie
An engagement Session on Positano Beach — Pre wedding portraits
Serena Faraldo
Ho Chi Minh City couple portraits in traditional dress against a brick wall.
Jacob Gordon
Canal close to Piazza San Marco - Venice Italy | A couple engagement shoot during a gondola ride in Venice
Michele Agostinis
LA Pre Wedding Engagement Photography - Walt Disney Concert Hall Photographers
Tanya Parada
National Portrait Gallery DC | Bride-to-be had an amazing, hand-crafted dress made for this session | highlighted with a cool sihloutte
Edward Underwood
Sydney engagement images of a couple near the Opera House | NSW photographer pre-wedding session for portraits
Jiake Yang
Essex pre-wedding engagement pictures of a couple - red dress and red smoke | UK couple photography session
Sheraz Khwaja
A London couple during their airport pre-wedding portrait photo shoot by an England photographer
Jay Hoque
Engagement Photos from London - Couple kissing in the London sun
Ashley Davenport
Engagement Portrait from Italia Tuscany - Image contains: couple, hug, lane, cypress, dirt road
Yudi Shao
Pre Wedding Portraits in Koh Samui | Engagement Photographer
Stam Chananakhon

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