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40+ Vintage Engagement Photo Shoots - Old School and Antique Portraits

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April 17, 2021 - Whether you’re a fan of antique cars, picturesque classic buildings, or simply must be seen in your favorite vintage outfit, let the best old school engagement photographers of the Wedding Photojournalist Association inspire you with ways to incorporate old-time style and flair into your pre-wedding portrait session. If you like what you see below, make sure you contact a WPJA photographer to bring your vintage and time-honored photoshoot to life.

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Couple on the dodge truck - Mersin Engagement Photo Shoot
Emre Nesli
London engagement shoot with Red Telephone Booth - Engagement Photographer
Jonny Barratt
Gipuzkoa Engagement Photographer | vintage van for couple potrait work
Monika Zaldo
Engagement Photos from Ocean Key, Florida - Portrait contains: couple, window, reflections, buoys
Julie Ambos
Indoor Engagement Shoot in Hattingen, Germany
Patrycja Janik
Engagement Photography for Grand Est - Image contains: studio, portrait, couple, engaged, retro, 1800's
Julien Maria
Netherlands Appelscha Engagement Photography - Image contains: pine, trees, couple, hats
Karen Velleman
Engagement photo shoot in Playa del Carmen | the couple looks in window of a vintage car and asks: Where are the keys?
Adrian Bonet
Thailand Wedding Photographer - Couple shooting in chinatown busy street, Bangkok - engagement photos
Chin Whei Tay
Arad PreWedding Portraits - Photo taken during the engagement session in the afternoon with old truck
Claudiu Negrea
Black and white engagement portraits of a couple with an art car in China | Fujian photographer pre-wedding photographer pictures
Vinci Wang
Starkville, MS Engagement Photographer: Look at me! Couple portraits in a convertible with a dog
Danny Klimetz
Australia engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session from an urban scene in Perth with the couple Laughing together
Jacob Gordon
Vintage hot rod car wedding photographer | engagement portrait of a couple reflected in auto glass | Brasilia pre-wedding pictures
Gustavo Lucena
Odessa/Ukraine Engagement Photo Shoot - Couple dancing under a natural light
Emre Nesli
Engagement Photographer for Nancy (France) - Image contains: couple, portrait, parasol, 1800's apparel, studio
Julien Maria
Sete Lagoas - MG - Brazil engagement photography session | In the vintage truck of my father
Wander Menezes
Cuba pre-wedding couple photo session with red convertible auto
Federica Ariemma
San Francisco, CA Moody indoor portrait near a wall. | Engagement Photography
Stephanie Secrest
Playa del Carmen, Mexico engagement portrait - bride and groom reading a book
Adeline Leonti
Delapre Abby, Northants, United Kingdom Winter Pre-Wedding portrait session in Delapre.
Aaron Storry
Mersin/Turkey Engagement Pre Wedding Shoot - A portrait of the couple through car window
Emre Nesli
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David Merat
Santa Catarina pictures of a couple with a VW bug beetle by a top Brazil wedding engagement photographer
Willian Mariot
NICOTERA ( VV ) ENGAGEMENT PORTRAITS - Sunset Photo Session with a Car and a Couple
Danilo Muratore
Alfama street, Lisboa, Portugal mini urban pic shoot before the wedding day with fun posing near a closed street for works, but still with a lovely light
Carlos Porfírio
Lviv, Ukraine kissing couple in front of an old building during pre wedding engagement shoot session
Emre Nesli
Trieste couple pre-wed portrait with Kiss in a historic train with lots of wood
Lisa Pacor
Ceparana Natural love - Portrait of engaged couple sitting in the back of a mini truck in the woods.
Matteo Originale
Industrial Pre-Wedding Shoot in Hattingen, Germany
Patrycja Janik
Cuba engagment shoot in the streets with a red car.
Federica Ariemma
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Anh Phan
Minneapolis destination wedding photographer | Minnesota engagement session in a vintage car
Earl McCoy
Playa del Carmen, Mexico engagement portraits | The couple together during a night photo shoot a few days before their wedding day
Adeline Leonti
Lucketts General Store, Lucketts, VA - Mannequin friend at the engagement photo session
Andrew Morrell
England engagement portraits of a couple in phone booth in the countryside | UK photographer pre-wedding photographer pictures
Robin Goodlad
The garbage man watching - Engagement Photography Shoot
Emre Nesli
Engagement Photography for Provence - A couple in front of an old car
Sylvain Bouzat
Colorado pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple walking in the fields in Breckenridge, CO
Stacy Gillespie
Mersin/Turkey engagement portrait session - love on a Bedford - abandoned truck in an open field
Emre Nesli
Cappadocia, Turkey Early morning engagement portraits with hot air balloons and vintage convertible car
Ankita Asthana
Enumclaw, WA Pre Wedding Portrait Session | A newly engaged couple kisses next to a barn
Ron Storer
Engagement session on the streets of Cuba with vintage cars
Federica Ariemma
Key West Fire House - Creative Engagement Sessions in Florida
Julie Ambos
Mersin Couple, their dog and their beautiful pick up pose for engagement portraits
Emre Nesli
London Engagement Photography in a red phone booth.
Wayne La

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