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

Feb 18, 2020 - 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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Black and white engagement portraits of a couple with an art car in China | Fujian photographer pre-wedding photographer pictures

Vinci Wang

Engagement Photographer for Nancy (France) - Image contains: couple, portrait, parasol, 1800's apparel, studio

Julien Maria

Lucketts General Store, Lucketts, VA - Mannequin friend at the engagement photo session

Andrew Morrell

Couple on the dodge truck - Mersin Engagement Photo Shoot

Emre Nesli

Guipuzcoa Engagement Photographer | vintage van for couple potrait work

Monika Zaldo

Playa del Carmen, Mexico engagement portraits | The couple together during a night photo shoot a few days before their wedding day

Adeline Leonti

NICOTERA ( VV ) ENGAGEMENT PORTRAITS - Sunset Photo Session with a Car and a Couple

Danilo Muratore

San Francisco, CA Moody indoor portrait near a wall. | Engagement Photography

Stephanie Secrest

Engagement session on the streets of Cuba with vintage cars

Federica Ariemma

Thailand Wedding Photographer - Couple shooting in chinatown busy street, Bangkok - engagement photos

Chin Whei Tay

Santa Catarina pictures of a couple with a VW bug beetle by a top Brazil wedding engagement photographer

Willian Mariot

Arad PreWedding Portraits - Photo taken during the engagement session in the afternoon with old truck

Claudiu Negrea

Ceparana Natural love - Portrait of engaged couple sitting in the back of a mini truck in the woods.

Matteo Originale

Odessa/Ukraine Engagement Photo Shoot - Couple dancing under a natural light

Emre Nesli

Mersin Couple, their dog and their beautiful pick up pose for engagement portraits

Emre Nesli

Key West Fire House - Creative Engagement Sessions in Florida

Julie Ambos

Starkville, MS Engagement Photographer: Look at me! Couple portraits in a convertible with a dog

Danny Klimetz

England engagement portraits of a couple in phone booth in the countryside | UK photographer pre-wedding photographer pictures

Robin Goodlad

Lviv, Ukraine kissing couple in front of an old building during pre wedding engagement shoot session

Emre Nesli

Enumclaw, WA Pre Wedding Portrait Session | A newly engaged couple kisses next to a barn

Ron Storer

Minneapolis destination wedding photographer | Minnesota engagement session in a vintage car

Earl McCoy

Cuba pre-wedding couple photo session with red convertible auto

Federica Ariemma

Vintage hot rod car wedding photographer | engagement portrait of a couple reflected in auto glass | Brasilia pre-wedding pictures

Gustavo Lucena

Netherlands Appelscha Engagement Photography - Image contains: pine, trees, couple, hats

Karen Velleman

The garbage man watching - Engagement Photography Shoot

Emre Nesli

Indoor Engagement Shoot in Hattingen, Germany

Patrycja Janik

Mersin/Turkey Engagement Pre Wedding Shoot - A portrait of the couple through car window

Emre Nesli

David Merat

London engagement shoot with Red Telephone Booth - Engagement Photographer

Jonny Barratt

Cuba engagment shoot in the streets with a red car.

Federica Ariemma

London Engagement Photography in a red phone booth.

Wayne La

Mersin/Turkey engagement portrait session - love on a Bedford - abandoned truck in an open field

Emre Nesli

Engagement Photos from Ocean Key, Florida - Portrait contains: couple, window, reflections, buoys

Julie Ambos

Engagement Photography for Grand Est - Image contains: studio, portrait, couple, engaged, retro, 1800's

Julien Maria

Anh Phan

Engagement Photography for Provence - A couple in front of an old car

Sylvain Bouzat

Industrial Pre-Wedding Shoot in Hattingen, Germany

Patrycja Janik

Engagement photo shoot in Playa del Carmen | the couple looks in window of a vintage car and asks: Where are the keys?

Adrian Bonet

Playa del Carmen, Mexico engagement portrait - bride and groom reading a book

Adeline Leonti

Cappadocia, Turkey Early morning engagement portraits with hot air balloons and vintage convertible car

Ankita Asthana

Sete Lagoas - MG - Brazil engagement photography session | In the vintage truck of my father

Wander Menezes

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