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

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October 31, 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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E-session of couple silhouetted with totem poles at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Steven Rooney
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David Merat
Enumclaw, WA Pre Wedding Portrait Session | A newly engaged couple kisses next to a barn
Ron Storer
London engagement shoot with Red Telephone Booth - Engagement Photographer
Jonny Barratt
Shanghai Artful Engagement Picture showing There is a shadow of the couple's shade
Will Tee
Sierra Nevada, Spain small indoor photo session with the couple before the wedding day with warm lighting and a silhouette
Pedro Volana
Valley View Farm, MA couple e-session while together standing on old Chevy pickup
Warren Lane
Basin Harbor, Vermont couple e-shoot while walking the grounds near the tall trees
Andy Madea
Bursa couple engagement portrait session In the woods
Serenay Lokcetin
Vintage hot rod car wedding photographer | engagement portrait of a couple reflected in auto glass | Brasilia pre-wedding pictures
Gustavo Lucena
A newly engaged couple explore an old mine on the edge of a mountain valley in Keystone, Colorado
Lucy Schultz
Industrial Pre-Wedding Shoot in Hattingen, Germany
Patrycja Janik
Couple on the dodge truck - Mersin Engagement Photo Shoot
Emre Nesli
Adana/turkey horses and couple engagement session at the barn with afternoon sunlight
Emre Nesli
Chicago mini urban pic shoot before the wedding day with a couple sitting on a truck loading dock and playing
Edward Ciesielski
Intimate engagement portrait inside the factory of Old steel factory in Alblasserdam with a lot of dust
Thomas Jongbloed
Istanbul couple enjoying some time together and playing vinyl records during their engagement photo shoot.
Nilufer Nalbantoglu
Cuba engagment shoot in the streets with a red car.
Federica Ariemma
Love session of couple in black and white at Poleymieux au Mont D'Or
Castille Alma
Delapre Abby, Northants, United Kingdom Winter Pre-Wedding portrait session in Delapre.
Aaron Storry
Indoor Engagement Shoot in Hattingen, Germany
Patrycja Janik
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
The garbage man watching - Engagement Photography Shoot
Emre Nesli
Rock and Roll couple engagement picture session at Dave's Records Shop in Chicago
Aileen Ciesielski
Outdoor Calle Terraplen, San Miguel de Allende couple engagement photography portraits with a classic VW blue car
Jorge Alcala Goded
Engagement session on the streets of Cuba with vintage cars
Federica Ariemma
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Anh Phan
On location Bourges engagement portrait shoot with a walking Vintage Couple
Bertrand Roguet
Mersin/Turkey Engagement Pre Wedding Shoot - A portrait of the couple through car window
Emre Nesli
Petrópolis couple e-session in formal attire by a brick building with window shutters
Bruno Mattos
Amambai Mato Grosso do Sul couple sitting talking in a barbershop during pre-wed photo session
Karielly Oliveira
Pre-wedding Franklin, MA couple photo-session with a couple and an orange 1966 Chevy Chevele SS
Warren Lane
Parque das Ruínas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil couple portrait showing The colors of their happiness
Clara Sampaio
Gipuzkoa Engagement Photographer | vintage van for couple potrait work
Monika Zaldo
True Love Pre-Wedding Portrait Session at the Vila Ekaterina in Bulgaria showing a couple in front of a wooden wall
Tsvetelina Deliyska
Melaka, Malaysia lovers e-session for casual theme couple portraits in a vintage cafe
Chin Whei Tay
Restaurant Shtastlivetsa, The Happy man, Sofia Artful Engagement Picture with The groom to be is holding the hand of his fiancée
Tatyana Chohadjieva
Netherlands Appelscha Engagement Photography - Image contains: pine, trees, couple, hats
Karen Velleman
Minneapolis destination wedding photographer | Minnesota engagement session in a vintage car
Earl McCoy
Santa Catarina pictures of a couple with a VW bug beetle by a top Brazil wedding engagement photographer
Willian Mariot
San Francisco pre-wedding photography of a couple crossing the street - You ain't heavy you're my love!
Chris Shum
Lucketts General Store, Lucketts, VA - Mannequin friend at the engagement photo session
Andrew Morrell
Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Moss Beach, California couple surrounded in The love of light during engagement photo session
Tyler Vu
Castello di Brolio, Siena pre-wedding engagement image-session in the Italian Style seated in a grass field under a big tree with a small vintage car
Marco Fantauzzo
Engagement Photography for Provence - A couple in front of an old car
Sylvain Bouzat
Trieste couple pre-wed portrait with Kiss in a historic train with lots of wood
Lisa Pacor
Siena, Tuscany Fine Art Engagement Image from just the front of the Church where they will be getting married
Arturs Sulainis
Akron, Ohio on-location portrait e-shoot at Arcade Store
Dennis Crider
London Engagement Photography in a red phone booth.
Wayne La
Playa del Carmen, Mexico engagement portraits | The couple together during a night photo shoot a few days before their wedding day
Adeline Leonti
Cuba pre-wedding couple photo session with red convertible auto
Federica Ariemma
Mersin Couple, their dog and their beautiful pick up pose for engagement portraits
Emre Nesli
Arad PreWedding Portraits - Photo taken during the engagement session in the afternoon with old truck
Claudiu Negrea
England engagement portraits of a couple in phone booth in the countryside | UK photographer pre-wedding photographer pictures
Robin Goodlad
Jaen Andalusia prewedding photos of a couple seated indoors in black and white
Rocio Sanchez
Engagement Photos from Ocean Key, Florida - Portrait contains: couple, window, reflections, buoys
Julie Ambos
Black and white engagement portraits of a couple with an art car in China | Fujian photographer pre-wedding photographer pictures
Vinci Wang
Puglia mini framed couple photo session before the wedding day with a wooden bench
Federica Ariemma
Pre-wedding Orléans couple portrait-session for Camaro lovers
Bertrand Roguet
Playa del Carmen, Mexico engagement portrait - bride and groom reading a book
Adeline Leonti

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