Wedding Photos of Rio de Janeiro pre wedding portrait

The following “Rio de Janeiro pre wedding 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 “Rio de Janeiro pre wedding 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.

Scenic Rio de Janeiro pre wedding portrait shoot of the young Brazil couple running hand in hand on the beach at the ocean

Love is in the air in this engagement session at Parque das Ruínas, Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Love is in the air in this tropical engagement session

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Love in this silhouette engagement portrait shoot

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The light illuminates the engagement afternoon of this beautiful and beloved couple

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Love is deep and dramatic... indoor couple portrait image

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A Rio de Janeiro engagement photo shoot session of a couple | Brazil photographer

A Rio de Janeiro engagement photo shoot session of a couple with rim light and high contrast

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A Rio de Janeiro couple embrace each other during their pre-wedding portrait session

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Brazil pictures of a musical couple by a top Rio de Janeiro wedding engagement photographer

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