Wedding Photos of Rural engagement

The following “Rural engagement” 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 “Rural engagement” 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.

In the enchanting lavander field of Rians, Var, France, a captivating engagement portrait was captured depicting a couple embracing in the mesmerizing sunset, their loyal horses by their side

Captivating Engagement Portrait in Rians, Var, France: Embracing Couple in Lavender Field with Loyal Horses in Mesmerizing Sunset

A couple in Crete Senesi, Tuscany, took an engagement portrait at sunset, cuddling in a field with a warm glow and an overlooking view of a lake

Romantic Engagement Portrait in Crete Senesi, Tuscany: Sunset Cuddle in Field with Stunning Lake View

lake view Tuscany engagement session Cuddling Crete Senesi warm glow Warm sunlight overlooking lake

A couple in São José do Vale do Rio Preto, Rio de Janeiro, will soon seal their love in a romantic wedding ceremony

In São José do Vale do Rio Preto, a romantic pre wedding portrait at a horse barn for two lovers

Rio de Janeiro Engagement Portrait blue door horse barn rural engagement dutch door São José do Vale do Rio Preto Rio de Janeiro

The couple basked in the sun as they posed for their engagement photos against the backdrop of a rural horse farm

In West Grove, PA, the couple is framed by the gates on a horse farm during their engagement session

West Grove Engagement Photography horse farm West Grove Pennsylvania rural engagement framed between gates

The rustic beauty of the rural farmland in Oingt, France serves as the perfect backdrop for the romantic picture session of this passionate couple

The rustic beauty of the rural farmland backdrop serves as the perfect setting to capture the passionate love of the couple in a timeless portrait

Oingt Oingt Engagement Session grass pastures France rural farmland rural engagement

minute of complicity at sunset during the engagement session

Florian Maguin sunset portrait Chavanoz Photographer Isere Chavanoz rural engagement

couple posing for rural engagement portraits in a Herault corn field

corn field rural engagement Montpellier photographer Montpellier Herault

Marciac, Gers Engagement Portrait | View Picture Now | French Couple, Rural, Field, Farm, Hay - France Pre-Wedding Image of the couple on top of the tractor

a Marciac engagement portrait session with a couple standing on a tractor in the field

rural engagement farmers field Marciac Gers tractor Gers photographer

Marciac, Gers Engagement Picture | French couple on the ground in the farm field

a Gers couple laying in hay at a farm

laying in hay Gers Marciac farm France French Couple

Agen couple posing for a creative engagement announcement shot with a rustic farm barn doors as the backdrop

Agen France Agen Photographer rustic barn barn doors rural engagement

She said yes, post marriage proposal picture session in Sancerre, Italy created high above the Drone Field

Italy Sancerre Photographer drone shot rural engagement Sancerre laying in field

Assis Chateaubriand environmental engagement e-session with a tractor at a farm

sunset rural engagement Assis Chateaubriand tractor Heloisa Todescatt Assis Chateaubriand Photographer farm

Lincoln, IL Artful Engagement Picture at a family farm as the couple is Resting into each other during the sunset

sunset engagement Lincoln IL family farm grass fields Illinois photographer rural engagement

A Brno couple walk on the hill during a rural engagement shoot under the clouds

Czech Republic rural engagement hill brno engagement image trail rural

Engagement Portrait of a couple sitting on a flipped-over metal box in front of a fence and looking at each other

Istanbul engagement photography metal box country rural engagement countryside couple sitting fence

Engagement session at San Antonio de Areco, Buenos Aires | Photo shooting at the bride's farm

Engagement session shooting at the bride's farm in an open field

farm San Antonio de Areco Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Engagement session rural engagement

Gloucestershire | UK pre-wedding photos other couple at the farm barn

A pre-wedding photo for the couple at the farm barn holding tight in a doorway

farm Gloucestershire farm barn Gloucestershire Engagement Photography barn UK rural engagement

Gloucestershire | UK engagement photo session

An engagement photo session for a couple holding each other by a green metal structure on the farm

rural engagement off center portrait Gloucestershire farm structure UK Gloucestershire Engagement Photography

thank you dog with stick - São Paulo Engagement Photograph of Couple sitting on wood fence

The engagement photograph shows a couple sitting on a wood fence with a dog holding a stick in the rural outdoors

São Paulo engagement photography stick dog rural engagement wood fence São Paulo Engagement Photo couple sitting

Couple on the dodge truck - Mersin Engagement Photo Shoot

The couple sits and leans on a Dodge truck during their engagement photo shoot in the rural farm country

farm country Dodge truck rural engagement mersin engagement photography Mersin hat

Goias Engagement Photography of couple walking in sunny fields

Rural Engagement Photography of couple walking in sunny fields

Goiás sunny fields hold hands rural engagement couple walking Goiás engagement photography

A Lima couple is combining rock and roll with rural country life during their photoshoot

The rustic backdrop of a barbed wire fence and a farm field provides a unique juxtaposition to the musical elements of a couple's engagement portrait, combining rock and roll with rural country life

Rock and Roll musical elements Peru Lima country life rustic backdrop rural engagement

The rural Lima couple pose while holding hands in a farm field

The couple's bold pose, holding hands in a farm field with a high horizon and a minimalist setting, symbolizes their love and connection amidst the simplicity and beauty of nature

Lima holding hands Peru minimalist setting rural engagement Lima engagement photography high horizon

Wedding engagement photography before grain bins and silos in Alberta by Canada engagement photographers

Engagement photography session with couple sitting back to back on grass in front of grain bins and silos, wearing plaid shirts

rural engagement back to back plaid shirts grain bins alberta engagement photography couple sitting on grass silos

Porto Alegre couple surrounded by tall corn stalks, embraced in a romantic pose, golden sunset light filtering through the frame

An engagement photo session with couple surrounded by tall corn stalks, embraced in a romantic pose, golden sunset light filtering through the frame

corn stalks blue sky golden sunlight rural engagement corn field Porto Alegre Porto Alegre e session

Germany Wedding Engagement Photographer | Hesse Photography with Horses

The horse adds a unique and natural element to the photo, and the couple's position behind the horse creates an interesting and dynamic composition.

Hesse framed through horse Hesse Engagement Photography Germany horse rural engagement

Pre-wedding portrait of a couple by a photographer in Colombia with Horses Sotaquirá

A beautiful portrait of a loving couple against the backdrop of rolling hills and lush green farmland, with playful horses nearby

horses Colombia rural engagement Colombia Engagement Photography farmland Sotaquirá

Arezzo pre-wedding engagement pictures of a couple sitting on baled hay in the fields | Tuscany portrait shoot

Rural engagement picture of a couple sitting on baled hay in the fields

Tuscany engagement photography hay bales Arezzo Tuscany fields rural engagement

UK countryside engagement pictures of a couple in the grass fields | Essex photographer pre-wedding shoot

A rural countryside engagement picture of a couple in the grass fields

countryside portrait grass fields UK Essex rural engagement Essex Engagement Photography

Dorset engagement photography with couple in farm field by Robin Goodlad | UK photography

Engagement photography session with couple walking in tractor tracks through a farm field

Dorset Engagement Photography farm field Dorset rural engagement tractor tracks

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