Wedding Photos of Sand

The following “Sand” 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 “Sand” 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.

Tunel Guajataca, Isabela, Puerto Rico couple with light and wind created the perfect shot for this one

Puerto Rico couple playing with sand at the beach in Tunel Guajataca, Isabela for a prewedding session

Tunel Guajataca seaside Puerto Rico Puerto Rico couple image Isabela beach

A couple stands together in the distance by the ocean with rocky formation and sand around them in Lighthouse Point Park, New Haven, Connecticut for pre-wed images

waves artistic picture ocean sand beach Danielle Gardner contrast

FL sunset engagement portrait with a posed couple at Fort Lauderdale Beach in Florida embracing on the beach

Florida water sand pre wedding image Florida shore ocean

Virginia pre wedding and engagement photography of The couple sitting by the raging river at Great Falls

water sand shore ocean Great Falls engagement shoot sea Brittany Diliberto

UAE engagement portrait with a posed couple in the hot Dubai sands while Desert dancing

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UAE pre wedding and engagement photography from Maleiha Desert, Dubai of a couple walking and Exploring the desert

Dubai engagement photography Dubai desert dunes adventure couple walking

Spain pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple in Aguilas Murcia during a Sunset at the beach

ocean water Aguilas sand Spain waves

Lago del Predil, Udine, Italy pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple doing some Sunset walking

lens flare ocean beach afternoon sunlight Lago del Predil

UAE engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session at Maleiha Desert, Dubai as it is getting dark in the desert

UAE desert creative portrait Dubai artistic picture sand

UAE pre wedding portrait session with engaged lovers in the Maleiha Desert, Dubai hugging in the warm wind

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UAE pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple at Fossil Rock, Dubai Desert while Walking on the edge of the dunes

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UAE engagement photo shoot from Fossil Rock, Dubai Desert using the desert light

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UAE pre wedding portrait session with engaged lovers in the Maleiha Desert, Dubai walking through the sand dunes

Maleiha Desert adventure dubai engagement photo sand sand dunes Dubai desert

Turkey engagement photography from cappadocia during a pre wedding session at the sunrise

Cappadocia sunrise dunes Turkey Cappadocia engagement e session sand

Brazilian engagement portrait with a posed couple standing on the beach sands of Niteroi - RJ Brazil When the sun kisses a backlit image

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Windy City pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple at North Avenue Beach Chicago

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RI pre wedding portrait session with an engaged couple sitting on log at the beach at Weekapaug Point, Rhode Island

scarf beach Weekapaug Point Rhode Island water winter

China engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session with dancing on the sands of Fuzhou

adventure desert Fuzhou dunes dancing Fuzhou engagement photographer sand

BR pre wedding portrait session with engaged lovers in Niteroi RJ Just feeling the peace

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Georgia pre-wedding photo session with an engaged couple at Virginia Beach with the notebook recreation

waves ocean shore Virginia Beach sea beach water

Sozopol, Bulgaria artistic wedding Picture from the short session we did with the couple after the ceremony

A picture of a wedding taken artistically at golden hour captures the couple walking arm in arm on the beach, their footprints left in the sand

Bulgaria wedding beach arm in arm golden hour couple walking Sozopol Wedding Photographer Bulgaria

Marrakech engagement photo shoot in the Agafay Desert of Morocco with a couple kissing

couple kissing adventure Audrey Morisson dunes Morocco sand Agafay Desert

FR engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session in The dune of Pyla, France with A couple on the sand dunes

sand desert adventure pyla engagement France dunes Audrey Morisson

FR pre wedding and engagement photography at Lac de Cazaux France with a couple feet in the water

France feet in the water shore waves ocean water Lac de Cazaux

FR pre wedding portrait session with engaged lovers embracing at The dune of Pyla, France

adventure The dune of Pyla dunes pyla engagement embracing couple Audrey Morisson desert

France engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session at the Espiguette beach south of France with a Couple walking along the sea

blue sea ocean beach shore Ludovic Lieffrig sand water

France engagement portrait with a posed couple sitting on the sands of Espiguette beach south of France and kissing

posed couple Ludovic Lieffrig South of France sunset kissing couple dunes adventure Espiguette beach

California pre wedding portrait session with engaged lovers at the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge

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Santa Cruz pre wedding and engagement photography at the Natural Bridges of California After sunset lit with lights

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