Nearly 5,000 images of couples around the world were submitted to the 2019 Best of the Best Engagement Photo Contest! With the help of guest judges AH | Ana Hinojosa, Wandering Woo Photography and Tinted Photography, the Junebug team painstakingly narrowed them down to this stellar set of 50. We couldn’t be more thrilled with the collection we curated together.
Here's a peek at the top 50 engagement photos from the past year.
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Photographed in Sunset Blvd Nursery, Los Angeles, California, United States.
Photographed in Mt. Rainier National Park, United States.
Photographed in Venice, Italy.
Photographed in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
Photographed in Brussels, Belgium.
Photographed in Aguascalientes, México.
Photographed in Kyoto, Japan.
Photographed in Lighthouse Park, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Photographed in Trocadero, Paris, France.
Photographed in Yangshuo, China.
Photographed in Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach, Iceland.
Photographed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Photographed in Cannon Beach, Oregon, United States.
Photographed in Gold Creek Pond, Washington, United States.
Photographed in Page, Arizona, United States.
"Life in the age of instagram" or "this is how we always go rock climbing"
Photographed in Hamburg, Germany.
Photographed in Jericho Beach, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Photographed in Painted Hills, Oregon, United States.
Photographed in Stockholm, Sweden.
Photographed in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, United States.
If you scroll to the bottom of his feet, and just look at the top half, it's a totally diff pic. Like they are being lifted by a balloon.
Photographed in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
I watch too much Twilight Zone. I see people in a doll house on a martian planet.
Photographed in Singapore.
What an odd photo. Nothing says ‘I love you’ quite like a girder to the face I guess.
Photographed in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Photographed in Alila Yangshuo, China.
Nice representation of a relationship there. One-half plus one-half equals one whole.
Before a marriage, the bride and groom aren't allowed to see each other, so there are many pictures like this, them wanting to see each other but they can't. Also, with a divorce they would be glaring and not holding hands
Load More Replies...I'd say this reminds of more of, "We're mad at each other and don't like each other right now, but we know the relationship is far more important than the argument we're having. So I'm still mad at you, but I love you." -Rebecca | Engagement Photos
This looks so cold. Nothing says love more than the looming threat of a divorce pose!
Don’t like how she’s looking forward but he’s looking back. Seems at odds.
Photographed in Bali, Indonesia.
Photographed in Hong Kong, China.
Photographed in Singapore.
Photographed in Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park in Key Biscayne, Florida, United States.
Not one fat or older or ugly couple took really cool engagement photos?
I liked a few of them, when you could see the peoples faces. Your friends don't want a silhouette pictue. Others- maybe 1 for the wall since if they like artsy?
You could make out the figures in most of them, but not the people. Maybe 1 or so of those artsy ones, but I'd like to see my friends up close!
After reading all comments, some negative of course, myself I think the photos are a nice idea, whatever the reason may be, let's celebrate , we need all the happy days we can get !!!
The celebration of engagements in the past were low key, in theses photos some couples chose to make the day more special, I think it's a nice idea, unlike the stress of a wedding, a photo of their beginning together, awesome !!!
I don't get this. No one I know would have engagement pics taken. You may have someone to catch the moment she or he says yes, the emotions of that moment, but you'd never hire someone, doll up and take pictures. Plus, there are only a few that look like the couple are really in love (mainly the gay couples are laughing and radiate happiness), the others look like your standard model posing for a calendar. Are there no bigger people worthy of being photographed? No old ones? None with faces that do not match the beauty standard?
what is it with people and engagement photos? In my circle one proposes, the other says yes, no one takes photos. Plus, where are all the regular people, the ones with a bit too much weight, noses too big - why were only perfect models selected? People nowadays are so self centered - hey, let's get naked and show our flawless butts in the water and call it an engagement photo..
So people hire photographers to do engagement photos....and we KNOW that 50% of them will divorce. Good to know.
I liked quite a few of these. Made my heart hurt in a good way. Gives me hope.
Not one fat or older or ugly couple took really cool engagement photos?
I liked a few of them, when you could see the peoples faces. Your friends don't want a silhouette pictue. Others- maybe 1 for the wall since if they like artsy?
You could make out the figures in most of them, but not the people. Maybe 1 or so of those artsy ones, but I'd like to see my friends up close!
After reading all comments, some negative of course, myself I think the photos are a nice idea, whatever the reason may be, let's celebrate , we need all the happy days we can get !!!
The celebration of engagements in the past were low key, in theses photos some couples chose to make the day more special, I think it's a nice idea, unlike the stress of a wedding, a photo of their beginning together, awesome !!!
I don't get this. No one I know would have engagement pics taken. You may have someone to catch the moment she or he says yes, the emotions of that moment, but you'd never hire someone, doll up and take pictures. Plus, there are only a few that look like the couple are really in love (mainly the gay couples are laughing and radiate happiness), the others look like your standard model posing for a calendar. Are there no bigger people worthy of being photographed? No old ones? None with faces that do not match the beauty standard?
what is it with people and engagement photos? In my circle one proposes, the other says yes, no one takes photos. Plus, where are all the regular people, the ones with a bit too much weight, noses too big - why were only perfect models selected? People nowadays are so self centered - hey, let's get naked and show our flawless butts in the water and call it an engagement photo..
So people hire photographers to do engagement photos....and we KNOW that 50% of them will divorce. Good to know.
I liked quite a few of these. Made my heart hurt in a good way. Gives me hope.