Wedding Photos of Arizona

The following “Arizona” 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 “Arizona” 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.

AZ pre-wed portrait at Superstition Mountains with a couple and cactus

Scottsdale woods couple portrait in black and white

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Japanese Friendship Garden, Phoenix, Arizona mini couple photo session before the wedding day with lens flare

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Arizona wedding guest waves to family members on Zoom during the reception at the Secert Garden Event Center in Phoenix

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Phoenix, Arizona Couple on their rooftop during engagement photo shoot

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Phoenix, Arizona couple at their home reflected in glass during pre-wed engagement photo shoot

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Arizona engagement photo shoot in Downtown Phoenix before a blue sunset

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AZ pre wedding and engagement photography of a couple in front of a mural in Downtown Phoenix

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AZ engagement photoshoot & pre-wedding session in Flagstaff Park, Arizona in the bare trees Before Foliage

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Flagstaff Park, Arizona pre-wed shoot with Love and Fall

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Antelope Canyon, AZ engagement photographer: "Took my couple into a small slot canyon outside of Page, AZ. I used a single flash to light the couple."

Antelope Canyon, AZ engagement photographer: I Took my couple into a small slot canyon outside of Page, AZ. I used a single flash to light the couple.

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Lit couple engagement photography at Antelope Canyon, AZ

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Phoenix wedding photographer at the Desert Botanical Garden | Custom wedding day poetry on a manual typewriter

Phoenix wedding photo at the Desert Botanical Garden of Custom wedding day poetry on a manual typewriter

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Engagement photos in Payson, Arizona with a kiss on her shoulder

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Daughter hugs mom as uncle watches

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Colorado Engagement Photography | The couple is in the Monument Valley, the rainbow appears behind.

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Papago Park- Phoenix, AZ engagemement session at night in black and white

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The bride looks at herself in the mirror before the ceremony at Desert Botanical Garden in this black and white award-winning photo composed by a Phoenix, AZ wedding photographer

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Sunset engagement portrait session at Horseshoe Bend

Sunset engagement portrait session on top of the mountain of rocks

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South Mountain, Arizona engagement photo shoot during the Golden Hour

A Mountain engagement photo shoot during the Golden Hour in the grass field

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Spacewonder, Arizona engagement photo shoot - Love's shadow on this couple silhouetted

A Space wonder engagement photo shoot showing love's shadow on this couple silhouetted

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Phoenix, AZ Champagne sword - the groom opens the bottle outdoors

Phoenix, AZ Champagne sword photo taken as the groom opens the bottle outdoors

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Electric Desert art installation - Arizona Engagement Photos

The Engagement Photos at the Electric Desert art installation featured neon colors and blue tones against a backdrop of cacti

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Coke Ads on the Tennis Court - Arizona Engagement Photo

The Coke Ads blue tennis court engagement photo shows the couple sitting and drinking soda from a bottle on a blue tennis court

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The ice engagement photography features a woman wearing a huge flowing blue dress and posing in front of a tall ice tower

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Just us in beautiful view - Arizona Engagement Photo in the Desert

The beautiful view engagement photo was taken in the desert, with the couple holding hands and standing all alone

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The Arizona engaged couple embraced, silhouetted against the vibrant purple desert sunset

The engaged couple embraced, silhouetted against the vibrant purple desert sunset and cacti, creating a beautiful picture session

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An Arizona engaged couple is basking in a warm sunset sun

The romantic scene of an engaged couple basking in a warm sunset sun against a backdrop of dark and sheer rock cliffs is the perfect picture of true love

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