Wedding Photos of Basque Country

The following “Basque Country” 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 “Basque Country” 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.

Wedding photo taken at home in Pays Basque, France. The couple is featured in a stunning display of graphics and geometry on their arrival.

French Fairytale: Mesmerizing Graphics and Geometry at Home in Pays Basque Wedding Celebration

Photographer captured a bride and groom at home in Pays Basque, France. A couple stands in front of an old rustic wooden and stone farm. Relive the beauty captured at this wedding.

Romantic Wedding Bliss: Bride and Groom Embrace in Historic Pays Basque Farm Setting

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Wedding moment captured at Auberge Ostape Hotel in Pays Basque, France. Bride preparing herself alone, fixing her shoe while sitting on the bed.

Picture Perfect Wedding: Bride Prepares at Auberge Ostape Hotel in Beautiful Pays Basque

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Captured moment at a Basque Country wedding where the bride cuts the label off her dress. Intimate scene captured by the photographer.

Basque Bride's Bold Move: Cutting Off Wedding Dress Label in Intimate Wedding Moment!

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A family legacy captured in a heartfelt photo on a wedding day in Biarritz, France. Four generations, from great-grandmother to granddaughter, beautifully getting ready at home for a special occasion. Embracing tradition and love in a timeless setting.

Generations of Love: Family Tradition in Biarritz, France on Wedding Day Preparations at Home

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A beautiful bride passing her bouquet to her flower girl during a heartfelt speech at a wedding in Anglet, France. The bond between the bride and her flower girl shines through in this touching wedding image.

A Heartfelt Moment: Bride Shares Bouquet with Flower Girl in Anglet, France Wedding Celebration

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A couple laughs in front of Église de Bardos in France on their wedding day. The charming church serves as a beautiful backdrop as they share a joyous laugh standing by the priest.

Joyful laughter at Église de Bardos: French couple's charming wedding moment with a priest

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Newlyweds wearing elegant attire, jumping hand in hand off the pool's edge at their Anglet, France home.

Leap of Love: Newlyweds Dive into Marriage in Anglet

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Groom and friends engage in a lively dance battle on the dance floor of Domaine de l'Arbéou in Bayonne, France.

Dance-off at Domaine de l'Arbéou: Groom's EPIC Battle

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Engaging lifestyle portrait captured in Biarritz, France, the day prior to their wedding. Amidst a rainy day, the couple witnessed a breathtaking beach sunset, allowing them a minute of respite on the sand at the ocean.

Biarritz Love Story | Rainy Day Romance and Beach Sunset for Engaged Couple

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An award-winning wedding detail picture captures the bride barefoot on a pebble beach in the Basque Country, France. The cool blue tones add an artistic touch to the image.

Barefoot on Pebble: An Artistic Wedding Picture in Basque Country

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An engagement portrait was taken in Anglet, France, on a secret beach in the Basque Country, located down the cliff

Captivating Engagement Portrait at Secret Beach in Basque Country, Anglet, France

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The engagement portrait was taken in Bidart, France, as the couple joyfully played in the waves of the Atlantic Ocean in the Basque Country

Capturing Joyful Moments: A Stunning Engagement Portrait in Bidart, France, as the Couple Play in the Waves of the Atlantic Ocean in the Basque Country

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The happy couple leaving their civil ceremony in Biarritz, France with their little boy beaming with joy at his parents' marriage, is captured wonderfully in this wedding photo, showing the love from his mother

This wedding photo captures the love between the happy couple and their little boy beaming with joy in Biarritz, France

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Best Biarritz wedding photojournalism picture created while playing with the sun during the cocktail hour

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Outdoor Biarritz, France couple engagement photography portraits with a double exposure on the beach

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Bayonne, France pre wedding photo session | Playing with the lights

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