Wedding Photos of Pennsylvania

The following “Pennsylvania” 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 “Pennsylvania” 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.

Bride at the hotel, along with her sister & mother, taking the dress down from where they had hung it for cell phone pictures as she gets ready for her ceremony in Philadelphia, PA

The bride, accompanied by her sister and mother, took her dress down at the hotel after taking pictures with her cell phone

At the Gettysburg Hotel in Pennsylvania, the bride shared a special dance with her father, lit warmly by the flickering candles on the tables

The bride shared a touching father-daughter dance, lit by warm candlelight, at her hotel wedding

dance Gettysburg Photographer Pennsylvania father flickering candles bride daughter

The romantic image of a couple silhouetted and framed by a horse barn door is a classic symbol of everlasting love

The timelessness of the engagement picture with the couple silhouetted against the door of a West Grove, PA horse barn is an evocative reminder of love

Silhouetted couple blue light West Grove West Grove e session Pennsylvania horse barn door

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

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A romantic image was created in an old barn as the sun shone through, highlighting a couple's engagement session

The sun bursts through an old barn during an engagement session in West Grove, PA

sun bursts Pennsylvania old barn West Grove West Grove Engagement Photography

The couple, backlit and silhouetted by rim lighting, embrace as leaves slowly drift around them

In Little Buffalo State Park, the Pennsylvania couple is backlit while leaves fall in slow motion around them

Pennsylvania backlit portrait leaving falling Silhouetted couple Pennsylvania Engagement Session Little Buffalo State Park slow motion

The couple posed for photos amid a vibrant backdrop of red fall foliage in a State Park

A couple enjoys a romantic autumn photo session in Little Buffalo State Park, Perry County, Pennsylvania, surrounded by vibrant red foliage

Pennsylvania Engagement Photography red foliage Little Buffalo State Park Pennsylvania Autumn portrait park engagement Perry County

The couple's romantic engagement photo, silhouetted against the backlit trees in the park, is a timeless keepsake

The couple's backlit silhouette against the trees of Lancaster County Central Park in their engagement photo is a beautiful representation of the love they share

Pennsylvania trees Lancaster Engagement Photography Lancaster County Central Park park engagement

The couple's romantic engagement portrait, taken against a backdrop of autumnal sky and foliage, is truly breathtaking

The couple's silhouetted figures against the sky and tree line in this engagement portrait taken in Lancaster County Central Park on a fall day symbolize their love and connection amidst the beauty and change of the natural world

Pennsylvania Lancaster County Central Park Pennsylvania Engagement Session sky and clouds silhouetted figures

The couple's picture session was illuminated by the setting sun and a photographer light as they posed on the dock of the lake at the State Park

Couple is backlit on the dock of the lake at Gifford Pinchot State Park at dusk during picture session

Gifford Pinchot State Park backlit dusk portrait dock lakeside engagement York County Engagement Session York County PA

At Holly Hedge Estate, the bride and groom in front of a textured backdrop of wet leaves, just as the rain had stopped

The bride and groom posed at Holly Hedge Estate after the rain stopped, surrounded by wet leaves

Holly Hedge Estate Pennsylvania textured backdrop Pennsylvania photographer New Hope

A Philadelphia photographer capturing a bridesmaid trying to help fix a friend with hair caught in a handheld fan, with an expressive face of frustration

A bridesmaid is trying to help a friend with hair caught in a small fan

bridesmaid fix Pennsylvania hair caught in fan Philadelphia photographer Philadelphia JD Land

At the Philadelphia, PA Reception Venue, the best man getting emotional as he talks about how the groom and his family had such a profound affect on his life

The best man became emotional while expressing how much the groom and his family had impacted his life

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Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Ceremony Location Groom having the time of his life during his Baraat

The Groom celebrated the Baraat ceremony, riding a scooter through a tunnel formed by raised arms and hands

JD Land Philadelphia tunnel of hands Baraat Pennsylvania red scooter Philadelphia photographer

This Pennsylvania photographer captured an emotional moment between the groom and his parents, lovingly embracing with expressive faces and hugs

The photojournalistic wedding image captures an emotional moment as the groom and his parents lovingly embrace, each showcasing expressive faces and tight hugs

Emotional moment JD Land Pennsylvania groom with parents PA photographer

Bride and groom at their wedding smoking a cigar at Tyler Arboretum Media, PA

The bride and groom lit up cigars at their wedding, creating a backlit flamebreather illusion

John Ryan Pennsylvania smoking cigar Tyler Arboretum Media PA Pennsylvania photographer Newlywed portrait

The rose cannon at Downtown Club Philadelphia, PA during a wedding reception party

At the wedding reception, the guests were delighted by the rose cannon explosion on the dance floor

wedding reception party Pennsylvania Pennsylvania photographer John Ryan rose cannon Downtown Club Philadelphia Philadelphia

Bride lit portrait from the stairs on her wedding day at Ballroom at the Ben, Philadelphia, PA

A stunning night shot of a lit bride on her wedding day was captured from the stairs

Philadelphia John Ryan Ballroom at the Ben lit portrait Pennsylvania Philadelphia photographer

Couple in center of dance floor at gorgeous Ballroom at the Ben Wedding

A couple was seen dancing in the middle of a beautiful ballroom, illuminated by blue and purple lighting

Ballroom at the Ben Philadelphia John Ryan Pennsylvania Philadelphia photographer dance floor

Philadelphia documentary-style wedding image from the Cescaphe Ballroom of PA created as the Father of the bride steals the show

John Ryan Cescaphe Ballroom father of bride Philadelphia Philadelphia photographer Pennsylvania dance floor

the guests dancing during the reception venue inside the tent

Pennsylvania photographer tented reception Guests Dancing Moonstone Manor Pennsylvania

Best documentary wedding photo from Moonstone Manor in Pennsylvania of the Bride dancing with her father inside the tented venue

Pennsylvania Moonstone Manor wedding tent tented venue Pennsylvania photographer Bride dancing

A Pennsylvania wedding photographer captured the touching moment of a Flower Girl hurrying down the aisle to be met with open arms by her father

World class documentary wedding photography in Pennsylvania capturing in BW a Flower girl doing her best to get the walk down the aisle over as quickly as possible while her dad waits for her with open arms

open arms running down aisle Pennsylvania Pennsylvania photographer flower girl bw moment JD Land

World-class documentary wedding image with a Pennsylvania Venue coordinator showing the bride and groom how to cut the cake during a very wet day

A Pennsylvania wedding photographer captured the moment when the venue coordinator guided the bride and groom in cutting their wedding cake

cutting cake cake cutting instruction JD Land Pennsylvania Pennsylvania photographer

At a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Reception Venue, the groom thoroughly enjoying his first bite of cake

The groom rolled his eyes back in delight as the bride fed him his first bite of cake at their reception venue

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a trio of sisters stand together as they look through the framed photos of the couple on display at their wedding

Gibsonia Eden Hall Chatham University Sisters Pennsylvania Pennsylvania photographer

A Pennsylvania, on location couple lifestyle portrait at Conestoga House & Gardens created as The guy picks up and dip kisses the girl

Conestoga House & Gardens PA photographer Lancaster PA Pennsylvania SMJ Photography couple kissing Scott Josuweit

Raystown Lake, PA lifestyle couples photography session showing the pair framed by high grass

tall grasses Pennsylvania photographer Scott Josuweit Raystown Lake minimalism Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania nontraditional lifestyle engagement portrait of a couple framed by tree leaves at Raystown Lake

framed by leaves Pennsylvania photographer Raystown Lake Pennsylvania Scott Josuweit

Wedding photo from a Philadelphia Pennsylvania Reception venue showing the Bride calling it quits for the night

At the wedding reception, the bride was photographed laying down on the dancefloor, calling it a night

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