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.

Philadelphia, PA bride and groom wedding portrait session with the city as the backdrop

The bride and groom caught up in a whirlwind of romance, dipping, and dancing in the streets with the city as their backdrop for their wedding portrait session

Wedding photograph from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Getting into the wedding reception with a classic Dirty Dancing lift

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Wedding photo from Desmond Hotel Malvern, Pennsylvania showing the bride in a Hora dance during the reception dance party

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Artistic wedding pic of the Bride getting into wedding dress at Desmond Hotel Malvern Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania wedding photo from the Hotel during Prep as the Groom is helping the bride get the dress down from where she hung it up when the checked into their bed and breakfast for their elopement

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Pennsylvania outdoor wedding photography from the Ceremony location taken as the Groom was shedding a tear during their elopement ceremony in the mountains

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Pennsylvania wedding photography of the Bride seeing her flowers for the first time on the day as her bridesmaids roll them into the hotel room

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PA wedding photography from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania showing The bride and groom laughing during the toasts at their wedding reception venue

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The bride and groom dance during their backyard reception in Pennsylvania

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The best-man shoots dollar bills during the newlywed couple's first dance at a Private home backyard wedding in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania outdoor wedding photo from the Backyard Wedding of Flower girls doing their thing as their Aunt continues to chase them around the house while waiting for the ceremony to start.

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Pennsylvania wedding photo of Grooms mom hugging him after walking down the aisle and tears up as his father looks on

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Pennsylvania wedding photo from the Hotel during prep as the Groom shows the wedding band to his parents

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Engagement Photo Sessions | Tinicum Park, Bucks County, Pennsylvania- Bucks county pa engagement session

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Engaged Couples Photography | Pennsylvania State Capitol Harrisburg Engagement Session

State Capitol Engagement Session in blue tones

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Reception Venue Wedding Photography: Union Trust, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Flower girl manages to get one more lollipop from her Mom during cocktail hour.

Flower girl manages to get one more lollipop from her Mom during cocktail hour

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Wedding Venue Photos: Durham Hill Farm, Pipersville, Pennsylvania - Flower girl and bridesmaid patiently waiting and watching guests arrive before the start of the ceremony.

Flower girl and bridesmaid patiently waiting and watching guests arrive before the start of the ceremony

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Tinicum Park, Bucks County, Pennsylvania engagement session with a piggy-back ride

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The Merion wedding venue photographer: a waterfall in front and some color added to create a mood.

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Laughter erupts during Hotel Du Village, New Hope, Pennsylvania wedding ceremony | PA Photography

Laughter erupts during wedding ceremony

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Groom has trouble putting on suit jacket

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Engagement Photographer for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Tyler Arboretum - Photographer said: I just saw the harsh shadows and told them to hang out in it.

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Engagement Photos from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Longwood Gardens - Photographer: "I always look to add color and light. That's this."

Engagement Photos from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Longwood Gardens with color and light

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Engagement Photography at Pennsylvania Longwood Gardens - Photographer Quote: "The sun was setting and I saw the stars in their eyes. Literally."

Engagement Photography at Pennsylvania Longwood Gardens when the sun was setting

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Engagement Photography for Buck's County, Pennsylvania - Image contains: black and white, intimate, engaged couple

Engagement Photography for Buck's County, Pennsylvania for black and white images

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Mansion Wedding Venue Photographer - The groom looking on as the bride gets her dress bustled.

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Longwood Gardens Engagement Portrait - Silhouette after coming down the stairs.

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Longwood Gardens Engagement Portrait Session - A walk through the trees

A Nature Gardens Engagement Portrait Session during a walk through the trees

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A wedding photo captured the moment newlyweds departed Ellis Preserve Ballroom after a sparkler send-off

The newlyweds were sent off with a sparkler send-off at Ellis Preserve Ballroom

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Wedding shoot during outdoor ceremony with Pennsylvania couple

Wedding shoot during outdoor ceremony with a couple

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