Wedding Photos of Rooftop

The following “Rooftop” 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 “Rooftop” 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.

At Downtown Los Angeles, CA, the couple stand on the roof of their condo complex, illuminated by soft backlit, sunset lighting, capturing their love as they prepare to say "I do."

Sunset Rooftop Romance: Engaged Couple Glows in Downtown Los Angeles Condo

A vintage-inspired black and white wedding image taken in Buckinghamshire, UK featuring a bride's veil caught in the wind as men chase after it towards the roof

Veil in the Wind: Romantic Vintage Nuptials in Buckinghamshire, UK with Men on Rooftop

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A couple effortlessly poses on a rooftop picnic scene overlooking the sprawling cityscape of Istanbul. Birds gracefully soar through the sky, adding an air of tranquility to the beautifully captured scene.

ROOFTOP ROMANCE | A breathtaking engagement portrait capturing Istanbul's majestic skyline

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Wedding photo captures a couple on the rooftop of a reception hall in Paris, France, gazing over the city's rooftops, creating a bold and dramatic image against the stunning sky.

Stunning Parisian Rooftop Romance: A Bold and Dramatic Wedding Session

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A bride and groom stand together at the rooftop of the Grand Hotel Millennium Sofia, overlooking a breathtaking view

Love at the Summit: A Majestic Wedding Vows at the Grand Hotel Millennium Sofia

Bulgaria city overlook Sofia wedding portrait Grand Hotel Millennium Sofia breathtaking views Sofia Rooftop

A couple in Dubai, UAE had a pre-wedding session on the rooftop of their new home for their engagement shoot

Stunning Engagement Shoot on Dubai Rooftop: A Couple's Pre-Wedding Session at Their New Home

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The engaged couple enjoyed a romantic lifestyle pre wedding portrait at the rooftop pool of Greenville, SC, with its beautiful turquoise water and blue sky at dusk

At a Greenville, SC rooftop pool, the engaged couple enjoyed a romantic portrait session with beautiful turquoise water at dusk

SC dusk portrait Greenville Lifestyle Engagement Session Rooftop turquoise water urban setting pool

The Walden bride and groom posed for a portrait atop a rooftop, a grand celebration under a bright sky with clouds

On a rooftop, the Walden couple celebrated their union with a portrait against a bright sky

Chicago Chicago photographer bright sky celebrating sky and clouds Rooftop The Walden

The page-boy climbed the stairs to the roof of Powerscourt House in Ireland to get an overhead angle of the bride and groom walking

High angle footage captures the moment the bride and groom walk down the aisle, with a page-boy on the roof above

Page boy Ireland photographer high angle County Wicklow Powerscourt House Rooftop ireland wedding venue

The groom supports the Broadway dancer bride as she performs atop the Walden venue in Chicago, IL

The groom stands in solidarity with his Broadway dancer bride as she puts on an awe-inspiring performance atop a venue during a portrait session

IL broadway dancer Chicago Chicago photographer couple dancing Rooftop Walden Chicago

The bridal party laughed together at golden hour during a group portrait session on the rooftop of Manchester Hall, Manchester, UK, with the city glowing a golden hue in the background

At Manchester Hall, Manchester, UK, the bridal party laughed together at golden hour with the city glowing a golden hue in the background

golden hour golden hue Manchester UK Rooftop Manchester photographer group portrait

A lifestyle engagement portrait session in Istanbul, Turkey for a couple enjoying a rooftop adventure with birds overhead

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Kansas City pre-wed portraits for a fun couple on the rooftop of a parking garage using their silhouettes with buildings

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Pre-wedding Downtown Chicago couple photo-session for Couple embraced on their apartments rooftop

Chicago IL Pre wedding blue sky Chicago couple photo apartments couple embraced

True Love Engagement Posed Portrait in Fargo, ND capturing a couple embraced on the rooftop of the HoDo

Rooftop Fargo Fargo engagement ND Engagement Posed Portrait Couple embracing

Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, PA fine art wedding portrait of The bride and groom enjoying a private moment together at dusk on the rooftop where they got married

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Pittsburgh wedding photo of a bride and groom as they hold their ceremony on the rooftop of their apartment in Lawrenceville, PA

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Bulgaria pre wedding portrait session with engaged lovers on a Sofia Rooftop at sunset

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Terrazza Borromini rooftop wedding toast in this black and white photograph.

outdoor, rooftop wedding toast in this black and white photograph

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Washington DC engagement photo shoot - photographer: We waited few minutes to see the sunset that night, in the top of their building.

Sunshine engagement photo shoot while waiting a few minutes to see the sunset that night, in the top of their building

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Las Vegas couple during their rooftop wedding ceremony

Above the Lights: A Rooftop Wedding Romance in Las Vegas

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