Wedding Photos of Beautiful bride

The following “Beautiful bride” 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 “Beautiful bride” 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.

A beautiful wedding photo captured in Sainte Livrade, Lot et Garonne, France, showing the bride and her bridesmaids getting ready for the ceremony in a mirror with lights.

Enchanting Sainte Livrade Wedding: Bride and Bridesmaids Prepare in Mirror with Lights, Lot et Garonne

A beautiful bride, surrounded by friends, is putting on the finishing touches to her attire at Domaine Etxezahar in Bardos, France. The palpable emotion in the air is captured in this stunning wedding day image.

Bardos Bride and Friends at Domaine Etxezahar, France, Embracing the Wedding Day Emotion

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A beautiful bride surrounded by her bridesmaids in a room, having her final details attended to before her wedding day at Flood Mansion in San Francisco, California.

Breathtaking Bride and Bridesmaids Prepare in Flood Mansion Room, San Francisco Wedding Bliss

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A heartwarming moment captured at a backyard wedding in Watertown, Massachusetts as the bride's brother joyfully photobombs the couple's romantic kiss, adding a touch of fun to the wedding image.

Brotherly Love: Fun Photobomb at Backyard Wedding in Watertown, Massachusetts Captures Heartwarming Moment

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A beautiful bride gracefully descends a staircase at a picturesque Oxfordshire church wedding, the sunlight filtering through the colorful stained glass windows, creating a dreamy and elegant scene.

Graceful Descent: Bride Descending Staircase at Picturesque Oxfordshire Church Wedding in Sunlit Dreamscape

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A beautiful bride gracefully makes her way down a staircase in the prep house at Whinstone View, Middlesborough, UK, in this enchanting wedding day photograph.

Enchanting Moment: Bride Descending Staircase at Whinstone View, Middlesborough, UK Wedding Day Capture

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A beautiful bride getting ready with makeup and mirrors at the historic Bastide de Lussan venue, captured in a timeless black and white photograph on her wedding day.

Timeless Elegance: Bride Prepares at Bastide de Lussan in Stunning Black and White Image

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A beautiful bride illuminated by sunlight streaming through a window and a door, at the Château du Boisrenault on her wedding day, ready to join guests at the town hall.

Radiant Bride Glows at Château du Boisrenault, Eager to Marry at Town Hall with Guests

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A beautiful bride and groom sharing a quiet, intimate pose at sunset on their wedding day at Domaine de Cuiset, Saint-André-sur-Vieux-Jonc, France. The couple is alone, enjoying each other's company before joining their guests for a night of celebration.

Quiet Sunset Romance: Bride and Groom in Love at Domaine de Cuiset, Saint-André-sur-Vieux-Jonc, France

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A beautiful bride gazes down at her wedding guests from a scenic balcony at the Honig Fabriek in Nijmegen, captured in this wedding day photograph.

Gazing From The Balcony: A Bride's Moment At Honig Fabriek In Nijmegen

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At Menton City Hall in Alpes-Maritimes, a beautiful bride shares a sweet kiss with her witnesses, while her friend looks on with a warm and loving gaze.

In Menton: Alpes-Maritimes Wedding Witnesses Share Sweet Smooch

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At Saint Clar Bed and Breakfast, a beautiful bride is getting ready upstairs while her bridesmaids prepare on the lower level in a charming scene filled with excitement and anticipation.

Chaos and Calm: A Bride Prepares Upstairs as Bridesmaids Plan Below at B&B

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A beautiful bride in a white gown about to embrace her husband at the altar during their indoor wedding ceremony at Rossington Hall in Derbyshire.

Bride Embracing Groom at Rossington Hall Indoor Ceremony in Derbyshire

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Joyful moment captured at Langar Hall, Nottingham, UK, as guests chuckle at the bride trying to remove confetti from her dress, creating a heartwarming scene.

Delightful Laughter at Langar Hall: Bride's Confetti Struggle Makes a Funny Wedding Memory

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Bride joyfully tosses her bouquet under the marquee in The Walled Garden, Nottingham, UK, captured from a low angle, adding excitement and anticipation to the festive moment.

Bride Throws Bouquet at The Walled Garden in Nottingham, UK

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In a room at Mocrone Massa, Tuscany, Italy, a captivating wedding photo captures the bride's serene anticipation as she sits on a bed, clutching her beautiful bouquet.

Captivating Toscana Bride's Serene Anticipation Transcends Through a Stunning Capture

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At Bride's house in Arjona, Jaén, Spain, a cute little girl in her wedding attire is lending a helping hand to dress her aunt, the beautiful bride, on her big day.

Arjona's Helping Hand: A Little Girl Assists in Wedding Preparations

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At Cape Elizabeth, Maine, the bride patiently waits with her dress carefully tucked up to get into their car after a beautiful beach tour.

Cape Elizabeth Memories: The Bride's Patient Wait on Beach Tour

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Provins, FRANCE - A detail shot captures a pair of shoes with high lacing straps elegantly wrapping around the brides's legs

Provins, France: Elegant high lacing straps beautifully wrap around the bride's legs in a stunning detail shot

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Portrait of a bride at Abbaye de Fontmorigny, with the back of her dress visible as she gazes over her shoulder, illuminated by natural warm sun light

Abbaye de Fontmorigny: Stunning Bride Portrait with Back of Dress, Basking in Natural Sunlight

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A bride in Nanning is illuminated by a bright light, casting her silhouette in a captivating image

Nanning bride glows in captivating silhouette, illuminated by a bright light

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At Saltmarshe Hall in Howden, England, the bride's bridesmaids are beautifully captured descending the grand staircase and reflecting in the entrance as they make their way to the elegant wedding ceremony

Bridesmaids descended the grand staircase at Saltmarshe Hall, Howden, England

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At the Willowdale Estate in Topsfield, MA, the bride joyfully stepped outside and grinned when spotting her waiting fiancé, a look captured in a beautiful wedding photograph

The bride exits a building at Willowdale Estate, Topsfield, MA

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At St Giles House in Dorset, a bride descended the stairs with flowers in her beautiful gown, met by her father below

The bride at St Giles House in Dorset gracefully descended the stairs with flowers in her wedding gown, accompanied by her father

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In their wedding portrait, taken on the sandy shores of Anse Sourse d'Argent in La Digue, Seychelles, the groom is captured carrying his beautiful bride by the sparkling waters

La Digue, Seychelles Wedding: Groom lovingly carries his bride near sparkling waters of Anse Sourse d'Argent.

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The bride is joyfully taking part in her pre-wedding rituals, creating a beautiful artistic moment in Milpitas

The bride is joyfully celebrating pre-wedding rituals in Milpitas

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Sodafabriek, Schiedam, Netherlands bride and groom posing during a portrait session at an old factory as the groom is looking at his beautiful bride, catching the nice window light

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A wedding photo featuring the bride in the midst of preparations, with her fastening the garter, is an artistic representation

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