Wedding Photos of Bride and mother

The following “Bride and mother” 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 “Bride and mother” 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 of mother & daughter in Nanning, Guangxi. Emotional moment captured as the bride gets ready. Perfect family bond on display in this touching image.

Nanning Wedding Photo: Emotional Mother-Daughter Moment Captured as Bride Gets Ready

The bride's mother embraces her son during a joyful moment on the dance floor at the Whalehead Club in Corolla, NC. This image earned the photographer a prestigious award from WPJA.

Emotional Embrace: Moment at Whalehead Club Wedding, Corolla, NC

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In this award-winning photo taken by a wedding photographer in Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, the bride and her mother are seen getting ready for the big day. Their reflection is captured in a round wall mirror.

Momentous Reflection: Bride and Mother Prepare for Big Day in Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle

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In a touching display of affection, a bride and her mother share a tender moment that could easily be mistaken for a scene from a beautiful painting at Belpasso

Unforgettable Union: Bride and Mother's Attention Immortalized at Belpasso

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A bride and her mother step out of a large van, ready for the wedding ceremony at Little Wold Vineyard in Yorkshire, England

Vows Amidst the Vines: A Mother-Daughter Journey at Little Wold Vineyard

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The bride shared a tender moment with her new daughter in front of the beautiful blue sea at Royalton Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on her wedding day

At Royalton Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, the bride shared a tender moment with her daughter at her beach wedding

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At Kilworth House Hotel in Leicestershire, UK, the groom was overcome with emotion upon seeing his bride walk down the aisle

At Kilworth House Hotel, Leicestershire, UK, the groom was moved to tears at his bride's entrance

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The bride and her mother tenderly touch faces in the light of a window at Hotel Teatro after getting dressed

At Hotel Teatro, the bride and her mother tenderly touch faces after dressing for the wedding

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The bride's mother was overcome with emotion as she hugged her daughter in the beautiful Manoir de Vacheresses, France

In Manoir de Vacheresses, France, the bride's mother hugged her daughter, overcome with emotion

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A woman admires a dance between the bride and her mother at the Sofia Hotel Balkan

The woman was moved by the emotional bride and mother dance at the couple's reception party

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A Fujian-based wedding photographer recently captured a stunning image of the bride and her mother, with hands lovingly placed on the bride's shoulder

Artistic wedding photo from a Fujian home of the bride and mother hands

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Trieste, Italy wedding image of a special moment with bride and mother

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