Wedding Photos of Cactus

The following “Cactus” 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 “Cactus” 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.

An intimate and heartfelt engagement session at Berkeley Botanical Gardens captured the couple sitting close on a bench, kissing, and sharing a tender and warm embrace as they prepare for their upcoming wedding.

A Sweet and Stunning Berkeley Botanical Gardens Engagement Portrait Session

At the Desert Botanical Garden, the couple shared a tender and warm embrace amidst the dry, arid scenery, capturing their love before their upcoming wedding.

A Couple's Love Blooms amidst the Arid Beauty of the Desert Botanical Garden

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A sunny Apache Junction, AZ Engagement Session with the Couple photographed next to a growing saguaro cactus

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Epic Garden of the Gods pre wedding portrait from Colorado Springs using A double exposure of a cactus and the engagement ring and their silhouette

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Lyon, France portrait e-session with a couple in a botanic garden

France portrait Botanic Garden sitting Lyon kissing potted plants

AZ pre-wed portrait at Superstition Mountains with a couple and cactus

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Superstition Mountains engagement pic session with a couple framed by cactus against the dark blue sky

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Desert Botanical Garden pre - wed image showing a couple with cactus at sunset

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Puglia pre wedding portrait session

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Grooms on their wedding day standing amongst cactus in San Miguel de Allende

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Desert in the city engagement photography

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Downtown Los Angeles engagement portraits - A piece of desert in the city

The engaged couple posed for a stunning engagement portrait in the desert, surrounded by cacti as the sunlight cast shadows on the colorful wall and added a warm glow to the image, celebrating their love and commitment to each other

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At Baden-Wurttemberg, a close-up shot of the couple's wedding rings was captured on a large cactus-like flower

A photograph of the couple's wedding rings captured on a large cactus-like flower at Baden-Wurttemberg was taken on the wedding day

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The Arizona engaged couple embraced, silhouetted against the vibrant purple desert sunset

The engaged couple embraced, silhouetted against the vibrant purple desert sunset and cacti, creating a beautiful picture session

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Phoenix Arizona engagement Photo shoot in the desert at sunset with huge cacti

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