Wedding Photos of Champagne

The following “Champagne” 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 “Champagne” 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 taken at Divan Hotel Mersin - Groom drinking champagne from friend's bottle. Candid moment captured by the photographer.

Groom steals sip of champagne: Candid wedding moment snapped at Divan Hotel Mersin

The Bride toasting with a glass of champagne at Villa Necchi Campiglio in Milan, Italy, a unique and special moment from the wedding day.

Bride raises glass in stunning Milan villa - A toast to unforgettable wedding day!

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In a picturesque setting in La Rochelle on the Atlantic Coast of France, a couple toast champagne in a rustic picnic setting at sunset in a dry field.

Romantic Rustic Picnic: Champagne Toast at Sunset in La Rochelle

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In Bali, Indonesia, a beautiful moment from the wedding day is frozen in time as the bride delicately sips from a tall glass at the night venue.

Breathtaking Bali Bride Blissfully Sips Champagne, Captured in Charming Night Venue Glow

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Captured at Ecoche, the couple shares a serene session in nature at dusk, sipping champagne and sharing laughter and silly chatter.

Champagne Serenade: Couple's Cozy Dusk Delight in Ecoche Nature

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A romantic moment captured at Zion Springs in Hamilton, VA as the newlyweds toast with champagne spray under a starry night sky on their wedding day.

Starry Night Champagne Toast: Newlyweds Celebrate at Zion Springs in Hamilton, VA

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Captured in Cheshire, England, this black and white picture at a family home captures a poignant moment before the bride and her father head to the church, sharing a glass of champagne, reflecting a sentimental pre-wedding scene full of love.

Sentimental Pre-Wedding Champagne Moment: Bride and Father in Cheshire, England Family Home

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Wedding couple in Köln relax in a convertible cabriolet following their civil ceremony; the groom loosens his shirt collar as the bride playfully sips champagne straight from the bottle.

Cologne Cabriolet Capers: Newlyweds Cruise in Style After Saying "I Do" in City

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A spontaneous moment captured at Schloss Lüntenbeck in Wuppertal: an expressive woman making a face during the champagne reception, flanked by two men in suits.

SILLY GUESTS GOOF OFF AT SCHLOSS LÜNTENBECK WEDDING RECEPTION

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Bride playfully sprays groom with champagne in the Chateauroux Town Hall Square.

Champagne Chaos: Bride Sprays Groom in Wedding Moment at Chateauroux Town Hall

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A couple cuts their wedding cake at Istanbul Bosphorus Palace with champagne spraying in the foreground, a moment of celebration and joy.

Champagne Celebration: Love at Istanbul's Bosphorus Palace

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A guest at Château-ferme d’Aboncourt in Moselle, Grand Est, pours a glass of champagne - captured with a popparizi harsh flash effect resembling a lively celebrity club soirée.

Champagne Extravaganza: Glamorous Guest at Château-ferme d’Aboncourt Captured in Paparazzi Flair

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Lifestyle couple portrait at Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, CA. A couple joyfully celebrates their love, popping champagne together on the bow of a boat, framed in the center of the picture.

Love Amongst the Scenic Serenity: A Delightfully Intimate Engagement Portrait at Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe

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Sainte Maxime, France: A champagne accident spews onto a couch during bridal prep as the bride gets her hair and makeup done in the background

Champagne Mishap: A Bridal Prep Chaos in Sainte Maxime, France

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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes bride bursts into laughter next to the groom during outdoor ceremony

Champagne Laughter: A Joyful Outburst in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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At Jaipur, India: Capturing the celebratory moment of opening the champagne at the wedding cake table

Joy Unveiled: Jaipur's Wedded Bliss

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Vercelli Wedding at Castello di Moncrivello, Italy - Groom celebrating with a champagne spray at the cake table while the bride stands beside him

Joyous Champagne Spray: Vercelli Wedding at Castello di Moncrivello, Italy

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At the Cork Factory Hotel in Lancaster, PA, a professional wedding photographer captures the joyful moment as the bride and groom pop champagne at night. The vibrant pink and black background adds a striking touch to this action shot.

Midnight Celebration: Love Sparks Illuminate Cork Factory Hotel in Lancaster

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A wedding photographer captures the bride and groom celebrating their special day by popping champagne at The Hotel Hershey in Pennsylvania. The stunning image showcases their joy against a beautiful deep blue painted brick wall, beautifully illuminated.

Champagne Celebration: Love and Joy at The Hotel Hershey Pennsylvania

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At the Havenhuis Etten-Leur ceremony and reception location, this photo captures the bride and groom pouring champagne into the top glasses of a stunning champagne tower. A toast to their happily ever after!

Havenhuis Etten-Leur: A Toast to Happily Ever After

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A toddler girl at the wedding reception venue "Le Moulin de Saint-Yves" in Brittany appears to ask for champagne from the guests.

Champagne Darling: Toddler Girl at Le Moulin de Saint-Yves in Brittany Captivates Guests at Wedding Reception

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A couple in Istanbul, celebrates on their way to their wedding venue with glasses of champagne on a boat

Champagne Toasts and Bosphorus Boats: A Romantic Pre-Wedding Adventure in Istanbul

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At the church in Marseille, France, the bride and groom share a celebratory glass of champagne with the priest as he welcomes them on their wedding day. This candid moment was captured by an award-winning documentary wedding photographer.

Celebratory Champagne Toast in Marseille: A Candid Moment at a French Wedding

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A WPJA Honor Award-winning image taken by a wedding photojournalist at Wychmere Beach Club in Harwich, MA. The bride's excitement overflows as she takes a sip of champagne, sending the bubbly drink spraying out. The groom can't help but laugh alongside.

Overflowing Excitement: A Bride's Champagne Celebration at Wychmere Beach Club, Harwich, MA

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The couple celebrates their love with champagne in this engagement portrait in Sugiez

Celebrating Love: Champagne Engagement Portrait in Sugiez

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At the Hippodrome de la Teste, the happy couple enjoyed some champagne beneath a soft orange glow of lanterns

The couple celebrated with champagne at Hippodrome de la Teste, bathed in an orange lantern light

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The engagement portrait in Banff, Alberta, Canada shows the couple toasting with champagne, the man's arm in the foreground shot in black and white

Engaged couple toasts with champagne in Banff, Canada, man's arm in B&W portrait

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The happy couple celebrated their engagement in beautiful Banff, Alberta, Canada, with an elegant black and white portrait toasting champagne glasses

The engaged couple toasted with champagne in Banff, Canada, posing for a black and white portrait

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Elegant wedding photo: Champagne flowing, hands clinking glasses - Chassy, Saône-et-Loire captures a special toast in a mesmerizing detail shot.

Chassy Champagne: A Captivating Toast in Saône-et-Loire

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At Hollins House in Santa Cruz, CA, the bride was joyously cheered on by her bridesmaids as she toasted the upcoming marriage with champagne

In Santa Cruz, CA, bridesmaids cheered the bride's champagne toast and bottle chug at Hollins House

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