Wedding Photos of Grandma

The following “Grandma” 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 “Grandma” 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.

Professional wedding photographer capturing Grandma at The Priests House in Yorkshire, mesmerized by a singing waiter. Beautiful candid moment captured in this wedding photo.

Grandma captivated by singing waiter at The Priests House: Wedding photo stuns with emotion

A candid and heartwarming shot on the wedding day in Lyon, showing a joyful grandmother and granddaughter playfully holding photo props of lips and a mustache over her mouth.

Joyful Generations: Grandma and Granddaughter Playfully Pose with Props in Lyon Wedding Celebration

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At Eglise de Pousseaux in Nièvre, the grandmother and the witnesses of the newlyweds ring the bells as they exit the church.

Grandma at the Wedding: Nièvre Church Bells Ring

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Grandma lovingly kisses the bride on the cheek against a backdrop of the picturesque Gruyère countryside, in a cherished moment filled with warmth and joy.

Cheek to Cheek: A Kiss from Grandma in Gruyère

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A candid moment filled with love as wedding guests, including grandma, gather outdoors on the lawn by a cake covered with a glass dome in London, England.

Eternal Love in London: A Grandma's Touch at the Wedding Cake

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At Magnicourt, Granny helps a little girl retrieve her fallen cuddly toy from under the stroller

Magnicourt Moments: A Touch of Love

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Before an IL wedding in Chicago at a church, the grandma sees bride for first time in dress

The grandmother's face sparkled with emotion as she beheld her granddaughter for the first time in her wedding dress at the church

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Top wedding venue photography from Little Wold Vineyard in Yorkshire, UK showing A grandma draws for her granddaughter to keep her amused during the wedding speeches

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Grandma sitting with an framed images of grandpa at a Shanghai home for the wedding day

Grandma was sitting with a framed image of Grandpa at a home on the wedding day

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An extraordinary Diepenheim wedding image by a professional Overijssel, Netherlands photographer conveying the greeting hugs between the groom and his brother, and bride and her sister in law, while grandma and others awaits their turn

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Praiseworthy Ankara wedding photography sample from Turkey showing the hands of grandma and the bride

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A top London wedding photojournalism example from an urban Greenwich wedding event on the streets with the Bride kissing her grandma

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A Offaly documentary-style wedding image showing a moment of the Bride visiting her granny in nursing home after getting married

An Offaly documentary style wedding image showing a moment of the Bride visiting her granny in nursing home after getting married

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Nomades Lodge, France outdoor marriage reception party award-winning photo that shows Grandma tried to get the bouquet

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The London WPJA is proud to award this non traditional St Geroges Pub wedding reportage image of a Flower girl and grandma drinking at the same time

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Lake Maggiore, Italy outdoor marriage ceremony award-winning image showing the Bride hugging her grandmother

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Frankfurt nuptial day award-winning image of Confetti mess and resting grandmas

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Taplow, UK wedding reportage photography contest award winning candid moment at the Cliveden House wedding venue showing a little girl drinking her grandmas champagne

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Best wedding photography from PA showing a pic taken Immediately after the ceremony concluded as brides grandma pulled the groom over to give him some marriage advice and tips

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A wedding photographer at a Pennsylvania hotel created this image of Bride getting her touch ups done under the close eye of her grandma

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Chamonix Mont Blanc France wedding reportage image of a grandma and the groom holding each other

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Golden Gardens Seattle Washington wedding photography moment from when the Bride kisses grandma on her forehead

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Northstar, CA backyard wedding image of the father of bride and grandma during ceremony

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Colorado wedding photographer created this image from a Private home, Lafayette, CO as the bride hugs grandma after ceremony

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Spain wedding photographer created this black and white image of the bride getting ready at hotel, Talavera de la Reina using a Grandma veil detail with bride

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A Lyon wedding photographer captured this Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Little boy getting ready with Grandma

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Montana wedding photographer shooting images in Darby of a grandma hugging grandson with masks on

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Montpellier, France wedding portrait of the bride and groom giving grandma a kiss

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wedding photo from Grandmother's house, Paceco - Sicily of the bride and groom greeting to grandmother

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Istanbul wedding image of the bride's grandma telling something funny

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