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The following “Hands raised” 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 “Hands raised” 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.

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A nostalgic black and white wedding photo capturing the bride and groom leaving the church with their hands raised overhead, taken at the Milano venue on their special day.
Retro Romance: Bride and Groom Exiting Church at Milan Venue on Wedding Day
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The newly married couple walks hand in hand, raised overhead, out of City Hall in Haute-Marne, France, filled with joy and excitement on their special day.
A newly married couple joyfully walks hand in hand out of City Hall in Haute-Marne, France, on their special day
Haute Marne City HallHaute Marne Documentary Wedding Photographycelebrating guestsexiting ceremonyHaute-Marnerice throwinghands raised
At Dominion Valley Country Club in Haymarket, VA, the bride and groom happily recess with hands raised and waves to guests
A Joyful Recession at Dominion Valley Country Club: The Bride and Groom Raise Their Hands in Celebration
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After a heartwarming ceremony at the Church Hérault in the south of France, the newly married couple joyfully exit as their guests cheer on, hands raised in celebration
Love Wins: Capturing the Unforgettable Moment of Bliss at Church Hérault as Newlyweds Embrace amidst a Sea of Cheering Guests
Church Héraultjoyful exitcelebrationnewly marriedguests cheerHerault Documentary Wedding PhotographyHerault

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