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The following “Layered portrait” 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 “Layered portrait” 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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Capturing the joy and playfulness of a couple in Beijing's Wudaoying Hutong, this engagement portrait session in a Chinese courtyard exudes fun and happiness.
Beijing Bliss: Playful Couple in Wudaoying Hutong Engagement Session
BeijingChinaBeijing PreWedding Photographylayered portraitWudaoying HutongChinese Courtyardjoy
In Phalsbourg, France, a couple poses in front of heart-shaped green shutters for their engagement portrait, showcasing love and charm.
Photo Session in Phalsbourg: Capturing Love and Charm in France
Phalsbourg Engagement Photographylayered portraitopposite directionsgreen shuttersPhalsbourgMoselle
A playful and romantic engagement portrait captured beneath a snowy footbridge at Boston Mills Visitor Center in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Peninsula, OH.
Snowy Romance: Pre-Wedding Portraits at Boston Mills Visitor Center
layered portraitOhioCuyahoga Engagement PhotographersnowyBoston Mills Visitor CenterCuyahoga Valley National Parkfootbridge
A couple portrait taken in the city by a North California wedding photographer, showcasing a creative composition with sunlight filtering through a glass panel railing with geometric curves and shadows in San Francisco.
CITY SHADOWS: CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT PORTRAIT SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA
glass panelSan Franciscovertical framefiltered sunlightsunlight and shadowssf engagement photographergeometric curves
A couple portrait captured by a N California wedding photographer in Los Gatos. The image shows the couple striking a cool pose in the forest, surrounded by tall trees and boulders along a tree-lined trail.
Engagement Portrait in the Redwoods, Los Gatos
boulderstall treesLos Gatos engagement photographerlayered portraitcool poseCalifornia - Northerntrail
Engagement portrait of a couple in a photo session captured by a Nevsehir wedding photographer, with the woman's flowing yellow dress fanned out on the rocks in Goreme, Turkey.
NEVSEHIR COUPLE'S ENGAGEMENT PORTRAIT AMIDST THE ROCKS IN GOREME, TURKEY
rocksNevsehirTurkeyflowing dressGoremelayered portraitGoreme Engagement Photographer
In Tiburon, the couple stands in front of a quaint church atop a knoll, the image captured in striking black and white. Shot from below, the stone steps lead to the religious building, creating a timeless and atmospheric composition.
Timeless Love: A Striking Black and White Portrait in Tiburon
Tiburon Engagement Portraittop of knollquaint churchMarin Countylayered portraitCalifornia - Northernstone steps
In San Francisco, a layered portrait of the couple is framed by leading lines, capturing an urban concrete wall vibe, adding depth to their story. - Urban Layers: San Francisco Style
Urban Layers: San Francisco Style - Capturing the Depth of their Story
urban concreteCalifornia - NorthernsunglassesSan FranciscoSan Francisco engagement photographylayered portraitleading lines
In San Jose, the couple, dressed in traditional clothing, is layered to create visual interest, weaving a cultural tapestry into their timeless love story. - Cultural Layers: San Jose Love
Cultural Layers: San Jose Love - A Timeless Love Story
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Under the supermarket drive carport - Captured beneath the carport of a supermarket in Tilloy les Cambrai, France, this engagement portrait showcases the couple in an unassuming yet intimate setting, radiating a sense of connection.
Beneath the Supermarket Drive Carport: A Radiant Portrait of Connection and Intimacy
profilesred backdropNordlayered portraitTilloy les CambraiNord Engagement Session
A WPJA wedding photographer took a picture during a pre-wedding photo session in Goreme, Nevsehir, Turkey, capturing the couple in formal attire and using powerful lighting
Enchanting Love in Goreme: Capturing Eternal Moments with the Perfect Light
GoremeNevsehir Engagement PhotographyNevsehirTurkeyred dresspowerful lightingformal clothing
A wedding photographer from WPJA captured a pre-wedding photo in Alacati, Cesme, Izmir, Turkey, showcasing the urban village vibes of the location
Capturing Love in an Urban Village: Alacati Pre-Wedding Portrait in Izmir, Turkey
Alacatiurban villageTurkeyIzmir engagement portraitİzmirartworklayered portrait
At Moselle, an engaged couple poses for a portrait, with the woman positioned against a textured wall, and the man walking towards her, creating a slightly blurred effect
Romantic Rendezvous at Moselle: A Blurred Encounter Against Textured Walls
layered portraitMoselle Engagement Photographyblurred effectposemotion blurMoselle
A couple enjoying a peaceful autumn afternoon in New Hampshire, sitting on some rocks beside a serene stream
Tranquil Retreat: Serene Streamside Bliss in Autumn, New Hampshire
New Hampshire Engagement PhotographyAutumnrocky streamNew Hampshirerockslayered portrait
A couple embraces in a romantic forest setting captured by a top Chartres engagement photographer.
Enchanting Love Story Unveiled: Captivated by the Charms of Chartres' Majestic Forest – A Delicate Portrait of Union by an Acclaimed Engagement Photographer!
forest engagementChartres Engagement PhotographyChartreslayered portraitforest settingromantic
In this enchanting engagement photo at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC, the soon-to-wed couple basks in the morning light, beautifully captured by an artistic Washington, DC wedding photographer.
Enchanting Engagement at the Jefferson Memorial: Morning Bliss Captured by a Talented Washington, DC Wedding Photographer
soon to be wedmorning lightWashington DCDC engagement sessionJefferson Memorialcolumnslayered portrait
In the heart of Manchester's Northern Quarter, UK, the engaged couple strikes a pose, capturing the essence of their love amidst the vibrant urban backdrop. The image conveys a sense of depth and intimacy, as they stand apart.
Love Unveiled: A Captivating Engagement Portrait in Manchester's Northern Quarter
urban backdropManchester Engagement PortraitUnited Kingdomstrike a poseGreater ManchesterManchester Northern Quarterlayered portrait
The photo captures a vibrant urban scene at CCBB, Brasilia, Brazil, during an engagement photoshoot. The couple is depicted with the woman leaning against a painted wall in the background, while the man is seated against a wall in the foreground.
Captivating Vibrance: A Love Story Unveiled at CCBB, Brasilia, Brazil
vibrant wallsurban sceneBrasília engagement photographypainted wallBlueredCCBB Brasilia
The groom gazes up at the bride as she looks back at him, both wearing wedding attire at Villa La Contessa, excitedly anticipating their future together
A Captivating Glimpse into Forever: Bride and Groom Embrace their Promising Horizon at Villa La Contessa
La Spezia wedding portraitlayered portraitLa SpeziaVilla La Contessatop of stairslooking over shoulder
A black and white portrait of the Bride and Groom posing at a wedding reception venue in Brescia, Lombardy. The photo captures the couple in a beautiful play of light and shadows.
Eternal Elegance: Illuminating Love in Brescia's Enchanting Shadows
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A stylish black and white portrait of the bride and groom at Terminus 330 Event Venue, Atlanta, Georgia
Eternal Love Unveiled: Blissful Bride and Groom Captured in Timeless Monochrome at Terminus 330 Event Venue, Atlanta
Atlanta Wedding Portraitblack and whiteTerminus 330 Event VenueAtlantaGeorgiastylishlayered portrait
A couple poses in the forest during their engagement photo shoot in Rambouillet
Romantic Engagement: Lovers Embrace Nature's Beauty in Captivating Forest Portrait Session
Ile-de-Franceforest engagementRambouillet Engagement SessionYvelinesRambouilletcouple posinglayered portrait
An Orléans couple is captured posing in a layered portrait set against the backdrop of a large field
Captivating Layered Portrait of Orléans Couple in Serene Field Setting
backdropserene field settinglayered portraitcaptivatinglarge fieldOrléans couple
A couple in Trieste, Italy, poses for an engagement portrait at sunset, capturing their love against a backdrop of cloudy skies
Romantic Engagement Portrait: Italian Couple in Trieste Poses at Sunset with Cloudy Skies as Backdrop
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A couple from Arezzo, Tuscany, took their engagement portrait against a backdrop of a beautiful stone wall in the region of Tuscany
Romantic Engagement Portrait Against a Beautiful Stone Wall in Arezzo, Tuscany
TuscanyArezzo Engagement Photographystone backdropArezzolayered portraitstone wall
A layered portrait showcases the bride in focus, set back in the frame from the groom at Burg Reichenstein
Burg Reichenstein wedding: A layered portrait showcases the bride in focus, set back from the groom
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A black and white portrait shot captures the bride and groom during their wedding day session at Genova Italia, with the focus deliberately set on the bride while the groom remains slightly soft.
WEDDING DELIGHT: A Captivating Genova Italia Portrait of a Bride and Her Groom
Genova Artistic PortraitGenovafocus on bridelayered portraitblack and white portrait
Romantic and radiant wedding photo capturing the bride and groom at Hambacher Schloss in the soft glow of a warm afternoon.
A Captivating Wedding Portrait at Hambacher Schloss
Rhineland-PalatinateGermanylayered portraitsoft glowGermany artistic portraitwarm lightHambacher Schloss
The newly weds had their picture taken in front of the town hall in Metz, Moselle, with the groom in the foreground looking ahead and the bride beaming while twirling her wedding dress in the background
The newlyweds were photographed by an artistic wedding photographer in front of the town hall
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An engagement portrait session at Helen Hunt Falls in Colorado Springs--a breathtaking background featuring the bride-to-be against a stone wall with the groom-to-be standing in the foreground and out of focus
Beautiful engagement portrait captures the love between the couple, with the bride-to-be in focus against a stunning backdrop of Helen Hunt Falls in Colorado Springs and the groom-to-be in the foreground, out of focus
Coloradostone wallHelen Hunt Fallslayered portraitColorado engagement session

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