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The following “Lighthearted” 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 “Lighthearted” 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 fun and lighthearted moment captured at Villa Bria during the wedding reception, as the groom playfully removes the bride's garter with his teeth while she sits in a chair on the dance floor.
Groom cheekily removes Bride's Garter with Teeth at Villa Bria Wedding Reception
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A charming moment frozen in time, grooms enjoy a lighthearted moment together, capturing selfies amidst the tranquil backdrop of trees at their Victoria-AUS wedding venue.
Charming Grooms Capture Selfies Amidst Trees at a Tranquil Victoria Wedding Venue
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A candid outdoor wedding moment captured at Château de Périgny, 86190 Vouillé, where the bride and her two witnesses walk to the ceremony, with one using a towel to shield from rain, while the other carries a makeup kit in a lighthearted documentary photo
Bride and Witnesses: Rainy Day Stroll at Château de Périgny- Joyful Documentary Capture
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Wedding party at House in Soho, England, sharing a laugh and a drink while the groom dons a face mask. A lighthearted moment captured on the special day.
Soho House Celebration: Laughs, Drinks, and a Masked Groom
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