Wedding Photos of Ride

The following “Ride” 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 “Ride” 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.

A charming moment captured at a wedding in Pont du Casse, Lot et Garonne, France, showing the bridal party departing for the town hall on a bicycle.

Romantic Wedding in Pont du Casse: Bridal Party Departs Town Hall on Bicycle

Elegant black and white photograph of bride and bridesmaid entering the van outside Altis Avenida Hotel in Lisboa, Portugal on the wedding day, capturing a moment of anticipation and excitement as they make their way to the main venue.

Bride and Bridesmaid Entering Van in Lisbon: A Captivating Moment of Wedding Anticipation

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Wedding day captured at Swampscott, MA venue: Newlyweds share a sweet minute inside a classic car following Greek Orthodox ceremony.

Swampscott, MA Nuptials: Newlyweds Embrace Inside Classic Car Post-Greek Orthodox Ceremony

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In Chauvigny, France, a bride and groom gracefully glide in a boat on the water, heading towards their cocktail celebration, captured beautifully on their wedding day with a stunning sky reflection on the water.

Romantic Boat Ride: Chauvigny, France, Bride and Groom Glide to Cocktail Celebration Reflection

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A vintage car carries newlyweds through the charming streets of Foggia city in Apulia on their wedding day, captured in a black and white shot against the backdrop of the sunlight.

Romantic Ride Through the Charming Streets of Foggia City: A Vintage Wedding Moment

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A couple in formal attire enjoys a leisurely horseback ride at Fantasy Ranch in Crested Butte, Colorado, on their wedding day, showcasing the beauty of love and nature blending together in a breathtaking setting.

Love and Nature Unite: Wedding Couple on Horseback at Fantasy Ranch, Crested Butte, Colorado

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A wedding photo taken at Lighthouse Point in New Haven, Connecticut, showcasing the couple riding a carousel located inside their unique reception venue.

Romantic Carousel Ride: Lighthouse Point Wedding in New Haven, Connecticut

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A romantic embrace on the water taxi in Venice's Grand Canal, a serene post-ceremony ride captured during a peaceful outdoor wedding portrait session.

Venetian Serenade: Love on the Water Taxi in Venice's Grand Canal Wedding Portrait Session

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A romantic wedding couple enjoys a serene canoe ride at sunset in Manchester, Maine, captured beautifully during their outdoor portrait session on their special day.

Serene Sunset Canoe Ride: Wedding Couple's Romantic Portrait Session in Manchester, Maine

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Bride and groom enjoying a speedy boat ride from Little Russel, Guernsey to their reception on Herm Island, holding champagne flutes in the wind.

Champagne Cruise: Newlyweds Zipping from Guernsey to Herm Island for Reception Fun!

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Guests gleefully ride a slide at a wedding reception at the luxurious Rosewood Hotel in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

Rosewood Romp: Guests Slide into Fun at Wedding Reception in San Miguel de Allende

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A stunning image capturing the groom's grand entrance in a rose adorned Maserati Sangeet at Hilton Inner Harbor in Baltimore, MD, surrounded by cheering friends.

Groom's Grand Entrance in Rose-Adorned Maserati: Sangeet Spectacle at Baltimore Hilton Inner Harbor

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Bride and groom ride bicycles through Yosemite National Park on their way to the wedding reception, captured with a slow shutter speed creating a blur effect on the roadway.

Yosemite Love in Motion: Wedding Bike Ride

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Woodside: A couple captured in a lifestyle portrait, experiencing joyful togetherness during a leisure motorcycle ride. The image exhibits a black and white aesthetic with a slow shutter effect and a camera pan.

A Captivating Woodside Love Journey | Timeless Couple Portraits Embrace Blissful Motorcycle Adventure

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Capturing a detail of connection and adventure, this award-winning image showcases the delicate touch between a couple's hands on the shifter of a vibrant red sports car at Lipnik Residence in Ruse, Bulgaria.

Connection and Adventure: A Delicate Touch at Lipnik Residence

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Best Kirkwood, California documentary wedding photojournalism image from The HideOut as A bride canoes while standing up through a pond with her husband in the foreground

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A first class Colorado wedding portrait of this CO bride and groom during a Chairlift ride during last light at the mountain ski resort

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A wedding photojournalist in Brittany captured this moment from the ceremony location at home of the Happy bride

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Pre-wedding couple portrait-session with a Passionate couple on an holiday in Venice, kissing on a water taxi ride

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Camberwell church, Victoria, Australia nuptial day award-winning image from the back of the car when Finally married and released

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Falmouth Beach couple portrait showing that The ride is about to begin with his race motorcycle

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Fort Vechten wedding photograph of the bride and groom taking a ride in a boat.

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Guangzhou Dad Handover of Brides hand to the Groom - China Wedding Photo

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Wedding Photography of Suspended flowers thrown by the bride outside

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Cambridge Massachusetts Engagement photograph of couple giving piggy back

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The bride brings her hands up to her face when she sees her groom waiting for her at their ceremony

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Las Vegas engagement portraits at the hotel parking lot | Let's Ride - she gives him a piggyback ride in the city

The couple posed for playful and fun engagement portraits in the hotel parking lot, with the woman giving her partner a piggyback ride as they celebrated their love and commitment to each other in the city setting

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Solvang, California wedding photojournalism image of a couple riding the bus - kissing hand while blindfolded

Whispers of Love: Riding the Bus to Forever in Solvang

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