Wedding Photos of Striking

The following “Striking” 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 “Striking” 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 romantic silhouette of a couple in love at Lakewood Park, OH. The pair stands elegantly under a single lamp post, creating a striking image.

Loving Lights: Couple's Silhouette Shines at Lakewood Park, OH

A groom tenderly dips his bride inside a dark chapel, creating a striking play of light and shadow on their wedding day at Ruines du Château à Salt-en-Donzy, Romain et Laurie.

Light and Shadow Dance: Groom Dips Bride in Dark Chapel at Ruines du Château à Salt-en-Donzy

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Chateau de Farcheville, France - A close-up photograph showcases champagne glasses coming together in a toast against a striking black background

Chateau de Farcheville, France: A Toast with Champagne Glasses on a Striking Black Background

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Campinas destination portrait session - pre-wedding shoot in red

The engaged couple posed in red and black in front of an artsy, dark background for their pre-wedding portrait session, the silhouette adding a striking and unique touch to the images

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Couple in highlight on street - Rhode Island Pre Wedding Photographer

The couple was highlighted in a window in the Pre Wedding Photo taken on the street, creating a unique and striking image

Rhode Island Pre Wedding Photo RI Rhode Island light and shadows highlight striking street

Two men put on their socks before their wedding ceremony in the hotel room

Two men in Hesse, Germany created a striking, artistic wedding photo as they put on their socks in a hotel room

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Whitstable Wedding Engagement Photography session with sunset and water reflections | Kent Engagement Shoot

Engagement Photography session with sunset and water reflections, skyline dramatic and striking in the background

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