Wedding Photos of Warm smiles

The following “Warm smiles” 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 “Warm smiles” 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.

At Gorizia, Italy, a couple stood together, dressed up for their engagement photoshoot. They looked at each other with love, and she had a warm smile on her face.

Romantic Engagement Portrait in Gorizia, Italy: Couple Captures Love and Joy in Photoshoot

During their engagement portrait session in Chicago, the man lovingly wrapped his arms around his soon-to-be bride, both beaming with warm smiles.

Chicago Engagement Portrait with Beaming Smiles and Warm Hugs

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At Topo do Mundo in Brazil, the engaged couple embraced each other, the man wrapping his arms around the woman from behind, as they shared warm smiles during the sunset session.

A Sunset Session at Topo do Mundo with the Engaged Couple in Brazil

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Newlyweds celebrate at Denver Museum of Nature and Science in Colorado, holding hands overhead with big warm smiles after being pronounced husband and wife.

Love Elevated: A Museum Wedding in Denver

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An intimate and loving embrace between a bride and her grandmother at Whitebear Lake, MN, accompanied by warm smiles, captured in a memorable wedding image

The bride and grandmother shared a loving embrace at Whitebear Lake, MN in an unforgettable wedding photo

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A lifestyle portrait session for a couple about to get married in Bangkok, Thailand in the sunlight with warm smiles, especially as the groom gives his bride a piggy back ride

The couple's engagement portrait captures their joy and anticipation of their upcoming nuptials in Bangkok, Thailand, with the groom giving his bride a piggy back ride in the warm sunlight

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Wedding engagement photography in Lisbon by Portugal engagement photographers

Intimate engagement photo captures a tender hug from behind, with warm smiles and a soft feel

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