Wedding Photos of Winter

The following “Winter” 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 “Winter” 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 couple during a blue hour portrait in Bailey, Colorado

A couple during a blue hour portrait in the winter mountains

Silverthorne, CO winter aspen engagement session

winter aspen engagement session with white birch trees and snow

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Winter mountain engagement session in Frisco, Colorado

Winter mountain engagement session in the snowy hills

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Frisco, Colorado winter mountain engagement photo shoot

winter mountain engagement photo shoot in the white snow with trees

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Winter Forest Engagement in Dillon, Colorado

Winter Forest Engagement shoot with a couple in the snowy trees

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Engagement Photo Sessions | Hala Gąsienicowa, Tatry, Poland - Relaxed engaged couple during a mountain trip

Relaxed engaged couple session during a winter snow mountain trip

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Engagement Picture Session from Portland, ME with the winter sun and snow

urban Engagement Picture Session with the winter sun and snow

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Manhattan Central Park pre wedding picture - Central Park couple kissing silhouette at the sunset. Winter sun gives this define long beautiful shadows. Neverending

pre wedding picture at the Park of a couple kissing silhouette at the sunset. Winter sun gives this define long beautiful shadows. Neverending

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Stanberg See, München, Germany Winter Pre Wedding Image in the Snow

Winter Pre Wedding Image in the Snow with jackets and scarfs

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Rifle Falls, CO couple picture - walking across frozen river in winter

couple picture taken while they were walking across frozen river in winter

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Pre wedding reflection shoot for my clients - Sofia-Bulgaria engagement picture in the winter

Pre wedding reflection shoot for clients in the winter

Boris Hristov Bulgaria clients reflection shoot Sofia winter

Sofia-Bulgaria shoot | Engagement session in the city for my clients

Engagement session in the city for winter clients

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Venice winter engagement shooting - Couple Portrait Session

winter engagement shooting during a Couple Portrait Session

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Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, Virginia wedding venue photo | Night portrait during Winter Walk of Lights

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Frenchtown, New Jersey winter engagement session with snow

vertical black and white winter engagement session with snow

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winter engagement portraits with a couple enjoying the snow

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Camp Hale, CO couple portraits before the wedding | After getting engaged on a snowmobile tour, these two are celebrating their excitement on top of Ptarmigan Pass.

After getting engaged on a snowmobile tour, these two are celebrating their excitement on top of the snowy Pass

Camp Hale engagement photo Camp Hale mountains snow winter CO

Breckenridge, CO pre wedding portraits. - Framing the couple with a stack of wood for their Breckenridge winter engagement session.

pre wedding portraits of the couple with a stack of wood for their winter engagement session

Breckenridge engagement session Breckenridge CO pre wedding location Breckenridge firewood winter

Budapest, Hungary Proposal in Budapest - Couple Portraits in the Snow.

Proposal Couple Portraits in the Snow

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West Lake Tahoe Couple snuggling in the snow | Engagement Picture Session - Portrait contains: winter, jackets, beanie, hoods

Couple snuggling in the snow for an Engagement Picture Session with winter jackets, beanie, and hoods

Lake Tahoe engagement session snowing pre wedding location Lake Tahoe winter Lake Tahoe couple

Rhode Island Engagement Portrait Session - Image contains: Couple sitting on rocks, winter, jackets, fall, cold

Rhode Island Engagement Image contains a Couple sitting on rocks, winter, jackets, fall, cold

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The mother of groom wipes lipstick off him after kissing at front of aisle

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A bridesmaid sprints through dumping snow

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Mt. San Marco Engagement Session Photography - Portrait contains: couple, snow, winter, roadway, street, trees, clouds

Mt. San Marco Engagement Session Photography with a couple in the snow, winter

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San Marco Mountain, IT Engagement Portrait of a Couple - Image contains: white horse, pure, embrace, snowing, winter

San Marco Mountain, IT Engagement Portrait of a Couple with a white horse

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Central Park, NYC - The wonders of Central Park - Engagement Photography - Portrait contains: walking, bubbles, winter, trees, trail

Central Park, NYC Engagement Photography with a couple walking near large bubbles

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Massachusetts Engagement Couple Portrait - Image contains: snow, covered, bridge, blanket, cold, winter

Massachusetts Engagement Couple Portrait on a snow covered bridge

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Hohenstaufen Engagement Portrait of a Couple - Image contains: hug, embrace, winter, jackets, joy, love

Hohenstaufen Engagement Portrait of a Couple in a hug

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kissing Engagement image from South Tyrol, Italy

South Tyrol winter reflection Italy engagement photos South Tyrol indoors

Carbonado, WA engagement portrait session - Couple kissing and embracing

Carbonado, WA engagement portrait session with a Couple kissing and embracing

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