Wedding Photos of Asheville

The following “Asheville” 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 “Asheville” 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.

Lifestyle couple portrait at Asheville, NC engagement portrait of couple holding hands by wall graffiti art proclaiming "Too cute 2 die." An artful composition showcasing the couple's connection amidst a vibrant urban backdrop.

Asheville, NC | "Too Cute 2 Die": An Urban Love Portrait Session

An artistic wedding photographer captures an award-winning image in Asheville, North Carolina. The image shows the groom walking on a cracked asphalt roadway, holding the bride's red shoes with his own shoes visible.

Cracked Path: Groom Walks Beside Bride's Red Shoes, Asheville, NC

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A striking black and white image at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. The photo showcases the groom on a horse during the traditional baaraat procession, highlighting his regal and commanding presence from a unique low camera angle.

Regal Groom on Horse: A Captivating Baaraat Procession at Biltmore

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At the Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC, a man wearing a fanny pack gracefully tosses flowers into the air, marking the beginning of an outdoor wedding ceremony

Enchanting Beginnings at Omni Grove Park Inn: Flower Cascade Sets the Stage for a Dreamy Outdoor Wedding in Asheville, NC

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Groom, at a Sikh ceremony in Asheville, North Carolina, strikes a symmetrical pose by window panes indoors, framed against a dark blue sky.

ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA WEDDING: Sikh Groom Captivates Against Dark Blue Sky in Symmetrical Portrait

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At Asheville, NC, a creative black and white photoshoot of a wedding couple was taken to mimic the look of a classic film, creating a pleasing depth of field

A wedding photographer captured a classic film-like black and white photoshoot of a couple with depth of field focused on their faces

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The engaged couple posed for a romantic save-the-date portrait on a rooftop in downtown Asheville, NC, with a dark blue sky and tall buildings in the background

Asheville, NC: Engaged Couple Pose for Romantic Rooftop Portrait with Blue Sky and Tall Buildings

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The engaged couple posed for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait while sharing a beer and cider at Asheville NC's Hi-Wire Brewing

Asheville NC: Engaged Couple Sharing Beer & Cider at Hi-Wire Brewing

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Venue staff react to trying to light the ends of sparkler for wedding guests prior to the wedding couples exit at The Ridge, Asheville, North Carolina

Venue staffers attempted to light sparklers for the wedding couples' exits at night

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couple embraced rain and showed their true personalities

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The sunset of the NC mountains was captured in an unique way with a polarizing glass in a couple portrait at Crest Pavillion, Asheville, NC

At Asheville, NC's Crest Pavillion, a couple portrait with a polarizing glass in the mountains

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super wide angle lens from a good distance to showcase the setting and the grand scape of the properties views

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Best Asheville wedding venue photography in North Carolina fired through the moment getting silhouettes and ultimately captured the sun flare

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Biltmore House post proposal portrait photos of a happy Asheville couple showing Just two of them on a twinkle light planet

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A spiritual black and white Asheville, NC documentary wedding picture showing Bridesmaids supporting the bride during a prayer before the ceremony

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Pisgah National Forest couple pre-wed portrait of a couple that was enjoying themselves in a hemlock thicket during twilight

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Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC session for a carefree engaged couple wanting a Silhouette portrait at sunset

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Graveyard Fields, Asheville, NC couple engagement portraits with a couple at the end of a rhododendron tunnel during fall color change

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Pisgah National Forest, Asheville, NC pre-wed portraits for a fun couple in the scene that compliments the landscape

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View this dramatic wedding image taken at the Crest Center in Asheville, NC of the Bride and Groom making their grand entrance lit by natural light coming in through the windows

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Asheville bride and groom to be, modeling for a NC pre-wedding picture by North Carolina Photographer

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North Carolina bride and groom to be, sitting for an Asheville pre-wedding engagement session of the couple sitting along waterfall after a surprise proposal where she said yes

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Asheville bride and groom to be, posturing for a Great Smoky Mountains engagement image by North Carolina Photographer

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Asheville bride and groom to be, modeling for a Triple Falls pre-wedding picture in NC of a couple laughing with their dog after a surprise proposal

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NC wedding photo from Asheville of The officiant reading through her notes one last time before the ceremony

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North Carolina wedding photography from Asheville, NC of The groom calling for a tow truck as his groomsmen try to make a way for the van

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A first dance during blue hour for their hilltop wedding in Asheville, NC

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Asheville, NC wedding image of the newly married couple sitting on a couch during the last bits of their reception

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Private Residence wedding image from Asheville, NC as The groom writes his bride a poem, but uses the frame to compose his cat

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