Wedding Photos of Autumn

The following “Autumn” 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 “Autumn” 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 Kerpenhir Point, Morbihan, France, a couple of happy lovers are captured in autumn. Their smiles, laughter, and playful fun shine through the portrait session.

Capturing the Joy: Autumn Love at Kerpenhir Point

Capturing a tender scene in the enchanting Chopwell Woods, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. A couple shares a kiss amidst a soft, pastel-toned autumnal forest setting.

Fall Foliage Flirtation in Chopwell Woods: Puckering Up in November

Autumn forest setting pastel toned Chopwell Woods Newcastle upon Tyne sharing a kiss Newcastle upon Tyne Engagement

Lifestyle couple portrait at Estes Park, CO. A couple embraces amidst the vibrant Autumn foliage in the mountain backdrop. Newly-engaged, they are captured in a beautifully lit photograph by the photographer.

A Majestic Autumn Love: Engaged Colorado Couple's Enchanting Portrait Amidst Mountain Splendor

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A couple embraces in a captivating pose, basking in the vibrant autumn hues surrounding them, creating a serene and romantic ambiance for a pre-wedding engagement portrait in Fort Collins, CO.

CAPTIVATING AUTUMN EMBRACE | A Serene Engagement Portrait in Fort Collins

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Wedding photo taken at Hambacher Schloss, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Couple stands in autumn fog, embracing amidst the colorful vastness of nature's fall.

EPIC EMBRACE: Autumn Romance Unveiled at Hambacher Schloss in Germany

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A couple embraces in a natural setting while the man tenderly holds the woman from behind, captured by a WPJA wedding photographer at Rambouillet

Eternal Love in the Tranquil Wilderness: A Captivating Engagement Portrait at Rambouillet

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A couple enjoying a peaceful autumn afternoon in New Hampshire, sitting on some rocks beside a serene stream

Tranquil Retreat: Serene Streamside Bliss in Autumn, New Hampshire

Autumn New Hampshire layered portrait New Hampshire Engagement Photography rocks rocky stream

In St Albans, Hertfordshire, this romantic portrait captures a couple snuggling up in their winter coats, creating a cozy atmosphere in the beautiful autumnal tree tunnel. Taken by a talented Hertfordshire wedding photographer.

Enchanting Autumnal Love: Snuggled Up in St Albans, Hertfordshire - Captured by a Talented Hertfordshire Wedding Photographer

couple snuggling winter coats St Albans Hertfordshire Engagement Portrait tree tunnel Hertfordshire Autumn

Engaged couple embraces under a stunning Autumn sunrise at North Avenue Beach, Chicago, IL, with Lake Michigan as a backdrop

Enamored Couple Graces North Avenue Beach, Chicago, IL, Amidst Spectacular Autumn Sunrise

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A couple of lovers enjoyed a romantic lifestyle photoshoot in the autumn vineyards of Beaujolais, the renowned French wine-producing region

The vibrant autumn foliage of Beaujolais provided a romantic backdrop for the couple's lifestyle photoshoot

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The sweet couple can be seen walking hand in hand through the Fall foliage of the tree-lined roadway in Napa for their pre-wedding lifestyle portrait

In Napa, CA the couple enjoyed a fall lifestyle portrait session, walking hand in hand through a tree-lined lane

Hand in hand Napa middle of the road California tree lined road fall Autumn

The couple shared a romantic kiss in front of the glowing sunlight and yellow fall foliage of Bellvue, Colorado during a lifestyle engagement portrait session

In Bellvue, Colorado, a couple enjoyed a romantic kiss amid glowing sunlight and fall foliage during a lifestyle portrait session

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The bride's tearful joy and the groom's humorous charm were beautifully captured in a wedding photo at Snowmass, Aspen Colorado with a backdrop of fall colored trees during their outdoor ceremony

At Snowmass, Aspen Colorado, a wedding photo captured the bride's tearful joy and the groom's humorous charm amidst fall colored trees during their outdoor ceremony

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A couple lovingly embrace amidst a kaleidoscope of autumnal hues in a tree-lined lane at Schwetzingen

The couple's affectionate embrace is set against the backdrop of a vibrant fall landscape, framed by the trees of a picturesque lane

tree lined lane Autumn Schwetzingen Town Baden-Wurttemberg germany photographer Schwetzingen Germany

Young engaged couple sitting in a boat in autumn, the boy kisses the girl's forehead while holding hands at Holt-Tisza, Mártély, Hungary

The autumn sun illuminated the young couple's love, as they embraced in a boat, the man tenderly kissing the woman's forehead

Autumn Hungary Engagement Photographer holding hands kissing forehead Holt-Tisza boat Hungary

A young engaged couple is taking a stroll on a leaf-covered trail in the autumn forest of Mártély, Hungary during a lifestyle portrait session

A couple is taking an autumn engagement portrait while walking on a leaf-covered trail

Hungary trail stroll leaf covered trail Autumn Martely Hungary Engagement Photographer

London Couple Portrait Session at Fall Time in the Hyde Park

Couple portrait aession at fall time in the Park

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The newlyweds embraced in the picturesque fall foliage of Estes Park, Colorado, after their wedding ceremony

The newlyweds embraced in the picturesque Estes Park, Colorado, amidst the dazzling fall foliage

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She said yes, post marriage proposal picture session in Upstate New York on a wooden walking bridge with a view

New York - Upstate walking bridge view New York photographer Autumn

Golden Gate Canyon State Park post proposal portraits by a Colorado wedding photographer of a happy Golden CO couple kissing in the aspen Fall colors

Aspen e shoot fall colors Golden Gate Canyon State Park Aspen engagement photographer Autumn Mark Creery golden co

Fort Collins post proposal portrait photos of a happy Colorado couple walking a nature trail in the Fall with trees showing aspen colors

Fort Collins nature trail aspen colors fall colors Fort Collins wedding photographer Mark Creery Autumn

A Georgia couple poses during a Red Top Mountain Park in Bartow County, Georgia lifestyle portrait photography session during A walk in the park in the fall

Bartow County Georgia engagement photography Autumn fall walk in the park Georgia

A Germany Wedding, Elopement, and Engagement Photographer created this creative, quiet portrait of this Dortmund couple standing on the shore of a lake in autumn

lake standing Germany engagement photographer Autumn Dortmund Germany shore

A beautiful, autumn Vail bride and groom portrait at Four Seasons Resort and Residences as they pose near the Gore Range in Colorado during their wedding day

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A romantic and sweet Central Park, NYC engagement photo of a couple enjoying a smile while embracing in the Park in late Autumn

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An esteemed Sofia bridal image session at a Bulgaria wedding for an autumn portrait of they bride lying down

An esteemed Sofia bridal image session at a Bulgaria wedding for an autumn portrait of the bride lying down

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A prewedding session in Kaysersberg Castle, Alsace highlighting the fun that they are having together in the colors of autumn

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Pre-wedding Forlì couple portrait-session in Italy in a river bed with autumn foliage

foliage Italy Pre wedding waterfall hug flowers Caterina Errani river bed

Adirondack Park, New York environmental couple pre wedding image session as She looks back at him as they paddle across the lake in autumn

Autumn lake paddle New York NY couple Adirondack Park ny pre wedding session

River Bed, Meldola, Italy environmental couple pre wedding image session in a river bed with autumn foliage

Meldola Autumn River Bed river bed pre wedding image session foliage Italy photographer

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