Wedding Photos of Bridal Makeup

The following “Bridal Makeup” 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 “Bridal Makeup” 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.

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In this award-winning wedding photo, taken by a professional documentary photographer, the bride is seen getting her makeup done at a hair salon in New Jersey, USA. The image captures the beautiful moment through the rings of light.
A Radiant Journey: Bride's Makeup in Rings of Light, a Documentary Wedding Photo in New Jersey
A bride's young daughter watches in awe as her mother gets her makeup done at the Mandarin Bosphorus Hotel in Istanbul. This heartwarming moment captured by the wedding photojournalist earned a prestigious WPJA Honor Award.
In Awe: A Mother's Makeup - A Wedding Story at the Mandarin Bosphorus Hotel, Istanbul
The bride is getting her makeup done at Hideaway Inn in Colorado Springs, CO, illuminated by an LED light
The bride is being made up at Hideaway Inn, Colorado Springs, CO, under LED lighting
The bride's beauty was immortalised in a stunning high contrast black and white mirror reflection photo, captured by a Shanghai wedding photographer as she was having her makeup done
China reflection photo of the bride getting her makeup done in Shanghai
Before her wedding at the Preserve at Chocorua of New Hampshire, the bride gets makeup and some tea to warm her up
The bride, in anticipation of her special day, was pampered with makeup and a comforting cup of tea to warm her
The artist is getting the bride ready for her big day by doing her eye makeup with a palette of eye shadow colors
An artist is preparing a bride for her special day by applying eye makeup with a palette of eye shadows
Best wedding photography from a Verona venue, Villa Ca' Vendri showing Bridal make up
Best wedding photography from a Verona venue, Villa Ca' Vendri showing Bridal make up
Vosges Grand Est artistic wedding photo of Brides make up at home
An artistic wedding photo of the backlit bride doing and getting her makeup and hair at home, gazing into the mirror
East Yorkshire, England wedding reportage detail photography from the getting ready of the glittery shoes with bride getting makeup done in background
wedding reportage detail photography from the getting ready of the glittery shoes with bride getting makeup done in background
Chengdu, Sichuan fine art wedding detail photography picture created while The bride is making up, using a round lamp for make-up
wedding detail photography picture created while The bride is making up, using a round lamp for make-up
Winter Park, CO fine art wedding detail photography picture of The bride getting her makeup done while her wedding dress hangs from above
wedding detail photography picture of The bride getting her makeup done while her wedding dress hangs from above
Fujian Hotel slow shutter image showing the Bridal makeup
Fujian Hotel slow shutter image showing the Bridal makeup
Hotel, Diamante Italy artistic wedding photo of the bridal makeup in black and white
Hotel, Diamante Italy artistic wedding photo of the bridal makeup in black and white
Detail wedding image of Bridal Makeu-up applied at Orta San Giulio, Lake Orta, Hotel Ristorante Giardinetto, Italy
Detail wedding image of Bridal Makeu-up applied at Orta San Giulio, Lake Orta, Hotel Ristorante Giardinetto, Italy
A black and white close-up shot of a wedding makeup look featuring the eyelashes taken at The Ritz Dubai
At The Ritz Dubai - a close-up of a bridal, black and white makeup look with eyelashes
On the wedding day in Utrecht, a professional image was expertly crafted with a hand-held mirror reflecting the brides eye as she got ready with her makeup and other wedding details
A professional image was captured at a wedding in Utrecht including the brides hand-held mirror
Wedding photojournalism at Mantua - Bridal and mother preparations in a split frame image
Wedding photojournalism at Mantua of the Bridal and mother preparations in a split frame image