Wedding Photos of Bride Photo

The following “Bride Photo” 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 “Bride Photo” 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.

The moments leading up to the wedding, from the bride's preparation to the ceremony, at Belle Signature - Casa de Beleza - Porto Alegre - Brasil, in this stunning wedding photo.

Bride's Preparation to Ceremony: Stunning Wedding Photo at Belle Signature - Casa de Beleza - Porto Alegre

A vintage black and white photo captured at Lorient Hail Salon during bride's hair preparations on her wedding day, featuring multiple mirrors reflecting.

Mirrors of Elegance: Bride's Hair Preparations at Lorient Hail Salon, Vintage Black and White Photo

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Vratsa, Bulgaria wedding bride posing for a portrait walking down stairs below the mountain and sunshine

The bride walked down the stairs of the mountain with sunshine beaming down, creating a lens flare effect in the portrait

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dancing bride photo with white dress and red flower backdrop

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Wedding Photographer making portraits at the Ceremony Location | Bride photo in black and white under the trees

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A wedding photo taken at Hram Pokrov Na SV.Bogoroditsa shows the bride, flanked by two children, seated in the back seat of a car

A photo of the bride flanked by her two children in a car was taken at the Hram Pokrov Na SV.Bogoroditsa on her wedding day

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The bride wore a gorgeous dress while spinning and holding a bouquet, captured beautifully at Bella Eventos

The bride was photographed wearing an elegant dress with a bouquet at Bella Eventos, Goiania, Brazil

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Picture of bride during the wedding reception

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A powerful wedding image of a bride in Sri Lanka.

An ethereal black and white portrait of a bride conveys creative artistry

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