Wedding Photos of CA bride and groom

The following “CA bride and groom” 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 “CA bride and groom” 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.

An extraordinary Homewood wedding picture by a pro Northern California photographer revealing the Bride and groom enjoying the moment after feeding one another a bite of wedding cake

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A spectacular San Francisco wedding couple photograph from Northern California following heavy rain, then at dusk the bride and groom ventured down to the pond and a little off camera flash really made this scene dramatic

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An extraordinary Woodside CA wedding image by a professional Northern California photographer at The Mountain Terrace conveying the Bride and groom enjoying a slow dance

CA wedding image by a professional Northern California photographer at The Mountain Terrace conveying the Bride and groom enjoying a slow dance

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This California wedding photojournalism picture is a first rate example of what candid, nontraditional Woodside wedding photography looks like, as the bride and groom dance at The Mountain Terrace

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World's most artistic and best wedding photography from Truckee, CA as Sunlight backlights the brides veil during a forest wedding ceremony outdoors in the woods

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Grey's Crossing, Truckee wedding day moment photo from CA created as The bride and groom embrace a tearful sister of the bride following her emotional speech at an outdoor reception venue

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Guests react to emotional toasts

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