Wedding Photos of CA

The following “CA” 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” 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.

Engagement portrait was taken during dusk at Pier 14 in San Francisco.

Engagement portrait was taken during dusk at the Pier by the water with city skyline

In San Francisco, a man kisses his fiance's hand during their engagement session by a Sacramento, CA photographer.

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A couple kisses as they stand on rocks with waves crashing nearby in San Francisco during their pre-wedding session by a Sacramento, CA photographer

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A man twirls a woman as they stand among tall trees in San Francisco in this black and white engagement photo by a Sacramento, CA photographer.

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Malibu, CA 6 Gods wedding venue portrait of the groom and his groomsmen outside by the fences and stone wall.

An artistic wedding picture of the groom and his groomsmen was captured at Malibu's 6 Gods venue

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A couple stands silhouetted by a small light on Hawk Hill during their engagement photoshoot by a San Francisco, CA photographer.

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baker beach san francisco engagement shoot at night with a light

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The couple's silhouette can be seen as they stand with each other in the Palace of Fine Arts during their engagement shoot by a San Francisco, CA photographer.

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Pier 7 reflection during engagement portrait session

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A couple is reflected on a polished stone surface in Union Square as they hold each other during their pre-wedding photoshoot by a San Francisco, CA photographer.

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San Fransisco, Ca Engagement Photo Shoot - Couple among flowers and trees

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Balboa Park, San Diego Engagement Portraits - Couple and their cats silhouetted

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San Diego Engaged Couple has a playful minuted during portrait session.

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The couple appears statuesque as they stand in front of the Palace of Fine arts in this engagement portrait by a San Diego, CA photographer.

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Coronado Marriot, San Diego, Ca Wedding Photography - The Bride and Groom have fun with their guests during the money dance

Wedding Photography showing The Bride and Groom having fun with their guests during the money dance

Coronado Marriott reception venue CA wedding photo Kristina Cazares Neri bride and groom guests CA Coronado Island

Lions, Tigers and Bears, Alpine, CA Wedding Image of the Bride and groom take in the moment as they depart the ceremony as husband and wife

outdoor Wedding Image of the Bride and groom taking in the moment as they depart the ceremony as husband and wife

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Bride takes in the moment as her crew prepares her for the ceremony

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Laguna Beach, CA engaged couple taking a walk on the rocks at Laguna Beach.

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West Shore Cafe, Homewood, CA Wedding Photos - The crowd celebrating the bride's grandparents' 65 years of marriage during anniversary dance.

Wedding Photo showing The crowd celebrating the bride's grandparents' 65 years of marriage during anniversary dance

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Photo of the groom and the bride enjoying the moment right after cake cutting and aggressively feeding each other

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Los Angeles, The Brandeis-Bardin Campus of American Jewish University | Image of the Flower girls collapsing their umbrellas before the wedding ceremony

outdoor image of the Flower girls collapsing their umbrellas before the wedding ceremony

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Wedding Photography at The Brandeis-Bardin Campus of American Jewish University | The groom dresses his infant nephew into a baby tuxedo, in Los Angeles

Wedding Photography of The groom dressing his infant nephew into a baby tuxedo

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San Francisco Engagement photo session - woman in a bright red dress holds hands with her future husband as they stand in the tide on the beach

Beach Engagement photo session with a woman in a bright red dress holding hands with her future husband as they stand in the tide on the shoreline

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San Francisco Engagement photography - couple holds hands as they stroll through a grassy yard

Engagement photography for a couple holding hands as they stroll through a grassy yard

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Photographer peeks through a break in the concrete wall to capture the couple embracing in this San Francisco engagement portrait shoot

Photographer peeks through a break in the concrete wall to capture the couple embracing in this rustic beach engagement portrait shoot

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The bride and groom posed against a backdrop of a San Franciscan sunset at their wedding venue, captured with the wedding cake in the foreground

The bride and groom posed in San Francisco with the wedding cake

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An engaged woman is captured in an iconic black and white image as she prepares for her upcoming marriage ceremony in San Francisco

A bride-to-be is immortalised in a classic black-and-white photo in San Francisco

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A romantic portrait of the newlyweds at Iris Forest Farms at Placerville, illuminated by an umbrella, creates an artistic and dreamy atmosphere

The newlyweds were romantically photographed at Iris Forest Farms, Placerville, under an umbrella

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Miner's Foundry, Nevada City, CA Wedding Photographer - Photo of the couple lifting their table cloth to kiss under the table in the Danish tradition.

Miner's Foundry, Nevada City, CA Wedding Photo of the couple lifting their table cloth to kiss under the table in the Danish tradition

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Granlibakken, Tahoe City, CA Wedding Photographer - Image of the groom and his sister getting down on the dance floor.

Granlibakken, Tahoe City, CA Wedding venue Image of the groom and his sister getting down on the dance floor

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