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.

CA engagement photo shoot in Truckee, CA with a Man and woman walking hand in hand on a bridge in the Sierra Nevada mountains

San Francisco pre-wedding photography of a couple crossing the street - You ain't heavy you're my love!

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UC Berkeley pre-wedding photography for engaged couple with love in light and shadows

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San Francisco Sweet romance in transit engagement photography of a couple exiting the subway underground

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Napa engagement portrait of the lovers spotted outside from the store window

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San Francisco Romance in the cypress forest during a nature engagement portrait session

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San Francisco engagement session of couple in the middle of a city street with an urban, CA sun flare

San Francisco engagement session of couple in the middle of a city street with a sunflare

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San Francisco Urban Engagement Photo session with - Two persons. Two trees.

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Los Angeles, California pre wedding photography of a couple sitting in an open field in the afternoon sunlight

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The mother of junior bridesmaids await outside of a bathroom, trying to hand over a bowl of mac-and-cheese at their home in Los Angeles, CA

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Los Angeles wedding image of the newlywed couple kissing after being announced as Mr. and Mrs. at their backyard wedding ceremony where their family members attend in-person and via a Zoom call

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Tears run down on the bride's face during a Balboa Park (San Diego) elopement wedding ceremony while family members watch it via a live-streaming call

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Sacramento backyard wedding picture of a little baby watching his brother swinging

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California wedding photograph from Elliston Vineyards, Sunol during A funny moment at getting ready

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Oakland wedding photography of the groom and bride - Let me wipe the happy tears for you

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Bridesmaids adjusting the veil one more time on the happy bride at her Oakland, CA wedding

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San Diego, Ca couple stands in a colorful downtown scene with passing cars during an urban engagement shoot

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Markleeville, CA couple dances in the trees during their engagement session in the fall colors

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Black and white wedding image of the bridesmaids getting ready at the Intercontinental Hotel in San Diego

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The groom kisses his brides arm as they wait to finalize payment in the city hall in San Diego

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The bride and groom celebrate with their families as they watched the wedding ceremony remotely on Zoom at The Marriage Hut in San Diego

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Northern California wedding image of a bride as she puts on lipstick in her robe as her friends watch on via a Zoom call on a laptop

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Wedding photo from San Jose, California showing the Mother of the bride and bottle of Hennessy

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wedding detail photography picture of some bottle pouring outside in the sunshine before a toast of Cheers

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Oakland, California wedding detail image of childhood pictures used to decorate the backyard wedding

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Artistic wedding photo from California, Napa - Finally a relaxing time for the newlywed

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San Francisco, California bride getting ready with curlers and makeup on

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Mt Diablo, CA wedding portrait of the bride and groom at sunset

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E-photo of couple in Chinatown, San Francisco CA at The Monkey King mural

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