Wedding Photos of Cappadocia

The following “Cappadocia” 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 “Cappadocia” 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.

Turkish Tale of Love: Mesmerizing Cappadocia Engaged Couple Strikes a Pose, One Locks Eyes, the Other Veiled in Mystery

A pre-wedding photo session in the breathtaking landscapes of Cappadocia, Turkey captures a couple leaping towards the boundless sky

Unveiling a Dream: Adventurous Couple Soars Above Cappadocia's Majestic Horizon in Mesmerizing Pre-wedding Photo Shoot

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Engaged couple lovingly embrace amidst a breathtaking Cappadocia landscape in Uchisar, Turkey, as the groom lifts his bride, their hearts soaring with the backdrop of a sky teeming with a flurry of birds

Love Takes Flight: A Captivating Embrace amidst Cappadocia's Enchanting Landscape

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An enchanting photograph captures a soon-to-wed couple posing in Goreme, Nevsehir, Turkey during their pre-wedding session in Cappadocia, where they are surrounded by the intricate designs of hanging rugs

Captivating Cappadocia: Lovebirds Embrace Amidst a Tapestry of Romance in Pre-Wedding Splendor

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Capture the enchanting beauty of Cappadocia, Turkey with stunning engagement photos of a bride-to-be in a captivating red dress, riding a horse while the groom-to-be proudly stands by

Cappadocia, Turkey: Enchanting Engagement Photos of Bride-to-Be in Captivating Red Dress, Riding Horse

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This loving couple posed for an engagement photo session in Cappadocia, Turkey, showcasing a unique high perch viewpoint with a hot air balloon in flight below them

Engagement Photo Session in Cappadocia, Turkey: Unique High Perch Viewpoint with a Hot Air Balloon

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This romantic pre-wedding photo was taken in Cappadocia, Turkey at sunrise, when the sky was beautifully transitioning from fiery oranges to crystal blues, accompanied by hot air balloons for a stunning silhouette effect

Sunrise Pre-Wedding Photo in Cappadocia, Turkey: Fiery Oranges and Crystal Blues with Hot Air Balloons

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The couple posed for a pre-wedding photo session at a heart-shaped trellis in Cappadocia, Turkey, with a wintery snow-covered landscape beneath them

Pre-wedding Photo Session in Cappadocia, Turkey: Stunning Snow-covered Landscape at Heart-shaped Trellis

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Captured in the historic town of Ürgüp, Turkey, this pre-ceremony wedding image shows the bride being readied in a hotel room, with traditional statues adorning the wall

The bride was readied in a hotel room in Ürgüp, Turkey, adorned with traditional statues

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This loving couple had a unique and special engagement portrait taken during their Cappadocia pre wedding photo session, with the natural caves providing beautiful backdrops of cracks filled with light

The couple's romantic engagement portrait captured the beauty of Cappadocia's natural caves, with light-filled cracks creating a stunning backdrop

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Surrounded by the grandiose nature of Göreme, Nevsehir in Turkey, the couple embraced in a Cappadocia pre-wedding photo session at a horse ranch

The couple's romantic engagement portrait captured the beauty of Göreme, with a stunning backdrop of Cappadocia's horse ranch and majestic scenery

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This fun couple enjoyed their engagement photos in the pristine desert of Cappadocia, Turkey, making the most of their memorable time with playful jumps and captivating surroundings

The couple's engagement portrait captured their joy and love in the stunning Cappadocia desert, immortalizing their playful jumps and special moment

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The couple had a stunning lifestyle wedding engagement portrait taken in the romantic setting of Cappadocia, Turkey with him in silhouette, her lit by light, hot air balloons in the background, all set against a beautiful black and white image

The couple's romantic engagement portrait captured a stunning black and white image of them in Cappadocia, Turkey, with him in silhouette, her lit by light, and hot air balloons in the background.

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The couple's portrait taken in Cappadocia, Turkey was truly stunning, with the bride's long red dress contrasting starkly against the snowy backdrop

The couple's romantic engagement portrait in Cappadocia, Turkey was breathtaking, the bride's red dress a striking contrast to the snow

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The couple posed for their save-the-date wedding announcement in Cappadocia, Turkey, with a drone camera angle capturing them on the sand stone rocks

Cappadocia, Turkey: Drone camera captured couple on sand stone rocks for their wedding announcement

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The couple posed for their save-the-date wedding announcement picture in Cavusin, Cappadocia, Turkey amidst stampeding horses

Cappadocia, Turkey: The couple posed amidst stampeding horses for their wedding announcement picture in Cavusin

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The couple posed for their save-the-date wedding announcement picture in Cavusin, Cappadocia, Turkey, in front of a stone wall near ancient ruins

Cappadocia, Turkey: Couple posed near ancient ruins for wedding announcement

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This athletic and artistic couple is ready to tie the knot soon as they had a stunning engagement photo session in Cappadocia, Nevsehir, Turkey, where they jumped and posed in the old buildings of Göreme

The athletic and artistic engaged couple, in love, posed joyfully in Cappadocia, Nevsehir, Turkey, to commemorate their soon-to-be union

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They danced gracefully while hot air balloons flew overhead, launching in the sunrise over Goreme Village in Cappadocia, Turkey, during a lifestyle engagement portrait

In Goreme Village, Cappadocia, the engaged couple danced under hot air balloons at sunrise

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The couple in their coordinating red outfits were photographed standing hand-in-hand in front of a historical building in Cappadocia, Turkey, for their lifestyle engagement portrait session

In Cappadocia, Turkey, the couple posed for a lifestyle engagement portrait session in red

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On their wedding day, the couple enjoyed a romantic horseback ride in Cappadocia, Turkey, stopping to take a break near the towering rock formations beneath the beaming sun

The newlyweds celebrated their union with a picturesque horseback ride, pausing to admire the breathtaking scenery of the towering rock formations illuminated by the sunny sky

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An engagement photo session in Cappadocia, Turkey featured a couple in formal clothing with horses running past them in the Goreme Horse Range

A prewedding couple portrait session featuring the couple in formal clothing and horses running past them

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Engaged couple lifestyle session in Cappadocia, Turkey, with vibrant colors in the sky, hot air balloons filling the sky, and silhouetted embracing couple

A prewedding couple portrait session featuring a silhouetted embracing couple with vibrant colors in the sky and hot air balloons in the background

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An engaged couple had a pre-wedding photo session in Cappadocia, Turkey, embracing under a deep blue sky as hot air balloons lifted off of the desert floor

A couple embraced under a deep blue sky as hot air balloons lifted off the desert floor for a prewedding portrait session

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An engaged couple lifestyle session in the Cappadocia desert, Turkey, with the woman wearing a large flowing red dress

An engaged couple had a prewedding portrait session with the woman wearing a large red dress

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Turkey Couple Portrait with Running Horses | Cappadocia pre wedding photo session at the horse ranch

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Cappadocia engagement announcement couple photo session with her red dress and pillars

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Cappadocia engagement announcement photo idea in Turkey with arched columns and stairs

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Cappadocia destination engagement shoot for a Turkey couple against a red and orange hot air balloon at night

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Cappadocia couple posing for a desert engagement announcement shot against the desert fairy chimneys

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